Idea for the forum...

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:03 am

as we know,this site is run out of love. and costs something.
couldnt people band together and release a cd now and again.
thus the community is giving back to the community.

just an idea.no flamming please.

product · Post by **product** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:07 am

there's been lots of talk trying to get dubway to setup a paypal account, or sell some advertising space to help pay for the bill, but it never seems like he wants it.

he's too good for our money.

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:12 am

Product wrote:there's been lots of talk trying to get dubway to setup a paypal account, or sell some advertising space to help pay for the bill, but it never seems like he wants it.

he's too good for our money.

yeah some adverts would be cool. google pay around £100 a year for advertisment. not alot though lol.

product · Post by **product** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:16 am

well i think Rooted, Boomkat, Redeye, etc. would be willing to pay a little bit to have their sites promoted here.

even though i think everyone already knows the major online shops anyways.

and we do the work for them sometimes lol (i.e. the "out now" thread)

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:22 am

Product wrote:well i think Rooted, Boomkat, Redeye, etc. would be willing to pay a little bit to have their sites promoted here.

even though i think everyone already knows the major online shops anyways.

and we do the work for them sometimes lol (i.e. the "out now" thread)

yeah i suppose,its a tough one

40 year old man from kent · Post by **40 year old man from kent** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:23 am

The space at the top of the forums could be used for advertisement.

A fixed, monthly rate for banners...

Everyone would benefit from it. Dubway, since he would make a bit of money... and the labels and promoters, since their banner would get, literally, thousands of views.

Think about it.

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:24 am

40 YEAR OLD MAN FROM KENT wrote:The space at the top of the forums could be used for advertisement.

A fixed, monthly rate for banners...

Everyone would benefit from it. Dubway, since he would make a bit of money... and the labels and promoters, since their banner would get, literally, thousands of views.

Think about it.

indeed

cogi · Post by **cogi** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:25 am

There are ads at the bottom

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:28 am

cogi wrote:There are ads at the bottom

really??

marsyas · Post by **marsyas** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:29 am

just post on it when u feel like it, read posts when u feel like it....and be happy its here.

seckle · Post by **seckle** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:00 am

those interested in advertising on dubstepforum should contact dubway directly at the "New to the forum...." link above.

we're in the process of finding a way to offset costs by running some sort of advertising. with traffic escalating every single month here, it's becoming very expensive, and our goal is to keep this place as non-corporate as possible. obviously, dubway is the real champion, because he's funded this site ENTIRELY on his own for nearly three years now.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:03 am

Stopping huge sig jpgs might help matters too

moldy · Post by **moldy** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:33 am

jim wrote:Stopping huge sig jpgs might help matters too

Luckily .JPGs in signatures aren't stored on the forum's server and do not affect the operating costs.

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:40 am

yeah we're looking into things. and from people i've been speaking to there are interested parties looking to advertise on the forum. it's up to dubway but i'd like to keep it on target and relatively unintrusive.

but we'll see.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:55 am

moldy wrote:
jim wrote:Stopping huge sig jpgs might help matters too
Luckily .JPGs in signatures aren't stored on the forum's server and do not affect the operating costs.

Now I'm really confused as to why most other forums ban them :'(

relaks · Post by **relaks** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:17 am

40 YEAR OLD MAN FROM KENT wrote:The space at the top of the forums could be used for advertisement.

A fixed, monthly rate for banners...

Everyone would benefit from it. Dubway, since he would make a bit of money... and the labels and promoters, since their banner would get, literally, thousands of views.

Think about it.

great name! welcome to the forums

misk · Post by **misk** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:44 am

id be down to donate a new tune here and there for sale on a cd with other forum artists, and have the proceeds go completely to the forum.

fushimi · Post by **fushimi** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:13 am

One way of doing it is like The DVD Forums. They have a little bit of advertising, but the companies that do it (usually DVD retailers) have affliate links, where if you buy through those links you get a special discount. Each advertiser also has their own setforum set up, where customers can communicate with the shop staff quickly. The reason it works well is that a) members get cheaper DVDs and b) any problem/queries with their orders they can post in the forum for immediate attention, instead of having to email the retailer; c) the retailer gets a lot of repeat custom/loyal customers and d) the forums get money from the retailers.

sand leaper · Post by **sand leaper** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:32 am

jim wrote: Now I'm really confused as to why most other forums ban them :'(

Because viewing a thread with 10 humongous sigs per page is not only very annoying, it also drags the overall forum performance down. This is especially true when you have upwards of 10k members.

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