Thread: POLL: Adding for-pay membership options

It's only fair to support the site that has supported me, weather or not I use the features.

Count me in.

Dave

I think the site is great but in terms of paying for features I would say "maybe." Only because it would depend on price and what the features were.

I have one suggestion though: Why not charge a minimal fee for uploading ads? Not like WTB ads or small ads, but if your ad is >$10 you could add just a $1 charge and only if the ad sells. It is a small amount that I don't think people would be averse to, certainly not when it only gets deducted if the ad sells and when you get the kind of market access / free exposure that the site provides. I think it would provide a lot of revenue with minimal inconvenience.

And you could make it value-added by allowing bigger picture upload for those ads etc. which would increase sales I am sure.

I think allowing people to have more server storage for PMs and more image storage space, as Max suggested, would definitely entice 'razor porn' posters and people who do a lot of sales from the site through PM to become contributing members.

I think I would definitely join if I started selling stuff if the PMs + images / server storage were a benefit. I'm not sure that a blog and e-mail opp would really sell me - I have like 3 e-mails and don't blog; although I could definitely see some of the restorers etc. blogging their work which would be a real asset to the community and drum up business for them (if they want), which is good for everyone.

Thanks for the overwhelming interest (as judged by the votes).

Now that things have calmed down again, I can finally make an over view of the different features that were proposed, and then figure out a way to pay for them. My first idea was a subscription model, but if we can manage through a fundraiser (In Belgium we'd say: a waffle sale ) , that would be an option too.

Anyway, I will work on this the next couple of days and get back to you all.

Count me in.

Would couples get a reduced rate??

While I don't need another email address and I'm not too fond of blogging I would like to support the forum regardless. The idea of a Waffle/Bake sale as a fundraiser also sounds good.