A) What are your opinions of paying a nominal annual fee to be a member of the forum?
B) Would you rather have a copy of the magazine in the mail, or an e-magazine?
C) If you got the e-magazine, would you stop subscribing to the printed copy?
D) How to you feel about having a free membership that has limited access to content? This may be a "read only" version of the forum. It may mean being able to access some articles, podcasts, videos, but having to pay for selected e-information.
E) Then, a "small" membership fee that has access to all the content, some of which is 'pay as you go', such as some of the e-information? This includes all privileges of the forum, including posting.
EE)Or, a "gold" membership, where you can have access to all the website, along with a "members only" forum where you get specific advice to specific problems from the top pros in the industry? This membership also includes a subscription to the magazine.
F) Finally, how much is this stuff worth? What should someone pay for a "medium" membership and what would you expect to receive. And, same question for the "gold" membership.
I have been awful busy of late and haven�t spent much time on the forum. I haven�t read this whole thread so I am just going to �wing it� with my thoughts.
A) I am willing to pay a fee to be a forum member though accessing the forum should be free for basic browsing/reading. Free access gets people interested and that produces magazine subscriptions and new forum member.
B) I want the printed magazine (it is too beautiful not have a hard copy) and also want all of the back issues of PBM available on line for searching, browsing, etc.
C) An e-zine would be a bonus offering and not a replacement for the hard copy.
D) This would be the free membership with no posting or other member benefits.
E) The mid-range membership should include a PBM subscription. If you aren�t committed enough to contribute 35-50 bucks to the cause you should remain in free-land.
EE)The high-end membership would be the only membership with full access to on-line past magazine content and the special stuff you mentioned.
F)Basic membership: free Mid-range: $50.00 including the magazine High-end: $100.00 including the Magazine.
You could have a contest to come up with catchy names for the membership levels.
