Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hypothetical of course, but why not gauge opinion? No-one else seems to want to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Perhaps you need three options on thatAs you have, but also 'With sponsorship to cover the monthly costs of what it takes to run OTIB' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Perhaps you need three options on thatAs you have, but also 'With sponsorship to cover the monthly costs of what it takes to run OTIB'Yep, once SL decided to withdraw funding there needs to be a source of income.Why the trust should pick up anything that's over and above the costs is anyone's guess.Nibor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Perhaps you need three options on thatAs you have, but also 'With sponsorship to cover the monthly costs of what it takes to run OTIB'Would edit it if able, sorry Tom! Of course it depends on how you term sponsorship.....What are the costs by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Would edit it if able, sorry Tom! Of course it depends on how you term sponsorship.....What are the costs by the way?I'll edit it.You'll have to forgive me when I say the costs are somewhat confidential! I could try and hint, but thats unfair on my client and other fellow clients like BRFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'll edit it.You'll have to forgive me when I say the costs are somewhat confidential! I could try and hint, but thats unfair on my client and other fellow clients like BRFC Do you believe it is possible to cover these costs through minimal, non-invasive adverts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Do you believe it is possible to cover these costs through minimal, non-invasive adverts?Yes, www.thefootballforum.net manage it along with donations as well.So I don't forsee it being a problem if marketed well enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Yes, www.thefootballforum.net manage it along with donations as well.So I don't forsee it being a problem if marketed well enough QUOTEWe haven't offically got a website sub-group. I feel that it is extremely important to demonstrate to the attendees at tomorrow night's meeting that we have plans in hand to not only cover the administration costs of otib, but make a long-term healthy profit.(greenun @ Jan 30 2006, 11:11 PM)This comment taken from Godzilla worries me though. If this is to be believed then the ST are in it for a profit, not just to cover the admin costs. How could we then guarantee that the ads will be small and non-invasive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB. Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 How would the adverts be placed on the forum? Pop up ones? Or something somewhere on the screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 How would the adverts be placed on the forum? Pop up ones? Or something somewhere on the screen?At a guess it would be embeded suttley into the current setupSomthing like http://www.thefitbaforum.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDuke14 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 The Trust have discussed the possibility of having some form of unobtrusive advertising to cover the cost of servicing the Forum.This is to protect the investment made by ALL Trust members.Should a profit be made,then BCFC will benefit from this,as one of the Trusts aims is to raise substantial amounts for the club.All Trust members will have a say on how the money is used.For example,the Trust could stipulate that a donation of £50,000 must be used to fund a new signing.Can anyone suggest a easier way to raise funds from a company that is not currently associated with BCFC,than to run a few discreet adverts.Wouldn't anyone like the opportunity to raise funds for the club and then tell them how to use it!Join the Trust and you will be able to.How would the adverts be placed on the forum? Pop up ones? Or something somewhere on the screen?In discussions at the last meeting it was stated definately no pop-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazareth Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Are we talking banners at the top of a page or annoying flash ads that overlay themselves on top of everything? I hate those :@ It might be worth looking at google ads as these are very unintrusive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Are we talking banners at the top of a page or annoying flash ads that overlay themselves on top of everything? I hate those :@ It might be worth looking at google ads as these are very unintrusive...I think they would be as per my link earlier, google adsence (or similar)Everyone does miss a point here, it couldn't continue as it is without someone footing the monthly costs... so there has to be a revenue stream somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE23Red Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 At a guess it would be embeded suttley into the current setupSomthing like http://www.thefitbaforum.netCertainly unobtrusive - can't see an ad on the site anywhere.Give me a clue, or do I need to play hunt the add a bit longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I haven't got a problem with ads, as long as they're unobtrusive.If that ST earns more from them then it takes to cover the costs of OTIB then fair play and I can't see any reason why they can't keep any of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Certainly unobtrusive - can't see an ad on the site anywhere.Give me a clue, or do I need to play hunt the add a bit longer?Should be a box just below that title of the forum.There is a FFS link and then some google ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE23Red Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Should be a box just below that title of the forum.There is a ###### link and then some google ads 'I canna see them' as users of said board might say. I'd go with this option if ad revenue is coming in from invisible ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I didn't relise you only saw them when logged in!See image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE23Red Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I didn't relise you only saw them when logged in!That explains it! Worth considering what % of users log in to the boards if revenue is to be generated in this way for otib.Thanks for looking into it, I thought one of us must have been going mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDuke14 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Are we talking banners at the top of a page or annoying flash ads that overlay themselves on top of everything? I hate those :@ It might be worth looking at google ads as these are very unintrusive...The sort of things that have been discussed are very much along the line of Google adsense,where forum users have the choice whether to view the advertisers site or not.The possibility of using the space to right of the Badge on the title banner has also been discussed.No way will advertisments be forced upon users in the form of pop-ups or flash ads. As Tom states,the funding to service the site needs to come from somewhere,whether the Trust run the site or Clik do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 The sort of things that have been discussed are very much along the line of Google adsense,where forum users have the choice whether to view the advertisers site or not.The possibility of using the space to right of the Badge on the title banner has also been discussed.No way will advertisments be forced upon users in the form of pop-ups or flash ads. As Tom states,the funding to service the site needs to come from somewhere,whether the Trust run the site or Clik do.Thankyou CityDuke14, TomF and others, you've put my mind to rest on this issue. The ads shown on the above websites are certainly inobtrusive, and I think I would support these ads if the ST wants to go ahead with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sprout1883 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 It's a forum for christ sake. How do a few little adverts affect it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc seattle Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 What about referals? Like the link to Amazon, etc. I don't know if you can, but I'd use links for stuff I buy at work (HP, Amazon, Crutchfield, PCzone, Office Depot, Staples, etc.) I don;t know if you can link to US companies but I'd happily use them as I'm not allowed to use things like www.fatwallet.com where I'd get a percentage of anything I bought in cash back (they in theory split it 50/50).I used to use a friends charity's webpage but they closed down, I think I brought in about $1,000 over the period of a year.Why see what companies you can set up and have a link up at the top and let people know if they are buying stuff anyway link through otib and support the ST and the forum.Any chance of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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