I would like to tell you that building a Niche Membership site is going to cost you absolutely nothing. I would not be telling you the truth.

There is a difference between a paid WordPress and a free WordPress and that is you need to be able to install a Plugin. The Ultimate Member is a Plugin and you need to have a paid WordPress to Install it.

Why Not Have Both A Paid Site and as Many Free Sites as You Would Like

This brings me to the topic of this post Why a Domain Name is Important?

Think of your domain name as your Street Address Online. You need a place to send your Members to. Here they will find the Front Door( FrontPage or Homepage (A Static Page) Where they can decide if they want to visit you Online. Without a Proper Address, How do they find you Online

Say Your Niche Membership is About Where Can I Blog Free

Would you send them to http://interactiveviews.online/Where/Can/I/Blog/Free/ (as an example of Paid Site

http://wherecanifree.video.blog/ (as an example of A Free Site