Creating New Subscriptions
Subscriptions are created in the Subscription Center. To create a new subscription, select the New Subscription button on the Subscription Center home page.
Info & Settings
The Info and Settings tab must be completed first. After this tab is complete, the other tabs are active.
* Once the Info and Setting tab is completed and the Create button is selected, the subscription is visible on your website.
Title: name of the subscription
SKU: a unique identifier for the subscription which is not visible to customers
Short Description: description of content limited to 255 characters (optional)
Long Description: full description of content (optional)
Once the Info and Settings tab is complete, select Create.
Trailer
Customers can watch a trailer before making a purchase. Trailers need to be uploaded to the Media Asset Library before adding it into a subscription.
The Media Library is displayed; press select next to the media asset to add as the trailer.
Once the trailer is added, move to the next tab or select "Update" to save changes.
Images
Banner: add a high-quality, horizontal image (.png or .jpg format) to your subscription pitch page.
Vertical Cover Art: add a high-quality, vertical image (.png or .jpg format) to your subscription pitch page, like a film poster or DVD box cover.
Horizontal Cover Art: add a high-quality, horizontal image (.png or .jpg format) to your subscription pitch page.
Adding Media and Collections to the Subscription
Before adding media or a collections to a subscription, media assets must be uploaded into the Media Asset Library.
Once uploaded into the Media Library, you can add media assets directly into the subscription from the Media tab.
A collection can also be added into a subscription. Adding a collection rather than media assets can help organize the media assets within the subscription. A collection sold as an individual purchase can also be added to one or more subscriptions. Creating Collection Guide
Media
Select the media assets subscribers can access. Media assets can be added and removed at any time. Adding and removing media items will affect existing customers and the content they can access.
The Media Library is displayed showing all media assets. Select Add by the Media Asset title to include it in the subscription.
All Media Assets available in the subscription are displayed in the Added Media List They can be reordered by dragging and dropping within the list.
Once the media assets are added, move to the next tab or select Update to save changes.
Collections
Select the collection subscribers can access. Collections can be added and removed at any time. Adding and removing collections will affect existing customers and the content they can access.
All existing collections are displayed. Select Add by the collection title to include it in the subscription.
Collections are displayed in the Added Collection List and can be reordered by dragging and dropping within the list.
Once a collection or multiple collections are added, move to the next tab or select Update to save changes.
Pricing
Subscriptions can have multiple pricing options. This is a great resource for A / B testing and offering discounts and promos.
Button Text: display text on the subscribe button
Signup Price: the initial payment required for a customer to sign up for the subscription
Trial Days: the number of days a customer can access the subscription before the recurring price is charged
Recurring Price: the payment amount collected from the customer. The reoccurring price will start the day after any trial periods end
Frequency: the basis on which a customer will be billed for the subscription. The frequency can be set to weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually. The frequency setting will start the day after any trial periods ends.
Once pricing is complete, select Update or move to a new tab.
Example Prices
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Subscription is $9.99 per month. There is a free three day trial period. Once the free trial is over, customers are charged $9.99 and that charge will continue on a monthly basis.
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Subscription is $9.99 per month. There is not a trial period. The customers will pay $9.99 to access the subscription and that charge will continue on a monthly basis.
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Subscription is $110.00 per year. There is a free 7 day trial period. Once the free trial is over, the customer will be charged $110.00 and will be rebilled in 365 days.
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Subscription is $110.00 per year. There is not a trial period. The customer will pay $110.00 to access the subscription and will be rebilled in 365 days.
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