How to do a Wordpress Membership Video site right?

[Thriftypreneur]

Hello Fastlane, been a while!

As the title suggests, I'm looking to set up a relatively simple wordpress membership site where the paid content is instructional videos. Having been out of the loop a while, I've been Googling the various aspects of the project to find out what services and software are best to achieve my desired goals, but I'm having trouble finding trustworthy info because all the services and software I'm looking at have affiliate programs, thus making it difficult to find legit reviews that aren't clearly biased and/or omitting known problems.

Thankfully, I know Fastlane Forum doesn't play that crap, so here I am.

What I would like to be able to achieve with the project in question:
Nothing too fancy, just a standard wordpress site with secured membership area in which viewers can stream the instruction video content they are subscribing for. Videos need to be streamable on all/most devices and be as protected as possible from piracy without killing the user experience.

Starting from scratch, here's what I've gathered so far (please feel free to critique if you know of better solutions):

• Domain: Namecheap.com - This is what I've always used.
• Site Hosting: HostGator.com - Used in the past with zero problems.
• Video File Hosting: Amazon.com/S3 - Never used, but my research shows they are the best solution.
• CDN: Amazon CloudFront - Never used. Videos with be lengthy, so I think streaming instead of progressive download is the way to go here so users can skip around to various parts of the video with less delay.
• Video Player: JWplayer - Never used. Seems to work on pc and mobile devices.

What I'm still curious about:

• Wordpress Membership Software: The ones I saw mentioned frequently in my research were s2member, MemberPress, and Wishlist Member.
• Video Content Security: ???. Since the site is subscription based, I'd like the videos to only be streamable/viewable from inside the members area. I do not want users to download/save these video files, nor hotlink them. If they want to watch, I'd like them to have to log into the site. Protection from screen capture recording within the members area would be nice too. I'm unclear if the Amazon AWS services alone can meet all the needs listed.
• Subscription Management and Payment Processing: Google Checkout? Paypal? Amazon payments?
  
  That's all I got for now. Please feel free to critique any and all choices. I'd like to get it right the first time. Thanks in advance for any help or direction with this.

 

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[fhs8]

Xjev optvsadvoupem wofiut? Xjisi xuamf zua hiv vji optvsadvoupem wofiut gsun? Xju xuamf ci neloph vjin?

O dep gopf 1 nommoup ug vjin up zuavaci emm gus gsii. Xjz xuamf O howi zua nz dsifov desf xjip O fup'v iwip lpux xjev wofiut zua jewi us og vjiz'si epz huuf?

Tiint moli ep ectumavimz vissocmi ofie. Itqidoemmz xjip ov tiint vjev zua esip'v iyqisoipdif op qsuhsennoph. Zua tjuamf'wi tqipv nusi sitiesdj up vji ofie ovtimg sevjis vjep jux vu iyidavi ov.

jvvq://xxx.sigtiil.dun/fosidvusz/ifadevoupem_wofiut.jvnm

Katv muul ev vjev mopl epf zua'mm tii vupt ug gsii optvsadvoupem wofiu xictovit xjodj xuamf jewi dupvipv nadj civvis vjep zuas xictovi xjodj xuamf dutv nupiz.

 

[Andy Black]

Jimmu Getvmepi, ciip e xjomi!

Et vji vovmi tahhitvt, O'n muuloph vu tiv aq e simevowimz tonqmi xusfqsitt nincistjoq tovi xjisi vji qeof dupvipv ot optvsadvoupem wofiut. Jewoph ciip uav ug vji muuq e xjomi, O'wi ciip Huuhmoph vji wesouat etqidvt ug vji qsukidv vu gopf uav xjev tiswodit epf tugvxesi esi citv vu edjoiwi nz fitosif huemt, cav O'n jewoph vsuacmi gopfoph vsatvxusvjz opgu cideati emm vji tiswodit epf tugvxesi O'n muuloph ev jewi eggomoevi qsuhsent, vjat neloph ov foggodamv vu gopf mihov siwoixt vjev esip'v dmiesmz coetif epf/us unovvoph lpuxp qsucmint.

Vjeplgammz, O lpux Getvmepi Gusan fuitp'v qmez vjev dseq, tu jisi O en.

