Totally New Commercial Rules -- Vendor Program

TDPRI · June 21st, 2009, 05:05 PM

Today we are announcing a total revamping of our commercial rules and the beginning of our new Vendor Program.

As of today, commercial members may enroll in a new Vendor Program that allows them to discuss their products and companies in posts for the first time. It also allows them to use commercial usernames and have commercial links and logos in their signature. Plus many other new features.

Also, a new Vendor Forum will open later today that is used specifically for Vendors to actively promote their products and even provide special offers to members. Only Vendors can start threads in the Vendor Forum, but everyone can respond. Plus Vendors can open, close, and delete their own thread in the Vendor forum, too.

Read all about this change at: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/announcement.php?f=7&a=49

Wardpike · June 21st, 2009, 05:16 PM

OK, Paul. Whatever you think is best. :-)
I think this is only going to make me more asset rich and cash poor. LOL
My s.o. isn't going to like you.

TDPRI · June 21st, 2009, 05:30 PM

At our current size something had to be done. Too much time and effort going into monitoring vendors -- many of whom are big supporters of the TDPRI.

Nash · June 21st, 2009, 05:33 PM

This is great, I'm not a vendor and don't plan to be but it's a great way for some of the more customer friendly companies to keep in touch with the customer base.

funff · June 21st, 2009, 07:02 PM

Yup, this is a great idea. Builders like Ron, Gil, Chihoe et al can now promote their guitars without fear of being deleted, and we can see pics and discuss prices, options etc? Yes? Can only be good for all concerned, IMHO.
Thanks.

ibobunot · June 21st, 2009, 08:31 PM

Yeah.. this will clarify things a lot..

maestrovert · June 21st, 2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funff

Yup, this is a great idea. Builders like Ron, Gil, Chihoe et al can now promote their guitars without fear of being deleted, and we can see pics and discuss prices, options etc? Yes? Can only be good for all concerned, IMHO.
Thanks.

i completely agree.....
Thanx Paul !

scubadoo · June 23rd, 2009, 06:12 PM

hmmm, many of those guys contribute so much by way of tutorials and build threads that I would have thought they deserved the opportunity to discuss what they do. It's one of the main reasons I've stayed here, kind of like an online apprenticeship. It's not exactly spamming is it? $250 seems like a lot of dough but hey, you make the rules.

edit: you could always have had a rule where anyone over a certain number of posts can discuss commercial things, of the top of my head how about anyone above 1294 posts?

Southern Ill Electrics · June 23rd, 2009, 08:21 PM

I absolutely would use the vendors forum.....but I really must say, Is there any way in this first year to do quaterly installments or somekind of first year discount ?

I have great feedback over on another forum but the year cost is much less than $250.

BritishBluesBoy · June 23rd, 2009, 08:29 PM

Great idea Paul. $250 a year for the kind of exposure they'll get here is CHEAP I reckon...

Cool.

mrmorrison · June 23rd, 2009, 08:50 PM

Good, more people will know about these great builders and vendors!

mellecaster · June 24th, 2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BritishBluesBoy

Great idea Paul. $250 a year for the kind of exposure they'll get here is CHEAP I reckon...

Cool.

As one of the first to sign up, that's how I see it also Triple B

Chet Johnson · June 25th, 2009, 02:28 PM

I would like to see a monthly installment, or Half yr. $125.00 payment. For Small , struggling businesses.
Regardless, I will be onboard soon.

TDPRI · June 25th, 2009, 04:45 PM

Just so everyone will know:

We do not plan to offer any payment plan with payments of less than one annual payment. That would make it too easy for a vendor to post for a month or three or six and then stop paying and disappear. The content would remain and they would have all the benefit without paying all the cost. While this can certainly happen after one year at the very least the vendor will pay for for one year's worth of benefit.

We studied other such programs at other websites our size and feel that the price is more than fair -- a number of people have contacted us and said we should charge $1,200 a year ($100 a month). Instead we are charging what equals out to $20.84 a month. A very low and very fair amount.

Certainly, not everyone can afford this, or wants to pay that much, that is up to them. But the price is what we've determined to be a fair amount and we have no plans to lower the price or the payment schedule. For most businesses selling commercially $250 for 12 months of promotion in front of 12 million visitors is not a significant barrier to participating.

ForrestLeeJr · July 19th, 2009, 12:44 PM

I'm with it Paul. $250 is cheap advertising.
I'm signing up asap.

