Cap In Hand

[SpankMe]

I run this web site and others because I enjoy doing it. I also enjoy bringing this service to the New Zealand biker community. Forums are an excellent way for sharing information and organizing events on the net.

Thou running a web site like this is not free. I certainly don’t expect any help because I beleive sites like this should be free, but any donations would be much appreciated and will help me keep this site running and advert free. Version 3 of vBulletin (the forums software) is out soon and has many new features that will be of use to us, especially in the event calendar. At $160US it’s not cheap. There is free forum software on the net, but none come close to vBulletin.

I have put a PayPal link on the homepage. For those who are not familiar with PayPal, it is a very useful and secure service for transferring money over the net using a credit card.

Senior members van view my bank account details here.

Site running cost details.

[Gixxer]

what about a Poker run or something as well?

I am all for contributing, this place seems more like a MC then a forum, with t's and rides and stuff.

[bluninja]

Not able to get any contributions from some of the companies making money out of biking ? Think of the plugs that Motomail got; How about approaching some companies, and giving them a forum section where they can tell us about all the new stuff and latest offers coming along. We could even ask them questions about their stuff and give them feedback, take part in online surveys. Lots of fun, and beneficial to all. Yeah I know lots of work to get it going, but how much does asking cost ?

TTFN

[SpankMe]

I faxed every motorbike shop in New Zealand about this site. I didn't get any responce.

[bluninja]

Maybe it needed the personal touch perhaps they couldn't make out the WIIFM factor (what's in it for me), in terms of revenue, business growth, or market position. Unsolicited mailouts and faxes normally only get 0.5% response rate, and then usually cos there's some offer to hook them in.

But it's great that you tried.

The only failure is the failure to participate

TTFN

[SpankMe]

Big thanks to bikerboy for your generous donation to Kiwi Biker. :bigthumb: It will definitely help with the ongoing costs of running this site.

[SPman]

Well, all we can do is keep spreading the word... had a talk to the guys at Motomail today....will talk to a few others.....you never know!

BRONZ got your fax and flicked it off with a supercilious statement about your logon name - "Spankme" ... ooooooh......I missed this months meeting , but will put them straight next month.

[merv]

I notice our local shop Sawyers have at least signed up as a user of the site so they know we are here.

[merv]

What level of donation were you looking for? I signed up to Motorcycle Online once they looked for money about 2 years ago and they asked for $11.94US originaly as a donation and last year as a compulsory amount if you wanted to stay as a member. They have quite a comprehensive site and their message board seems easier to use and read than this one is and they run chat rooms. From what I see, and I only discovered this last week by reference from Denill, you have the makings of a good site here. Is international traffic of any use to you as I could always get of few foreigners signing up, the ones I know were too tight to pay the fee to MO?

[SpankMe]

How much to wish to donate is totally up to you. This will always be a free site. The site focus is local, but anyone may join up and contribute to the discussion.

The online calendar and trader need to stay local thou.

But i would really like some more members for my Suzuki SV1000 site.

[Kwaka-Kid]

the shirts... the shirts the shirts the shirts the shirts!

surely they are a small investment? im soo keen for those shirts - did that go any further then talk btw? where/when can i buy one?

[Lee Rusty]

RE: "I faxed every motorbike shop in New Zealand about this site. I didn't get any responce."

I got an email from this site when it was first set up and dismissed it as yet another dubious site - whenI saw the Spank Me name.

I know Im not the only one as others I know did the same thing including the BRONZ Comment mentioned above

You might not have done yourself any favours there. Just a comment from a reader that nearly wasnt.

I got on here thru referal from another member.

[SpankMe]

Yep, I thought that might have been a problem, never mind, we will get them all in the end

I must remember to change the username on my email client before I send out promotional mail

[Kwaka-Kid]

right, lets make somthing of it...

a KB donation ride? good time to get together in person and hand in $10 each.  Those who make it and pay will always be rememberd, those who dont wont be forgotten neither   and fair enuf if its work related, well they can pay some other way/another time... but why not? one MASSIVE ride around? or somthing like that, plan way in advanced, ill try get da off work etc, each bring $10 for the site. perfecto.

[MikeL]

Not a bad idea, KK. I'd be keen. Let's make it a Saturday soon. Pick a destination!