Premium Membership Poll - Your thoughts please

[dazzul]

Again ive used the odd discount, the other day due to a boo boo (naughty justin) my membership ran out, i simply renewed it, not because i needed to use a discount but because the information ive had for this forum is worth the £10 a hundred times over!

If buy justin having more Premiums he can attract new companies do discount, we will all be onto a winner!. (aham BMS)

[DJMarkland]

Hi guys and girls

Ive been a paid member for a year now and really don't post much, I just research any new equipment/products and any problems I have.

The tenner is a no brainer.. I think we all agree.. I would be hesitant to block non-members from viewing old posts about help with sublimation as this would reduce the 'new blood'. That being said I think you should be a premium member to post a new question.

The BMS discount is a real loss...

My premium is running out tomorrow and I will be renewing tomorrow. Ive saved well over £10 over the last year using the discounts


Many thanks to Justin, Paul and all the rest for an excellent resource.



P.S Justin, Don't forget the silk slipper... A must have!

[ArtyGamer]

I agree with the above, actually. I've not even logged in for months now (March, by the looks of it), but when my subscription was up for renewal I immediately made sure I paid it. I actually ended up paying twice, and I've no idea how that happened but I'm not bothered about it. If it helps to keep a valuable resource going, then great. I'm mostly doing DTG now, have stopped using my Ricohs entirely (colour matching ended up WAY off, so sticking to the Epson just now), and I've not really had the time to come on and offer any advice like I did before. It's primarily a time thing, though.

That said, I'd much rather keep paying the subscription to keep the forum going even if I never logged back in again. Great people giving great advice.

[Neilb78]

I order mostly off Xpres so 10% off every order over the year has saved me loads way more than £10.00

[Ucase Ltd]

I'm not sure you should have to be a premium member to post a new question.

Yes it's great value for money but you have to build trust before people are willing to pay.
When I started out I had loads of questions but I'm not sure if I would have paid for that privilege. and if I didn't I would have lost out on being part of this community without even knowing it. It wasn't until later, when I realised the true value of the forum that I became a premium member.

Having said that - I don't think anyone would mind if premium membership was promoted a little harder. Perhaps a monthly mail-out reminding non-members of the benefits.
It took me around a year to join premium and that was only because I forgot it was even there. I know there's a banner but we all become ad' blind after a while and don't even see those things.

[pisquee]

You can easily save more than £10 in your first order with a supplier after getting the premium membership, so that in itself should get people signed up even if they never participate in the forum at all.

[logobear]

It just strikes me as poor to use the resources of this forum and expect it all for nothing!
We don't use any of the suppliers that give discount, but a tenner for an idea that might save you half a day or inspire you to new areas of biz .....
OK, - I might sometimes forget to renew for a while, but I aim to keep it up.
cummon!

[Justin]

I've just installed a mod that allows guests to view a set number of posts before they have to register. Next stage is to get everyone to pay Premium Membership! HAHA!

[UK Printed Mugs]

That's a great idea Justin. We appreciate the level of commitment, costs and time it takes to maintain this fantastic forum.

[DJMarkland]

I'm not sure you should have to be a premium member to post a new question....

When I started out I had loads of questions but I'm not sure if I would have paid for that privilege.

I get what your saying here, you wouldn't pay to ask questions on a forum, but most of the answers you needed when first setting out (the usual questions) are already answered, new users would just look through the years of Q & A.



Hope the forum continues for many years......