On which platform should you make your online group mentorship program?

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You’ve decided to make an online group mentorship program. Exciting! This immediately raises the first question: which platform should you use for this? You need an online academy where you can share all your information, videos, and workbooks with your clients, but how and where do you do this? Can you put all the information on your own website? Do you need a LMS or membership plugin, or should you look for an all-in-one 3rd party platform?

In this article, I will explain all the different options and help you make a decision for your situation, so you can go back to focus on the content and stop stressing about the technical stuff.

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It’s good to know you have two main options for building your online academy:

A 3rd party platform (these are often all-in-one platforms);
Your own platform, like WordPress.

In this article, I will focus on the three best 3rd party platforms, and in the next one, I will cover WordPress plugins.

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Your wants & needs

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Before diving into all the different software you can use to build your online program, it’s important to first think about what you actually need. What are your needs & wants for your online academy? To choose the best option for you, you need to know what your criteria are.

Ask yourself these questions;

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What is your budget?

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Do you enjoy the technical stuff? (for example: are you able to work with WordPress?)

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How important is the design of your online academy to you? (IMPORTANT, I hope)

How much do you want to be able to change in the design yourself? How much customisation do you want?

Which software do you use right now? (Do you have a website in WordPress, do you use marketing automation software, a CRM etc.)

Do you want to be able to drip content? (a new module will come online every week/month)

Do you want to be able to automate everything?

Do you want to be able to add a quiz, use gamification and/or add a community/forum in your academy?

Which payment options do you want to give your clients?

Will you make one or more programs?

How many clients do you expect per month/year?

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The best 3rd party platforms for online programs

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The first, and easiest, option is to choose a 3rd party platform. With this you won’t have to think about the technical stuff, but the costs are high(er) and you don’t have a lot of flexibility.

The biggest advantage of using a 3rd party platform, for me, is that you don´t need any technical skills and often don´t need a lot of other software since most of them are all-in-one platforms.

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Pros

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You don’t need any technical skills

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You can start fast

They will take care of all the updates and back-ups for you

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Cons

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It’s not your own platform

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High(er) monthly costs

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You (usually) can’t change the lay-out a lot

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3rd party platform criteria

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There are hundreds of 3rd party platforms that enable you to build your online academy, but I have listed the most popular ones for you below. The criteria I have looked at are:

Price
Obviously the price of the platform is important.

Cost per user
For some platforms you pay per month or year, others per user (client).

Commission
Sometimes you need to pay a commission per sale.

Payment & VAT options
How can your clients pay and is it possible to add EU VAT?

Videohosting
Is there an option to host your videos on the platform itself or do you need to do this with an external host, such as vimeo or youtube?

Email marketing
When your clients are going through your program you want to send them emails. Does this platform have the option to do this (automatically) or not?

Content dripping
To prevent your clients from getting overwhelmed you could decide to drip your content. Your clients do not immediately have access to all the modules, but a new module will come online every week/month or after they finish the previous module.

Community/forum
Is there an option to have a community/forum in the online academy or do you need to start a separate Facebook group?

Progress of clients
It’s nice to be able to see where your clients are in the program, this way you may notice if/where they get stuck. It’s also nice for your clients to be able to see where they left off.

Place comments
If your clients are able to place comments below the lessons they can share their ‘homework’ or ask questions.

Quiz & test
A quiz is a fun way to add some interaction to your program and a chance for your client to test if she understood the information in the module.

Membership
Next to your online program you may want to add a membership to your business model. Is it possible to do this on this platform?

Prettiness
You want your online program to look good and reflect your brand, am I right?

Ease of use
How easy is it to use the platform? Is it intuitive to use? How much technical knowledge do you need?

Affiliate program
If you want to work with affiliate partners to promote and sell your program it is nice if this is integrated in the platform.

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Kajabi vs Teachable vs Thinkific

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In this article I will compare the three most popular 3rd party platforms;

Kajabi
Teachable
Thinkific

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+ 3 courses
+ Videohosting
+ Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
+ Membership
+ Advanced reports
– Affiliate program (you need the growth plan for this)

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+ Unlimited courses
+Videohosting
+ Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
– Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

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+ Unlimited courses
+ Videohosting
– Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
+ Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

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Kajabi

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Kajabi is hot & sexy (if you ask me) and definitely an interesting option to check out. It is especially interesting if you don’t have anything online yet, as they offer an all-in-one solution with a website, landing pages, sales pages, a membership site, quizzes, funnels, and email automation.