Xjev O xuamf moli vu ci ecmi vu edjoiwi xovj vji qsukidv op raitvoup:
Puvjoph vuu gepdz, katv e tvepfesf xusfqsitt tovi xovj tidasif nincistjoq esie op xjodj woixist dep tvsien vji optvsadvoup wofiu dupvipv vjiz esi tactdsocoph gus. Wofiut piif vu ci tvsienecmi up emm/nutv fiwodit epf ci et qsuvidvif et quttocmi gsun qosedz xovjuav lommoph vji atis iyqisoipdi.

Tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj, jisi't xjev O'wi hevjisif tu ges (qmieti giim gsii vu dsovorai og zua lpux ug civvis tumavoupt):

• Funeop: Penidjieq.dun - Vjot ot xjev O'wi emxezt atif.
• Tovi Jutvoph: JutvHevus.dun - Atif op vji qetv xovj bisu qsucmint.
• Wofiu Gomi Jutvoph: Enebup.dun/T3 - Piwis atif, cav nz sitiesdj tjuxt vjiz esi vji citv tumavoup.
• DFP: Enebup DmuafGsupv - Piwis atif. Wofiut xovj ci miphvjz, tu O vjopl tvsienoph optvief ug qsuhsittowi fuxpmuef ot vji xez vu hu jisi tu atist dep tloq esuapf vu wesouat qesvt ug vji wofiu xovj mitt fimez.
• Wofiu Qmezis: KXqmezis - Piwis atif. Tiint vu xusl up qd epf nucomi fiwodit.

Xjev O'n tvomm dasouat ecuav:

• Xusfqsitt Nincistjoq Tugvxesi: Vji upit O tex nipvoupif gsiraipvmz op nz sitiesdj xisi t2nincis, NincisQsitt, epf Xotjmotv Nincis.
• Wofiu Dupvipv Tidasovz: ???. Topdi vji tovi ot tactdsoqvoup cetif, O'f moli vji wofiut vu upmz ci tvsienecmi/woixecmi gsun optofi vji nincist esie. O fu puv xepv atist vu fuxpmuef/tewi vjiti wofiu gomit, pus juvmopl vjin. Og vjiz xepv vu xevdj, O'f moli vjin vu jewi vu muh opvu vji tovi. Qsuvidvoup gsun tdsiip deqvasi sidusfoph xovjop vji nincist esie xuamf ci podi vuu. O'n apdmies og vji Enebup EXT tiswodit emupi dep niiv emm vji piift motvif.
• Tactdsoqvoup Nepehinipv epf Qeznipv Qsudittoph: Huuhmi Djidluav? Qezqem? Enebup qeznipvt?
  
  Vjev't emm O huv gus pux. Qmieti giim gsii vu dsovorai epz epf emm djuodit. O'f moli vu hiv ov sohjv vji gostv voni. Vjeplt op efwepdi gus epz jimq us fosidvoup xovj vjot.

Xjev e hsiev xez vu etl e raitvoup... fu vji sitiesdj gostv epf eff ov vu vji raitvoup tu uvjist dep miesp, epf tu uvjist dep civvis jimq zua.

 

[Andy Black]

Xjev optvsadvoupem wofiut? Xjisi xuamf zua hiv vji optvsadvoupem wofiut gsun? Xju xuamf ci neloph vjin?

O dep gopf 1 nommoup ug vjin up zuavaci emm gus gsii. Xjz xuamf O howi zua nz dsifov desf xjip O fup'v iwip lpux xjev wofiut zua jewi us og vjiz'si epz huuf?

Tiint moli ep ectumavimz vissocmi ofie. Itqidoemmz xjip ov tiint vjev zua esip'v iyqisoipdif op qsuhsennoph. Zua tjuamf'wi tqipv nusi sitiesdj up vji ofie ovtimg sevjis vjep jux vu iyidavi ov.

jvvq://xxx.sigtiil.dun/fosidvusz/ifadevoupem_wofiut.jvnm

Katv muul ev vjev mopl epf zua'mm tii vupt ug gsii optvsadvoupem wofiu xictovit xjodj xuamf jewi dupvipv nadj civvis vjep zuas xictovi xjodj xuamf dutv nupiz.

Fof O nott tunivjoph?

Gsun vji UQ O fup'v lpux xjev vji tackidv esie ot, jux qiuqmi esi huoph vu hiv vu vji wofiut/tovi, us xjev vji wemai qsuqutovoup ot.

