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Hey fellow warriors,

I have just started a new site. I wanted to give away a video to people who decide to join my site and my mailing list.

Now I am facing some problems. If somebody can help me out then it would be great.

1. I have a hosting account on GoDaddy. Should I host the video on GoDaddy itself or some other hosting site?

2.How do I host the video in such a way that people can have the option of either downloading it or streaming it?

3. How do I make the video private so that only the people who join my list get access to it?

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I was just browsing google regarding turning a wordpress site into a membership site.

Is there any free plugin that can do this for me? I donot plan to charge for my site membership. I want to make it free but at the same time I do want to put up videos or articles that only members have access to.

I know its a long question but please help me through this.
#hosting #membership #newbie #video #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author huester
    an easy way around that is to host it on youtube as a priivate video. then get the embedded code and put that onto your site. i will look into the membership site and get back to you.
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  • Profile picture of the author threezerozero
    there are a number of ways to go about this, here is what i would do:

    - you can upload it onto youtube as a private video and send out the link to subscribers
    - you can upload it onto your site on a hidden page via ezs3 or some other hosting platform, then send it out to subscribers
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  • Profile picture of the author jdjenkins
    I agree - host the video on Youtube - many hosting accounts have limits on bandwidth which could cause problems if your video gets a lot of views. Also, there are some quite cheap membership site scripts available on the Warrior Forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author nasuryono
    You should host your video on YouTube and make it private.

    After somebody join your list, you can do an autoresponder (welcome email) and send the link to them there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Elizabeth Fee
    And as far as membership plugins go, we use Wishlist (thought not free), but S2 Member is a free WordPress membership plugin that may provide the features you seek:

    WordPress › s2Member® Framework (Member Roles, Capabilities, Membership, PayPal Members) « WordPress Plugins

    I don't know much about it, nor have I ever used it, but after doing a quick search, this is one of few plugins I've found to be free.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Profile picture of the author jaiganeshv
    Upload it to Youtube and make the videos "unlisted" select this option from privacy option in right side dropdown this way only users with the links can view the video and not public audience. You can also upload in HD version to make sure your subscribers find the video in good quality.

    Vimeo is another option too, but make sure you dont goo too overboard in Vimeo...

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Bart Miller
    There are a couple of things you can do:

    1. Host on YouTube as an "unlisted" video. If you set it to private versus unlisted then you will have to make sure you add everyone's email address to the private video in order for them to be able to view it, which can be time consuming. If you set to unlisted then anyone can view it if they have the link...but it is not searchable through YouTube.

    You can then embed the video on your website and they can view through there. If you want them to download it, though, you would most likely need to upload it on your own website and add the download link...OR you can explain to your users how to download and keep a YouTube video (like saveyoutube.com)

    2. I like Wishlist Member for a membership site (Wordpress plugin) but S2member is also good. This one is free (lite version) and offers some basic structure, which may be all you need: WordPress › Membership « WordPress Plugins - I have not used it but it may be just what you are looking for.


    If you are wanting a membership site with a lot of videos (not sure if you are just stopping at the one video or not) then you may want to consider something like Vimeo Pro. You can host all your videos there, set them to private, and embed them in your site...but it does cost about $200/year.
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    • Profile picture of the author ankitsharma6517
      Originally Posted by Bart Miller View Post

      There are a couple of things you can do:

      1. Host on YouTube as an "unlisted" video. If you set it to private versus unlisted then you will have to make sure you add everyone's email address to the private video in order for them to be able to view it, which can be time consuming. If you set to unlisted then anyone can view it if they have the link...but it is not searchable through YouTube.

      You can then embed the video on your website and they can view through there. If you want them to download it, though, you would most likely need to upload it on your own website and add the download link...OR you can explain to your users how to download and keep a YouTube video (like saveyoutube.com)

      2. I like Wishlist Member for a membership site (Wordpress plugin) but S2member is also good. This one is free (lite version) and offers some basic structure, which may be all you need: - I have not used it but it may be just what you are looking for.


      If you are wanting a membership site with a lot of videos (not sure if you are just stopping at the one video or not) then you may want to consider something like Vimeo Pro. You can host all your videos there, set them to private, and embed them in your site...but it does cost about $200/year.

      Right now I will have just 1-2 videos. Might change in the time to come. But for now just a couple of videos will do.

      All I want is that when people visit my site,they opt in to my list and in return I give them the link to the video.

      Later on I plan to introduce a free members area where people in my list get access to some videos or some articles that are hidden from public view. Nothing more.
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  • Profile picture of the author ankitsharma6517
    Thanks for all the amazing replies.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris-
    You can use FLV on your WP own site easily with the Hana FLV Player Plugin. If you put the FLV in a separate folder (ie. not part of the WP system) then it's easy to show if using that Plugin by just using the relevant code with the URL, and also you can provide a link to that URL which would download the file (most computers can play an FLV these days, or provide alternative formats to download, as well).

    Chris
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    • Profile picture of the author ankitsharma6517
      Originally Posted by Chris- View Post

      You can use FLV on your WP own site easily with the Hana FLV Player Plugin. If you put the FLV in a separate folder (ie. not part of the WP system) then it's easy to show if using that Plugin by just using the relevant code with the URL, and also you can provide a link to that URL which would download the file (most computers can play an FLV these days, or provide alternative formats to download, as well).

      Chris

      Can you please elaborate on that? I am a newbie so not very sure on how to do this.
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  • Profile picture of the author ankitsharma6517
    Also can someone please tell me about amazon S3 hosting??

    Have heard a lot about it.
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