| New pricing and site plans |
[Jul. 14th, 2009|09:16 am] |
As I said in my post in ![[info]](http://www.inksome.com/img/userinfo.gif) staff_kit, I've lowered the prices for paid accounts in an attempt to increase our paid account volume. The new pricing has been updated in Paypal and is listed on the Paid Accounts page.
I would like to address those people who suggested I put ads on Inksome in order to increase our revenue and help keep the site afloat. While I appreciate the suggestion very much, I'm not going to do that. Not only do I not wish to go back on my "no ads EVAR" promise (though that's a big thing) but putting ads on the site is a whole lot of trouble. I have to seek out advertisers for one, then add code to various parts of the site to display those ads to free users, but not paid users. And then there's the fact that Internet advertising is becoming less and less viable as a revenue source, so I'd have to display more and more ads, and more and more annoying ads, to keep up revenue. It's just not worth it, IMO.
Finally, as I said in my post, I'm going to be redoing IS in Ruby on Rails. Any Rails geeks out there, or anyone who wants to learn Rails with me, is welcome to help - most of the IS code will be GPL'd anyway. Why Rails instead of PHP or Perl? Resume fodder, plain and simple. Unless and until IS can pay me, I need to work a day job, and Rails would be a nice skill to have. |
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I'm a little short on money myself, but once I get my first paycheck from my new job, I'd be glad to send a donation. (I have a contributor account). I'm glad you have chosen not to start putting ads on Inksome yet.
What is Ruby on Rails? How is it going to change Inksome? I'm not going to bitch about your decision, but I would like to know what--if any--changes to expect. :)
::HUGS:: Thank you for running this fabulous site.
Thank you so much for sticking to your guns about ads on Inksome and for being so open and comunicative with your user base.
I might not use my journal much, but I'm proud to be a part of this site and will continue paying for my account every year to help out.
Just want to say that it's really admirable you're keeping to your word and refusing to put ads on the site. I might not be able to pay anything just yet, but inksome is still a great place to practice coding and vent more privately. In a sense, the lack of users makes it seem almost like having a real journal. I know it's backwards, but I appreciate that. Some of us need a place to go, where we aren't being hounded by fake friends and community goings-on all day, and can really let loose. Older and newer 'LJ bandwagons', so to speak, don't offer that. (I'm lookin' at you, DreamWidth, or 'let's-import-all-of our-baggage-from-our-old-journal-into-a-new-one'. Hmph.)
I've been meaning to ask -- What exactly does buying a paid account for a community provide? None of my journals need a paid account, so I've been considering getting one for a community.
Can we get an update on the money situation for Inksome please? It's been awhile.
thanks for letting us know about your current stance regarding ads. its nice to know you are sticking to your guns :) that's the kind of site administrator people need.
Why the change in plan from Ruby on Rails to Python? | |
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