Subject: “Free” Invites
Understanding the Value of Your Invitation
Did you receive a “free” invite to 3DPRO?
Your invitation was a gift. It’s a “Sponsored Invitation,” paid for by our member-supported community or one of our Underwriting Partners. Sponsored memberships are limited.
The standard rate for a Lifetime membership to 3DPRO is currently $629.
That is the current retail value of what you received. Some members would argue it’s worth more.
This matters because 3DPRO isn’t a free or public community, and members have invested in it. We ask for your help honoring that:
We Uphold High Standards
This applies even to member introductions. Your introduction is your chance to help others get to know you. It represents you as more than just a name and job title.
We Practice Active Stewardship
Unlike social media where “anything goes,” 3DPRO is a curated professional space. To uphold our high standards, I actively moderate content and behavior. This is not about control or censorship. It is about maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio.
We Value Camaraderie
While we keep the noise down, we care about connection. We encourage friendliness, positive reinforcement, and genuine human bonds. We moderate distraction, not connection.
Sponsored vs. Lifetime: What’s the difference?
Functionally? Nothing. You have the exact same access as a Lifetime member.
The only difference is the distinction.
Lifetime Members pay for their own seat at the table.
Sponsored Members have had their seat paid for and gifted to them. These memberships are limited and come and go based on their generation in our Sponsored Invites program.
As a Sponsored member your status will denote “Sponsored Member” versus “Lifetime Member.”
Should you choose, you can always purchase a Lifetime membership for yourself in the future to gain that designation. This helps fund 3DPRO and frees up 1 Sponsored Invite that can then be gifted to someone else.
Our Sponsored Invitations program is fundamentally a pay-it-forward system.