Thanks for this article Andrew. It's absolutely timely as I launch my membership website at this time. I successfully built a free community site with decent traffic but I spent years of answering hundreds of emails and phone calls about digital filmmaking and self-publishing, often to overbearing people who did not respect my time. Now, I'm focused on the best content and customer service for those willing to pay me for this access. I just signed up my first paying member. So this quote stands out "The absolute minimum number of blog readers or email newsletter subscribers you need to start a membership site is... One!"