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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 47470" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>Re: Speedy</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>John, Phil gave the long story about where we are and where we might go if we get significantly bigger. Right now the site is run lean because we don't want to run it like a business, if we start having too much cash (oh no!) or too many expenses we may have to start doing so and that will add a bunch of cost. Fortunately, with the back end changes Dave, Phil, and Jeff implemented over the last week we shouldn't have problems unless we double our traffic, at least. At our current rate of growth that won't be a concern for the immediate future.</p><p></p><p>The short story is, $50 is a very big donation for us. That will almost keep the lights on for a month. That is about $15 more than it cost us to run the place before all these changes. Obviously we keep the place pretty lean, there is no reason to spend money where we don't need to and we are fortunate that there are tools available, and folks that know how to use them, that allow us to get so much out of so little. Historically we have had enough donations to cover our monthly costs, plus enough left over that when we need to pay for something else up front (like the $150 software package we bought to optimize URL redirects for the changeover) we can. Right now we have enough of a war chest to run for more than eight months.</p><p></p><p>I only put forth the $50 figure because you asked about making a significant donation. Most people give $10-20, which is extremely generous and adds up quickly. So, really, the folks who donate $10-20 keep the lights on, and the occasional $50+ blows us away and keeps money in the bank. We are all just humbled that this site has managed to not only survive, but thrive, based only on the continuing support of our community. $20 is a lot of money to take out of my wallet, and yet even with a relatively small user base we get five or six people a month who are happy to shell it out for no immediate or direct benefit... some of whom who have done it for months in a row. That means a lot to me, and we're going to do everything we can to keep the site true to its intent, discussions and information for us, by us, without a bunch of crap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 47470, member: 4"] Re: Speedy John, Phil gave the long story about where we are and where we might go if we get significantly bigger. Right now the site is run lean because we don't want to run it like a business, if we start having too much cash (oh no!) or too many expenses we may have to start doing so and that will add a bunch of cost. Fortunately, with the back end changes Dave, Phil, and Jeff implemented over the last week we shouldn't have problems unless we double our traffic, at least. At our current rate of growth that won't be a concern for the immediate future. The short story is, $50 is a very big donation for us. That will almost keep the lights on for a month. That is about $15 more than it cost us to run the place before all these changes. Obviously we keep the place pretty lean, there is no reason to spend money where we don't need to and we are fortunate that there are tools available, and folks that know how to use them, that allow us to get so much out of so little. Historically we have had enough donations to cover our monthly costs, plus enough left over that when we need to pay for something else up front (like the $150 software package we bought to optimize URL redirects for the changeover) we can. Right now we have enough of a war chest to run for more than eight months. I only put forth the $50 figure because you asked about making a significant donation. Most people give $10-20, which is extremely generous and adds up quickly. So, really, the folks who donate $10-20 keep the lights on, and the occasional $50+ blows us away and keeps money in the bank. We are all just humbled that this site has managed to not only survive, but thrive, based only on the continuing support of our community. $20 is a lot of money to take out of my wallet, and yet even with a relatively small user base we get five or six people a month who are happy to shell it out for no immediate or direct benefit... some of whom who have done it for months in a row. That means a lot to me, and we're going to do everything we can to keep the site true to its intent, discussions and information for us, by us, without a bunch of crap. [/QUOTE]
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