I need your feedback on new price changes (AK370Z)

sig11

I'm way too cheap to pay $10/yr for a forum so it won't affect me. It took me years to break down and pay for SA and that is $10 until you get banned. I'm not quite used to car forums and their strange rules yet either.

Honestly I don't see any incentive for buying premium aside from the sticker. I DO like that the forum is relatively add-free and I suppose that is one potential bonus for me.

Liquid_G

Seriously? You bought a 30k+ car and 10 bux is going to kill you? Websites like this cost money to run.. I'm sure AK is not sitting back in his penthouse lighting cigars with 10 dollar bills..

I'd gladly pay twice that for the amount of info this site has..

ChrisSlicks

It's still pretty cheap IMO. I also agree with your decision not to increase the cost for forum sponsors. Aside from the big guys like Stillen I think they are all hurting.

HKYStormFront

this is exactly why i am a supporting member as well. AK seems pretty cool, the site is nice to lurk on, and i know it can be expensive to run one of these sites. more power to you AK, i don't think $15 is unreasonable at all.

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sig11

That is a silly argument. No, $15 won't kill me, but I don't get anything that I want but a sticker for that $15. I don't believe AK is sitting back burning money. I know what these things cost. I've been a member of that 350Z forum for years and haven't ever felt compelled to pay for it either.

I'm not sure what would get me to pay for a forum. In all likelihood I wouldn't look back at either car forum I read now if they required me to pay.

I'm not trying to troll or start an argument, I just wanted to respond to AK's question with my honest opinion (even though I figured it would be unpopular).

Division

This is exactly why I think increasing the 'desire' to become a premium member would potentially yield a better response than simply raising the price. Raising the price just gives people on the edge a better justification for remaining a standard user, where as if you increase the benefits, people will see the value in being a premium member, and not hesitate due to the cheap price.

Its about balancing the ratio of

• Potential users (those who have never signed up on the site)
• Standard users (singed up - non paying)
• Premium Users (signed up - paid users)

Since you have a pretty small list of potential users, and gathering them may be difficult - it would make sense to me to try to turn as many standard users into premium users as possible. Keep the price down, and value high and you'll cover the difference in no time.

frost

This ad free site is run on the backs of the prems and the vendors. Have you been to other sites that are so congested with ads that you can't even navigate the site? Or how about when "keywords" in your text link to some other site.

In order for a site to be run this well, some people have to be adult enough to make a small sacrifice.