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the adverts are only there for the non paid members. neat tool to use.
not sure what i think on the subject. obs he buys forums, as they are a business for him, it must have forms of creating revenue. he mentioned google adsense, this can create alot of revenue, through pay per click and some other tools.
good luck to him.
Yeah he says the adverts create revenue to pay for the hosting etc.
I thought the VBOA said no to any club that had a profit making side...?
just wait for the mig forum rules to contain all sorts of amendments to do with commercial interests etc.... it will have to happen... somebody saying xxxxx is rubbish etc... then reg & al threaten to sue the website etc... or have they stopped that sort of thing?
the way i see it all money going to this new giy that has got the form should go strate back into the club for stans at shows and stuff like that it should NOT be a business lol lol
please never sell png :(
the concept is that a club puts its funds back in to help the members, which is standard practice with PNG, it goes on food & teabags etc..for the events.. i'm guessing the forum hosting will manage to be fudged for tax purposes & the host will be making the money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Not sure what you mean by that? We pay a hosting company to provide server space, availability and physical management.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Obviously I can't predict every possible eventuality in the future, but I can confidently say that PNG is not run as a profit-making business and we have no intention of selling it.
Our primary sources of income are membership and sponsor fees; any "profit" we make on these stay on the club balance sheets and are used to service or better the club (e.g. website hosting, corporate insurance, club merchandise, event logisitics and equipment - such as gazebos - etc).
The only advert banner you see on here is the one at the top of the forum, and thats only available to registered site sponsors. That way we're able to control what little advertising we do have to that which will be appropriate to our members.
Thanks to the strength of our membership (thats you boys and girls), we're able to maintain a good quality of service back to you guys without having to rely on advertising to fill in gaps and recycle any and all monies back into club improvements.
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Originally Posted by Jack
I'm pretty sure that is exactly the sentiment that those asking questions on Mig want to hear. Doubt they ever will.
MIG lost its appeal for me ages ago. its just swarming with n00bs asking stupid questions. also, the need for advertising on MIG is clear to see. read any thread, and note the number of site users on there, compared to club members. they are almost all blue font scum, whereas on here the vast majority of actice users are paid up. IMO, if you like a site, and want it to prosper, then join the club :thumb:
i was speculating about how migweb would exist as a club 'owned' by a web forum company, and not png, what i was getting at was that they would manage to work their accounts so there was no profit made, to satisfy vboa rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
i know that png works from a shoebox under someones bed....