# DEVELOPER WANTED: Ghost CMS Integration for a Literary Subscription Site

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/developer-wanted-ghost-cms-integration-for-a-literary-subscription-site/63458>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [July 29, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/developer-wanted-ghost-cms-integration-for-a-literary-subscription-site/63458 "2026-07-29T14:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jujujampada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jujujampada/32/41187_2.png) [@jujujampada](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jujujampada)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/developer-wanted-ghost-cms-integration-for-a-literary-subscription-site/63458/1 "2026-07-29T14:27:02Z")

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**About the project**

A curated literature project, organised around thematic keywords, for international English-reading audiences. The site runs on Ghost CMS with a two-tier membership model:

- **Free tier** : reviews, previews, and promotional content
- **Paid tier** (~€2/month or €17/year): interviews, paratext, archive access, and discounted access to publications

Alongside the membership content, we’re launching a translation series of standalone e-books (starting with works on bodies, gender, and political theory) sold directly from the same Ghost site.

## **What we need built**

1. **E-book storefront on Ghost**

2. **Free-for-subscribers, paid-for-everyone-else pricing**

3. **Delivery integration**

4. **Ghost membership tier setup**

## **Ideal experience**

- Prior hands-on work with **Ghost CMS** (themes, Handlebars templating, code injection, membership/Portal configuration)
- Experience integrating **Payhip, Snipcart, or similar checkout tools** into a non-Shopify/WooCommerce site
- Bonus: familiarity with **BookFunnel** or similar e-book delivery services

## **Engagement structure**

We’re looking for an ongoing collaborator rather than a one-off contractor – proposing a **small monthly retainer plus performance-based bonuses** tied to launch milestones and subscriber growth. Open to discussing structure with the right person.

## **To apply**

Please share:

\*\*\* Examples of past Ghost CMS projects (theme customisation, integrations, or membership setups)\*\*  
\*\*\* Your general approach to combining a subscription model with one-off product sales\*\*  
\*\*\* Availability and preferred engagement structure (retainer, hourly, or hybrid)\*\*

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**Author:** ![Cathy\_Sarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/cathy_sarisky/32/25750_2.png) [@Cathy\_Sarisky](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Cathy_Sarisky)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/developer-wanted-ghost-cms-integration-for-a-literary-subscription-site/63458/2 "2026-07-29T14:50:52Z")

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There’s not much here that’s actually Ghost work. There’s some basic config that can be done in the Ghost dashboard and post editor (i.e. set up tiers, mark content as paid members only). You could hire that out, but you might very well not need to.

But really, you need to decide on a checkout platform, and then drop its embed code onto your site.

I did a snipcart & ghost demo a while back, here. It’s not too bad to do – what you’re looking at is all code injection.

> **[A Snipcart test](https://www.spectralwebservices.com/blog/snipcart-and-ghost-integration/)**
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> Does Snipcart work with Ghost? I tried it out.

There’s also an actual official doc on how to do it:

> **[Official Ghost + Snipcart Integration](https://ghost.org/integrations/snipcart/)**
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> Use Snipcart to turn your Ghost publication into a fully customisable ecommerce platform and start selling products directly to your readers 💰

and, I assume you’ve found the Ghost Experts directory, right? [Ghost Experts](https://ghost.org/experts/)

I’m on that list, but I’m not interested in a bonus-based compensation plan. :)