This will help FFR as a whole

[UberMario]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Also, if you have the "top contributers" usernames somewhere on the page, with the top ten people and their names, that gets people motivated for some reason.

And one of the biggest and best strategies I have ever seen for raking in ad profit is somehow (I don't know how you're going to code it...) have certain sites (lets say six) ads on this seperate page. Whoever clicks on one, gets their username into the draw for lets say... 1000 credits daily sent out. Can only get a ticket into the draw once every 24 hours per site. So, you can get into it six times daily. and Synth would be getting lots of money out of this. Have the prize whatever you feel it should be.

[Synthlight]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Let me put it this way. I missed all of thanksgiving with my family this year because if I left the server for more than 30 minutes, it was going to crash. It wasn't until Monday that I finally went outside again.

All of these ideas are good for the most part. I agree with shash about the unlimited credits. Basically it wouldn't be unlimited, it would just mean unlocked songs.

Lets develop a definitive list of things that would make a subscription worth it. Something for both veterans and new members. Because something like this has the potential to really allow us to go above and beyond with our development and equipment.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[Tasselfoot]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Somehow, if there ever was a site sponsored convention... I'd bet it would be in Chicago.

1. Synth lives in Chicago
2. It is pretty damn central, when you factor in the Canadians.





EDIT: List of stuff for a Premium Membership:

1. Special Forum access
2. Access to a custom, user edited, forum title
3. Credits
4. Access to SotWs early
5. Possible access to Premium Only songs
6. No ads?
7. Premium Member Only chat

[BLAZZE-]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

I've always enjoyed how FFR has been free, and how much time Synth puts into it. But most people on FFR are poor teengers, so we don't have too much money to throw around. If there is this premium membership thing, I will always feel as though I am missing out on something considering I have no money to spare.

EDIT: Synth's story about thanksgiving is really sad. This might not be too bad of an idea.

[Windscarredfaith]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Somehow, if there ever was a site sponsored convention... I'd bet it would be in Chicago.

1. Synth lives in Chicago
2. It is pretty damn central, when you factor in the Canadians.

Where if there's one in every time zone? xD

[Synthlight]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

I've always enjoyed how FFR has been free, and how much time Synth puts into it. But most people on FFR are poor teengers, so we don't have too much money to throw around. If there is this premium membership thing, I will always feel as though I am missing out on something considering I have no money to spare.

EDIT: Synth's story about thanksgiving is really sad. This might not be too bad of an idea.

Keep in mind that we are just brainstorming here. I want to give the FFR community what it wants. Unfortunately we are delivering an extremely high profile site on a shoestring budget. Another way of thinking about this is that while you may feel like you are missing out, you would benefit when FFR was able to afford development of features and had super fast servers well beyond the dinky $7,000 I spent last spring on a new server for FFR.

Keep the ideas flowing though. I will definitely keep an eye on this thread. Regardless of what happens, I think I have proven that FFR is here to stay.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[Shashakiro]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

3. Credits

Not credits, just unlocked songs.

5. Possible access to Premium Only songs

No. That's exactly the sort of thing I'm certain Synth doesn't want to do, and I'd hate it as well.

Other ideas are all good though.

[UberMario]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Somehow, if there ever was a site sponsored convention... I'd bet it would be in Chicago.

1. Synth lives in Chicago
2. It is pretty damn central, when you factor in the Canadians.

You mean the thing that I was talking about? Do you need it to be something local and everything? I saw something like this (but didn't reap it like how I explained) with like. "Click on this link to some kinda hotdog site".

List of stuff for a Premium Membership:

1. Special Forum access
2. Access to a custom, user edited, forum title
3. Credits
4. Access to SotWs early
5. Possible access to Premium Only songs
6. No ads?
7. Premium Member Only chat

1.: What kinda of special forum access?
3.: Credits= how about not credits, just unlocked songs.
5.: I don't like that one
6.: I was just going to post that idea. I really like that one.

[UberMario]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Keep the ideas flowing though. I will definitely keep an eye on this thread. Regardless of what happens, I think I have proven that FFR is here to stay.

Cheers,

Synthlight

I think you quitting your job for FFR has ultimately proven that FFR is here to stay. By the way, what does your family think about that?

[BLAZZE-]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Do you make any profit from FFR whatsoever? If not, I really don't know how you do it Synth. Also, I saw in another thread that you said we should link to FFR at other websites. I'll be sure to do that.

[Synthlight]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Do you make any profit from FFR whatsoever? If not, I really don't know how you do it Synth. Also, I saw in another thread that you said we should link to FFR at other websites. I'll be sure to do that.

If we had 100 people link to FFR from other websites and worked 1 hour at doing that, it would increase our exposure, ranking, revenue by quite a bit. Things like this are very valuable.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[meno_rocks123]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

ATTN: Everyone who goes to another forum post FFR in your sig.
GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Synthlight]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

WAIT!! don't post your sig yet! Jason & I have a small surprise for you tonight that would make that task easier. Just give us another 30 mins.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[BLAZZE-]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

I'm on my psp right now so i'll link to FFR a LOT tomorrow.


EDIT: Hold up, Synth's got a surprise.

[UberMario]

Re: This will help FFR as a whole

Oooo, I like suprises.