June 21st, 2009, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,032 46 Photos	Totally New Commercial Rules -- Vendor Program Today we are announcing a total revamping of our commercial rules and the beginning of our new Vendor Program. As of today, commercial members may enroll in a new Vendor Program that allows them to discuss their products and companies in posts for the first time. It also allows them to use commercial usernames and have commercial links and logos in their signature. Plus many other new features. Also, a new Vendor Forum will open later today that is used specifically for Vendors to actively promote their products and even provide special offers to members. Only Vendors can start threads in the Vendor Forum, but everyone can respond. Plus Vendors can open, close, and delete their own thread in the Vendor forum, too. Read all about this change at: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/announcement.php?f=7&a=49

June 21st, 2009, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wardpike Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Age: 44 Posts: 2,534	OK, Paul. Whatever you think is best. :-) I think this is only going to make me more asset rich and cash poor. LOL My s.o. isn't going to like you. __________________ Proverbs 3:6 Matthew 5:44

June 21st, 2009, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nash Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA Age: 18 Posts: 497 9 Photos	This is great, I'm not a vendor and don't plan to be but it's a great way for some of the more customer friendly companies to keep in touch with the customer base. __________________ The answer I'm looking for always seems to be in my other pair of pants.

June 23rd, 2009, 08:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Southern Ill Electrics VENDOR Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hamilton County Age: 39 Posts: 1,024	I absolutely would use the vendors forum.....but I really must say, Is there any way in this first year to do quaterly installments or somekind of first year discount ? I have great feedback over on another forum but the year cost is much less than $250. __________________ Jeffro' at Southern Ill Electrics 618-643-2406/618-308-0223 God Bless Les and Leo.

June 23rd, 2009, 08:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 6,327 62 Photos	Great idea Paul. $250 a year for the kind of exposure they'll get here is CHEAP I reckon... Cool. __________________ BBB.

June 21st, 2009, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,032 46 Photos	At our current size something had to be done. Too much time and effort going into monitoring vendors -- many of whom are big supporters of the TDPRI.

June 21st, 2009, 07:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
funff Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 372	Yup, this is a great idea. Builders like Ron, Gil, Chihoe et al can now promote their guitars without fear of being deleted, and we can see pics and discuss prices, options etc? Yes? Can only be good for all concerned, IMHO. Thanks.

June 21st, 2009, 08:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
ibobunot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dullsville Posts: 4,773	Yeah.. this will clarify things a lot..

June 23rd, 2009, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
scubadoo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bristol, UK Age: 35 Posts: 1,464	hmmm, many of those guys contribute so much by way of tutorials and build threads that I would have thought they deserved the opportunity to discuss what they do. It's one of the main reasons I've stayed here, kind of like an online apprenticeship. It's not exactly spamming is it? $250 seems like a lot of dough but hey, you make the rules. edit: you could always have had a rule where anyone over a certain number of posts can discuss commercial things, of the top of my head how about anyone above 1294 posts?

June 23rd, 2009, 08:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
mrmorrison Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Age: 31 Posts: 509	Good, more people will know about these great builders and vendors! __________________ Life's a journey, not a destination...and I just can't tell, just what tomorrow will bring.

June 25th, 2009, 02:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chet Johnson Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodsfield, OH Age: 32 Posts: 511 15 Photos	I would like to see a monthly installment, or Half yr. $125.00 payment. For Small , struggling businesses. Regardless, I will be onboard soon.

June 25th, 2009, 04:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,032 46 Photos	Just so everyone will know: We do not plan to offer any payment plan with payments of less than one annual payment. That would make it too easy for a vendor to post for a month or three or six and then stop paying and disappear. The content would remain and they would have all the benefit without paying all the cost. While this can certainly happen after one year at the very least the vendor will pay for for one year's worth of benefit. We studied other such programs at other websites our size and feel that the price is more than fair -- a number of people have contacted us and said we should charge $1,200 a year ($100 a month). Instead we are charging what equals out to $20.84 a month. A very low and very fair amount. Certainly, not everyone can afford this, or wants to pay that much, that is up to them. But the price is what we've determined to be a fair amount and we have no plans to lower the price or the payment schedule. For most businesses selling commercially $250 for 12 months of promotion in front of 12 million visitors is not a significant barrier to participating.

July 19th, 2009, 12:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
ForrestLeeJr VENDOR TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashville Age: 39 Posts: 93	I'm with it Paul. $250 is cheap advertising. I'm signing up asap.

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