I think that John makes a good point about a trial period. Although this sounds simple I think there may be more involved then first meets the eye. For Example will hybridizers that are advertizing think about providing the pictures. If it proves workable and supported, we might think about a charge for the service. Especially if we would begin to have more pictures than would be easily accomodated. I would hope that that might be the case. But until we actually get a new website in place and the system organized I think it would be best to hold off on charging. i would hope that it could be an option for the future. So I continue to support John's motion as stated.
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From: MORRISJE1@aol.com
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:00:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Motion regarding advertising on AIS website
I had given some thought to charging to have a photo placed in the rotating library, and we could do that, but I would like to get some experience with the project to find out if, in fact, all pictures in the library get uniform exposure (as indicated by a page view count). It would be unfair if photos that were higher up on the list get more exposure than those lower on the list.John
On Mar 4, 2010, at 7:34 AM, cemahan@aol.com wrote:
An observation: Other web sites charge fees for advertising of the type this motion would give gratis. Paid advertising in printed media is decreasing each year, but growing by leaps and bounds on the internet. If I had a new iris to promote, which I do not, I would gladly pay to have it pictured on the AIS web page. Clarence Mahan