Commerce & MarketplacesSmall system

Membership & Paywall Site

A recurring-revenue site that locks premium content — articles, videos, resources, a community — behind membership tiers with automatic billing and self-service account management.

Typically bought by: Publishers, newsletter writers, niche communities, associations, and content creators

Standard features

Always included in the base price. Every one is built, tested and delivered working.

Membership tiers with monthly/annual recurring billing (provider-agnostic)
Content gating by tier with teaser previews
Member registration, login, and password reset
Self-service billing portal: upgrade, downgrade, cancel, update card
Dunning: failed payment retries and grace periods
Free trial and coupon support
Member-only content library with search
New content email notifications to members
Admin CMS for posting gated content
Member metrics: MRR, churn, signups
Basic SEO for public teaser pages

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — $50 simple, $150 moderate, $300 complex.

Community forum or comments for members
Gifted memberships and team plans
Metered paywall (N free articles per month)
Discord role sync by membership tier
Podcast private RSS feeds per member
Login-sharing detection and device limits

Tech stack

Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS
Backend: Next.js API routes / Node.js
Database: PostgreSQL (Neon)
Integrations: Recurring payment gateway (Stripe Billing/PayPal/other), Transactional email (Resend/SendGrid), Newsletter service (Mailchimp/ConvertKit) sync