The site needs to be more user-friendly and systemized than a blog, locked to anyone except those who are given access to more than just the homepage. Any tips of providers to start with would be great.
I have been doing exact this for several years now.
The right word is wordpress based 'Membership sites' There are several option available in the market today. Choose the one which has a solid support, enough integration with various tools, payment gateways etc.
