This will be done in 30 minutes. Thank you for your suggestion. I like the idea.zb7865 said:Can you arrange one subforum in the vip for game request.. this to ensure that vip were given priority for any game that they requested.. compare to normal user
Your first point is a GREAT idea! I actually really like that one. Your third point I was talking to Sbenny about yesterday actually xD.JD45 said:Hi Sbenny,
Let me give you some honest feedback and hopefully some ideas you can pull from.
I have run several successful forums over the years and one right now that is not related to mobile games.
The price of VIP is fair...because I can afford it. The hard part for you is figuring out who your biggest market audience is. Is it people like me that can afford it or is it younger kids under 13 that cannot. Since figuring this out, outside of a poll would be difficult, what I would suggest is creating levels for your VIP. Create 3 levels. One at $5, $10 and $15. Each level will have their own perks. For example, the $5 level can only make 1 request per 'x' amount of days and the Premium VIP should be able to make unlimited requests per 'x' days. This why you stand a chance of increasing your overall 'sales'.
Next is content.
The VIP category has approximately 10 games listed. I signed up to be able to access the Dominations mod. But outside of that, I wouldn't have signed up for VIP based on what is in the VIP area. It's not enough content. So here's a solution. Have ALL or a majority of your mods be posted in the VIP area first for a specified amount of time. Then have them trickle to the open, therefore increasing your potential income once again for those people that just cannot wait.
Lastly is say a 'mod/hack' team. Get a group of people together that can be focused on certain mods. Create their own sub-forum and let them work together as a team so they can learn from one another. This will also help them focus on mods so they are not working on the same mod at the same time. Also considering relaxing some of the rules for posting a mod. I know I posted a couple mods without the OBB and you want that here. Other forums don't have that. It's just another step that I have to take to post my mod....for free...that sometimes I don't have time for.
Anyway, some suggestions for you.
No worries, was just giving you suggestions from a business standpoint.Sbenny said:Our VIP membership is the cheapest out there.. if I keep decreasing VIP cost, there will be too many leechers I'm afraid. I appreciate your suggestions JD 45, but my aim is not to get VIP members, I just want a trustworthy forum, and not a leecher-based one.
Also, I tried so many times to encourage activity with Events with VIP as prize and I keep doing it, so I always offer a free way to get it. If someone can't afford a donation, he/she can try taking part in a contest.