This is why I joined to make connections and have already made a few I would not of met if it was not for the forum.

It is also good just to check out any idea that could be floating around and for less than a tank of petrol for a whole years membership who cares!

Paid forums are good it keeps out the spammers and the Oh I am blogging for the fun of it people VOMIT! – Well most of them anyway…..
.-= Patrick Ryall´s last blog ..Creating the dream like water effect =-.

At $1.95 a month its worth checking it out for a few months at least and see if its something I want to continue.

Now, I think that there are many like me who are taking the same approach. The danger is that when something is that inexpensive, we may have less of a commitment to visit the forum on a regular basis, and, as the amount is so nominal, may not cancel.

best………..valentina
.-= valentina´s last blog ..The Needle Movers =-.

A few comments and clarifications.

On the member numbers – its not as high as it looks. We’re currently sitting on 1600 paid members – there’s members in the total that you see on the front page of the forum that are not fully paid up but registered for an account without confirming with a payment.

In terms of our admins – I’ve confidence in them. Some people have taken some cheap and ill-informed shots but if I didn’t believe in my team I wouldn’t have put them in place. The feedback that our team gets has also been really positive so far.

in terms of whether the forum will be valuable for people – I guess that’ll vary from person to person depending upon their situation.

We’ve had a great first week – members come from all types of blogs, experience levels, parts of the world and as a result there are some rich discussions going on so far and some great collaboration.

There certainly are some ‘newbies’ in the membership – a forum to help bloggers improve is always going to be attractive to that group – but there are also some experienced bloggers sharing some real wisdom. The bloggers may not be A-listers or famous – but there have been quite a few threads with bloggers talking about how they’ve grown significant blogs.

Ultimately time will tell how the forum succeeds. As Big Manta says – it’s new and as with any new community is finding its feet. We intend to add a few new features in the next week or two and will evolve it to try to add as much value as we can as time goes on.

thanks for all your comments. I understand that the subscription fee won’t suit everyone – we’re doing it for a variety of reasons that I’ve attempted to explain – but it won’t suit everyone – I’m at peace with that.

I think you will get all the information by simply reading his book. Maybe it will change in a few months, but I rest my case until then.
.-= Stefan´s last blog ..Get People to Work For Free =-.

However, it’s only $1.95 right now which is low enough that you’re not risking that much money. I think that after a few months we’ll be able to see much better whether it’s worth it or not.
.-= BigManta´s last blog ..The Top 3 Reasons Why People Fail at Making Money Online =-.