Monthly (Full) Membership Fee: 400 naira or 250 naira?

Hello,

As discussed in a previous thread, this forum is going commercial, because we are intent on building a forum that is worth being paid for.  Reading and participation on all public discussions will be 100% free, but if you want to:

• Interact with other members by private messaging, email or chat (for friendship, dating, or business).
• Participate in various contests in which cash prizes and gifts wirth thousands of Naira will be won.

... then you will need to pay for at least a month.

The price for one month of full membership will be either 400 naira or 250 naira.  Which price do you prefer, and why?  Please take a moment to vote in the poll above.

Seun,
Site Administrator.

If a paying member sends you a PM, you would be able to PM that person free of charge for up to X hours (currently 24) after recieving the PM.

Why would I pay N250 in order to send PM's? I can just as easily send IM's to a member using their MSN or Yahoo messenger ID's. But then that's just me. I always see negatives in things. Except if these details would be hidden from non paying members.

Having said that, N250/month translates to about N3000/year. If my maths is not offbase. I think is a fair enuff price but can some one who pays to browse in a cyber cafe afford this? Dunno.But lets just try and cover all bases

400 Naira Please!

Na mi o.. why dint you just register that sentiment in the polls?

well. we '250' guys are winning
and if the voice of the people is the voice of God....we know what will happen!!
unless the voice of the internet doesnt obey the  rules above

Notwithstanding, I echo Ra's sentiment of building from the base and not from the roof. change is inevitable and necessary but little changes may go a long way than a giant leap as starters. the little step may even become the giant leap. ask  Neil armstrong

250 joo

Brilliant question. Admin.......?

250 Seun, considering the fact that we have students amongst us. We don't need to discourage them, u know.

As you can see, no body has voted NGN400 so far, so fix it @ 250. Majority wins.

I  would pay $50 a year. Why not support our own?  I'll tell you we will defiantly pay for what we want. $100 for cell phones and $50 for shoe's and purses. People with less money are the one's who actually pay their bills

Seun..

Sorry to jump in on the train a bit late.. but for some of us [I may not fall into this bracket, but I'm sure a lot of my brethren and sistren fall into this bracket] 3000 naira per annum may appear on the steep side.. we all appreciate the effort that goes into operating and maintaining a site of this magnitude, but has any thot gone into staggered membership fees?.. maybe something less for the less privledges.. [albeit with less features..].. some of us can barely find enough money to go to the cyber centers to "browze", talkless of subscribing to some top of the line, highly desired websites and discussion groups which may be the high point of our most highly stressed-out days.. 

Bottom line.. not all of us can afford $50, like some of our contributers above... 

Those outside the country will pay by Western Union or Moneygram.  The reason I can't ask them to pay for maybe 3 months or 6 months is because Western Union will take a minimum fee of $12 or so regardless of how little money you are spending.

For those outside the country who can't afford $50, ... I could charge just $30 for 6 months but then the total payment will still be $42!

For those in Nigeria who are concerned that 250 per month amounts to 3000 naira per annum, I want to assure you that you won't feel it. It will be nothing compared to what you spend on browsing.   I will consider introducing a discount for those who are ready to pay for the whole year at once.

Thanks, everybody, for being so supportive!

Sade, I promise answer your question by Monday when i have the answer.

It would be a good idea to let everyone know exactly what they're signing up for, right now it sounds vague.  You have to prove to your users that the services provided are woth paying for.

An easy means of payment would also be necessary to make this work...  and, you immediately fragment your userbase to a particular demographic when things are "pay-to-play."

Whatever the amount's going to be, like naijajams said, let's know what we are getting then furnish us with how to make our payments.  I really have high hopes for the forum I just feel it in my bones it's going to be waow!

'Guys, ki le feel'?

'General Ojukwu', I want to refer you to the first post which clearly states that reading and participation on all public discussions will be 100% free.

Payment will be very simple - just buy an extra GSM recharge voucher next time you're buying call credit for your phone and send it to me.  That's all!

A month will be counted as a 30 day cycle.

This issue has been covered in a previous post which you should read.  TV is free yet people are willing to pay for DSTV simply because the programming is better.  This shows that people are willing to pay for quality entertainment.

I guess this means you're going to wait for a few weeks after we go commercial before paying up.  I appreciate your honesty.  For now, I guess we only need a few hundred subscribers.

Do you know what I feel!Premium service is what people will expect when they pay for something like this, so Seun, have you done your ground works?

I think you are a fast thinking Nigerian Entrepeneur,....do what you love doing anyway and with a stroke of creativity........(getting us addicted to the "stuff"), get paid for it. I want more Nigerians like you.....I see hope,........(no be OBJ kind of hope though)!

When a fee is decided upon, let us know......inugo?

Special note to people viewing this thread for the first time: This discussion has expired.  I'm currently attempting to monetize the forum without imposing any subscription fee.  The issue is suspended, but not necessarily closed.