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- Thread starter MrDawn
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No, I wouldn't. It's just elitism.
I wouldn’t pay to join one.
Ages ago I signed up at ForumGarden.
I just went and checked, many of my posts are still there, from 15 years ago!, but I have no interest in renewing with them.
I have no idea if it is still pay only or not, and I really don't care to find out.
I just went and checked, many of my posts are still there, from 15 years ago!, but I have no interest in renewing with them.
I have no idea if it is still pay only or not, and I really don't care to find out.
What would they give to me in return? If I pay money to someone, they better provide a useful service, or have information that I just can't get anywhere else on the internet for free. If it's just a busy forum, no thanks because if the forum is too big, sometimes it's really hard to keep up with some threads.
I have to agree with everyone here, it's not for me either.
I use forums to enjoy a bit of a break from other things. If I had to pay, I'd rather spend it on something else, like going on a trip for a day or two or something similar.
I use forums to enjoy a bit of a break from other things. If I had to pay, I'd rather spend it on something else, like going on a trip for a day or two or something similar.
I'm a Community Manager for a company called Copyblogger. It's been around for a long time.
Our community is paid. It's several hundred a year, too.
We have over 1,200 active members who are reoccurring.
I saw someone say it's elitism. I can't agree with that at all. It's business. There is plenty of free out there, but you get what you pay for so it it's not up to your standards, don't complain because you didn't pay for it. It's as bad as homeless people who won't take free food but demand money.
When running a paid forum, the ones who are against it are really not the audience you should be targeting. Target those willing to pay for what you have to offer which needs to be worth the cost.
I pay for a few forum memberships as long as I get something out of it.
The thing is, having a forum behind a paywall, how do you know it's worth the money to invest into it?
You wouldn't buy a used car without seeing it? Or buying a brand new one without a test run?
So I wouldn't pay for it personally unless you know it's a good community. The community forums I have now, it used to be under the old owner a premium to post threads, but then if someone was needing help, they can't ask people without donating. But that's my opinion.
You wouldn't buy a used car without seeing it? Or buying a brand new one without a test run?
So I wouldn't pay for it personally unless you know it's a good community. The community forums I have now, it used to be under the old owner a premium to post threads, but then if someone was needing help, they can't ask people without donating. But that's my opinion.
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