Dear HT et al, Thank you for your responses. After evaluating Ning, Groupsite.com, and Small World Labs, my client has chosen Groupsite for its support access and template choices. Ning, ultimately, felt soulless to me (like Wordpress and Facebook...). I found Small World Labs to be the Cadillac option for anyone who wants to start a social network of 10,000+ members. They are out of my client's price/membership/bandwidth range (for now), but as the site grows I will certainly keep SWL in the back of my head, and I would recommend their service to anyone looking for a hardy platform with kid-glove service. Thank you for your considered thoughts and responses toward the successful re-launching of www.EldercareDecisions.com ! Sincerely yours, LBJ -- Lynn B. Johnson (413) 320-9141 lynn at motormouth.com