It is not just a platform where you can host your online program; you can also market and sell it with all the extra features.

Look and feel: it looks very professional, offers great templates for any page you need, and is very customizable.

Tech skills: Kajabi is very user-friendly and easy to use, so you really don’t need any tech skills.

User experience: Kajabi isn’t just easy to use for you; it also gives a great intuitive experience to your clients.

Payment gateways: PayPal & Stripe

Price: Kajabi does come with a price tag, but with everything that is included, it is well worth the investment. Pricing plans start at $149 per month. You’ll receive a 20% discount if you pay per year, which comes down to $1428 (around 1218 euros)

Website: https://kajabi.com

Trial: Yes, 14 days

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Pros

Great user experience for clients

Looks very professional

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A lot of customization is possible, without any tech skills needed

Offers many marketing & sales features, such as pipelines

Ability to offer evergreen webinars

Great support via chat

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Cons

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Most expensive platform

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You need a 3rd party to add EU VAT (such as Quaderno, starting at $ 29 per month)

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When you offer payment plans you need to duplicate the whole course

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rating

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Conclusion

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

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Teachable

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Teachable is a great platform if you are just starting out with online programs and offers great features, but it also misses some functionalities that other platforms do have.

Look and feel: clean.

Tech skills: don´t need any!

User experience: good.

Payment gateways: credit/debit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay®, and Google Pay™

Price: This platform starts a lot cheaper than Kajabi. There is even a ‘free’ plan, although you do have to pay $1 per student + 10% commission of the total revenue (so it’s not totally free). This is a great option if you don’t have a lot of students and sell a low prices offer, but if you’re selling an online group mentorship program of 2000+ euros, you’re going to end up paying A LOT.

In your case, a paid plan will make more sense, and those start at $39 per month or $348 per year (+ a 5% transaction fee). Do you want to add quizzes and analytics to your program and be able to customize the design, you will have to take the pro plan for $119 per month (or $1.188 per year).

As you can see, your best option would be to go for the pro plan, which is almost the same price you pay for the Kajabi basic plan.

Website: https://teachable.com

Trial: Yes, you can try their free plan.

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Pros

Offer a free plan (but you will most likely need the pro plan)

Ability to have an affiliate program + they can automatically payout to your affiliates

Charges and files EU VAT

Better sales and marketing features (compared to Thinkific)

It has an iOS App

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Cons

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5% transaction fee on the lowest plan

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No membership

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Your revenue is processed through Teachable’s account and you will only receive the payout after a delay of 30-60 days (when you are based outside the US or Canada)

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rating

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Conclusion

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Teachable is great if you have a lot of clients in different EU countries (and you’re not based in Europe or have a B2C business).

Thinkific

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Thinkific is really similar to Teachable, especially in the way the student area looks. The biggest difference is that Teachable makes it really easy to charge EU VAT and has better marketing features. Then why choose Thinkific? Because they have better customization tools, and you can integrate your zoom meetings in the academy.

Look and feel: clean, just like Teachable.

Tech skills: not needed.

User experience: good.

Payment gateways: Stripe & PayPal

Price: Thinkific actually offers a perfect free plan, which lets you create 3 courses, add unlimited students, and hosts all your content.

Next to the free plan, there are 3 paid plans to choose from, which start at $49 per month (if you choose to pay per month).

Website: www.thinkific.com

Trial: Yes, you can try it here.

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Pros

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Offers a good free plan

You can have zoom meeting inside of the online academy

Better customization tools (compared to Teachable)

Clients can upload their ‘homework’

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Cons

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No email marketing included

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You need a 3rd party to add EU VAT (such as Quaderno, starting at $ 29 per month)

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Not possible to add different content types (such as video, text and pdf) in one lesson

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Conclusion

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If you´re just looking for a platform to host the academy for your program (including all the content, like videos), Thinkific is an easy and quick solution.

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Other 3rd party platforms

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Of course there are more 3rd party platforms out there, such as;

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Time to implement

Kajabi, Thinkific, and Teachable are, in my opinion, the best 3rd party platforms to use for your online group mentorship program. Take a look at these three, and don´t take too long to decide which one to use.

