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Choose what to sell and where to sell it, then set up courses, events and paid access in Lockers.

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Sell what you know

How to sell courses and paid memberships, and what it costs

Basic can sell individual courses and event tickets, and Pro adds paid memberships. The platform fee is 5% on Basic and 1% on Pro.5 min read

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How much to charge for an online course, with real prices from 2026 listings

On November 3, 2026, Gumroad's most-reviewed courses had a median price of $50 and Maven's course page a median of $1,175. Set your price from real listings and your income goal.6 min read

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How to sell tickets to an online workshop, step by step

Sell tickets to an online workshop from an event page that takes payment through Stripe and emails reminders to buyers. Ticket sales on Lockers start at $7 a month on Basic.6 min read

How to sell tickets to an event

Charge for an event with one ticket that covers every session, and choose whether members attend free. A ticket covers that event only and does not join the buyer to your community.5 min read

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Community, membership, cohort, or course: how to choose your model

Communities, memberships, cohorts, and courses differ in where members get the value: from each other, from ongoing access, from a shared schedule, or from a set of lessons.6 min read

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Free or paid community: how to decide which to launch first

A free community works when more of the right members makes it better, and a paid one works when you can name what members get each month.5 min read

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Start and grow a community

Start a community

How to start an online community: a practical 7-step plan

A new community needs one clear reason for members to come back each week and a small founding group to test it with in the first month.7 min read

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How to start an online book club

Eight to twelve readers who will talk and a place where last month's discussion is still easy to find are enough to start an online book club.7 min read

Run your community

How to organize community categories so members know where to post

A short list of categories, each named for what members do there, shows a new member where to post first.5 min read

Run your community

How to build engagement in your community's first 30 days

Founding members return when each week of the first month gives them one useful thing to do and someone answers when they do it.6 min read

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Choose a platform

Choose a platform

Best community platforms, compared on price and fit

The right community platform depends on whether you need conversation, courses, a store, or fan memberships. Lockers, Skool, Circle, Mighty Networks, Podia, Kajabi, and Patreon each fit a different job.10 min read

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Best online course platforms, compared on price and fit

Compare the prices and transaction fees of nine online course platforms and find the one that fits the course you want to sell.8 min read

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Skool pricing in 2026: plans and fees explained

Skool Hobby is $9 a month and Skool Pro is $99 a month. Hobby takes 10% plus $0.30 of each member payment, Pro takes 2.9% plus $0.30 on payments up to $899, and both plans start with a 14-day free trial.7 min read

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Circle pricing in 2026: plans and fees explained

Every Circle plan includes unlimited members and courses, and the higher plans add more admins, spaces, and live hours, plus workflows and a lower transaction fee. On annual billing, Professional is $89 a month, Business is $199, and Scale is $419.8 min read

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Teachable pricing in 2026: plans and fees explained

Paid monthly, Teachable Starter is $39, Builder is $89, and Growth is $189. Starter charges a 7.5% transaction fee, and Builder and Growth list 0% when you use Teachable Payments.7 min read

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Kajabi pricing in 2026: plans and fees explained

Paid monthly, Kajabi Basic is $179, Growth is $249, and Pro is $499, and paying yearly brings those to $143, $199, and $399 a month.8 min read

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How much community software costs: a buyer's checklist

Transaction fees, add-ons, admin hours, and the cost of leaving rarely appear in the advertised monthly price, and each one changes what a platform costs you.6 min read

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How to choose a community platform by what your members need

The right community platform makes the action your members repeat every week easy to do, and a short list of launch requirements will show you which one does.7 min read

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Church management software vs. a community platform: what each one does

Church management software keeps the records: giving, children's check-in, volunteer schedules, and accounts. A community platform is where members talk, take classes, and see the calendar between Sundays.8 min read

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Move a community

Move your community

How to move a Facebook Group to an owned community

Members move from a Facebook Group to an owned community when the new space has something useful they can only get there and the people they talk to have moved too.7 min read

Move your community

Community platform migration checklist

Members can continue after a platform change when their access, payments, and sign-in carry over, so check those records before you set a migration date.6 min read

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