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Lownumba

01/05/05 3:30 PM

#47011 RE: waterwisp #47010

waterwisp, you might want to readdress your post to Matt. He probably won't see it if you don't.
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ONEBGG

01/05/05 3:52 PM

#47012 RE: waterwisp #47010

Waterwisp, That was a very good post. The free users here are here because of the features Matt has offered users up to this point, that exactly what brings most newbies here in the first place. Matt's success up to this point has proves this to be a fact.

Far to often people forget how they got to where they are and do as Lownumba suggested and limit those features after they’ve got an audience, IMO this only frustrate people and chasses them away leading them to the ultimate loss of that once successful venture.

IMO, Matt is on the right track with opening up and expanding on the Happy Hour concept, I'm asked all the time when it is as folks just don't know, how can people use a feature when they are not aware of it or when it’s available.

IMO, Matt should have expand Happy Hour in a 3-hour time frame that is both EST & PST friendly and it should be in a bright color and perhaps a flashes when it's happy hour reminding both the freebie and paying member it's happy hour so that we all can take advantage of it, it's a great time to promote a board.

As Always, JMO!

Gary


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Mattu

01/05/05 8:47 PM

#47021 RE: waterwisp #47010

>>Instead of focusing on what is offered NOW...as a FREE user vs. a PREMIUM SUB...and then trying to dream up more ways to limit and deprive the FREE user of ALL the...ah hem "wonderful" priviledges the PREMIUM SUB now enjoys, you should be doing just the opposite. You should be ADDING NEW FEATURES/PROGRAMS to the site to both intice NEW SUBS...and...to RETAIN existing ones. Of course, that would require thinking outside the box. Maybe doing something different than the garden variety messageboard. Being inventive...being creative. Not saying that hasn't been done here. But, if you really want to excite people...and excite them enough to PAY a subscription to be a part of something. That "something" HAS to be more than just posting on a messageboard. imo

I don't disagree with you at all. It's that feature or making you aware of that feature [like I've said before, I bet easily 75% of my potential subscribers don't even have a CLUE what features the premium subscription DOES offer] -- so I need to get it in their face a little better. That's what Im' feeling for ideas on.
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waterwisp

01/05/05 9:32 PM

#47026 RE: waterwisp #47010

just realized I misspelled "entice" !

Dang, if I were a Premium Subscriber the spell-check would've prolly caught that.

Hmmm...maybe I SHOULD cough up the bucks for a sub ! LOL


waterwisp :8^)