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Subject:Re: ADMIN: More on upcoming list changes--READ ME From:Willebeek-Lemair Jason-MCX1616 <jlemair -at- ITEXCHSRV2 -dot- PHX -dot- MCD -dot- MOT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 3 Aug 1999 13:56:32 -0700
I would pay 5 or 10 bucks for that.
And, since I trust Eric (thanks for not banging me on the mother in law
update), I would pay BEFORE the move occurred. Sort of like investing in
the new list. Just a thought.
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric J. Ray [mailto:ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 1:58 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: ADMIN: More on upcoming list changes--READ ME
> Okay, Eric, I'll throw this idea out for discussion:
>
> Is there a way to make this a paid subscription service? If half the
As soon as we move to a new host, yes, that's possible. That is,
it cannot happen while at Okstate, but, given financial resources
to start it up, it could happen on a new list host, and yes
at $5/list member and 2000 members participating, it'd certainly
be feasible. That said (again, based on the response in the last
week to ads etc.), the money to start it would have to be in place
_before_ making the change. Taking your thoughts a bit further,
at that assumed membership and price, it'd also be possible to have
TECHWR-Grammar or TECHWR-Im-bored-and-wanna-chat or TECHWR-unmoderated
or whatever, all available to any of those $5 players without additional
overhead costs.
> current listmembers were willing to pay $5.00 per year, that would
> generate $10,000, which ought to be enough to cover the overhead of
> handling the transactions online as well as the overhead charges you
> describe. (I'm assuming half the list members would be too annoyed or
> lazy to cough up the five bucks; I may be overly pessimistic in this. If
> more signed up, there would be money to support other features, maybe
> return a little to you guys for your management efforts, something I for
> one would not resent in the least.)
>
> Dick
