New Server Hardware For digitalpoint.com

I'd definitely donate to you - the tools on here are awesome. I use the keyword tracker everyday (i'd pay more if i could get more than 1000 queries though LOL); also the keyword suggestion tool (If we donate, can we get a version that doesn't make us enter in the code?)

 

Cool specs (can we pullease run the new Counterstrike on it?!! )

Donations:

They best-working donation systems I have seen is where it became a game with indeed, a reward/prize.

The coolest one IMO was one I participated in in Holland. Loosely translated it is called Shit Yourself Rich.

The way it works is that they put a cow in a field and divide the field up in little squares. Everyone can 'buy' one or more squares. When the cow takes a poo on your square... You win! Basically a lottery.

So how does that work here? I don't know!

All the tools have to do with SEO. Perhaps the donators can 'buy' a SERP; A projected ranking of the donation page Shawn will make. A new page so it will start ranking somewhere for a particular keyword. Shawn throws an unknown amount of links against it with that keyword in the anchor text and we have to guess where it will be on a given date. So we 'buy' the ranking. For instance, I bid $10 for #43 in Google World Wide. Now on the pre-set date, the ranking will be recorded and the closest wins. What do you win? That PR6 link you offered. And you get to spend the $$$ on hardware.

Pretty much like the Shit Yourself Rich game. Now it's 'SERP urself some PR'. That way we can have heated discussions for weeks about whether it will be sandboxed or not. And then, when some newbie wins, we can all go and hide in shame.

Easy to implement? For Shawn everything is easy... Just a form with your projected SEranking. And some rules/dates/keyword phrases. Doesn't have to be limited to 1 key phrase, just like the cow took multiple craps for multiple winners.

 

I've see the same sorts of issues before, where money was needed for a free site I visit daily, and I donated. So count me in. As far as perks, I didn't really get anything good. Just supposed 'members only area' and my name color changed to orange for being a donating member.

I like your idea of a members PR6 page. But I'm also interested to see what others come up with.

 

Irregardless or any perks/prizes for donating I would be happy to donate. I use Keyword tracker every day and even without that the benifits of the ad network are more then worth a donation. DO you accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express?

The links page sounds like a good idea as long as you don't wind up with 10,000 links on the page. Depending on how many participants you get you might even have multiple link pages with different projected page ranks. Kind of like a Platinum, Gold, Silver donation levels.

 

I will donate tell me where.

PR6 links sound great to me.
I guess you could sell the PR6 for 6 months or 12 months with different prices.

Will you auction your old server after the move ?

 

I'd me more than happy to donate regardless of incentive.

 

Why not give away the most popular "free tool" and start a membership program for the whole package of tools?


You can come up with different packages to give folks full access to each different package of tools.

Example # 1) package 1 includes 5 tools for $ 19.95 per year.

Example # 2) package 2 includes 10 tools for $ 29.00 per year.

Or, sell a lifetime membership to all Digital Point tools for a set amount $250.00 or so and this amount can change (the lifetime membership fee).

When you provide options like this it can work as folks can pick and choose what package is right and a mix and match (pick the tools you want in your packages) would be even better.

Folks would not resist something of this nature.

 

I would also donate to you. I think the link incentive is a great idea.

 

Count me in. Where do I sign up?

 

I'll happily donate with no incentive. That said, all the above incentive ideas sound like a good way to get others who wouldn't normally donate - to do so.

 

I'm up for a donation, no strings... since hanging round here and using the tools I've gone from averaging a sale every few weeks to one or more a day (OK, switching from solely CDs to Mp3s helped, but I wouldn't be moving in the direction I am without the tools and the help). I'm not rich yet, but I reckon I owe you

If the Coop Ad Network does its stuff maybe you should tithe me

 

I'm ready to donate regardless of incentive. I'm a very happy everyday user of keyword tracker which saved me huge amount of effort and time. Thanks Shawn and You can count on at least 10$ from me. And I think a Thank You link page or some nice donation game could help those undecided to donate.

Yoook

 

I probably visit dp (either the tools or the forum) as much if not more than any site on the net.

I'd be more than happy to donate $100 - any type of "reward" system aside. I've received far more than $100 worth of vlaue from your work and would consider it a privlage to help fund (even just a tiny amount) the hardware that will support the free tools & services we all have access to.

Let me know when and where and the donation is yours.

 

I heard anthony say he would donate his body to the cause. I think you would rather have $5.

Too bad you couldn't raffle off the old server. A "Friends" of DigitalPoint page definitely sounds attractive though.

 

Shawn, just this forum alone that you provide for us free of charge everyday is enough cause for me to donate, as a way of saying thank you.

The PR6 link page is a great idea too!

Thanks Shawn.

 

I'm with Guy..the time saved from the keyword tracker tool and the suggestion tool (not having to renew wordtracker each year saves $200 bucks or something right?) is well worth at least $100 or more without any benefit at all. Just need a little collection plate icon in the top of the page and it'd be full in no time, I'm sure