+Arrow42 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My idea is the addition of a second membership level. $99.99 per year. For the purchaser you would get for the extra money: - more flexible PQs (or more PQs, etc) - improved Google earth KML limits - special tag in the forums - miscellaneous swag bag that could contain Groundspeak stickers, pens, or other low-cost branded stuff and an exclusive annual limited edition geocoin (or something along those lines) Just a thought for the marketing gurus to mull over. Link to comment
+J-Way Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 You get all those options with Platinum membership... what's the question again? Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 You get all those options with Platinum membership... what's the question again? ... Platinum membership? Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm anxiously waiting for my Platinum Membership package to arrive. Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) Hay, stop your shenanigans! The internet is for serious business! Edited August 18, 2009 by mtn-man Link to comment
+GIDEON-X Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm anxiously waiting for my Platinum Membership package to arrive. Sorry for all the late "Platinum Membership" Packs, I'll place blame on the Postal-Service (The Packs Are In The Mail) Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 You get all those options with Platinum membership... what's the question again? Nono - that would be a bit less thasn the platinum package that includes the Jelly of the Month club. Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 You guys know that it's against the PM rules do discuss the Platinum Membership. Now, you'll never get your membership packs. Link to comment
+J-Way Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My idea is the addition of a second membership level. $99.99 per year. For the purchaser you would get for the extra money: - more flexible PQs (or more PQs, etc) - improved Google earth KML limits - special tag in the forums - miscellaneous swag bag that could contain Groundspeak stickers, pens, or other low-cost branded stuff and an exclusive annual limited edition geocoin (or something along those lines) Just a thought for the marketing gurus to mull over. I apologize for hijacking this thread by mentioning Platinum Membership (which obviously is secret, and doesn't really exist). There are advantages and justifications for having more than two tiers of services. Those who give Jeremy more money to help support the site should be able to access better services. But the only real perks in your list are the first two, and the coin, and I don't think they would command the price point you mentioned. The special forum tag wouldn't be a selling point for me, and the "swag bag" would only occur once. Other potential perks at this price point could be Preferred Instant Notifications (you get first shot at FTF), and Preferred Review (your submitted caches jump to the front of the reviewer queues). So would I be willing to pay $70 more per year for these perks? Probably not. The current Premium price ($30) is your typical yearly access fee for lots of internet-based subscription services. It's the cost of a meal at an expensive restaurant, or a meal for two at a cheaper restaurant. It's easily justified because of what you get. Almost anyone with enough money and free time to play this game can scrape together $30 a year. But $100 would eliminate lots of people for purely financial reasons. They would WANT to be in this tier, but simply not be able to afford it. So the current cries of "Elitism" (mainly for Premium Member Only Caches, and the FTF advantages of Instant Notifications) would intensify and the angst levels would reach epic proportions. Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hay, stop your shenanigans! The internet is for serious business! http://tobi-x.com/c-base/internet-serious-business-cat.jpg Post was moderated for linking to wikipedia's article on porn where I said "serious business". Since not having that link makes my post nonsensical, please feel free to substitute that link for this one: . I trust The Sesame Street isn't too racy for this forum. Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 The current Premium price ($30) is your typical yearly access fee for lots of internet-based subscription services. I think 30$ is way below what the market would bear for an annual subscription. Maybe $30 for 6/month and $50 per year. For comparison, I paid around $150 per year for World of Warcraft when I was involved in that. $120/year for a different game before that. Not that I think it would be political to just increase the base membership so much... thats why I was thinking about a second membership level. Link to comment
+benh57 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The current Premium price ($30) is your typical yearly access fee for lots of internet-based subscription services. I think 30$ is way below what the market would bear for an annual subscription. Maybe $30 for 6/month and $50 per year. For comparison, I paid around $150 per year for World of Warcraft when I was involved in that. $120/year for a different game before that. Not that I think it would be political to just increase the base membership so much... thats why I was thinking about a second membership level. Concur. Many folks would pay more just to support Groundspeak. Angst levels would certainly rise anyway, though, as they always will. Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Separated at birth? +1 internet for M*A*S*H reference. Link to comment
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