Then once I signed up, installed everything, and signed in to change the template, I see that they let you have a free account for a year, at which time you have to pay for it.

I suppose that's fair, but I actually do resent someone offering what is purportedly a free service, then once they hook you on it, make you pay. So we'll see. I'll leave it up for awhile and see what happens. If I get a bunch of spam in it, I'll chuck them. And I won't promise to always check them, so if you need a response, please email me.