Trying to pick the right WordPress membership plugin can be a painstaking process.

It's harder still if your expectations and understanding of what a membership plugin will and won't do are unrealistic.

Too many people expect their membership plugin to check off every single requirement they have, without understanding that they're simply one piece of the puzzle when it comes to building a membership site.

In this episode I go through the 5 things you need to understand before you even start shopping for a membership plugin, in the hopes that it will make the whole process easier and save you some frustration.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why it's so important to have realistic expectations from your WordPress membership plugin
• How WordPress plugins work in tandem with themes, and how this affects your membership
• The challenges of changing your mind on which membership plugin to use
• What functionality won't typically be included with most membership plugins and what you'll need to do instead.