Members-only content and premium zones
Not everything has to be for everyone. Sigma lets you close selected content to signed-in readers or tier holders - and leave the rest of the site wide open. That is how a contact base and content revenue are built.
On the editorial side it is one field on the content: visibility. “Everyone” works like an ordinary article, “members” requires an account, “restricted” - a specific tier. No separate pages, no copies of content, no extra plugins. The same editor, the same list, one more decision.
The reader sees an invitation, not a wall
A guest receives a teaser: the introduction you choose yourself and a clear nudge to create an account or pick up a tier. The closed part of the text never leaves the site - it cannot be peeked at or uncovered with any browser trick. A paying reader receives something genuinely exclusive.
- You set the teaser with a single line in the editor
- You edit the invitation messages like any other site text
- On lists, closed content carries clear badges
From a newsletter to a subscribers' club
A members-only zone is the natural first step: it builds a contact base and gets readers used to coming back. Paid tiers are step two - courses, archives, club materials. Both models run on the same content, in the same editor, with no change to how the editorial team works.
Content revenue grows gradually and predictably: you start with one tier and differentiate the offer over time. The site does not limit the strategy - it follows it.