I don't like paid access

[Alexander]

 

PAID ACCESS?? What a let down!

We have just activated Paid Access to try it out for a month... WOW! What a let down it is!

Only THREE possibilities.. Paid access to certain groups, paid access to certain pages, paid access to the network! THAT'S IT!

What about paid access to adding events... the completely obvious one that NING has missed! But why? Paid Access for creating groups is another blatantly obvious choice that NING missed. Why, Why, Why?

I, for one, am VERY, VERY, disappointed with this VERY limited add-in which NING are charging creators an extra $19.95 a month for.

What a let down!

[PaulB Thomas]

Speed racer thanks for this  out of the box "beyond the wall" idea.... Your'e cool..

[Alexander]

How I envisaged Paid Access

I had assumed that paid access would give different levels of membership; i.e. FREE and PAID.

Here is a summary of how I envisaged Paid Access to work on our Network.

What do other NCs think about this?

FREE Membership	PAID ACCESS (Paid membership)
Forums	Create Events
Embed Videos	Created Groups and access Premium Groups
Upload Photographs	Upload Video
Access to general groups	Upload Music/Audio
Network Page theme	Upload Files
	Change Page theme

PAID ACCESS DURATIONS (suggestions)
1st. Month	FREE
3 Months	4.99 per month	Approx 15.00
6 Months	3.99 per month	Approx 24.00
12 months	2.99 per month	Approx 36.00
Lifetime	49.99

[FedMedic]

I'm digging this Alexander. Very nice indeed. However, plugging in our own price points would be awesome.

[Alexander]

Thanks.. Surely this would be far better than Ning's current concept of Paid Access.

[Chris Comish]

I like the Paid Access to create groups and access premium groups and the paid access to create events and access premium events idea. 

[Alexander]

We have now set up our own Premium Membership, for those who want to use all the features on the network.

FREE Membership		Premium Membership
Manage own Profile Page Choose and customise Profile themes and adjust page layout Contribute to Forums Invite and add friends Embed videos Post Status Updates Add applications and widgets Join and contribute to groups Interact with other members and message friends		Manage own Profile Page Choose and customise Profile themes and adjust page layout Contribute to Forums Invite and add friends Embed videos Post Status Updates Add applications and widgets Join and contribute to groups Interact with other members and message friends Upload Videos Create groups Add Events Add Blogs Add photos

 

[Alexander]

We have now set up our own Premium Membership, for those who want to use all the features on the network.

FREE Membership		Premium Membership
Manage own Profile Page Choose and customise Profile themes and adjust page layout Contribute to Forums Invite and add friends Embed videos Post Status Updates Add applications and widgets Join and contribute to groups Interact with other members and message friends		Manage own Profile Page Choose and customise Profile themes and adjust page layout Contribute to Forums Invite and add friends Embed videos Post Status Updates Add applications and widgets Join and contribute to groups Interact with other members and message friends Upload Videos Create groups Add Events Add Blogs Add photos

 

[Chris Comish]

How did you do this?

[Alexander]

Hello Chris,

Through using Content approval controls.

Because these have to be approved, I have made them available only to Premium Members. I have set up a Premium Membership page where members can upgrade to Premium Membership by paying via a PayPal account button. I then approve the related access.

[Chris Comish]

How do you track this? How do you distinguish between premium and regular members? Do you use paid access on the premium membership page? Or is this a page with your own paypal button on it?  Once they are approved for premium membership is there a way to allow content access for only certain members? Do you use roles in member management? I am confused on how you do this.

[Chris Comish]

Do you still approve premium members' content manually? Is this just checking the PayPal records or is this paid access?

[Chris Comish]

If a free member submits something for approval, do you message them and tell them to first acquire membership to be approved?