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A flat fee is a standard price charged to any person or company that joins your association. This type of fee structure is most popular in professional associations that recruit individuals instead of companies. With a flat fee, you can adjust the charge by type of member. You might have one rate for full members, another for students, and one for junior or associate members who are new to the field.

A scaled fee, on the other hand, is based on a company's total annual sales, number of employees or units of production. This structure can encourage smaller companies to join and provides a method for scaling the charges with their growth over time. A trade association can also offer more resources or services to companies that pay a higher amount. As long as members feel that the scaled fee is fair to all, this type of fee structure can be equitable.