Because Groupee is so new there area lot of questions about advantge vs disadvantages of Groupee.

For a site starting out it may be simple arithmetic. The hardest thing for a new site is getting members. Normally you have to email friends, post links and otherwise beat the bushes for folks who will become the backbone of your online community.

It's not uncommon to start with a dozen after a few weeks.

With Groupee, there's one advantage from day one. Every Groupee member ever registered can click login at your site and have credentials recognized. This has to help. Of course, you can apply your own rules or approvals but having access to a large pool of potential logins from day one -- is a plus.

For those wondering about someday using Thrive to let members support your site or may want to sell premium services, the Groupee network is the foundation of the system. Anyone who has ever used Thrive on any site, can use it on your site with a few clicks.

There will always be times where a non-network membership is appropriate. That's why there is an non-Groupee option for eve. But more and more often belonging to the Groupee membership network is a strong tool for building your community.

I agree it is a boost to a new site but it will be even more of a boost when someone signs up for Groupee/or has a Groupee account and can quickly search for other Groupee enabled sites.