03-02-2024, 11:14 AM
Got our billing notice today for the forum costs for this year:
I was estimating our costs at $300 a year... The actual total is a few pennies shy of $302.00. How's that for an eductated guess!!
Some folks don't like to be bothered with this type of information, but I prefer to keep all our costs, donations, and finances as transparent and available as possible, for those who might be curious about us -- or perhaps just curious what it might cost for them to set up an online site of their own.
There *ARE* cheaper plans available out there, but this one gives us unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth (which, let's be honest, we mainly transfer text on this server and that's not using a ton of either -- not like some music or video streaming site!), so we never have to worry about how we might want to expand or develop things in the future. And, we're 100% AD FREE!! The worst you guys normally have to deal with for ads is the occasional once-a-year reminder that our bill is coming due and it's time to get in last minute donations, if anyone wants to.
As of this moment, our donations have covered about $250 of that $300 (honestly, I don't have the exact figure in my brain this early in the morning yet, and I'm too lazy to look it up right now before I have my coffee!!), with a couple of pledges of "the check is in the mail!" Provided the mail doesn't lose those checks, we should be covered for that yearly cost already.
If our donations this year exceeds our cost, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I'll either:
1) Swap to a longer plan which is more expensive up front, but cheaper on a per-month average price.
or
2) Just let the excess balance carry over to next year.
If anyone wants to donate and you haven't yet, all the info you need is in this thread here: https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2470
Many thanks to one and all who support us. You guys are truly appreciated!
I was estimating our costs at $300 a year... The actual total is a few pennies shy of $302.00. How's that for an eductated guess!!
Some folks don't like to be bothered with this type of information, but I prefer to keep all our costs, donations, and finances as transparent and available as possible, for those who might be curious about us -- or perhaps just curious what it might cost for them to set up an online site of their own.
There *ARE* cheaper plans available out there, but this one gives us unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth (which, let's be honest, we mainly transfer text on this server and that's not using a ton of either -- not like some music or video streaming site!), so we never have to worry about how we might want to expand or develop things in the future. And, we're 100% AD FREE!! The worst you guys normally have to deal with for ads is the occasional once-a-year reminder that our bill is coming due and it's time to get in last minute donations, if anyone wants to.
As of this moment, our donations have covered about $250 of that $300 (honestly, I don't have the exact figure in my brain this early in the morning yet, and I'm too lazy to look it up right now before I have my coffee!!), with a couple of pledges of "the check is in the mail!" Provided the mail doesn't lose those checks, we should be covered for that yearly cost already.
If our donations this year exceeds our cost, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I'll either:
1) Swap to a longer plan which is more expensive up front, but cheaper on a per-month average price.
or
2) Just let the excess balance carry over to next year.
If anyone wants to donate and you haven't yet, all the info you need is in this thread here: https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2470
Many thanks to one and all who support us. You guys are truly appreciated!