Re: banner advertising, was Re: [AGA-mcm] Art's ad

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I like what you're saying. This is someting that could set
the AGAF apart from the other forums while furthering our
community service role.

sh

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005, Larry Lampert wrote:
> 
> > I guess now I would have to say that in our arguments
> > for having an AGA Forum we must have missed the most
> > obvious of all....money. Apparently Art is making
> > enough money on the site to offer cash prizes.
> 
> I would treat "web/forum advertising" as a separate issue
> from the Forum 
> itself.  Do keep in mind that we do NOT need advertising
> to pay for 
> hosting or running such a thing any more than we need
> advertising to pay 
> for the aquascaping contest or the AGA website.
> 
> I'm also all for having good exposure for the AGA's
> benefactors, but I'm 
> more for doing it in a "public TV" style than with
> banners.  Just me.  I 
> would rather have the AGA have a large membership paying
> for TAG than have 
> to have TAG supplemented by banner ads and convention
> income.
> 
> In any case, I would propose that such an idea be
> automatically tabled for 
> at least a year after said forums are up and running.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> > Makes you think a little about a potential second
> > revenue stream for the AGA. Look at his sponsors
> > Seachem, AHSupply, etc they look pretty familiar.
> >
> > Opens up lot's o' possibilities for cross promotion.
> > Man, I can already hear the wheels turning at
> > Cheryl's. "If we package a 1/2 page TAG ad along with
> > a quartely banner ad on the forum I will give you 10%
> > off and a free AGA T-shirt" ;-).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > --- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Holy cow!  I'm on staff there and I had no idea he
> >>> was going to be giving
> >>> away money as a prize!  That's nuts.
> >>>
> >>> I don't feel compelled to "beat" his prize, but I
> >>> sure do feel a fire to get
> >>> the best prizes I can from folks.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Phil
> >>>
> >>>
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