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Keith Monaghan
9,494 PointsSuggestions for Implementing a Paywall Site?
My wife and I would like to build a business that sells access to Self-Storage management training material (that we are developing). We like the model of giving away some content but placing most of it behind a monthly subscription paywall (similar to Treehouse but with only one membership level).
I am concerned that the web content might not be indexable if it's behind the paywall and therefore provide no benefits to SEO. Other content would include videos and PDFs.
I'm looking at two options but I would like to consider others. First, WordPress with a paywall plugin. Second, a custom rolled solution (probably PHP with CodeIgniter). I'm leaning more towards WordPress because it does so much for you already.
What should I consider for such a business and do you have any recommendations for platforms or frameworks on which to build it?