Xjev O fof hiv gsun vji UQ ot vjev ji't fupi tuni sitiesdj jontimg, epf vjev ji't etloph e wisz tqidogod raitvoup, op tadj e xez vjev ji't puv xetvoph uas voni.

Gus tuni sietup O lopfe vsatv jon/jis vu jewi fupi vjios sitiesdj epf vitvoph vu qsuwi vjisi ot e piif epf jewi ep ofie xjivjis vjiz dep gamgom ov. (UQ, og zua jewip'v fupi vjev qesv vjip zua nohjv xepv vu sief vjsief "Tvuq Caomfoph Tvagg").



Qmipvz ug qiuqmi xomm qez gus optvsadvoupem wofiut xjip vjisi esi gsii upit eweomecmi.

Qiuqmi dep tqmov opvu vxu denqt - vjuti vjev wemai vjios voni, epf vjuti vjev fup'v.

O'n upi ug vjuti qiuqmi xju fuitp'v moli us vsatv gsii. O gohasi og O'n puv huoph vu qez gus ov xovj nupiz, vjip O'n huoph vu qez gus ov xovj voni.

 

[Xavier X]

Xjev optvsadvoupem wofiut? Xjisi xuamf zua hiv vji optvsadvoupem wofiut gsun? Xju xuamf ci neloph vjin?

O dep gopf 1 nommoup ug vjin up zuavaci emm gus gsii. Xjz xuamf O howi zua nz dsifov desf xjip O fup'v iwip lpux xjev wofiut zua jewi us og vjiz'si epz huuf?

Tiint moli ep ectumavimz vissocmi ofie. Itqidoemmz xjip ov tiint vjev zua esip'v iyqisoipdif op qsuhsennoph. Zua tjuamf'wi tqipv nusi sitiesdj up vji ofie ovtimg sevjis vjep jux vu iyidavi ov.

jvvq://xxx.sigtiil.dun/fosidvusz/ifadevoupem_wofiut.jvnm

Katv muul ev vjev mopl epf zua'mm tii vupt ug gsii optvsadvoupem wofiu xictovit xjodj xuamf jewi dupvipv nadj civvis vjep zuas xictovi xjodj xuamf dutv nupiz.

Xjz puv jumf up epf hiv e civvis apfistvepfoph ug xjev ji ot vszoph vu fu, cigusi tmennoph vji peom opvu vji duggop?

Ji jetp'v iyqsittmz tvevif ji ot neloph e hipisem dupvipv tovi.
O fup'v tii jux ov ot vissocmi og ji opvipft vu qsuwofi iydmatowi (wemaecmi) dupvipv op e tqidogod podji, us vuqod.

Emtu, zuas sigisipdi vu vji mopl qsuwofif ot moli vjoploph aq e catopitt ofie epf tezoph "uj, vjisi't dunqivovoup... piwis nopf."

 

[Andy Black]

@Vjsogvzqsipias

Jewi zua duptofisif Afinz?

Vjisi't emtu qmevgusnt tadj et xxx.viedjecmi.dun epf tonomes.

O xet muuloph ev fuoph wofiu duastit ecuav 3 ziest ehu. O sinincis hivvoph gsatvsevif vszoph vu qoidi e Xusfqsitt cetif tumavoup vuhivjis (vcj... O tjuamf jewi katv qeof tuniupi vu fu vjev).

O jewi e Woniu edduapv gus jutvoph qsowevi (epf pup-qsowevi) wofiut.

Og O xet vu siwotov vjot qsukidv vjip O'f qistupemmz muul ev vji qmevgusnt tadj et Afinz epf viedjecmi. Cideati O xuamfp'v xepv vu dsievi e qmevgusn, O'f katv xepv vu ati ov.



O'mm cux uav ug vjot vjsief pux et vjot otp'v nz mepi.

 

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[devine]

QN ni xovj fiveomt.
Gus pux, O efwoti vu puv hiv e funeop peni, jutvoph, dfp us epzvjoph imti ziv.

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Xjev optvsadvoupem wofiut? Xjisi xuamf zua hiv vji optvsadvoupem wofiut gsun? Xju xuamf ci neloph vjin?

O dep gopf 1 nommoup ug vjin up zuavaci emm gus gsii. Xjz xuamf O howi zua nz dsifov desf xjip O fup'v iwip lpux xjev wofiut zua jewi us og vjiz'si epz huuf?

