Q&A: Is membership going up?
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That - I can't answer, but can only speculate. For that "speculation" - I doubt it. You see - the $17.95 one year Membership and $32 two year Memberships were priced in 1999 (yikes!!). I will tell you - if you look at the manual system of processing a single $17.95 Membership (see my earlier post) - at that level, I'm not certain Jenn or I break even given todays cost? Those cost include:
Color Laser Printer, toner, heat lamination machine, perforated business-card stock, paper, plastic laminate sleeves, envelopes, postage, paper-folding machine, etc. On top of that - there is the time to process, which is Jenn's time including - add the Member to the database, update the Member Login, update the user account on the forum, send a welcome e-mail with a Member #, assemble the paper/brochures for mailing, print & laminate the Membercard, sort the cards to the right letters, stuff the envelope with all that, get the right color sticker which the Member desired, stamp the envelopes, etc....)...
OK - now that's for one member...!!
So - anyway - those are the costs... But - while I.B. may review it in the future, it would be the same or I would (or should have) reviewed it as well. But - I seriously doubt - again - you will see any changes in the near future...
My Best Always,
John
Color Laser Printer, toner, heat lamination machine, perforated business-card stock, paper, plastic laminate sleeves, envelopes, postage, paper-folding machine, etc. On top of that - there is the time to process, which is Jenn's time including - add the Member to the database, update the Member Login, update the user account on the forum, send a welcome e-mail with a Member #, assemble the paper/brochures for mailing, print & laminate the Membercard, sort the cards to the right letters, stuff the envelope with all that, get the right color sticker which the Member desired, stamp the envelopes, etc....)...
OK - now that's for one member...!!
So - anyway - those are the costs... But - while I.B. may review it in the future, it would be the same or I would (or should have) reviewed it as well. But - I seriously doubt - again - you will see any changes in the near future...
My Best Always,
John
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That - I can't answer, but can only speculate. For that "speculation" - I doubt it. You see - the $17.95 one year Membership and $32 two year Memberships were priced in 1999 (yikes!!). I will tell you - if you look at the manual system of processing a single $17.95 Membership (see my earlier post) - at that level, I'm not certain Jenn or I break even given todays cost? Those cost include:
Color Laser Printer, toner, heat lamination machine, perforated business-card stock, paper, plastic laminate sleeves, envelopes, postage, paper-folding machine, etc. On top of that - there is the time to process, which is Jenn's time including - add the Member to the database, update the Member Login, update the user account on the forum, send a welcome e-mail with a Member #, assemble the paper/brochures for mailing, print & laminate the Membercard, sort the cards to the right letters, stuff the envelope with all that, get the right color sticker which the Member desired, stamp the envelopes, etc....)...
OK - now that's for one member...!!
So - anyway - those are the costs... But - while I.B. may review it in the future, it would be the same or I would (or should have) reviewed it as well. But - I seriously doubt - again - you will see any changes in the near future...
My Best Always,
John
Color Laser Printer, toner, heat lamination machine, perforated business-card stock, paper, plastic laminate sleeves, envelopes, postage, paper-folding machine, etc. On top of that - there is the time to process, which is Jenn's time including - add the Member to the database, update the Member Login, update the user account on the forum, send a welcome e-mail with a Member #, assemble the paper/brochures for mailing, print & laminate the Membercard, sort the cards to the right letters, stuff the envelope with all that, get the right color sticker which the Member desired, stamp the envelopes, etc....)...
OK - now that's for one member...!!
So - anyway - those are the costs... But - while I.B. may review it in the future, it would be the same or I would (or should have) reviewed it as well. But - I seriously doubt - again - you will see any changes in the near future...
My Best Always,
John