Club Membership Support

[Dodge]

Sorry to put words in Dodge's mouth, but he got first post here.

This is the external support thread for the Foot.ie Club, if you have a problem with access or payment, please post below. If you're already a member and you're able to log in, please use the Support thread in the Member's Forum.

[Red&White Rover]

Pay for a forum?

Ya'd wanna be mad...

[Dodge]

Pay for a forum?

Ya'd wanna be mad...

Well someone has to pay for it.

And you woulnd't be paying for the forum, you'd be paying for the extras. if you dn't want them, fine...

[superfrank]

Boards have loads of subscribers so it's a new concept.

[Mr A]

Jeepers, I enjoy the site and all and would be willing to chip in a bit, but €50 a year does seem a little steep.

[dahamsta]

This open dahamsta? Spotted it at the top there

It's actually been set up all along, I just never set up the extras and advertised it. We actually have two subscribers already, the first of which goes back to 2005! Good old sirhamish, a pity he got his knickers in a knot. I've been meaning to do it for a while, in particular since the advertising market took a nosedive. The revenue from ads is about a quarter of what it used to be now, and I'm genuinely finding it very tight.

The alternative is to pick up on a few of the commission-based advertising campaigns I get offered now and then, but most of them are gambling sites and I'm not all that comfortable with the idea. I'd prefer to see how this goes first, hopefully a few people will be interested in the extras.

Jeepers, I enjoy the site and all and would be willing to chip in a bit, but €50 a year does seem a little steep.

I did a god bit of research into it, including on Boards who've done it for years, it's a pretty standard figure for a good site. (I reckon Foot.ie qualifies!) I accept that some might find it too much, we'll just have to see how it goes.

adam

[sligo23]

dahamsta, since that membership thing has gone in I'm not able to click on the 'Control' botton in the top right. All the others are working fine.

[Dunny]

dahamsta, since that membership thing has gone in I'm not able to click on the 'Control' botton in the top right. All the others are working fine.

Click the other control option.

[dahamsta]

Fixed sligo23, thanks!

[thischarmingman]

Jeepers, I enjoy the site and all and would be willing to chip in a bit, but €50 a year does seem a little steep.

Yeah, thought that myself. I freely admit I have no idea how much it really costs to run a site like this and what the going rate is for subscriptions though. I'd have no problem paying for the site because I do love it but Eur50is a little out of my league.

[SkStu]

Jeepers, I enjoy the site and all and would be willing to chip in a bit, but €50 a year does seem a little steep.

I'd have no problem paying for the site because I do love it but Eur50is a little out of my league.

its a little over 96 cents a week. Hardly extortionate...

Id likely pay a subscription and certainly would if members got the benefit of a little less moderation.

[Dodge]

its a little over 96 cents a week. Hardly extortionate...

Id likely pay a subscription and certainly would if members got the benefit of a little less moderation.

Pay me €30 directly and I'll never moderate you again...

[SkStu]

Pay me €30 directly and I'll never moderate you again...

check your PM's. Ive sent you an IOU.

[Gather round]

Subscription ('supporter status') to Our Wee Country costs £5 per year. I believe non-subscribers can't start threads nor read the away travel section.

EU50 per year looks a lot...

[dahamsta]

Subscription ('supporter status') to Our Wee Country costs £5 per year. I believe non-subscribers can't start threads nor read the away travel section.

Like I said. Like Dodge said.

I understand some sites are cheaper. Others are more expensive, such is life.

Personally I think it's a pretty fair amount for a lot of extras, but if not very many people decide not to go for it, obviously I'll need to drop the price or just drop the subs altogether and look at other ways of paying for the sites costs. Personally I'd prefer to drop the ads altogether, but right now that's just not an option. We'll see how we go.

Which reminds me: There's now a private Supporters forum, and from next week Supporters will get a forum style with no ads.