Paid for membership sites are built by businesses or people with the aim of making money by giving difficult to find data, access to specialized information or lists, or instruction in various fields.
There are essentially two kinds of membership sites. Paid sites and free sites. These membership sites is similar in a way. Their memberships are made up of individuals who share a common interest or have a common need.
Even without paying for a membership, you can still buy a domain, have a site and still be able to select who to admit and not.The revenue will eventually be coming from sales to members after they have joined. There are network websites that are available for free that one can use. Two examples of free membership sites are Group sites on MSN and groups on Yahoo. There is no charge at all for anyone to join and it costs nothing to put up these sites. There are no paid administrators or moderators.
Every site has its own set of rules and code of conduct for people who want to sign up. The website topics are numerous and varied. Support websites are also provided for those who have grieved the loss of loved ones and for those who have problems with health and other concerns. There are sites for those who are passionate about crafts like quilting or woodworking.
For those who love to travel, there are also sites offered for them.
There are websites for various age groups from teens to seniors. There are software available for chatting and space for posting photos, document and links for each member of the site. The free websites do not have such things as access to specialized data like music lessons as well as lists.
On the other hand, paid for membership websites are set up by individuals or companies to make money by supplying information and access to numerous fields of instructions, specialized data or lists. The operation of the membership sites are either done by those who own the site or those who are paid by the site owner to check and look after the site. The subjects are wider and even more mixed and certainly more specialized than those from free membership sites.
