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[QUOTE="Jeff Gilbert, post: 505490, member: 20280"] With all respect, I think you'll be sorry. I believe you are asking the wrong people, what you are considering has no real affect on those of us here so it doesn't matter, we have nothing else to gain. The ones it will affect are the ones that don't see this and they are the ones you are dependent on. They are the potential subscribers. You can't come right out and ask, pretty much the way it has been done in the past, why they don't subscribe, people are very defensive when it comes to loosing privileges and it will only deter future growth. If it were my site I would make the changes gracefully and only inform on a need to know basis. In other words lead them to where they need to be. As I said before, it was the raffle for JG was what caught my eye. I had no idea who JG is and at the time really didn't care, the chance to win a motorcycle for $25 was all I was interested in. That was my incentive. Of coarse I almost feel ashamed to admit that part after I understood the meaning behind it all. The way the Internet operates, there are still so many "free" sites with seeming limitless access. DRN is special but it takes quite some time for the average person to realize this. IMO, you are going to have to entice potential subscribers to pony up a lot sooner and what better ways to do so than make them see the value. What you are going to have to do is come up with a means to make people give up their cash as soon as they walk in the door or shortly afterwards. (Like I don't need to tell you that) My suggestion of offering something people can purchase directly on line from DRN at a price that's unheard of as an enticement. Here's my example: There are X number of RM owners out there. Every one of the RM's will need a kitty litter handle that cost $15 everywhere else. This is something that has to be replaced about every 2 months so demand is going to be high. A potential subscriber surfs the web and comes across DRN and notices we have a couple of them on auction for $3 and along with that we also have Barbie stickers and tow ropes. The only catch is you have to be a registered subscriber to bid on the items and the bidding closes in 2 days. There are other items as well so the chances of needing something else from here is pretty good. This could work the same for a raffle. The total bill will be $10 for the products and $12 for subscription, $22. The person can subscribe, have a chance to win the bid and still save $15. You now have several new subscribers that registered to win, the cost of the products was pretty much a wash but the subscription is directly in the DRN kitty. Registration is still free. The subscriber now can bid on other items that come up until the subscription is up for renewal. At that time it will start over yet a bond will have began to develop and for a flat fee the subscriber can register for a year or a lifetime and not have the hassle of re subscribing. This may not be what you are looking for but the fact is DRN is a business that has to generate an income otherwise it will go down the tubes. It must be self-supporting. The trick is getting people to want to sign up and put their money where their mouth is. Hell, it took me 2 years to pay my part. If not for the raffle and free registration in the first place, I would have ever been back. It took months of posting before I ever considered hooking up with other DRNers and it was still months after that and a DW before I financially supported DRN. Best of choices Okie, I'll be here. I hope others have the same opportunity as I to experience what DRN is all about. [/QUOTE]
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