2 posts tagged with "myCred"

A monetized messaging platform sells the conversation itself. Visitors browse profiles for free, but sending a direct message costs points — and so does opening a new thread or placing a call. The business model is paid DMs: the platform charges per interaction, the recipient (a creator, coach, or expert) earns a share, and the user tops up a balance to keep talking. Better Messages plus a points engine (GamiPress or MyCRED) implements this on WordPress — per-message billing, per-role pricing, per-call rates, with the balance shown inside the chat.

MyCred is the longest-running points-and-rewards engine on WordPress — used by community sites, gamified LMS courses, paid memberships, and marketplaces. Better Messages integrates with MyCred so you can charge points for messaging actions: per-message, per-new-thread, per-call, per-role, and per-conversation-type. The user's current point balance can be displayed inline in the messenger, with a configurable URL where they can top up.