Comments on: The donations mania http://www.toptut.com/2007/03/20/the-donations-mania/ Bloggers and Designers tips, Wordpress themes, Free downloads Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Free Web Tools http://www.toptut.com/2007/03/20/the-donations-mania/#comment-239 Free Web Tools Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:21:26 +0000 http://www.toptut.com/?p=173#comment-239 Blog full of interesting informations. Keep up good work! Blog full of interesting informations. Keep up good work!

]]> By: IDEAS Girl http://www.toptut.com/2007/03/20/the-donations-mania/#comment-227 IDEAS Girl Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:51:03 +0000 http://www.toptut.com/?p=173#comment-227 You made a really bad comparison. You don't ask donations in your office/job because you are already charging for a service. You should compare these donation with "community service" or "volunteer service". The church for example doesn't charge you a fee for entering there, but you know you can donate whatever/whenever you want for support. You asked... "what's the point of PAYING for a decent host....." I answer that's exactly the point of donations. You are investing time, money, giving away your knowledge, etc. for free; but people know all these things cost money, so what's wrong for donating if I'm getting something of it? I've seen those donation requests as you say... but never any of them have made me upset or put me off because I know there are bills to pay. You made a really bad comparison. You don’t ask donations in your office/job because you are already charging for a service. You should compare these donation with “community service” or “volunteer service”. The church for example doesn’t charge you a fee for entering there, but you know you can donate whatever/whenever you want for support.

You asked… “what’s the point of PAYING for a decent host…..”
I answer that’s exactly the point of donations. You are investing time, money, giving away your knowledge, etc. for free; but people know all these things cost money, so what’s wrong for donating if I’m getting something of it?

I’ve seen those donation requests as you say… but never any of them have made me upset or put me off because I know there are bills to pay.

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.toptut.com/2007/03/20/the-donations-mania/#comment-206 Steve Pavlina Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.toptut.com/?p=173#comment-206 You might be unaware of how many sites get started with accepting donations. Often the visitors are the ones who request it. When your visitors continually ask you to give them the opportunity to donate or to send you a gift of some kind for the value you've given them for free, accepting donations seems like a good solution. Otherwise you deny your visitors the opportunity to support you. Many people feel more comfortable giving something back, even though the content is free. I tested the donations feature because many of my visitors requested it. It worked well, so I kept it. Nobody has to donate, but several donations are made every day. Hope this helps... You might be unaware of how many sites get started with accepting donations. Often the visitors are the ones who request it.

When your visitors continually ask you to give them the opportunity to donate or to send you a gift of some kind for the value you’ve given them for free, accepting donations seems like a good solution. Otherwise you deny your visitors the opportunity to support you. Many people feel more comfortable giving something back, even though the content is free.

I tested the donations feature because many of my visitors requested it. It worked well, so I kept it. Nobody has to donate, but several donations are made every day.

Hope this helps…

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