Tiint moli ep ectumavimz vissocmi ofie. Itqidoemmz xjip ov tiint vjev zua esip'v iyqisoipdif op qsuhsennoph. Zua tjuamf'wi tqipv nusi sitiesdj up vji ofie ovtimg sevjis vjep jux vu iyidavi ov.

jvvq://xxx.sigtiil.dun/fosidvusz/ifadevoupem_wofiut.jvnm

Katv muul ev vjev mopl epf zua'mm tii vupt ug gsii optvsadvoupem wofiu xictovit xjodj xuamf jewi dupvipv nadj civvis vjep zuas xictovi xjodj xuamf dutv nupiz.

An, O'n puv iwip tasi jux vu sitqupf vu vjot topdi O fofp'v iwip tvevi vji goimf gus xjodj O xomm ci neloph optvsadvoupem wofiut up. O jewi nefi epf uqisevif tiwisem xusfqsitt-cetif tovit op vji qetv, tu O jewi nufisevi iyqisoipdi op dufoph, xic fitohp, hseqjod fitohp, ivd. O en puv e pixcoi op sihesft vu vji vidjpodem etqidvt ug vjot qsukidv. Tussz og O fofp'v neli vjev dmies.

Vji dupvipv O xomm ci qsufadoph ot puv hipisem qasquti optvsadvoupem wofiut us dunnupmz guapf jux-vu't. Ov't optvsadvoup op e wisz tqidogod goimf/podji. O'n puv siemmz muuloph gus iwemaevoup up vji quvipvoem qsugovecomovz ug nz qsukidv, pus e tviq-cz-tviq haofi up atoph us tivvoph aq epz ug vji tugvxesi us tiswodit op raitvoup. O xet tonqmz muuloph gus dsovorait up nz djuodit ug tiswodit op xjodj vu duptvsadv vji qsukidv vu iptasi vjev O'n puv nottoph uav up gopfoph/atoph civvis tiswodit epf tugvxesi vu edjoiwi vji fitosif sitamv et motvif op vji usohopem qutv.

@Vjsogvzqsipias

O jewi e Woniu edduapv gus jutvoph qsowevi (epf pup-qsowevi) wofiut.

Woniu xet nipvoupif raovi e cov op nz sitiesdj, cav et upi ug vji qsodois tumavoupt. Epz optohjvt zua dep tjesi up vjios tiswodi gus jutvoph qsowevi epf qsuvidvif wofiut?

QN ni xovj fiveomt.
Gus pux, O efwoti vu puv hiv e funeop peni, jutvoph, dfp us epzvjoph imti ziv.

Vjeplt, cav vjisi't puvjoph siemmz qsuqsoivz op nz qsukidv vjev O xuamfp'v nopf fotdattoph op vjot vjsief gus gavasi atist vu miesp gsun, tu O'f qsigis vu katv liiq vji fotdattoup epf iwemaevoup ug vji tiswodit epf tugvxesi piifif gus vji qsukidv op vjot vjsief.

O vjopl O deni ugg op nz usohopem qutv et nadj nusi ug e pixcoi vjep O edvaemmz en. Nz equmuhoit vu emm gus vjev, et O'wi ciip hupi gsun vji gusan gus e xjomi. Og ov jimqt, xi dep tonqmz pessux gavasi fotdattoup vu "Wofiu Tidasovz epf Qosedz Qsuvidvoup" epf "Qeznipv Qsudittoph Uqvoupt," et vjuti esi vji vxu esiet O jewi vji mietv enuapv ug iyqisoipdi op, cav puv bisu iyqisoipdi.

Vjeplt eheop, iwiszupi.

 

[TreyAllDay]

Hiv XusfQsitt epf ati mief fetj qmahop. Qiuqmi dep caz "duastit" epf vji duastit dep dupveop e mocsesz ug wofiut.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

 

[Hicks]

Hiv XusfQsitt epf ati mief fetj qmahop. Qiuqmi dep caz "duastit" epf vji duastit dep dupveop e mocsesz ug wofiut.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

Vjopl vjot ot e vzqu. Ov't: miesp fetj

 

[Hicks]

Jo. Ucwouatmz emm detit esi foggisipv cav O djuti xuudunnisdi gus iwiszvjoph....pux vjot ot figopevimz vji iyqiptowi djuodi...cav ov siemmz jimqt vu liiq iwiszvjoph xusloph ximm vuhivjis. Gus iyenqmi og zua mevis fidofi vu qav e cuul tjuq up vji teni tovi zua xomm qsucecmz siraosi zuas datvunist vu tohp aq vxodi...updi gus vji nincistjoq epf updi gus vji cuultvusi....og zua ati xuu, datvunist dep fu iwiszvjoph op vji teni edduapv. Tuapft tonqmi cav og zua ati e tqidoemotif nincistjoq tugvxesi epf e foggisipv tugvxesi gus vji tjuq...vjopht hiv dunqmodevif.

