Membership ideas

[a.wayne]

Originally Posted by Jason

From $10, for one year of benefits. Which happens to be less than the large frappachino I didn't have at Starbucks in Moscow last year

Very fair and thanks for a great site ..................

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Hearinspace

Hi Jason,

I'd like to see 1) An exact quote search function that only looks at text (including spaces) not word recognition, and 2) the ability to search the results of a search.

I often go looking for a post I first saw when I didn't need the info but now I do. It is usually the case that I can remember a word that was used in the text but not how it was used - For example: I'm sure there was something about electrical & technology but that's all, it could have been "electronics technology" , "technical electronics", "an electrical technicality" etc. . . . To be able to search "electr" and then do a search of those results for "techn" would be great.
These functions are also highly useful when doing fresh searches where we know generally the sort of info we want to find but have no clear idea what form it may be in.

Thanks !
Hearinspace

Thanks for the suggestion. Search is a core website function, so if we make any improvements to that it will be for everyone to enjoy. Speaking of general website improvements, I'm going to shortly add a "request improvements" thing to the site so people can vote on suggestions..

[Moondog55]

What ads?

I have never seen what I would call an advertisement.
I do not count links to sponsors websites as an ad tho.

If we have paid membership are you still going to be running Beg-a-thons??

If we get ads can we expect discounts at the sites involved??

If we need to have paid memberships for full access can we add some really good calculators and such as part of the site? e:g Mathcad work sheets for using MJK's TL calculators, for this I would be willing to pay on a usage basis martins work is valuable and I agree with his stance on this.
All in all I could go to $25- US a year without harming my relations with SWMBO but as we are both members I would expect a household fee, not an individual cost.

Regards
Ted

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Moondog55

What ads?

I have never seen what I would call an advertisement.
I do not count links to sponsors websites as an ad tho.

My preference is certainly to have relevant ads, all the time. I really don't want to see ads for ED popping up :)

If we have paid membership are you still going to be running Beg-a-thons??

I'd like to see membership drives replacing begathons.

If we get ads can we expect discounts at the sites involved??

That's up to the people showing the ads, but as it would mean more clickthroughs and goodwill for all I think they'd be silly not to. We'll be working with sponsors to get discounts for diyAudio members.

If we need to have paid memberships for full access can we add some really good calculators and such as part of the site? e:g Mathcad work sheets for using MJK's TL calculators, for this I would be willing to pay on a usage basis martins work is valuable and I agree with his stance on this.

If anyone is willing to donate intellectual property for this purpose or have us develop web based technology based on their work, I am more than happy to hear from them (PM!). My general feeling towards this is that there should be no exclusivity on this website. Paid membership will not provide a key to any new or exclusive information, just nice frills.

If someone would like to offer diyAudio members a discount on their products or services, that would be wonderful and I would be happy to promote them in due context. I'm sure this would have positive benefits for them, the members, and the site.

All in all I could go to $25- US a year without harming my relations with SWMBO but as we are both members I would expect a household fee, not an individual cost.

I'm more than happy to cater for any special or unusual arrangements, including providing discounts to members from developing countries or who are financially restricted but have their hearts in the right place, on a case by case basis. Just write me :)

In a perfect world, I'd make the membership levels based on a multiple of the average price of a cup of coffee in your city, but I fear that would be far too difficult to implement.

[Moondog55]

Greets Jason
i did not expect
1/ such a prompt response
2/ such a detailed response

The comment about family membership was partially a joke, Cecile really only registered so she could post a rejoinder to a comment I made on a build thread.

I do expect you to make a good deal of money thru the T-shirt sales, I want a couple for me and I'll have to get a couple of XXXXL for SWMBO so please make sure we have at least one style for big girls and boys, heck Mambo T-shirts sell for $55- each Get Reg Mombasa to do the artwork and I'll pay that at least once.
Coffee here in Geelong averages $3.50 a cup for expresso, so a cup a month equals AUD$42- I'd not want to go higher tho.

Regards
And please keep up the good work; I have learnt so much hear here hear

[Jason]

Thanks The multiple - I wasn't thinking of 12 but you get the idea

[Moondog55]

Jason ???when did you get back form the Bahamas??