The $100 Professional membership is per individual and after researching several orgs (traditional and new), we felt a decent price point to ensure the Club could sustain itself and be able to complete the goals we set out each year.

We will *always* offer a free membership option as while we need funding to support SMC, we don’t want anyone to feel excluded if they cannot pay. There will be additional layers available to paid members (more on that coming in March), and a lot of information we put out for free.

I’ve posed the following questions in the comments section of the original post at socialmediaclub.org. I’ll let you know what they say :-)

1) Is the professional fee for individual members or chapters?
2) Do you envision this form of pay system becoming mandatory?
3) What are the benefits?