Money making idea for DP

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by kidsko, Jan 18, 2011.

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  1. #1
    Hey again,

    I've submitted an idea before it was shut down for whatever reason but I came up with another.

    Right now you are offering a premium service and I'm unsure how that is going. However have you ever considered allowing people who maybe want to bump a thread every 3 days to be charged something like $2-3. Maybe in the long run that would add up in a way that would be beneficial for DP along with the people who don't want the premium account.

    Just an idea. Feel free to shoot it.
     
    kidsko, Jan 18, 2011 IP
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  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    Yes, it's been discussed before.
     
    digitalpoint, Jan 18, 2011 IP
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    Just curious, is it in motion or dumped?
     
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  4. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    Maybe some day... there's a ton of things that are a higher priority though, so it won't be any time soon.
     
    digitalpoint, Jan 18, 2011 IP
  5. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #5
    Better to use 1 month bump feature (general members) and 7 days bump feature (premium members) as of now :)

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Jan 18, 2011 IP
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    Since i am into accounting turns to be $6.25 per bump :)
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #7
    Or $2.40 if you get it annually.
     
    digitalpoint, Jan 18, 2011 IP
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    #8
    I like this :D
    I remember studying economies of scale in school lol...i was calculating based on don's post.
     
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    MyVodaFone Well-Known Member

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    #9
    hmm but what's the advantage if the forum is defaulting to Thread start time...
     
    MyVodaFone, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #10
    Bumping puts your thread at the top of the first page regardless of thread start time.
     
    digitalpoint, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    There must be paid bumps. The deserving threads are buried down the pages due to crap ones.
     
    laxman363, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    #12
    Actually you need to calculate it in days based.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    #13
    I second this. Paid bumps will help DP generate a lot of revenues.
     
    Helvetii, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    #14
    I third this. However, I think you should charge a little more... This site is popular. I think, personally, it should be around $5 per thread bump if you don't have premium membership.
     
    EvanP, Jan 19, 2011 IP
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    kidsko Well-Known Member

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    Might be interesting to run a poll maybe and see what kind of a result you get on it? Just an idea. Mind you, would be pretty hard to get an honest response with a poll though because of control issues.
     
    kidsko, Jan 25, 2011 IP