BUILD YOUR NEWSLETTER

Build your own paid newsletter on WordPress with Paid Memberships Pro

This 3-step guide will walk you through the entire process of setting up your paid newsletter subscription with Paid Memberships Pro and Newsletter Glue.

Step 1
Set up a subscription plan with Paid Memberships Pro
Step 2
Collect emails and restrict newsletters to paying subscribers
Step 3
Build and publish newsletters in WordPress

Requirements and Costs

To start, here's an honest look at all the software you'll need to set a paid newsletter up, along with an estimate of how much it all costs.

  • Paid Memberships Pro: $247/year
  • Stripe: ~2.9% transaction fee + $0.30
  • Newsletter Glue: $99/year
  • WordPress hosting: ~$5-10/month
  • Mailchimp/MailerLite/Campaign Monitor: Starts from $10

Total: ~$43/month

A 3 step guide to setting up your paid newsletter in WordPress

step 1
Set up Paid Memberships Pro plugin

Set up a newsletter subscription plan with Paid Memberships Pro

Lay the foundations so that subscribers can start paying you for your newsletter.

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  1. 1
    What is Paid Memberships Pro and why you should use it â†’ 
  2. 2
    Create first membership plan →
  3. 3
    Set up membership pages → 
  4. 4
    Connect Stripe →
  5. 5
    Set up currency and tax settings → 
  6. 6
    Restrict access to WordPress dashboard →
step 2
Collect emails and restrict newsletters to paying subscribers

Collect emails and restrict newsletter access to paying subscribers

Integrate the membership plugin with the email service and restrict newsletter archive access to paying members only.

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  1. 1
    Integrate Paid Memberships Pro with Mailchimp â†’
  2. 2
    Add buy membership button to let users subscribe to your paid newsletter â†’
  3. 3
    Add a new category for paid newsletters â†’
  4. 4
    Restrict newsletter category to paying subscribers only â†’
step 3
Build and publish newsletters in WordPress with Newsletter Glue

Build and publish newsletters in WordPress with Newsletter Glue

Use Newsletter Glue to build and publish newsletters from WordPress.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
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  1. 1
    What is Newsletter Glue and why you should use it →
  2. 2
    Set up Newsletter Glue →
  3. 3
    Write and publish your first paid subscription newsletter →
  4. 4
    Put together your new newsletter publishing workflow →

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