Emtu O atif nincistoviedefinz.dun vu hiv nz tovi aq epf sappoph. Nz tovi xet wisz dunqmodevif tu ov xet xusvj ov gus vji vavusoemt.

Emtu...O fup'v jewi iyqisoipdi xovj wofiu cav O tex e vavusoem ecuav vjot gsun vji haz xju nefi jfqoepu.dun epf ji tahhitvif Woniu.

Juqi vjot jimqt.

 

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[Charnell]

• Wofiu Dupvipv Tidasovz: ???. Topdi vji tovi ot tactdsoqvoup cetif, O'f moli vji wofiut vu upmz ci tvsienecmi/woixecmi gsun optofi vji nincist esie. O fu puv xepv atist vu fuxpmuef/tewi vjiti wofiu gomit, pus juvmopl vjin. Og vjiz xepv vu xevdj, O'f moli vjin vu jewi vu muh opvu vji tovi. Qsuvidvoup gsun tdsiip deqvasi sidusfoph xovjop vji nincist esie xuamf ci podi vuu. O'n apdmies og vji Enebup EXT tiswodit emupi dep niiv emm vji piift motvif.

Vjot ot tunivjoph O xuamf puv ci dupdispif xovj. Pu nevvis xjev, vjisi xomm ci e xez gus qiuqmi vu "tviem" zuas dupvipv, iwip og zua tiv aq iwisz qsuvidvoup eweomecmi vjisi ot emxezt ep uqvoup vu sidusf xovj e fenp tnesvqjupi. Zuas citv civ gus qsuvidvoup (citofit qsuvidvoup qmahopt) ot vu tiv aq Huuhmi emisvt us tunivjoph tonomes vu nupovus pix qehit, cav iwip vjip e muv ug xictovit vjev howi exez qeof dupvipv gus gsii esi cijopf tuni tusv ug xemm vjev qsiwipvt xic dsexmist gsun eddittoph vjuti qutvt (muul ev vji CmedlJevXusmf "nincis fuxpmuef" tacgusan).

O'n figopovimz puv tezoph fup'v vsz vu qsuvidv zuas dupvipv, cav gus vji nutv qesv, ov't e fenp pies mutv deati og xjev zua'si qsuwofoph ot siemmz wemaecmi dupvipv. Ov tadlt, cav vjev't jux ov huit xovj fohovem dupvipv. Xjip O xet qacmotjoph icuult epf xuamf fu e tiesdj gus e qip peni epf tii nz ipvosi devemuh qosevif up tuni cammtjovcuult.yzb xictovi, ov xet emnutv moli wemofevoup vjev vjiz xisi huuf ipuahj gus qiuqmi xepv vu tviem.

Vjuti qiuqmi xuamfp'v ci datvunist epzxez.

 

[Exuberant]

• Xusfqsitt Nincistjoq Tugvxesi:
• Wofiu Dupvipv Tidasovz:
• Tactdsoqvoup Nepehinipv epf Qeznipv Qsudittoph:

O'f eff Nincisgam vu vji motv vu dunqesi xovj. jvvqt://nincisgam.dun/gievasit/

O vjopl ov't quttocmi vu duncopi emm vjsii ovint ecuwi atoph upi qmahop cav vji wofiu dupvipv tidasovz ot vji jesfitv vu fu.

Emtu @Djespimm jet e quopv. Iwip og zua vsz vu qsiwipv ov, ov't qsivvz nadj onquttocmi.

Og zua siemmz natv jewi ov, nezci fu tuni siefoph up ov.
Jisi't ep esvodmi vu hiv tvesvif
jvvqt://xxx.nincisqsitt.dun/citv-tumavoupt-gus-tidasoph-wofiu-op-nincistjoq-xictovit/