I would like everyone's opinion on what is the best way to handle payments for my directory Rod Howard Directory. Currently I have all payments set yearly but have modified phpLD payment processing to allow regular links (one-time payment) to be handled as a one-time transaction through paypal. For featured links (yearly payment) once submitted the user is forced to enter a yearly subscription through paypal. The default behavior for this in phpLD is to allow the user a choice to subscribe or not to subscribe. I'm just curious as to which is the best option. Force the user into the subscription or allow them a choice? Thanks in advance. Rod H
Well if you give them a choice 9 out 10 i think would prefer just to pay and go. But have to admit that if you could get them as subscriptions chances are a year later you will have less then half that are still willing to subscribe as the site has either been sold or offline or they dont really need your featured link as they are already have a good firm PR ranking. I have to ask myself in there postion what would i do? I would get the featured so as to show my site in hopes that it gets some paid traffic back as well as get that PR catagory closest to the main domain for PR. If within a year your site raises to PR 6 depending on the Directory site your submitting to if it goes by PR then it will be on front anyway so why waste my money im still getting the link juice. My 10 cents worth the 2 cents was free. thx malcolm