For Authors

Recently, I’ve been assessing tools to move my subscription service — where readers can read all of my stories first, plus get additional rewards — to my WordPress site. I’ve assessed several plugin options, and done a deep dive into my top 2 options: Paid Memberships Pro and ARMember. WordPress was originally created for blogging,…

With the increase in authors interested in starting subscriptions for their brand, many are turning to platforms such as Patreon, Substack, Laterpress, and Ream. However, website-based subscriptions do not rely on the whims of platforms, so I felt it was worth evaluating this as an option. In this post, I’ll be discussing only WordPress-based subscription…

I’ve been interested in using my website to host my membership, so I’ve assessed several options based on the criteria that are important to me. My goal is to create a subscription membership with multiple tiers. My stories will be uploaded as posts in WordPress, organized into categories by story. Summary Table Feature Paid Memberships…

Note: I am not a tax professional. This post is only meant to provide a central place to access resources on tax information for US-based authors selling worldwide via your own store (ie, not on a platform). Very quickly after beginning to set up my shop, I had to delve into the world of tax…

With the increase in authors interested in starting subscriptions for their brand, many are turning to platforms such as Patreon, Substack, Laterpress, and Ream. However, website-based subscriptions do not rely on the whims of platforms, so I felt it was worth evaluating this as an option. In this post, I’ll be discussing only WordPress-based subscription…