There are many reasons to create a Joomla membership site, not least is the fact that Joomla itself is free. Joomla is a high quality content management system, which allows you to organize a lot of content if need be. They also have a lot of free components which create extra functionality, and it is using these free components that you can make a membership site with Joomla.

Which components should you use to create your membership site with Joomla?

There are a number of core components you will need, and some extra ones if you want those extra uses. Not everyone will need a photo manager, or the ability for non-registered users to add comments. Fortunately, you can always add these in later if you want. I would definitely suggest getting the basics set up first, and then looking at what you really need before adding in more. There’s no point adding things in for the sake of it.

The component AEC is pretty fundamental to a paid joomla membership site, as it allows you to keep track of payments made by your signups. The forum component Fireboard is also used by most membership sites using Joomla as having a forum is an important way to build a sense of community amongst your members, and can result in some great value user generated content.

Docman is another important option, which lets you manage your downloads and documents.

Of course, the crunch is in getting all these components integrated and setup so they work with each other. And, setting up membership levels in Joomla itself using its’ inbuilt system of user roles. I’ve seen videos ranging from $97, and even a site offering to set everything up for about $1750. Whoa - Joomla is free! That seems a bit much to pay, and in any case, a lot of people when they just start out with their membership site don’t have that kind of money to spend getting everything sorted on the software side.

That’s why I kept the price of the Easy Membership Toolkit low - to make it accessible for those who wanted a joomla membership site on a budget. The videos show you exactly how to set up a joomla membership site using AEC, docman, fireboard, and a couple of other extensions. And the ebook goes into all the things you need to know to create a membership site your members will love. And at $47.97, it’s a bargain!

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