I had heard about CustomerHub but didn't have a lot of experience with it. So, I signed up for a free trial and started setting up a new site. CustomerHub makes it easy. There are videos for each step.

CustomerHub - Protects your content
It allows you to create membership pages and set permissions regarding which members are allowed to view which pages. CustomerHub hosts the pages for you. This is especially beneficial in regards to updating credit card information. It eliminates the need for you to purchase an SSL certificate.

CustomerHub - Create rich multimedia
Upload your video or audio to create a rich membership experience.

CustomerHub - Automate your subscription process

No need to worry about your members needing to subscribe to different levels, update their billing information, or any of the other mundane office processes. The system has a customer self-service center leaving you free to take care of your business.

CustomerHub - Leverage Infusionsoft
It manages your membership list, permissions, upsells, and more all from inside Infusionsoft.

CustomerHub - Discussion forum & Support
CustomerHub integrates with Tender Support allowing you to offer a membership forum and support desk to your customers.

If you are looking for a membership software, I'd recommend you look at CustomerHub.

CustomerHub - Cons

• You build your website inside CustomerHub's platform. If you leave CustomerHub, you loose your website.
• You do not have access to the thousands of themes and plugins built for WordPress.

**Yes, those are affiliate links. When I find a good product, I join their affiliate program.

WishList Member is a powerful solution for creating an online membership site – all built using WordPress as the core content management system.

I had previously noted some problems with WishList and Infusionsoft. So, I decided to give it another try after their new release. I installed WordPress 3.2 using Headway's 2.0.11 theme and WishList 2.60.977. I must say I was very impressed. The setup was smooth and painless. I went into Infusionsoft and with just some minor adjustments had them linked together and communicating. If you are looking for a membership software, WishList deserves to be considered.

WishList is priced at only $97 for one domain or $297 for unlimited domains.

Purchase their multi-site license and receive:

• Two Custom Membership Themes
• Top 5 Membership Modes Audio
• "Plugins that Rock" Webinar
• Over 300+Membership Icons

Cons:

• WishList still uses a cron job.
• WishList wasn't built EXCLUSIVELY for Infusionsoft, so it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of InfusionWP, but it is definitely back in the ball game.

UPDATE: I am currently rebuilding this site using WishList Member. I have WordPress 3.4.1 installed with Thesis 1.8.5. Setup has been fast and pretty simple. I'll have a demo ready soon.

Four words I hate hearing, "My site was hacked!".

You have worked hard getting your WordPress site just the way you want it. It is running smoothly, then you check one day, and OH, NO!!!! It's been hacked. You try logging in, NO, the password has been changed! What do you do?????

If you have a backup, you simply delete the old WordPress account, set up a new WordPress account and import your backup. Could take less than 30 minutes.

If you don't have a backup, well, you need more help than I have time to write in this blog post.

So, you're reading this, and thinking, "Hmm, I don't have a backup, what should I do?"

Infusionsoft Consultants offers a WordPress Backup and upgrade package for only $75.

That includes:

• backing up the WordPress application and the SQL database
• checking all the plugins,
• updating the plugins,
• making any minor tweaks needed.
• sending you the backup files for your safe keeping or we can upload them to an online storage for you.

If you don't want to spend $75, search for WordPress backup and follow the directions for backing up your WordPress application.

Don't put off today, what could save you a lot of time tomorrow!

aMember is a software built on php that allows you to setup paid-membership areas on your site. It has support for a variety of payment systems.  There is a plugin called Isoft for Infusionsoft that is not advertised.  It can be purchased by emailing support.

aMember Pro Cost:  $179.95
Isoft plug in: $40

Includes:  installation and 6 months of upgrades and support from aMember.

Comments:  Isoft works on a cron job.  The frequency a cron job can run depends on your hosting provider.  Let's say you have 300 members and the cron job is set to run every 5 minutes.  That means every 5 minutes the server at your hosting provider calls the Infusionsoft server and accesses your Infusionsoft application.  It searches your entire application for any new subscribers or cancellations.  It then logs off and repeats the process again in 5 minutes.  I think you can see that this puts an unnecessary load on the servers.

What if you set the cron job to run once an hour?  That would mean if a new subscriber signed up for your membership site just one minute after the last cron job, they would have to wait 59 minutes to get access to their new membership.  Not exactly ideal!

I'll add more detail later, but my recommendation is to look at InfusionWP.