In the next article, I will cover the best LMS and membership plugins to use when you decide to create an online academy in WordPress.

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Your own platform: WordPress

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Instead of choosing a 3rd party platform and host your online program there, you can choose to build your own online academy. It sounds harder than it is, trust me. If you´ve already made your own website in WordPress, you can also make your online academy here. All you need for this are some extra plugins.

The biggest advantage of building an online academy in WordPress, for me, is the ability to make a unique design that reflects your brand.

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Pros

Cheap

You can design and customize everything yourself, so it will be completely unique and in line with your brand

You can make changes whenever you want

You have complete control. It´s your own platform and you own all the content

Your own URL (without the name of a 3rd party platform)

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Cons

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You have to take care of the webhosting yourself (which only takes 5 minutes)

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Need to be online savvy and have some (minimal) technical skills

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It´s not an all-in-one solution, so you will need other software for emailing, video hosting, etc.

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Plugin criteria

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There are hundreds of plugins to choose from, but I will cover the most popular ones in this article. Like the LMS, I will look at; price, content dripping, community, progress, comments, upload homework, quiz, prettiness & membership. I will also check if it is possible to make multiple programs with the plugin because this is not always the case.

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Membership plugin or LMS plugin?

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Before I start comparing the different plugins, it is good to know that there are two types of plugins to choose from: a membership plugin or an LMS plugin. In general, membership plugins are designed to protect the content on your website (a membership site/online academy), so non-members can´t access it. LMS plugins are designed to improve the learning experience of your clients.

Depending on your needs and wishes, you either need a membership or LMS plugin, or a combination of the two. It is also possible to add other plugins, which is the great thing about WordPress. There is always a plugin for anything you want or need to do.

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What does a membership plugin do?

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Protect your content

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Protect your media files (such as workbooks)

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Receives payments

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Creates and adds users

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Automates the registration and onboarding

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Makes it possible to have different levels

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Content dripping

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Often has integrations for forums etc.

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What does a LMS plugin do?

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Protects your content

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Gives structure and enables you to create modules and lessons

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Add quiz

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Keep track of the progress of clients

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Ability to add multiple online programs in one academy

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Some make it possible to drip content

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Some make it possible to receive payments

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WordPress Membership plugins: Activemember360 vs Wishlist Member vs Restrict content

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Three of the most popular membership plugins are;

ActiveMember360
Wishlist Member
Restrict content

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+ Unlimited courses
+Videohosting
+ Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
– Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

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+ Unlimited courses
+ Videohosting
– Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
+ Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

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ActiveMember360

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ActiveMember360 is the plugin I have used for the past few years and I think it´s great. I chose this plugin because it was exactly what I was looking for and it works perfectly together with ActiveCampaign (the marketing automation software I´ve been in love with for years)

Price: $27 per month or $270 per year
Website: https://activemember360.com
Trial: Yes

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Pros

Ability to make multiple online programs

Easy to automate registration and onboarding with ActiveCampaign

Membership

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Cons

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Can´t use it without ActiveCampaign

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It does not have a community, but integration with BBPress is possible

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Content dripping is only possible with a workaround

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Rating

Conclusion

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

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Wishlist Member

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Toen ik in 2014 mijn allereerste online programma maakte deed ik dit met Wishlist Member. Dit was namelijk de tool die ik andere ondernemers zag gebruiken. Logisch, want jaren geleden was Wishlist Member koploper. Inmiddels zijn er veel meer LMSen en plugins bijgekomen die hetzelfde doen en, naar mijn idee, beter zijn. Het grootste probleem met Wishlist Member is dat het een steile leercurve heeft. Als je niet van de technische kant houdt dan is deze plugin dus niet voor jou.

Prijs: Het fijne aan Wishlist Member is dat je de plugin maar 1x hoeft aan te schaffen en dus niet aan maandelijks terugkerende kosten vastzit. Je betaalt $197 voor 1 website en $297 als je de plugin op meerdere websites wil gebruiken.

Website: https://member.wishlistproducts.com

Trial: Nee, maar is wel een 30 dagen niet goed, geld terug garantie.

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Pros

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Cons

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Rating

Conclusion

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

Restrict Content (gratis versie)

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Restrict Content is een hele simpele gratis plugin die eigenlijk maar 1 ding doet: jouw content beveiligen. Er is ook een betaalde versie van, waar je iets meer dingen mee kunt doen.

