How to sell exclusive membership access with select products?

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Hello!

I had an idea about pushing/marketing exclusive member shopping access to browsing customers using two routes: A) promoting immediate membership access via subscription at the very top of the main page and elsewhere, of course. And then, B) a trial membership as a tag-along deal with select products on the store.

So, basically, I was looking for a way to setup certain products, when purchased, to come with trial access to exclusive member shopping.

I’m not all that savvy with Shopify apps, being relatively new to the platform, and was wondering if anyone might have any idea as to how to go about realizing this idea? I’m thinking it might take some creativity.

Which apps are you aware of that might best facilitate this idea? What specific steps would you suggest to do so after downloading them?

Thanks!

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Hello @gigigigi124,

I hope you are doing well!

Your idea is definitely achievable. If you’re looking to offer exclusive member-only shopping access and provide trial memberships when customers purchase specific products, you can explore AiTrillion’s Membership Program.

With AiTrillion, you can create membership tiers and grant customers access to exclusive benefits, discounts, products, or collections. For your use case, you could:

  • Create a paid membership plan and promote it through your homepage, announcement bars, popups, and other store pages.
  • Set up a trial membership that is automatically assigned when customers purchase selected products.
  • Use automation workflows to identify eligible customers and enroll them in the appropriate membership tier.
  • Restrict specific products or collections to members only, creating a true members-only shopping experience.
  • Send automated email, SMS, or WhatsApp notifications to welcome new members and remind them before their trial membership expires.
  • Encourage trial members to upgrade to a paid membership through automated follow-up campaigns and targeted offers.
  • Create a dedicated membership page that highlights the benefits and perks available to members.
  • Display member and non-member pricing on product pages to showcase the value of joining.
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A possible setup would be:

  1. Create your trial and paid membership plans.
  2. Identify the products that should include trial membership access.
  3. Create member-exclusive collections, discounts, or perks.
  4. Set up automated communications to engage trial members and encourage upgrades.

This approach allows you to promote memberships directly while also using product purchases as an entry point to introduce customers to your exclusive shopping experience.

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I’d structure it as: selected product purchase grants a customer tag or membership status, then that status controls access to the member-only collection. The part to test is not just hiding the collection, but blocking direct product access/checkout too, and making sure the trial tag is removed automatically when the trial ends.