$$$ ReturnToThePit $$$[views:7249][posts:38]_____________________________________ [Feb 7,2003 8:59am - the_reverend ""] Ok, so this sites been getting 408/409 errors for the passed few weeks. I think I need to upgrade the server package I currently get... which means I'm need to spend more $$$ (it's $300 per year now and I'll need to go to $600 per year). Dan from Life Sentence records came up with the best idea to date: Get labels (who's bands have pictures on this site) and bands to donate promo CDs. Then I sell $2 raffle tickets (by paypal or mailing checks/well hidden cash) and raffle like 3 packages of XX CDs and a RTTP hoodie or something like that. what do people think? If you have any better ideas, post them here too. remember, I do not want to have popups or ads ever. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2003 10:01am - umbrella ""] im down to save the pit! to bad your fucking poor......... |
| ________________________________ [Feb 7,2003 10:08am - xmikex ""] benefit show. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2003 2:22pm - bsr ""] seven benefit shows |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 8,2003 2:09pm - the_reverend ""] I'm going to write in a tacking function for this thread this is wicked important to me and this site So far, I have a few record labels who are into doing this. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 10,2003 9:56am - succubus ""] if there is a benefit show, which bands would agree to play? if there is a raffle, who would be willing to buy tix? I think knowing this will help you decide what you need to do too. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 10,2003 9:07pm - untoughguy ""] you could set up a section of the site where you can sell other band's merch (much like a distro) where you can collect either a flat fee, or a percentage of all merch sold. you already do pretty much everything else for the bands. another idea is that you could charge for advertising on the site. a rotating banner ad at the top or bottom of each page could really make you a lot of money. you already the hits/month to merit charging a premium. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 10,2003 10:58pm - xmikex ""] advertise porn sites like www.hardcorewebsite.net |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 12,2003 11:16am - the_reverend ""] I'm thinking of having a "metal/hardcore" oriented add <----- right there in the menu bar, between the link Email and the Search Box. I'm still not sure yet.. I might have to do both a raffle and that. I'm also looking at getting rid of the last 10 or 12 rttp hoodies so I can use the $$ for t-shirts and baby-doll t's. Granted, if I sell all the left over hoodies, I will have broken even with what I paied for them. If you want one, I always have them in my trunk, size xl and xxl (but they are both run small, a xl is more like an l and a xxl is more like a xl) |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 12,2003 9:37pm - TheGreatSpaldino ""] ill buy a hoodie once i scrounge up the dough... also, that raffle sounds cool. you should try that distro type of thingie idea too... that would be cool |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 13,2003 12:07am - doug in fits ""] the banner gaids wouldn't be the end of the world |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 13,2003 12:07am - doug in fits ""] though this site shitting it's self is |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2003 10:53am - Harkins ""] Have back of tha neck beat up people and steal their lunch money and donate it to you... |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 9:26am - the_reverend ""] hehe, it went to over $1200 per year |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 10:32am - dreadkill ""] xmikex said:benefit show. i like that idea. it might not singlehandedly get all the money, but it would help. i think a lot of bands would want to play it to help out. my band will play. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:23pm - DeOdiumMortis ""] Do it up. We'll play whether you like it or not. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:31pm - joe/notcommon ""] succubus said:if there is a benefit show, which bands would agree to play? if there is a raffle, who would be willing to buy tix? I think knowing this will help you decide what you need to do too. there are plenty of bands who would play a benefit for Aaron including keanu reaves band |
| _________________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:40pm - 5 Minutes Hate ""] It'd be cool if you could find a venue nice enough to let you do benefit shows. If you did one every other month and got bands that would draw enough for you to make $100 for youself that would cure the $600/year cost. We'd totally be down to play a rttp benefit! Also, the more merch you have and can sell at those shows would help too! Another idea, seeing as that you go to so many shows and there's so many people that know of the site and are dedicated to go here, you could offer to kick around demo packs at the shows you attend. Have any band interested give you the demo CDs, plus $1 per CD for your work. Say a band wants you to kick out 50 demos, they provide the disks and give you the $50 for passing them along. A similar thing is going on up here as a college radio mailer, you provide the CDs and $2 each and they're sent in packages to college radio stations all over the US. Just some thoughts................. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:40pm - DeOdiumMortis ""] But they suck. Maybe people will go to see them if vegetables to throw at the band are handed out at the door. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:42pm - succubus ""] as long as more people show up than at his birthday show... |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:44pm - DeOdiumMortis ""] Ooooooohhhh. Sounds like someone's building a grudge!!!!!!! :satancross::satancross::satancross::shocker::NEWHORNS::middlefinger::shocker::shocker::satancross::satancross::satancross: |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:46pm - joe/notcommon ""] also, you could host bands sites maybe, or mp3s, at a fee |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:52pm - succubus ""] DeOdiumMortis said:Ooooooohhhh. Sounds like someone's building a grudge!!!!!!! :satancross::satancross::satancross::shocker::NEWHORNS::middlefinger::shocker::shocker::satancross::satancross::satancross: hahaha no i'm not...i just think the attendance sucked, i know some people had valid reasons and that's cool but to be honest i was disappointed and i said that from the start... ps: i am being more open also because i am not in the best mood to start...i dropped my lunch on the floor a while ago...ummm yeah so i am a little pissed off and it's easier to express myself uh huh and then someone registered as me on another message board and posted boob pics and then i got inundated with IM's and i had to log off and am only on ICQ |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:55pm - joe/notcommon ""] Hey Carina, sorry to hear about your lunch. that sucks |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:55pm - the_reverend ""] everyone always has valid reasons not to be somewhere. that will forget be the case cause the trump of the human condition is that we are all lazy-asses and not-going to a show is so easy. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:56pm - succubus ""] joe/notcommon said:Hey Carina, sorry to hear about your lunch. that sucks thanks Joe <3 |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:57pm - joe/notcommon ""] Aaron, make a compilation CD. Get some songs from big bands and some from lesser knowns bands that people might want to hear. Print up a few hundred copies and sell them to make a profit for the website costs. I am sure you could get some new songs from bigger bands because you are large and in charge. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 1:58pm - succubus ""] joe/notcommon said:Aaron, make a compilation CD. Get some songs from big bands and some from lesser knowns bands that people might want to hear. Print up a few hundred copies and sell them to make a profit for the website costs. I am sure you could get some new songs from bigger bands because you are large and in charge. that's a good idea...perhaps use the tracks bands recorded in the radio station studio? as long as the bands agree.... |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 2:01pm - joe/notcommon ""] really good idea Carina. make it happen aaron. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 2:03pm - joe/notcommon ""] aaron, i don't see this happening yet, hurry up. but seriously, the unreleased live radio versions of songs would be an awesome idea. nasty habits did it and made a shitload of money. |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 2:17pm - the_reverend ""] I'm not sure about that... it wold probably take a lot more time/money to do that than I currently have. it is a good idea, though, why pay for something that is available for free on the net? |
| _____________________________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 6:54pm - University of Joe McNamara ""] because then they could have cool artwork and stuff plus it would help promote your site, which then might help increase hoodie sales and help the entire metal scene in general when my semester ends I could help you with if you want and need help or whatever |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 7:18pm - dyingmuse ""] HEY REV ILL BUY A HOODIE FOR SURE WHERE DO IS SEND IT AND HOW MUCH? I COULD ALSO SELL RTTP MERCH THROUGH MY WEBSITE AND AT OUR SHOWS IF YOU WOULD LIKE. ID ALSO PAY FOR AN ADD AND PLAY A BENIFIT AND PUT A SONG ON A COMP. WHATEVER YOU WANT. I LOVE THIS SITE. IT KEEPS THE SCENE ROUND HERE ALIVE. HAILS TO AARON HE DA MAN! |
| _____________________________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 7:20pm - University of Joe McNamara ""] i got a hoodie, it was a godsend because aaron sold it to me and right after i bought it, it started pouring out thank you aaron i'd be interested in buying an ad, i will talk to you about in person sometime |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 9:20pm - Lynneaus ""] ok a couple things (i only half read this thread cuz im tired) i want a RTTP hoodie... tho currently i dont have the money... gotta love unemployment... but should be able to scrounge 23 bucks up in the next couple weeks... secondly i would buy raffle tickets... thirdly if u want... i have tons of promos in my collection and would be willing to donate some stuff to the raffle... just let me know |
| __________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 9:33pm - succubus ""] aww soo much love in this thread |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 30,2003 9:42pm - the_reverend ""] I got xl and xxl hoodies left, they are $20 each. I have plenty of them in my trunk of my car if anyone wants any. I'm looking into making another 12 medium and 12 larges, I guess |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2003 8:56am - joe/notcommon ""] my cat can help you raise money. [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 31,2003 9:57am - dyingmuse ""] the_reverend said:I got xl and xxl hoodies left, they are $20 each. I have plenty of them in my trunk of my car if anyone wants any. I'm looking into making another 12 medium and 12 larges, I guess where do i send the cash exactly |