Prijs: gratis

Website: https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-content

Trial: n.v.t.

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Pros

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Cons

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Rating

Conclusion

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

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Other Membership plugins

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WordPress LMS plugins: Learndash vs LifterLMS vs Sensei

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Three of the most popular LMS plugins are;

Learndash
LifterLMS
Sensei

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+ Unlimited courses
+Videohosting
+ Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
– Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

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+ Unlimited courses
+ Videohosting
– Email marketing
+ Content dripping
+ Community/forum
+ Keep track of progress
+ Place comments
+ Quiz & test
+ Membership
+ Advanced reports
+ Affiliate program

Learndash

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Learndash is de meest populaire LMS plugin voor WordPress en wordt door veel bedrijven gebruikt.

Look and feel: –

Tech skills: –

User experience: –

Payment gateways: –

Prijs: Vanaf $159 per jaar voor 1 site

Website: www.learndash.com

Trial: Nee, maar er is wel een 30 niet goed, geld terug garantie

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Pros

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Cons

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Rating

Conclusion

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

LifterLMS

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LifterLMS is nog een populaire plugin.

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Prijs: met $299 per jaar is deze een stuk duurder dan LearnDash

Website: https://lifterlms.com

Trial: Ja, maar hij is niet helemaal gratis. Je betaalt $1 voor de eerste 30 dagen

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Pros

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Cons

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Choose Kajabi if you want a professional all-in-one platform to create, market and sell your online group mentorship program, without spending hours on the tech stuff.

Sensei

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Sensei is een gratis plugin die je kunt gebruiken als je met Woocommerce werkt. Eerst was dit een betaalde plugin, maar de plugin is in 2en gedeeld en nu heb je de gratis versie, Sensei, en de betaalde versie, Woocommerce Paid Courses.

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Other LMS plugins

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Conclusion: the best platform for your online group mentorship program

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Zoals ik eerder al schreef: wat voor jou de beste optie is ligt helemaal aan jouw persoonlijke wensen, eisen en wat je met jouw online programma wil doen.

Heb je jouw website niet zelf gemaakt, werk je niet in WordPress en wil je snel&eenvoudig iets online zetten en maakt het design je niet heel veel uit? Kies dan voor een LMS.

Moet je ook nog een website, sales page en funnel maken en jouw e-maillijst starten? Dan is een all-in-one oplossing, zoals Kajabi misschien wel iets voor jou.

Houd jij er juist van om lekker aan jouw website te sleutelen? Heb je deze zelf in WordPress gemaakt? Heb je al een e-maillijst, opt-in pages en funnel staan? En vind je het belangrijk om totale vrijheid te hebben? Kies er dan voor om zelf jouw online academie te bouwen en ga voor WordPress met een Membership en/of LMS plugin.

Wat gebruik ik? Ik wilde graag een eigen platform waar ik altijd zelf controle over heb en de meeste flexibiliteit heb. Daarom bouw ik mijn online programma´s in WordPress met het Divi thema en o.a. de ActiveMember360 plugin.

Wil je leren hoe jij dit ook kan doen? Doe dan mee met Kickstart Your Course, waarin je in 30 dagen jouw eerste online programma maakt & verkoopt!

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Tijd voor actie!

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Het is tijd om de knoop door te hakken. Natuurlijk is het belangrijk om goed over deze keuze na te denken, maar hoe sneller je deze keuze maakt, hoe sneller jouw programma online staat. Met welke software ga jij jouw online programma maken?

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In this article

Your wants & needs

The best 3rd party platforms for online programs

3rd party platform criteria

Kajabi vs Teachable vs Thinkific

Kajabi

Teachable

Thinkific

Other 3rd party platforms

Time to implement

Your own platform: WordPress

Plugin criteria

Membership plugin or LMS plugin?

What does a membership plugin do?

What does a LMS plugin do?

WordPress Membership plugins: Activemember360 vs Wishlist Member vs Restrict content

ActiveMember360

Wishlist Member

Restrict Content (gratis versie)

Other Membership plugins

WordPress LMS plugins: Learndash vs LifterLMS vs Sensei

Learndash

LifterLMS

Sensei

Other LMS plugins

Conclusion: the best platform for your online group mentorship program

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