IF ottawagolf charged for forum use...$10/year

[sillywilly]

Just curious how many would pay??? Lets say it was $10 a year, would you pay it??

I would for sure!

[jeffc]

i don't want to put any ideas into dan's head.

[sillywilly]

meh, thats more something TGN would do LOL

[Golfer_Gofer]

I think 'Sillywilly' got this idea from a local aquarium club that charges an annual membership fee.

I have to mention that the Forum on this website is free for non-paying members. The annual fee actually covers club events and discounts and local stores.

Now if dan could find a way for us all to pay an annual fee to get us all discounts and local courses that would be grea........ waaaaaaaaaaait a second he already does this and its awesome.

[sillywilly]

I think 'Sillywilly' got this idea from a local aquarium club that charges an annual membership fee.

I have to mention that the Forum on this website is free for non-paying members. The annual fee actually covers club events and discounts and local stores.

Now if dan could find a way for us all to pay an annual fee to get us all discounts and local courses that would be grea........ waaaaaaaaaaait a second he already does this and its awesome.

Nope, don't know what club you are talking about. Didn't even know there was a such thing as an aquarium club. Just curious, thats all. I haev strange thoughts all the time.

[leftylucas]

Really? Never noticed

[mcgoo]

I would want to be the first person to pay.

[Steelhead]

I would pay for sure, with the money I save from buying clubs here I think its well worth 10$.

[314314]

the site can get more revenue based on volume of traffic... (selling adds, etc) and other service added functionality... I think it would be a mistake...

[sillywilly]

the site can get more revenue based on volume of traffic... (selling adds, etc) and other service added functionality... I think it would be a mistake...

of course its a mistake... but would you pay

[Kiwi]

No! I value the friends I have made, and the info shared but what would justify a minimal charge? What would I be getting for my money that I do not get now for free?
You work for the guvament Silly?

[1972Apex]

In general, pay per use sites for golf have not worked in the past. Trust me... I've belonged to one or two which went to a pay format and immediately died. Golfweb comes most readily to mind.
However many sites have had success with an upgraded or premium membership. A basic membership is free and allows access to most of the forum services, however for an extra fee, a Premium member gets a few more cool toys to play with. On some sites a Premium membership is required to access the Swap Shop. It seems cumbersome at first but it definitely keeps out the riffraff

[Golfbum]

Nope, don't know what club you are talking about. Didn't even know there was a such thing as an aquarium club. Just curious, thats all. I haev strange thoughts all the time.

You really need to find something constructive to do with your spare time

What causes these strange thoughts? I would like to know so I can avoid whatever it is you are eating, drinking of otherwise ingesting

I think a pay per use would be a mistake. Not sure if I would pay to see an advertisers advertisement.

It reminds me of a Golf Show. We pay admission to basically go shopping. Can you imagine if the malls or any other store charged you to enter their store to shop? I bet you would not enter that store.

"Welcome to Walmart. Your admission price is $5.00 please"

[spackler]

It reminds me of a Golf Show. We pay admission to basically go shopping. Can you imagine if the malls or any other store charged you to enter their store to shop? I bet you would not enter that store.

"Welcome to Walmart. Your admission price is $5.00 please"

You've never heard of Costco?

Other forums, like Reid says, have gone pay for premium use (WRX, 4GEA just for starters). It just depends on the business model. This is just a guess, but I think Dan uses the forum to drive traffic to the main OG site and to a lesser degree, RM. If the forum costs start outweighing the benefits, then I'm sure he'd look at a new model.

[big mac]

Damm---I voted yes thinking there was a real purpose to the question Then I checked to see who asked the question Well thats what you get when you jump head first Just fooling Silly--I'm waiting for my dinner

[Bullet]

Reid has some very valide points. I wouldn't be against the idea of paying a small annual fee to be able to post in the classifieds. You could browswe them but couldn't post a thread or in a thread without a membership.

In that case I would pay.

[Gapwedge]

No. I would start another free one.
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[Kilroy]

Nice to see that some people would support it, but it won't happen.

[1972Apex]

Nice to see that some people would support it, but it won't happen.

I would have expected nothing less
Thanks for making this such a great place.

[rpangman]

Dan's the man. He's the reason this forum is so successful.

[NoBack]

Great place indeed - but not a chance in getting $ from me for something that has been and should be free.

[Kilroy]

The only way ANYONE gets $$$ from you is to win it at golf!

Great place indeed - but not a chance in getting $ from me for something that has been and should be free.

[TWoody]

meh, thats more something TGN would do LOL

No. I would stay over on TGN were it's free and they would charge people from Ottawa $20.00
TWoody

[Golfbum]

You've never heard of Costco?

Other forums, like Reid says, have gone pay for premium use (WRX, 4GEA just for starters). It just depends on the business model. This is just a guess, but I think Dan uses the forum to drive traffic to the main OG site and to a lesser degree, RM. If the forum costs start outweighing the benefits, then I'm sure he'd look at a new model.

Of course I have heard of Costco. St Thomas is not in the sticks you know We actually shop at Costco, but the only reason we do is because my wife's brother in law has a business membership which allows him to have extra cards.

Otherwise I doubt we would have a membership there.

I was visiting another golf forum which had premium memberships. That forum was lucky if there was 5 new messages posted in a week. They had lots of sponsors, no participation. Even the free members did not post.

So I feel Dan has a success on his hands right now. I rarely post in the BST section so I doubt I would pay a fee to do so. I just trade my clubs in, less hassle than selling them here. No shipping involved!

[sillywilly]

I'm shocked at the results! I thought it was a no brainer!

[NoBack]

I'm shocked at the results! I thought it was a no brainer!

Would you pay $10 to ask someone here a question over the phone??

[1972Apex]

I'm shocked at the results! I thought it was a no brainer!

You have to keep in mind that half the members here found the OG in the first place because we were searching for clubs online. The reason?... we were too cheap to buy them new at the store

[sillywilly]

Would you pay $10 to ask someone here a question over the phone??

I guess it depends on who I was calling and what I was allowed to ask them

[jeffc]

would I pay? likely. but I think it would be a detrement to the site and to the advertisers.....

[jsttaylor]

I think if you were new to the site you may see the $10 fee and say forget it. But to those of us who are "hooked" already, we'd pay for sure. Well, most of us would anyway.