Custom apps · Membership site
Membership site development.
A membership site is a business you own: the content or community behind the login, the billing relationship, and the member list itself. We build membership platforms that handle tiers, recurring payments, gated content, and member profiles without a third-party platform taking a cut or setting the rules. Working remotely from our Providence, RI studio, we scope, prototype, and build for organizations across the US and Canada.
Quick answer
A membership site puts content, tools, or community behind a login with tiers, recurring billing, gated access, and renewals that run themselves, on a platform you own rather than rent. GEO Marketing Group builds custom membership platforms starting around $10,000, typically $18,000, working remotely from Providence, RI.
What it does
Membership site, in plain language.
A membership site puts content, tools, or community behind a login that people pay for or qualify for. It handles signup, recurring billing, access levels, and renewals, and gives members a home that is yours rather than a page on someone else's platform. You keep the member list, the revenue, and the relationship.
Starting at
from $10,000
A planning anchor, not a quote. Most membership site projects land near$18,000, and the scope of roles, integrations, and automation sets the final fixed number.
What membership site builds include
Membership tiers with recurring billing, trials, coupons, and upgrades through Stripe
Gated content: articles, videos, downloads, courses, or tools unlocked by tier
Member profiles and an optional searchable member directory
Events, RSVPs, and members-only registration with capacity limits
Automated onboarding, renewal reminders, and failed-payment recovery emails
Admin reporting on signups, cancellations, and revenue by tier, with CSV export
How we build it
The stack behind membership site builds.
We typically build membership sites on a Node back end with Postgres for members and entitlements, Stripe Billing for subscriptions and failed-payment recovery, an Astro front end for the public and gated pages, a video host such as Mux or Vimeo for protected media, and transactional email for onboarding and renewals.
See the pattern in action
- →Atlas Collective concept demo: membership tiers and a members-only community
- →Forge Athletic Club concept demo: membership plans with a class schedule
- →Bright Path Academy concept demo: course catalog with an enrollment flow
Portfolio pieces are concept designs for illustrative businesses, not real clients. Tools are live and free to use.
By industry
Membership site builds for your kind of business.
The same app type looks different for a clinic than for a contractor. Pick your industry for a guide written around that workflow and the tools it already runs on.
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FAQ
Membership site builds: common questions.
Should I build a custom membership site or use a platform like Patreon or Kajabi?
How does recurring billing and renewal work?
Can I migrate existing members from another platform?
Ready to scope your membership site build?
Describe the workflow in plain language: who uses it, what they need to see, and what should happen automatically. We come back with a scope, a realistic timeline, and a fixed quote.