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Articles tagged "membership"

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Why Ghost Asks Subscribers to Confirm by Email

Ghost makes every new subscriber click a link before they exist on your list, and never shows the ones who did not. Why that is, and how to lose fewer of them.

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Stopping Spam Signups on a Ghost Site

What spam signups do to a Ghost site, what Ghost already blocks on its own, and what to add in front of it. We tested the built-in limit on our own site.

Ghost Portal Guide: Settings, Links & Customization

How Ghost's Portal works and how to shape it: signup options, default billing cycle, the floating button, every Portal link and data attribute, translation.

Best Patreon Alternatives for Creators

Leaving Patreon? Seven alternatives compared by fees and ownership, from 0% flat-fee platforms to tip jars, and how to switch without losing supporters.

Customize the Members CTA on Gated Ghost Posts

Replace the fixed wording on Ghost's members-only post box with your own copy per tier, using Ghost's built-in code editor. Paste-ready snippet included.

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How to Build a Membership Website (7 Steps)

Build a membership website end to end: choose the platform, set up paid tiers and Stripe, gate your content and launch, with real costs at every step.

Ghost vs MemberPress for Membership Sites

Ghost is a membership platform; MemberPress is a WordPress plugin. Both take 0% of revenue. Compare setup, real costs, email and maintenance to choose.

WordPress Membership Site: The Real Costs

What a WordPress membership site actually takes: the plugin stack, real annual costs (~$1,025+/yr), maintenance load, and the simpler 0%-fee alternative.

Squarespace Membership Site: Costs & Alternatives

What a Squarespace membership site really costs: the 5% to 0% fee ladder, plan limits, when it works, and the 0%-fee alternative built for memberships.

Best Membership Platforms, Compared by Fees

The best membership platforms and site software compared by fees and control: Ghost, Patreon, Substack, Memberful, MemberPress, Squarespace and Mighty Networks.

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Ghost as a Publishing Platform: Full Overview

Ghost combines a CMS, newsletter system, and membership platform into one. Here is what makes it different from WordPress, Substack, and website builders.

Ghost Stripe Integration: Complete Setup

Ghost connects directly to Stripe for paid memberships. Learn how to set up Stripe, configure tiers, handle taxes, and manage subscriber billing.

Ghost vs Buttondown: Full Comparison

Buttondown is minimalist email. Ghost is email, website, and memberships in one. Compare pricing, features, and what each platform includes.

Ghost vs Squarespace: Which Is Right for You?

Squarespace is a website builder; Ghost is a publishing platform. Newsletters, memberships, SEO, pricing, and design compared for serious web publishers.

Ghost vs Mailchimp: What Each One Includes

Mailchimp is just email. Ghost is email, website, and memberships in one. Compare pricing, features, and what each platform actually includes.

Kit or Ghost: Email Only, or a Website Too?

Kit is an email tool; Ghost is a publishing platform with email built in. How that difference plays out in automation, SEO, design, paywalls and pricing.

Ghost vs Medium: Full Comparison for Writers

On Ghost you own your email list, set your prices and grow search traffic on your domain. Medium keeps your followers, pays from a pool and holds the rankings.

Ghost vs beehiiv: How to Actually Choose

Both take 0% of subscriptions, so it hinges on what you keep: Ghost gives ownership, design, and SEO at $29/mo; beehiiv sells growth, ads, and Boosts for $43.

Ghost vs WordPress: Which Is Better for Publishing?

WordPress needs 10 plugins to match what Ghost includes. Compare newsletters, memberships, SEO, security, and the true cost of each for bloggers.

Ghost vs Substack: Fees, Features & Ownership

Ghost charges 0% revenue share; Substack takes 10% plus Apple in-app fees. Newsletters, design, SEO, pricing, and ownership compared side by side.

A beehiiv Alternative: When Ghost Fits Better

Weighing a beehiiv alternative? Ghost also takes 0% of subscription revenue and adds open-source ownership and full design control, but has no ad network.

Ghost vs Kit (ConvertKit): Should You Switch?

Should you move from Kit (ConvertKit) to Ghost? What each includes, pricing since the 2025 increase, where Kit still wins, and how to move your subscriber list.

Why Newsletter Creators Are Leaving Mailchimp

Mailchimp gutted its free plan, killed subscriptions, and keeps raising prices. Ghost offers newsletters, memberships, and a full website for $29/mo.

Getting Started

Ghost Memberships: Set Up Free and Paid Tiers

How Ghost memberships work and how to set them up: free and paid tiers, connecting Stripe, gating posts and managing members. Ghost takes no cut of revenue.

5 Best WordPress Alternatives for Bloggers

The five real WordPress alternatives for bloggers compared honestly, plus when to stay put: Ghost, static site generators, Squarespace, Webflow and Medium.

Why Writers Are Switching from Medium to Ghost

Medium pays most writers under $100/mo and controls your audience. Ghost gives you 100% ownership, direct subscription revenue, and full design control.

6 Best Substack Alternatives, Honestly Compared

Six real Substack alternatives compared by fees, ownership and design, with a pick for each case: Ghost, beehiiv, Buttondown, Kit, WordPress and Medium.

Ghost vs Webflow: Full Comparison

Webflow is a visual design tool. Ghost is a publishing platform. Compare newsletters, memberships, SEO, pricing, and design for content creators.

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