Hi Marilynm1
Were you (or anyone else reading this) able to add Wishlist to your WA hosted site? I'm also considering it as part of my longer-term plans.

Hi Marilynm, yes you can use it. Just check it is compatible with your WA theme. Irv.

wishlist member is a membership plugin, why shouldn't yyou NOT be able to add it?

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Is that a plugin? Amazon Wishlist? If I knew I could help :)

Hi Marilyn, you might also want to check out this link. Irv.
http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/5-best-wordpress-membership-plugins-compared/

I understand that our websites are NORMAL websites where you can do what you like. Otherwise it would not be a real server service.... (My opinion)

Yes it is allowed. Marion Black discusses it in this post. Can anyone help with membership plugins?

I can't say, I haven't tried it out yet. I'm not planning on doing a membership site until SSL is activated since I will be collecting money for membership.

Hi Marilynm, check out the following link. Irv. http://member.wishlistproducts.com/

There is a plugin Wishlist member I believe

Another good one is simply called members.

Give it a try, and if there is an error message, contact Site Support to find out if it is supported.

Great question. Also in my long term vision. Useful tips thanks guys, taking notes.

Hi Marilynm, this needs to be researched very carefully. What niche are you interested in? Irv.

Hi Marilyn,

There is a ton of guidance you can find using a simple Google search...

There are "done-for-you solutions" or you can set up one using Wordpress plugins that are readily available...Themes can be bought (or may be available here for free) or you can use one that allows you to design and build your own...

Depending on the flexibility you will need (i.e. will the membership site be for training or tools or a niche, etc.) you can see which option may be better...

My recommendation is to do this research on what would best meet your needs AFTER you decide what it is you want to accomplish...Work through exactly what you will need your website to do...

I went through this "preroll-out" process using a mind mapping exercise and am moving forward with setting mine up. It is a work in progress...

Actually, I am doing a rolling blog on my experiences for interested visitors to my making money online site (also doing this for my eCommerce experiences)...

You are on to something good in my opinion, as membership sites are a great way to create an "almost passive" income stream...

The best example I can come up with to prove this is Wealthy Affiliate! Of course what you have here is over 10 years of effort, and what was 10 years ago is not what they have evolved into...

Best of luck and keep us all in the loop...As someone who is doing the same, I look forward to reading how it goes for you!

Cheers!
Dave : )

Great question .. I wanted to know that too .. Cheers, William.

You can use just about any theme you wish and use a membership plug-in such as the one available here:
https://www.memberpress.com/

Hi Marilyn, of course, you can setup a membership site.

I would suggest you do your research before you start. Know exactly what you want to achieve and what you are offering members in return for signing up.
Make sure the theme you are buying does everything you need to run your membership site.

Setting up the site would change depending on the theme you are using. If you are paying for the theme I would expect training and support to come with it.
Wish you the best and looking forward to updates on your progress. Cheers Kev

Yes you can. There are a number of themes that are designed towards membership sites.. Its just a matter of following the themes instructions.