Whop is a social commerce platform where anyone can sell access to digital products and services from their very own whop. In this article, we are going to take a look at how you can add pricing options to a whop and the options you can adjust along the way.
Pricing options are easy to set up, with all kinds of options. Of course, adding pricing options doesn't mean your whop has to be paid, but if you want to monetize your whop, adding pricing options is how you do it.
Let's take a look at how you can add pricing options, adjust their settings, and list them on your whop's overview page.
What is a pricing option on Whop?
Before we start talking about pricing options, let's get the question of "what is a whop?" out of the way. A whop is your personal space on the internet. Do you want to create a place for your friends to hang out on? You can do it on Whop. If you don't already have one, learn how to create one with our How to create your own whop guide.
What if you want to create premium sports betting content and monetize it? You guessed it right, you can do it on Whop, too.
Now think of some other platforms that let you create a personal space. They largely fall into two categories: the ones that let you create monetized spaces, which means people pay to enter, and the ones that let you create free spaces, which leaves you with no option to generate an income.
Whop is a bit different. Here, you decide what you want to do with your platform, aka whop. You do this by adding pricing options to your whop.
Pricing options can be one-time payments, subscriptions, limited sales, or even free. This level of customization allows you to tailor your whop to fit the ideal platform you have in mind.
How to add pricing options to a whop
Adding a pricing option to your whop is something that's super simple. The first thing you should do is to click on the Manage button at the top right of your whop and then click the Manage pricing button in the context menu.
This is going to display the Edit pricing popup menu on the right side of your screen. It has two tabs: Active, which lets you see the active pricing options of your whop, and Archived, which lets you see the archived ones.
The popup menu is meant to display all the pricing options you have for your whop, but since you don't have any for now, it's empty.
Let's click on the Add pricing option button to create one.
Once you click the Add pricing option button, you'll see a new popup in the middle of your screen titled Add pricing option. This is where you create pricing options.
You'll go through a few steps, and they will change based on the options you select. The first step you'll see will be to select if you want to make the pricing option free or paid.
Both options have their own settings, so let's cover each in separate sections below.
Creating a free pricing option
Creating a free pricing option on your whop consists of three very easy steps. Remember, when you add a free pricing option, everyone on the internet will be able to access your whop and the apps in it. Let’s look at the steps of creating a free pricing option.
The first thing you're going do to create a free pricing option is select the Free option on the Free or Paid step and click Continue. This will mark the pricing option as free and will determine the next steps.
In the second step, the Release Method, you should select whether users will be able to use the pricing option instantly or make them apply to a whitelist so that you can approve them later on. After making your decision, click the Continue button to proceed.
In the third step, Plan Options, you should select if a membership will expire after some time. You can select from a range of pre-determined timeframes or a custom duration.
Once you’re done, click Continue to proceed.
The last step is selecting whether the pricing option should be Visible or Hidden. The default option is Visible on store page, which means that everyone can see and use the pricing option.
The second option is Only accessible via link, which means only users with special pricing option links will be able to obtain it. We will show you how you can get the secret link to pricing options later down the guide.
Once you're done with making the selection, click the Continue button to add the pricing option to your whop. If you want to go back and change any of the settings you've adjusted, you can use the Back button at the top left of the popup.
After you finalize the process, you'll be able to see the Free pricing option you've created on the Edit pricing section of your whop, which you can open up by clicking on the Manage pricing button under the Manage dropdown at the top right of your whop.
Creating a paid pricing option
Now, to the paid pricing options. Paid pricing options, as they imply, require users to pay an amount to obtain the membership. This is great if you want to paywall some sections or even the entirety of your whop.
After selecting the Paid option on your pricing option creation window and clicking Continue, you’ll be prompted to select one of two payment frequencies.
The two payment frequencies you can choose from are Subscription and Single payment.
Depending on the selection you make, the next step will take you to different settings. Let's check them out, starting with subscription.
Once you select the Subscription option and click Continue, your next step will be to adjust the Subscription Options.
In the next step, you can set the price of the subscription, its period (you can set a custom number of days, too), whether you want a free trial (for a custom number of days), whether there’s an initial fee, and whether you want users to be put on a waitlist so that you can manually approve them later on, and more.
And the second option is a single payment. This type of pricing option requires users to pay an amount that you set up, once, and they will keep the membership forever.
But still, you have the option to make it expire after a custom amount of days. You can also use the stock and waitlist options. Just like every other pricing option type, the waitlist option allows you to put users on a waitlist upon obtaining the membership so you can approve them later.
After setting up your paid pricing option as a subscription or a single payment, the next step is to select whether you want your pricing option to be visible on the store page or only accessible via a link.
The default option for this step is Visible on store page, which means everyone on Whop will be able to see this pricing option. If you want to create a private pricing option, consider choosing the Only accessible via link option.
Once you're done with the setting, click the Continue button to add the pricing option to your whop.
After adding the pricing option to your whop, you'll be able to see it in the Edit pricing popup.
How to get the secret link of a pricing option
If you've set the price visibility setting of any of your pricing options to Only accessible via link, you might want to know how to get that link. It's super easy.
All you have to do is to click on the Manage button at the top right of your whop, which will display navigation buttons, and click the Manage pricing option there.
This will display the Edit pricing popup on the right side of your screen. There, you'll be able to see all the pricing options of your whop. Clicking on the Copy link (chain icon) button will copy its link to your clipboard so you can share it with people.
How will people use the pricing options?
You've created the pricing options - amazing. Now, it's time to look at how your potential customers will see the pricing option you've created and how you can enhance your whop's store page to boost your sales.
First, let's see where the pricing option will be listed. When you click on the Overview button below your whop's name, you'll be directed to its store page, and you can edit it directly there by reviewing its contents.
You can also toggle on the Preview as visitor button to see how regular users (non-admin, unlike you) will view your store page.
If you scroll down a bit on the Overview section, you'll see the Pricing section, which will be the pricing option you've created.
Here, you have two things you can do: you can click on the Edit pricing button at the top right to create more pricing options, and you can click on the Edit benefits button at the right side of the section to add benefits to the pricing option.
Since you now know how to create pricing options, let's click on the Edit benefits button to see how you can add benefits.
Adding benefits to a pricing option will allow you to showcase what members will get once they join. If your whop consists of online sports betting courses, you'd want to add benefits like "Access to over 5+ sports betting courses" and "Live support for all educational content."
When you click on the Edit benefits button, you'll see a popup appearing on the right side of your screen with the Add benefit button.
Clicking the Add benefit button will display an input popup which will allow you to add a single benefit. You can add up to five benefits.
After you add some benefits, you might want to remove one for any reason. You can do so by clicking on the red remove button to the left of benefits and then confirming the action by clicking on the Delete button that appears.
Tip: Keep in mind that this action is irreversible.
Applying to Discover
After you design your store page and set the pricing options, it's time to apply for Discover.
Discover is the place where people find whops to join, and being listed on Discover is a huge boost in sales - but it requires you to finish the whop onboarding first. You can see where you're at on the onboarding by taking a look at the top of your Overview section. Following its steps will make your whop ready to apply to Discover.
After you complete the onboarding, you can apply to Discover by clicking on the Manage button at the top right of your whop and then the Manage whop button to find the Discover section of your whop settings.
Once there, click on the Apply for Discover button to apply.
Get Started with Whop Today
Creating pricing options on your whop is an amazing way to provide specialized content to your users and generate income. Start adding some apps to your whop, like Chat, Courses, and Content, and experiment with different pricing options to see which fits your whop the best.
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