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Old 08-02-07, 04:14   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Allow Commercial Posts?

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Originally Posted by a.k.a. Patrick
Theres a lot of "gray" area. And I have concerns regarding fairness to those already paying as well. You may find a rash of web owners who operate detailing businesses suddenly wanting to become involved in retailing. Just a thought.
My thought on advertising is that it is a royal PITA. It's not my business, and the amount of money we actually collect is very small compared to the bills. In fact, there are 9 or 10 advertisers who are negative on their accounts. I don't really want to be in the advertising business; I did it because I thought it would be a nice service to offer vendors. Sadly, very few vendors have taken advantage of the offering, and I have no intention of chasing after it.

We just signed a $12,000 deal to do an overhaul on the Autopia.org community. Some of the changes will be put in place very soon. Others will take a bit of time.

With the upgrades, I'm looking at doing away with paid advertising. This would do away with the issue you speak of completely.

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