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====== User Groups/ | ====== User Groups/ | ||
- | One of the most powerful aspects of this software is its ability to handle the User Group and Price Plan relationship. The most important reason for having User Groups is that it provides you a means to charge different groups of users, different pricing fees. This is because you can have as many Price Plans (Pricing Schemes) in the system as you want and each user within | + | One of the most powerful aspects of this software is its ability to handle the User Group and Price Plan relationship. The most important reason for having User Groups is that it provides you a means to charge different groups of users different pricing fees as well as different ways of pricing. This is because you can have as many Price Plans (Pricing Schemes) in the system as you want (Premier Editions |
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+ | Note that not all editions of the software have the ability to insert user groups and price plans into the system thus allowing you only one user group and price plan. Check the features of your edition to make sure this is a feature of that edition if you need this feature in your pricing/ | ||
===== User Groups ===== | ===== User Groups ===== | ||
- | Every user who registers on your site is placed in what we call a "User Group" | + | Every user who registers on your site is placed in what we call a "User Group" |
- | So, what is the value of having more than one User Group? The answer is really quite simple. Each User Group that you create can have its own distinct [[#Price Plans|Price Plan]] (explained later) attached to it. This functionality allows you to run any number of marketing campaigns all with different perks for those who sign up through that campaign. Also, through the Users / User Groups menu of the software’s admin, you can search and send messages on a User Group basis. That way if you make any changes associated to that User Group’s settings or Price Plan, you can easily send out a blanket email to everyone that is in that particular User Group. | + | So what is the value of having more than one User Group? The answer is simple. Each User Group that you create can have its own distinct [[#Price Plans|Price Plan]] (explained later) attached to it. This functionality allows you to run any number of marketing campaigns all with different perks for those who sign up through that campaign, to give specific user " |
- | Through | + | Other group specific features include |
+ | * The ability to display a " | ||
+ | * Expose specific payment gateways to any specific user group using the group specific payment gateway configuration. | ||
+ | * You can also control access to different client side user management tools on a user group by user group basis. | ||
+ | * Some editions of the software allow the use of user group questions. | ||
+ | * Some editions of the software allow you to use a "sponsored by" | ||
- | <tip c n> | + | Through the admin, you also have the ability to call up each user that is registered in the system, either through the "list users" or " |
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For a more in depth explanation of how User Groups work, please visit the [[admin_menu/ | For a more in depth explanation of how User Groups work, please visit the [[admin_menu/ | ||
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- | You generate your own Registration Code every time you create a new User Group in the User Group Management pages of the admin. | + | You generate your own Registration Code every time you create a new User Group in the User Group Management pages of the admin. You can also change and/or remove a registration code from a user group' |
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+ | If there are no registration codes in any user group the registration code page will not appear in registration process. | ||
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===== Price Plans ===== | ===== Price Plans ===== | ||
- | A "Price Plan" is the tool that the admin uses to charge users certain prices for certain features, such as " | + | A "Price Plan" is the tool that the admin uses to charge users certain prices for certain features, such as " |
Something worth noting, is that your site visitors never really know that they are being placed into a "User Group" | Something worth noting, is that your site visitors never really know that they are being placed into a "User Group" | ||
- | Another important feature of Price Plans is that you can set them to either "never expire" | + | Another important feature of Price Plans is that you can set them to either |
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+ | Within the Enterprise edition you also have the ability to attach more than one fee-based price plan to the same user group. | ||
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+ | Subscription based price plans also allow you to give free subscription periods at registration. | ||
===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== | ||
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+ | One important thing to note is that the client cannot change their user group or price plan association on the client side. If you need a client to change user groups you will need to do so as the admin in the admin tool. You have the ability to move all users in a user group from that user group to another. | ||
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+ | You cannot directly move a user from one price plan to another. | ||
We hope that this explanation has helped you better understand the valuable tools located in the User Groups / Price Plans section of this software. A firm grasp of these concepts will help to better assure you of setting up of a successful Listings website. | We hope that this explanation has helped you better understand the valuable tools located in the User Groups / Price Plans section of this software. A firm grasp of these concepts will help to better assure you of setting up of a successful Listings website. | ||