born2drv - 2:34 am on Feb 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Personally, I find the information here extremely valuable. So much so, that I don't want any of my competitors to see them ;)

I would gladly pay 3 x the subscription fee, if all good information was kept locked up. Maybe give the less important forums with "news" open to discussion for free, but anything that involves tips/help on optimizing for search engines should be 100% subscription.

I agree, that I wouldn't pay for something that was free other than out of EXTREME gratitude (like I made tens of thousands of dollars off this site's help or something). After all, I did do the work myself even though people told me what to do.

If I didn't read Brett's posts, or this forum was run by IBM or something I would never subscribe. But because I know how much work and TIME he has put into it, and how much I have benefitted, I do plan to subscribe out of appreciation. This site really has helped me a lot, so I will subscribe soon, I promise! :)

But part of me would like to see the freeloaders gone before subscribing, just because I feel the content is so valuable that I would like to keep it from my competitors, but of course I have no right to refuse them a membership.

I agree with the right marketing, this site could easily get $149/yr... "Why pay an SEO $1000+/yr when you can do it yourself for $149/yr...." ... "Read the stories of these satisfied customers"...