RecordingReview.com Fundraiser

[brandondrury]

Here's the deal RecordingReview.com members. The hosting bill for RecordingReview.com just went up by 20x. What did cost me $100 per year now costs approximately $200 per month. Ouch! Granted, the new server is going to allow me to do some VERY powerful things which we'll get into soon, but for the time being I'm getting hit with a substantial bill.

I hate begging, but everyone likes to gamble.

So what if we did a raffle? Each ticket sells for $2 or 3 tickets for $5.

The only question is “What do you win?”. For that I have no answer. I prefer to be generous, but it wouldn't make sense to throw a fundraiser that loses money. (That sounds like a government thing). It would be cooler if I had even the slightest clue what this would bring in and then I could give away a Shure SM7 or something. One possibility is to give 50% of income back to the winner in the form of a MusiciansFriend gift certificate.

So what do you guys think? This sure beats begging but it still doesn't sit right with my robo capitalist views.

So I'm Joseph Stalin for a day. Give me! Ha ha

[dutyfree]

Sounds pretty cool to me, although would I be able to enter seeing as I'm from the UK?

[denmanjum]

Man, there is so much that could be raffled,software,guitars, mics,etc.
I think it's a great idea! Could be fun too!

[gypsy]

Hey sounds great.I'm from Canada but am willing to participate.
THanks,gypsy

[Rufus]

Just like "Dutyfree" I'd ask, "what about UK members?"

[Jeff Rozak]

Sounds cool to me, Brandon. You could always see if Apple would donate an IPod or something. Or some other sponsor for something cool. Maybe they'll participate in exchange for a small ad/link on the homepage?

For those of you abroad, since the 50/50 split would come to you as a Musicians Friend "gift card" you should have no problem receiving or spending it - since it's all on the web anyway.

Very cool idea. Perhaps you could do a monthly or quarterly promotion (especially if you can get a sponser) since your expenses would be on-going. Just a thought.

[StudioBellwood]

GREAT IDEA. I would beg you to make this idea reality.

[jd99gt]

Great Idea......anything to help out the site.
Im in for 10 tickets.

[wysteria]

I think the raffle to win a musician's friend gift cert is a capital idea! If it's a 50/50 raffle, that kind of encourages more participation, because the more tickets sold, the bigger the take is for the winner. And the odds are surely better than buying a typical lottery ticket.

If you have a paypal account, you could add a button to purchase raffle tickets. It's a fast, convenient & secure way of buying tickets (though paypal would take a portion of the funds in fees). But that method is quick and efficient.

It's hard to tell what time frame would generate the best interest & return (annual, quarterly or monthly). Maybe do a trial raffle to see how it goes.

I haven't contributed to this forum very much. But reading the forum and 'listening in' on your online conversations has helped me a lot. I'm thankful to have that opportunity, and I would gladly kick in a few bucks to the site. After all, you folks have saved me a ton of time, trials and mistakes.

[ognirats]

I would give it a go!.....Ron