Features
Add More Flexibility with Billing Bolt-Ons
MemberGate's Billing Bolt-Ons feature gives site owners a flexible way to offer additional paid options beyond a standard membership plan.
With Billing Bolt-Ons, you can create extra services, access options, or benefits that members can purchase separately. This makes it easier to provide more value to members while also creating new revenue opportunities for your site.
What Are Billing Bolt-Ons?
Billing Bolt-Ons are optional add-ons that can be offered to members for an additional fee. These can be used for both online and offline benefits, depending on what your site provides.
For example, a Billing Bolt-On could be used to offer:
Special Access to Restricted Parts of the Site
Give members the option to unlock premium content, private sections, or restricted areas of the site that are not included in their regular membership plan.
Additional Member Plan Benefits
Offer extra benefits that go beyond the standard membership, such as upgraded resources, bonus materials, exclusive downloads, or added support.
Access to Courses
Provide access to specific courses, training programs, workshops, or educational materials as a separate paid option.
Offline Services or Benefits
Billing Bolt-Ons can also be used for services outside of the website, such as coaching, consulting, printed materials, event access, or other special offerings.
One-Time or Recurring Fees
Bolt-ons can be set up as a one time fee or as a recurring charge, depending on the type of service or benefit being offered.
Recurring Discount Bolt-Ons
Billing Bolt-Ons can also be used to apply recurring discounts. This allows site owners to create a bolt-on that reduces a member's recurring billing amount for an ongoing period of time.
A recurring discount bolt-on can be helpful for special promotions, loyalty discounts, partner pricing, grandfathered rates, or other situations where a member should receive a repeated discount without changing their main membership plan.
Benefits of Using Billing Bolt-Ons
Create Additional Revenue Opportunities
Billing Bolt-Ons allow you to offer paid extras without needing to create an entirely separate membership plan. This gives you more ways to generate revenue from members who want access to additional content, services, or benefits.
Give Members More Choice
Not every member needs the same experience. Some may only want the core membership, while others may be interested in premium content, courses, or added services. Bolt-ons allow members to choose the options that are most useful to them.
Keep Membership Plans Simpler
Instead of creating multiple member plans for every possible combination of benefits, Billing Bolt-Ons give you a more flexible way to layer additional options onto existing plans. This can make your overall membership structure easier to manage.
Support Both Digital and Service-Based Offers
Billing Bolt-Ons can be used for many different types of offerings, from restricted content and courses to offline services and special access. This makes the feature useful for educational sites, coaching programs, professional associations, content libraries, and other membership-based businesses.
Offer More Personalized Value
By making additional benefits available as optional purchases, you can better match what members actually want. Members can select the extras that fit their needs, while site owners can build a more personalized and valuable membership experience.
Offer Recurring Discounts Without Changing the Main Plan
Recurring discount bolt-ons give site owners another way to manage special pricing while keeping the core membership plan intact. Instead of creating separate member plans for every discount scenario, you can apply a recurring discount as a bolt-on and keep the member connected to the appropriate plan.
A More Flexible Way to Grow Membership Revenue
Billing Bolt-Ons give site owners a practical way to expand what they offer without overcomplicating their membership plans. Whether you want to sell access to exclusive content, offer specialized courses, provide additional services, or create premium benefits, bolt-ons make it easier to package those options and offer them to members.
This added flexibility can help increase revenue, improve member satisfaction, and create more opportunities to deliver value through your MemberGate site.