Service: Standard Setup
$499 — One-time service, not a subscription.
We set up Benecaster on your site. You get a working private podcast.
The Standard Setup is included free in Studio. If you’re considering Studio, the Setup Service is already part of the price.
See Studio →
We handle the technical setup. You focus on your show.
- Plugin installation — Benecaster installed and activated on your WordPress site
- License activation — your plan license connected and verified
- Subscription plugin bridge configuration — your membership plugin (MemberPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions, Paid Memberships Pro, or Restrict Content Pro) connected to Benecaster, tiers mapped, bridge tested with a real subscriber account
- Feed setup — your show’s private RSS feeds configured, token authentication verified, feed validated against podcast app requirements
- Email templates — subscriber welcome email, token reset, and core templates set up and tested; a test welcome email verified end-to-end
- Subscriber account page — the subscriber self-service page (personal RSS URL, QR code, deep links to podcast apps) installed and styled to match your site
- Pre-launch review — we walk through the full subscriber journey before handing over: sign up → receive welcome email → add RSS URL to podcast app → access episode
All work is done on your actual WordPress site, not a demo environment.
Before we start.
To complete the Standard Setup, you’ll need:
- An active Benecaster plan (any paid plan)
- A WordPress site with admin access (we’ll need credentials for the duration of the setup)
- A subscription plugin already installed, or willingness to install one: MemberPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions, Paid Memberships Pro, or Restrict Content Pro
- Episode audio already hosted with a podcast hosting provider (Buzzsprout, Libsyn, Transistor, Captivate, etc.) — Benecaster generates RSS feeds that point to your hosted audio; we cannot complete setup without accessible audio URLs
Not included in Standard Setup:
- Subscription plugin purchase or configuration beyond the Benecaster bridge
- Patreon or Supercast subscriber migration (see Migration + Setup)
- Custom template or theme work beyond basic CSS adjustments to match your brand
- Ongoing support after the setup is complete (your plan includes standard support)
Simple process.
- Purchase — you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to book your setup call
- Setup call — 30–60 minute call to walk through your current setup, your subscription plugin choice, and any specific requirements
- We work — setup is completed within 2–3 business days of the call; you’ll receive a progress update
- Handover — we walk you through everything that was set up and confirm the subscriber journey works end-to-end
- You’re live — ready to accept your first paying subscribers
Not migrating from Patreon?
Standard Setup is the right service when you’re starting fresh — building your private podcast from scratch without an existing subscriber list to bring over.
If you’re migrating subscribers from Patreon, Supercast, or another platform, Migration + Setup ($1,499) includes the full Standard Setup plus the subscriber import, migration email sequence, and 30 days of post-migration monitoring.
