How does Whop work?
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The short answer
Whop works in three moves. You create a community, add the apps that give it features, and attach a price to a product. A buyer pays on your page, Whop clears the card, and access is granted the moment the payment goes through. Your money collects in a balance you send to your bank.
For a seller
You make a community, which Whop calls a company. You give it a name and a page.
Then you add apps. Each app is one feature: a chat, a course, a forum, a store. You choose which ones your members get.
Last, you make a product with a price. That product is what people buy, and buying it unlocks the apps you attached to it.
For a buyer
A buyer lands on your page, sees what is included, and pays. Whop takes the card payment.
As soon as the payment clears, the buyer is let into whatever the product unlocks. If the product is a file, the file is delivered. If it is a community, they are inside it.
What happens after the sale
Whop keeps a record of every member and what they paid for. If somebody cancels or their card fails, their access is removed automatically.
Your money collects in a balance and is paid out to your bank. Whop handles the receipts and the refunds.
Where apps fit in
Anything Whop does not do out of the box, an app usually does. Apps are built by other developers and installed in a couple of clicks.
MKKT is one: it adds a store for downloadable files — ebooks, PDFs, templates — to a community that already exists.