evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
idea:
since tww radio costs me money to run (ends up being like $40/month - not a lot, but it adds up)
maybe a tww-esque subscription model could work?
have the free stream which plays like 3 30-second ads every 15 minutes or so
and a premie stream that's ad-free
maybe charge $1/month for it... or $.50/month... not much at all, just enough to let the aggregate earnings pay for the server
any money left over after the server is paid for that month could go to cool shit like buying prizes to give away on-air, etc.
ideas? suggestions? blatant criticisms? 5/11/2008 11:17:48 AM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
also note that i wouldn't even consider doing this until everything's up and running (and has been running for 2 months or so with no problems) 5/11/2008 11:18:46 AM |
chembob Yankee Cowboy 27011 Posts user info edit post |
i'm still confused about what i need to do for http://chembob.com
5/11/2008 11:18:58 AM |
TenaciousC All American 6307 Posts user info edit post |
Boooooo paying for things. 5/11/2008 11:19:23 AM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
^^ pm sent, b.
^yeah, tell me about it - i'm the one that has to pay for this shit every month 80 people paying $.50 each every month > 1 person paying $40 every month 5/11/2008 11:23:19 AM |
joe17669 All American 22728 Posts user info edit post |
just put in a few ads. people won't mind them and if you have a good userbase you could make more than if you had a subscription service in place. 5/11/2008 12:10:03 PM |
pttyndal WINGS!!!!! 35217 Posts user info edit post |
I don't think anyone wants to pay for something that is likely to go down if someone hurts your feelings. 5/11/2008 12:15:14 PM |
HaLo All American 14254 Posts user info edit post |
isn't a better idea to get the damn thing running FIRST. then think about how to offset your cost.
You're here putting the damn cart WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY before the horse 5/11/2008 12:38:16 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
^^that's not why it went down in the first place, learn the facts before you attempt to shit on someone, thx
^the majority of the reason it's not up right now is i couldn't justify spending time on getting it working again when i was LOSING money on it in the first place... so it would be nice to know that i won't be out $40/month for something like this before i invest even more time in it.
you people are pretty fucking ungrateful. ] 5/11/2008 12:41:14 PM |
engrish All American 2380 Posts user info edit post |
5/11/2008 12:43:54 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
so tell me
why would i spend my time and my money working on something for a userbase that just insults me?
that just does not make any sense 5/11/2008 12:45:24 PM |
pttyndal WINGS!!!!! 35217 Posts user info edit post |
evn 5/11/2008 12:46:39 PM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
it's fuckin radio. no one pays for radio.
and i must have thought wrong, because i thought no one listened to radio anymore. online or elsewhere. 5/11/2008 12:47:26 PM |
joe17669 All American 22728 Posts user info edit post |
i pay for radio. xm radio, and i listen to it all the time. 5/11/2008 12:48:01 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
^^xm? sirius? live365? i pay for all of these every month, and they are all forms of radio.
^thx2u joe#s] 5/11/2008 12:48:31 PM |
SkiSalomon All American 4264 Posts user info edit post |
Would offering it as a subscription service or a 'for profit' service via Advertising draw unwanted legal attention to you? (all this is assuming that you arent legally allowed to be broadcasting this music, if im wrong then disregard my previous question)
I wouldnt have a problem paying for a service like this each month but as already mentioned, i think youll have much more success covering your costs if you throw in a few ads every hour. 5/11/2008 12:48:48 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
^that's part of the monthly cost, i pay licensing fees for the music played, so this is (surprisingly, for me) legal 5/11/2008 12:49:48 PM |
SkiSalomon All American 4264 Posts user info edit post |
thats cool, i say go for it then 5/11/2008 12:59:45 PM |
XSMP All American 16674 Posts user info edit post |
the wallet don't come out till the panties drop im just sayin 5/22/2008 11:50:45 PM |
legatic All American 7481 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "why would i spend my time and my money working on something for a userbase that just insults me?
that just does not make any sense" |
and yet you're still here doing it.5/23/2008 3:39:18 AM |