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Which CMS for Membership and download sites

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by Armaan143, Apr 2, 2008.

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    I want to make a site. Where people can get paid membership based on monthly and yearly.
    I will provide software to download for members.

    I need a coupon features where people can use coupon to get discount on membership.
    Also refferal feature.

    Any suggestion which CMS can do these things better
     
    Armaan143, Apr 2, 2008 IP
  2. Armaan143

    Armaan143 Well-Known Member

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    Can I use forum (vB) for this..
     
    Armaan143, Apr 3, 2008 IP
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    Buildingbodies Active Member

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    I have only used amember with wordpress so far. It has coupons and trials but if you want affiliates you have to mess around with clickbank reoccuring payments which I found a little tricky to understand (still dont use it).

    After playing with mambo though I like the fact that you can put snippets of content on the front page and protect the main chunk of content inside the membership site. In other words, new posts and material will show up on the front page so people have an idea of what they will get inside. You will need to use a payment/membership service still though.
     
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    Joomla would be a good solution.
     
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    kodut Well-Known Member

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    yes you can use vb with this feature , joomla is also good
     
    kodut, Apr 4, 2008 IP
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    secadept Peon

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    If i were you i will go for Joomla
     
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    infogle Prominent Member

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    My vote always goes for joomla. nothing else could i think if anything relating to CMS
     
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    would it be free to do with joomla or mambo?
    or would you need to buy a service or script?

    I NEED a membership site! :D

    My goal is to have videos for sale: very valuable videos that can earn my customers money. They will be tutorials, and I will be the instructor.

    A few videos would be free for download, but most would be payed versions.
    Buy individually or "subscribe" to view all videos for am monthly fee.

    Could mambo or joomla do this for free? (like a module they have or something?)
    I know a site that does this (running on joomla), but I know they spent a fortune on coding/programming etc...

    Note: I would be willing to pay money for a script like amember. Main thing is I don't wanna spent $1,000+
    Also, can amember be used with any site?
    Any good alternatives to amember?

    Great topic! Just what I was looking for!
     
    gder01, Apr 4, 2008 IP
  9. Armaan143

    Armaan143 Well-Known Member

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    I think using vBulletin is better. Will add a download addon
    people have to buy paid membership for it.
     
    Armaan143, Apr 4, 2008 IP
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    danparks Well-Known Member

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    No need to spend $1,000+ - that would be for custom programming. Go with an existing system, as people here are mentioning.
     
    danparks, Apr 8, 2008 IP
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    Northcoast_SEO Peon

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    joomla requires you have some understanding of PHP. I found it really frustrating to change the templates to my own design, but once you get the hang of their set up it is really powerful.
     
    Northcoast_SEO, Apr 9, 2008 IP
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    godsofchaos Peon

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    My fav is wordpress however, you can also go with Vb!
     
    godsofchaos, Apr 10, 2008 IP
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    zidane-1986 Banned

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    #13
    theire are many choices :
    joomla(the best one)
    datalife engine
    wordpress
    phpnuke
    Xoops
    and many new cms ^^
     
    zidane-1986, Apr 10, 2008 IP
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    Ive fond myself doing lots of editing in php-fusion and e107 because it is kind a simple.
    For download sites you can use e107 with the right plugins.
    its e107 dot org btw
     
    raymond222, Apr 10, 2008 IP
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    Armaan143 Well-Known Member

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    I was using e107 8-9 months ago.
    there are not much good themes and plugins for it.
    I think vB or wordpress is better
     
    Armaan143, Apr 10, 2008 IP
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    eileensuzan Banned

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    This is your right solution.Drupal is the best for whatever you want to do.I have been using drupal cms and joomla for the past 2-3yrs and I have arrive at that,drupal is the best of all because of what it does and in relation to SEO.I am a professional Drupal developer and consultant and can be reached at pound-investors.com
    We train,build websites with drupal,offer self learning video training tutorials.With out video training tutorials,you need no technical know how at all.All you need is a computer that is connected to the internet.You can work from our video training to building your website.You will learn to host and set up the servers and as well as configuring the server and your drupal website in less than 3hrs.
     
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    how much would it cost for someone to get a joomla site running?

    i would want a free template (that I would try to edit)
    I would want components that would allow me to sell digital goods
    also a membership area

    have it all run smooth.

    is it easy enough for a total noob to do it by himself?
    or would I need to hire/?
     
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    any example sites or showcase sites?
    I would like to see what membership sites look like on the different platforms.
     
    gder01, Apr 14, 2008 IP
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    Armaan143 Well-Known Member

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    you can see example here
    http://www.edpudol.com/
     
    Armaan143, Apr 14, 2008 IP