VIP for money

[AnAccount]

Yeah, I don't think it will work, as what much more can VIP do than a normal user?

Sometimes, depending on the forum, a VIP can have a lot more priviledges than a regular user can, besides posting in a special forum. The most I've heard of is more PM space, more advertisement space if it's an advertisement forum, etc. It's all a matter of what the forum si about, as to what you can offer with it.

 

[fantanoice]

You need a reason for them to donate. A 'rank' doesn't seem to be enough to get most people to donate, IMO. You would need to offer something more, like exclusive stuff (like maybe a rare item if you ran an RP forum).

 

[David]

This is what Digital Point offers for VIP:

• Access to private forum for premium users.
• Storage of up to 5,000 private messages (they also delete after 6 months instead of 3 months).
• Premium Member badge shows on your posts.
• Ability to change user title.
• Up to 4 external links in your signature.
• Ability to customize colors/background of your user profile (temporarily not available, but will be returning).
• For sale threads started in Buy/Sell/Trade will stick at the top for 2 hours after created and 2 hours when sale is ending.
• For sale threads started in Buy/Sell/Trade will be highlighted with a unique color.
• Keyword Tracker users get additional functionality (can search deeper as well as automatically check their data daily).
• Any post made by premium members will have ads removed if it would have had one within the post.
• Ability to make private bids on auctions.
• Mediation of "deals gone bad" within Buy/Sell/Trade if both parties are premium members.

That's $125 per year if you feel its what you need. A lot more people would probably purchase it if it was like $50 per year. Opinions?

 

[fantanoice]

Pssh, I wouldn't even pay $10 for that. You don't even need that stuff.

 

[David]

Most of them are nice to have, but not necessary, though they can help.

This one is quite good: Ability to change user title.
As a normal member, it costs $25.

 

[Uphoreka]

Depends what benefits VIP get.

 

[PL-EP]

With a small forum there is no point in doing this.

Build up your forum until it's big, then maybe start it.

 

[Justin M]

To be fair Digital Point has 13 million posts and nearly 2,000 online users right now. It's also targeted at webmasters with much larger websites, so to them $125 annually really isn't a lot of money and is well worth the added exposure.

 

[roadley14]

Its a good idea if it can work, an example of a good site is corsa-c.co.uk

I saw it work on there with their Extra Membership, they make quite a large income from it, prices on there range between £12-14