Have you thought about creating a membership site but never made it happen because you weren’t sure which type of membership site platform to use?
Successful coaches often use membership sites for things like a private client area, a way to deliver information products or as the hub for group coaching programs.
Here are some of the top membership site platform/systems commonly used by coaches and the PROs and CONS of each.
Please post a comment below if you have experience using any of these platforms or have other recommendations!
PROs: Complete online system for managing your entire coaching business. With the Coaches Console you can attract new clients, manage current clients, track client progress, handle call notes, manage billing, email prospects and clients, do online scheduling and much more.
CONs: Ongoing monthly fee.
PROs: This is a great content management system that is specifically built for coaches. It’s ideal if you run group programs, do online coaching or want to deliver an online course. It’s very easy to use and is a standalone system see you don’t have to worry about integrating it into an existing website.
CONs: Ongoing monthly fee.
PROs: With a one-time $97 fee, this is a powerful and affordable membership solution that works as a plugin to a WordPress blog. Ideal for client member area, group programs or online courses.
CONs: Not the easiest platform. Requires some technical savvy (or outsourcing) for set-up and understanding how it works.
PROs: This is a popular content management system for Infusionsoft users, as it was bought by Infusionsoft and therefore has excellent Infusionsoft integration.
CONs: Ongoing monthly fee.
PROs: This is a great platform if you want to focus on student/customer engagement, reward progress and track participation.
CONs: No pricing available on website. Per user fee.
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Thank you SO much for putting this blog post together. I’ve been pulling my hair out looking for an online membership platform and you just helped me out so much. Thank you. I think I’m going to go with Jigsawbox.
Have you used Wishlist? I have a couple of questions about using it for my group coaching program. Basically, I want to know if I have to deliver my content via my autoresponder or if I just create pages or posts for each.
Hi Annette, Yes we use Wishlist for the Group Coaching Success Member Area. You can create pages to deliver your content that way. -Michelle
Thanks for putting together the list of coaches consoles/platforms. I wish there were more to choose from, but I’m sure that’ll happen over the next few years.
I started out with Jigsawbox and just cancelled my account because of poor customer/coach support after being double-billed and my account cancelled with no notice. Too unreliable and time-consuming.
It would be helpful to have more feedback from other coaches as to what they use and the pros and cons of their systems.
Hey Michelle, I signed up for jigsaw box and put your name down as a referral. Thanks
Awesome Shelley! Let me know how you like it or if you have questions. I’ve been using Jigsawbox for a while now and LOVE it.
Are you still using Jigsaw box? and how has the experience been?