I became a Premium Member. After being on this forum for a few months, I realize how beneficial it is. I have purchased a few things based on offers and suggestions from a few other members. Any questions I had were promptly answered. I have not seen any bickering or ridiculing as happens on other sites, and I am glad for that. So I went ahead and paid my $19.99 to become a premium member. And the popup ads are gone
I don't know how much it costs, money and time wise, to create and maintain a site such as this, and I don't know who pays for it. My guess is the ads contribute a small amount and maybe the vendors pay a fee, but whatever income it creates it probably is not enough.
Just for the record, no one encouraged me to pay the fee, or to create this post. I just know that nothing in this world is free, if you benefit from something you should contribute to it or it will go away. I wonder what percentage of the total membership is premium?
Now to look in to what other perks a Premium Member gets
John
I don't know how much it costs, money and time wise, to create and maintain a site such as this, and I don't know who pays for it. My guess is the ads contribute a small amount and maybe the vendors pay a fee, but whatever income it creates it probably is not enough.
Just for the record, no one encouraged me to pay the fee, or to create this post. I just know that nothing in this world is free, if you benefit from something you should contribute to it or it will go away. I wonder what percentage of the total membership is premium?
Now to look in to what other perks a Premium Member gets
John