Squarespace has released new functionality which allows you to put a paywall over the top of your Squarespace blog, thereby having people subscribe and pay before they can view your content. This presents a great opportunity to start making money from your blog (yay).

There’s some really creative ways you could use this feature – outside of just standard blogging. I love the idea of using this to create a library of watch-at-your-one-pace classes and workshops.

In the video below, I’ll walk you through how to do this – it’s super simple.

Timestamps

0.43 – examples of how this could be used in your business

1.51 – example of a library of classes and workshops in a standard Squarespace blog (no paywall)

2.42 – creating payment plans on your Squarespace blog

4.02 – what your visitors see once you’ve set up the paywall and payment plans

4.25 – how the payment plans are presented to your website visitors

4.39 – make individual articles visible to the public without having to pay

5.28 – when to use Squarespace Online Courses and when to use a Squarespace paywalled blog

How you could use this new feature in your business:

Here’s just a few examples I’ve thought of that could work well in a paywalled blog:

• Ongoing subscription to a library of classes like yoga classes, meditations, recipes, how-tos, mini watch-at-your-own-pace workshops

• Use it in a similar way to Substack and generate an income from your newsletters

• Longer form interviews with experts or seminars

• Create a toolkit with articles, downloadables, resources or run a challenge

• Can you think of other ways?

Resources mentioned in this video

• Evie one-week Squarespace website made for therapists, counsellors and coaches

• Create and sell online courses on your Squarespace website (watch the tutorial here)

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