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Membership Guru http://www.Your-URL.com password, and potentially verifying their subscription via email (after being added to a mailing list). In order to gain full access to the site, the same subscriber would have to upgrade their free account to a more feature laden one. The free membership module works well, especially if you are able to provide useful, relevant content snippets for free with the “meaty” stuff being available only to paid members. On the flip side with paid membership websites, you are establishing your customer base upfront, and weeding out any freebie seekers from those who are more likely to subscribe on a monthly basis. The topics for paid for membership sites are typically more varied than the free site model and certainly more specialized. - 11 -