[AccessD] Moderator Message

Ken,

  <<I presume they don't have a refund policy.>>

  That is correct, but if you pay monthly, $12.95 is not going to break the
bank either.  But the main reason refunds are not given is  because there is
a large amount of overhead in dealing with refunds vs the small amount of
money involved. If someone decides to cancel, they typically do it close to
the end of the month.  Processing a refund at approx .43 a day is hardly
worth it.

  <<Any site that panhandles so hard for money can't have your best
interests at
heart.>>

  Hum, well unfortunately money makes the world go round as we all know :(

  I'd hate to have EE's bandwidth bill alone much less pay the 50+ employees
and all the support and maintenance for the hardware they use to run the
site.

  I guess I just don't understand why everyone seems to have this
fundamental belief that because it's on the Internet, it should be free to
them. Someone somewhere needs to foot the bill for services provided.
TANSTAAFL.

  But from my viewpoint, the history lesson seems clear; like any business,
you need to make money at it or it withers and possibly dies.  Face book,
unless they decided to start charging folks (which they have been
considering), will be another major player to go that route just like a lot
of other sites that disappeared during the .com bust.

  Sites can't survive on advertising alone.  They need to charge, and charge
enough, or they won't be around.

Jim.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Ismert
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:03 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Moderator Message

Some responses:

Jim Hewson:
> I, for one, like the email format.
> Most blogs are hidden from me...

David McAfee:
> I also like the email format...
> Like Jim's company, my company restricts access to blog sites...

What I am suggesting is something like the Yahoo Groups model: you can get
email digests, complete with handy links that let you find and respond to a
messages with a click.

But, the email is merely a copy of what is really happening on the Yahoo
Groups site.

My point is, our focus should shift to web content, with email remaining as
just another delivery method.


Jim Dettman:
> I think you really need to ask yourself that if they [Expert's Exchange]
> have nothing to offer, then:
> A. Why are they still in business? ...

I have to side with Charlotte and John on this one: no one I know who has
tried them has had a positive experience.

I presume they don't have a refund policy.

Any site that panhandles so hard for money can't have your best interests at
heart.

I automatically pass by Expert's Exchange, just like the plethora of useless
'review' sites that clog the web.

-Ken
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