I would pay an annual fee of $120 per year or $10 per month from my credit card.
Even perhaps $180 per year or $15 per month.
I visit this site a great deal.
I am of the utmost belief that the amount of ads from this site on my mobile phone using a browser that does not have an ad-blocker has definitely
made me want to use an ad-blocker.
Hell i may even be willing to pay $300 per year but that is a tough call. (edit. I still probably would though as I do really really love this
website)
I do visit this site a large amount of time per week.
This is where I get my news. This is where I find out things going on in the real world and find out things I wont hear elsewhere.
On my computer at home, my desktop computer I do use ad-blockers for every site including youtube. I do actually pay for youtube premium because I use
Youtube a great deal and I cannot stand for their ads. That's $15 Australian. I find that it is absolutely worth it.
I would also pay $15 Australian to visit this website without ads.
However here is an issue....
There may be a great deal of people who would be willing to pay to visit this website...
But would it be the same? If half of the members do not pay... Then that is possibly half the posts that are gone... disappeared.
Would ATS be worth $15 then? $10 then?
What if the whole 2/3rds of total members who use the ad-blockers disappear as well?
That leaves 1/3rd the content creation? 1/3rd the news? 1/3rd the posts, 1/3rd the threads...
And how exactly would this website attract new members? It would be difficult to attract new members if they have to pay straight away. It would be
difficult to attract new paying members if they don't have a greater appreciation for this website and it's content.
Perhaps if they create a new account they could be given a few months leniency before they have to pay... such as 3 months?
But would that also mean that current members would sign up new accounts every 3 months to avoid paying for the website?
I don't know.
Things to think about.
I absolutely love this website. It has been a big part of my life and has changed my life in many many ways.
edit on 22-6-2020 by DaRAGE
because: (no reason given)