Monetise Your Expertise with Squarespace Member Areas
Running workshops, courses, or selling digital content online doesn't have to mean juggling multiple platforms or sending clients away from your website. Squarespace's Member Areas feature lets you create, sell, and deliver online materials directly through your site – keeping everything under your brand.
Why Member Areas Makes Sense for Your Business
Instead of using separate platforms for course hosting, payment processing, and content delivery, Member Areas integrates everything into your existing Squarespace website. Your clients get a seamless experience, and you maintain complete control over your brand and customer data.
Whether you're offering:
Live online workshops
Self-paced courses
Video tutorials
Downloadable resources
Monthly memberships
Member Areas handles it all through your website.
Getting Started: The Essentials
1. Organize Your Content Upload your materials directly to your member area. For structured courses, use Portfolio collections with built-in pagination to guide students through content in order. Add videos, PDFs, and other resources with password protection to keep your intellectual property secure.
2. Set Your Pricing Choose from one-time payments, recurring subscriptions, or free memberships for lead generation. Create discount codes for existing clients or special promotions. You can even start with free access and upgrade to paid later.
3. Create Seamless Signups Add Member Sign Up Blocks to your sales pages so visitors can purchase and access content without leaving your site. Customize welcome emails and access pages to maintain your professional brand experience.
4. Market Your Online Materials Use email campaigns to announce new courses, promote through social media, and add announcement bars to your website. Since everything lives on your site, you're not competing with other platforms for attention.
The Business Benefits
When you host courses and workshops through your own website, you:
Keep all revenue (minus payment processing fees)
Maintain complete control over pricing and access
Build a valuable email list of engaged customers
Create upselling opportunities for your other services
Establish yourself as the authority in your field
Real Results for Real Businesses
We've helped numerous Perth businesses transition from scattered online course platforms to professional, integrated Squarespace setups. The results speak for themselves – higher conversion rates, better customer retention, and a more professional brand presence.
One client saw a 40% increase in course signups simply by moving from a third-party platform to a beautifully designed member area on their website. Another discovered that students who accessed courses through their website were three times more likely to book additional services.
Ready to Monetize Your Expertise?
If you're ready to create professional online courses, workshops, or digital products but want a setup that matches the quality of your expertise, let's talk. At Hot Lizard Designs, we specialize in Squarespace websites that not only look exceptional but also convert visitors into paying clients.
Whether you're just getting started with online materials or looking to upgrade from a patchwork of different platforms, we can create a solution that positions you as the go-to expert in your field.
Your knowledge is valuable – let's build a platform that reflects that value and helps you scale your business.