Originally Posted By: Todd3138
 Originally Posted By: JKB
 Originally Posted By: RC51
Ok so I am reading CJBS2003's post about "How many people really manage their ponds and maybe they would if they new about PB" My question is this.

I drove about 200 miles yesterday just in Arkansas and had to have seen at least 20 or more ponds. If I had a PB buisness card with all the neat info on it could I stop and hand some out? Or is that a no, no in some way? Could I make some Cards to distribute or is that illegal? I don't want to do anything wrong but I would have stopped at a few of them and tried to say hi and give them a card. You never know who may just join up right? Just wondering if that would be ok to do without getting into any trouble for it? Plus it would give me an oppurtunity to get to know another person here in Arkansas that has a pond.

Thanks,


I would suggest asking the "Corporate Pond Boss" for some cards to pass out, or just tell someone about it, or write it on a piece of paper as a note.

Printing or publishing your own stuff without "Documentation as Permission from the exec's, with their signature", IS Fraud, because you have now taken a degree of control in something that is not yours to begin with.

Just ask if someone would send you a few cards to pass around. Being an excited and positive advocate of PB, someone may give you a few. Other than that, stick to word of mouth, Links, or hand written info.

If you wanted to print something out and pass it around, I would make sure it contained no more than: "www.pondboss.com". No logos, or other words without written permission from Corp.

Todd, care to clarify?


Appreciate you thinking of me. This is not my area, but PB and its logo are owned by Bob L. and Mike O., so they would have all say over the manner of promotion, for sure. I wouldn't even want to get into copyright discussions, but it would undoubtedly be best to get permission for such an idea. That said, I think it's a neat idea and one that maybe the PB powers-that-be could use to come up with even a simple PB promotional post card or something similar that we could order as members and just have to pass out as a reference if we found ourselves in a situation conducive to doing so. Easy marketing, cheap as all get-out to print in volume, and an easy way to promote the mag and forum.


Thanks Todd.

My dimwitted suggestion is that, the ptb's, come up with something on the site that a subscriber could print out on their own printer should they decide to do so and distribute the material. It would have to look good in B&W and Color.

Let's say, RC51 printed this out on his own printer while logged in, passed it around, and a promotional code came up with RC51 on it when a new person subscribed. Give RC51 some brownie points towards discounts of PB Stuff.

Then you don't have to run the printing presses dry, spend a small fortune on promotional stuff that may end up in the garbage, not to consider the postage.

Dumb Idea, Let me know!