Need Some Advice & Input

[dan213]

Hello everyone,

I currently run a site that serves as a post exchange, for every one post a user makes on my forum they can redeem one post on theirs. I have been considering make a big change but am unsure if it is the right move for my site, the users, and the staff.

I have been considering giving all users a monthly allowance, they can redeem posts with this allowance with no requirement for posting to receive the posts desired. I currently have it setup on a points system, you receive 1 point for every one post which can be redeemed as I stated.

I feel that there are some issues with the current setup and the big one is that a user is required to make posts to receive posts. There are people (me being one of them) that don't want to spend a ton of time making forum posts to receive the same, especially if the site's whole job is to offer posting services. I feel that a posting service should offer services with little to nothing in return, it is their job to give clients quality forum posts.

I would like feedback on what everyone's view is. Should I remove the requirement to make forum posts in order to receive a service? Should it be a posting service that works off a monthly allowance, say 150 points which can be converted 30-50 posts at a time? Should I leave it the way it is? Should there be another system that may work better?

 

[22_22]

It does seem to me has a post for post forum rather than posts for points. You get 1 point per post and you redeem 1 point per post. I think you should increase the amount of posts you get per post (on your forum) to 1.5 or 2 and leave the redeem posts at 1. Possibly up the maximum request to 50 posts and hire a full team of posters. Maybe around 4 posters.

 

[dan213]

It does seem to me has a post for post forum rather than posts for points. You get 1 point per post and you redeem 1 point per post. I think you should increase the amount of posts you get per post (on your forum) to 1.5 or 2 and leave the redeem posts at 1. Possibly up the maximum request to 50 posts and hire a full team of posters. Maybe around 4 posters.

Thanks for the reply.

So you think it should still be where users post but rather then a 1/1 it becomes a 1/2 or 1/1.5?

 

[22_22]

It does seem to me has a post for post forum rather than posts for points. You get 1 point per post and you redeem 1 point per post. I think you should increase the amount of posts you get per post (on your forum) to 1.5 or 2 and leave the redeem posts at 1. Possibly up the maximum request to 50 posts and hire a full team of posters. Maybe around 4 posters.

Thanks for the reply.

So you think it should still be where users post but rather then a 1/1 it becomes a 1/2 or 1/1.5?

Yes. Users should still post on your forum for the points then they can redeem them for posts on their forum. Let me give an example. :cheer:

User 1 makes 30 posts on your forum (x 1.5) = 45 points then they can redeem their 45 points for 45 posts. Therefore they only made 30 posts and they receive 45 posts for their forum.

 

[dan213]

It does seem to me has a post for post forum rather than posts for points. You get 1 point per post and you redeem 1 point per post. I think you should increase the amount of posts you get per post (on your forum) to 1.5 or 2 and leave the redeem posts at 1. Possibly up the maximum request to 50 posts and hire a full team of posters. Maybe around 4 posters.

Thanks for the reply.

So you think it should still be where users post but rather then a 1/1 it becomes a 1/2 or 1/1.5?

Yes. Users should still post on your forum for the points then they can redeem them for posts on their forum. Let me give an example. :cheer:

User 1 makes 30 posts on your forum (x 1.5) = 45 points then they can redeem their 45 points for 45 posts. Therefore they only made 30 posts and they receive 45 posts for their forum.

Alright, thanks that is a possibility. I am just trying to figure ways out to offer more attractive services then just a simple 1/1.