Advanced content dripping and access tiers for creator memberships.
Solo founders in the creator economy can't build scalable membership sites without hiring a dev team, forcing them to seek no-code solutions for payments and content gating.
GateForge lets solo founders set up multi-tier access, scheduled content releases, and dynamic paywalls without coding. Built-in Supabase handles secure gating at scale. Perfect for courses, newsletters, and exclusive communities.
Solo founders in the creator economy building membership or subscription sites
Sophisticated dripping schedules and tiered access unmatched in simplicity for non-devs.
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Create multiple access levels with different pricing.
Schedule releases by date or member tenure.
Embed gates anywhere with shortcodes.
Customizable payment pages per tier.
Track gate views and conversions.
Connect to Zapier/Email tools.
Time/location-based gating.
PWA generation.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| stripe_customer_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| tiers | jsonb | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| gate_id | uuid | No |
| content_id | text | No |
| release_date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| gate_id | uuid | No |
| tier | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/gatesCreate gate with tiers
/api/gates/:id/dripAdd drip schedule
/api/check-accessValidate member access to content
/api/stripe/webhookSync subscription status
/api/analytics/gates/:idGate performance data
500 members
5k members
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 1.5% | $40 | $480 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 3.5% | $735 | $8,820 |
Drip, tier, and protect your content at scale—solo, no code.
Target course creators on Gumroad/Twitter; offer free Pro for case studies; join Facebook groups for online educators and pitch beta.
Blog focus
Limited dripping
Advanced gating without blog lock-in
Weak web gating
Site-first dripping
Proprietary drip engine with ML predictions (future); creator gating data moat.
Subscription fatigue; creators need retention tools amid 2024 churn spikes.
Complex access logic bugs
Unit tests + beta dogfooding
Preference for all-in-one
Embed-friendly design
Success: 10 confirm pain
Success: 200 signups
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