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Online Coaching & Education

Member PortalsVideo LibrariesProgress TrackingStripe Billing

Online Coaching Platform Development

Dein Coaching-Business verdient seine eigene Plattform

4-6

Week Build Time

Discovery to launch

Platform Fees

You own the code

95+

Lighthouse Score

Performance target

Revenue Share

Unlike Kajabi/Teachable

What Is a Custom Coaching Platform?

Online coaching platform development is all about creating a custom space where your expertise shines and your clients thrive. It's not just about picking a template and hitting launch. It’s building something that fits your unique vision--a true Kajabi alternative. Imagine having a member portal that’s tailored to your coaching style, where clients can easily access resources, track progress, and engage in meaningful interactions. We integrate features like live video sessions, personalized dashboards, and secure payment systems. With Social Animal, you're not just getting a one-size-fits-all solution. Our approach is to collaborate closely with you, ensuring your platform is up and running within a timeline that meets your business needs. We focus on delivering a site that doesn’t just work but works for you, setting you apart from the crowded coaching market.

Wo Projekte scheitern

Kajabi and Teachable take 5-10% of your revenue on every transaction At $50K/month, that's $3K-$5K gone every single month — forever. That's not a software cost. That's a tax on your growth.

These platforms also force your coaching methodology into their content structure You end up reshaping your programs to fit their templates, which quietly erodes the thing clients are actually paying for.

Progress tracking is another casualty Most SaaS coaching tools don't give clients a real sense of their own growth, and when people can't see momentum, they disengage. Retention drops.

Running group coaching usually means juggling Zoom, Calendly, and Slack simultaneously Every new cohort adds more admin overhead, and clients feel the friction even if they can't name it.

Your brand also looks identical to every other coach on the platform A prospective client can't tell your premium offer apart from someone charging $29/month for a PDF course.

And custom workflows? Forget it Onboarding sequences, conditional content unlocks, anything that reflects how your business actually runs — you're doing it manually. That's manageable at 30 clients. It falls apart at 100.

Compliance

Branded Member Portal

A fully custom client dashboard with login, profile management, and personalized content feeds. Clients see their programs, upcoming sessions, and progress — all under your brand, not someone else's.

Mux-Powered Video Library

Adaptive bitrate video streaming with DRM protection. Content is organized by program, module, and lesson, with bookmarking and completion tracking built in.

Client Progress Tracking

Custom dashboards that surface client metrics, milestones, and goal completion. Coaches get aggregate data across cohorts; clients see their own trajectory.

Calendar & Booking Integration

Embedded scheduling for 1:1 sessions and group calls via Cal.com or Calendly API, with automatic timezone handling, reminders, and session history.

Stripe Billing & Subscriptions

Recurring subscriptions, one-time payments, payment plans, and coupon codes — all through Stripe. You keep everything minus standard Stripe processing fees. No platform cut.

In-App Messaging

Real-time messaging between coaches and clients with thread organization and file sharing. It replaces Slack and Voxer with a communication layer that lives directly inside your platform.

Was wir bauen

Group Coaching Rooms

Dedicated spaces for cohort-based programs with shared resources, discussion threads, and scheduled group video calls.

Conditional Content Unlocks

Drip content based on enrollment date, module completion, or custom triggers you define.

Automated Onboarding Flows

Multi-step intake forms, welcome sequences, and goal-setting wizards that fire on signup.

Admin Dashboard

Manage clients, review revenue analytics, track engagement, and configure programs from one admin interface.

Mobile-Optimized Experience

Responsive design built for how clients actually use coaching tools — mostly on their phones, between sessions.

Webhook & Zapier Integration

Webhooks and Zapier automations connect your platform to email marketing, CRM, and analytics tools.

Unser Prozess

Discovery & Coaching Workflow Audit

We start by mapping your coaching methodology, client journey, content structure, and revenue model. Every decision about the platform flows from how you actually work.

Week 1

Architecture & Design

Then we put together the database schema, API design, UI/UX wireframes, and the Mux/Stripe integration architecture. You approve every screen before we write a line of code.

