I see SmartNodes Club as a potentially innovative service which my friends could potentially use. I would not rush recommending it but would not discard it either. Do any of the services you recommend offer a desktop wallet installation and a node set up from scratch (without the user having to do almost anything)? What my friends would use is more of a personal/educational/handholding type of service. I would be happy to provide your recommendations as an option, but what you are offering seem to be hosting services with focus on masternodes . This is great but not exactly targeted towards people who completely lack technical skills. Please do let me know if any of these provide node set up from scratch and full management services. I am genuinely interested.