It is not in their interest to tell you that it may be illegal, that doesn't help sell memberships.

It also sells individual memberships starting at $15 for a trip of one to seven days, up to $195 for a year.

Mr. Waldrop said he sold corporate memberships to vendors for about $30,000 a year.

LoopNet's current business model involves selling memberships to its site.

His plan was to sell memberships for as much as $1 million, the way they do in Japan.

He used the cash generated by selling high-priced memberships to finance his ventures overseas.

Poptropica also began selling memberships at Target and other stores.

In 2003 the site began to sell annual memberships with premium features.

Typically, each student pays $10 to $12 per class, he said, and most studios do not sell memberships.

Priority Pass (www.prioritypass.com) sells memberships that grant access to more than 450 airline lounges.