Week 2

Core Platform Build

From there, we build in two phases. First: the member portal, video library, progress tracking, and billing. Functional builds go to a staging environment for your review each Friday. Second: calendar integration, real-time messaging, group coaching features, and third-party connections, followed by end-to-end testing with real client scenarios.

Weeks 3-4

Booking, Messaging & Integrations

The final week covers content migration, performance optimization, a security audit, production deployment, and 30 days of post-launch support.

Week 5

Migration, QA & Launch

You own the code, pay zero revenue share, and control every feature. Kajabi and Teachable are multi-tenant tools — your coaching bends to fit their structure. A custom platform works the other way around. Your onboarding flow, your progress metrics, your client experience. You're not renting features. You own an asset that compounds in value as your business grows.

Week 6

Next.jsSupabaseStripeMuxVercelCal.com

Häufige Fragen

Wie unterscheidet sich eine Custom Coaching-Plattform von Kajabi oder Teachable?

Ja. Wir ziehen deine Videoinhalte, Kursstrukturen, Kundenkonten und Zahlungsdaten über Kajabis API. Clients erhalten neue Login-Daten und landen in einer vertrauten Oberfläche. Wir kümmern uns um die Stripe Subscription Migration, damit wiederkehrende Zahlungen ohne Unterbrechung weiterlaufen. Die meisten Migrationen sind in der letzten Build-Woche abgeschlossen.

Kannst du meine bestehenden Inhalte und Clients von Kajabi migrieren?

Wir nutzen Mux für Video-Bereitstellung — die gleiche Infrastruktur hinter Netflix und ähnlichen Plattformen. Mux verwaltet Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, DRM-Schutz und ein globales CDN. Videos laden schnell, egal auf welchem Gerät oder mit welcher Verbindungsqualität. Du zahlst pro Minute bereitgestelltes Video, was normalerweise weniger kostet als das, was Kajabi in ihrer monatlichen Gebühr verbirgt.

Wie funktioniert Video-Hosting ohne eine Plattform wie Teachable?

Das Hosting auf Vercel und Supabase kostet normalerweise $50-$200/Monat je nach Traffic und Video-Volumen. Wir bieten optionale Wartungsverträge ab $1.500/Monat an, die Feature-Entwicklung, Sicherheitsupdates und Infrastructure Monitoring abdecken. Die meisten Coaches verwalten tägliche Inhalte selbst über das Admin-Dashboard.

Was kostet laufende Wartung nach dem Launch?

Ja. Wir integrieren Cal.com oder Calendly direkt ins Mitgliederportal. Clients sehen verfügbare Termine in ihrer Zeitzone, buchen Sessions, erhalten automatisierte Erinnerungen und können Session-Verlauf einsehen — ohne deine Plattform zu verlassen. Coaches verwalten Verfügbarkeit aus einem einzigen Kalender, der mit Google Calendar oder Outlook synchronisiert.

Können Clients Coaching-Sessions direkt über die Plattform buchen?

Cohort-Spaces enthalten gemeinsame Ressourcen, Diskussions-Threads und geplante Gruppensessions. Jede Cohort erhält eine eigene Timeline und Drip-Schedule. Gruppen-Videoanrufe integrieren sich über eingebettete Meeting-Links, mit Aufzeichnungen, die automatisch in der Videobibliothek gespeichert werden. Coaches erhalten Engagement-Analytics pro Cohort.

Wie handhabt ihr Gruppen-Coaching und Cohort-basierte Programme?

Wir bauen dedizierte Cohort-Spaces mit gemeinsamen Ressourcen, Diskussions-Threads und geplanten Gruppensessions. Clients werden in spezifische Cohorts mit eigenen Timelines und Drip-Schedules eingeschrieben. Gruppen-Videoanrufe integrieren sich über eingebettete Meeting-Links mit automatischen Aufzeichnungen in der Videobibliothek. Coaches sehen Engagement-Analytics pro Cohort.

Coaching Platforms from $12,000

Fixed-fee. No revenue share. 30-day post-launch support included.

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