Hey All,
AnimeMusicVideos.org site usage is growing. And growing. And growing. Not too long ago, we upgraded from 100Mbps dedicated connection to 175Mbps because the old connection was being maxed out big-time. Well, the 175Mbps connection is now being maxed out. As a result, we need more bandwidth.
The current system of donations has been working very well for us so far. However, donations are now just barely covering the current monthly costs of keeping the site running. If we are to get more bandwidth, something must be done to pay for the additional monthly bandwidth cost.
Less than 1%* of members downloading local videos are actually donating something to this site. This 1% has been keeping the site up and running smoothly for the rest of the 99% non-donating leeching mofos. In order to get some kind of revenue from the mofos who download videos without donating even one measly dollar^, we need to find some way to raise additional funds consistently on a monthly basis. Anyone have any good ideas?
We have already tried an “Org Store” in the past, but that failed to raise any significant amount of funds (I think it generated $33 the entire time it was up, if I recall correctly). Other constructive responses are greatly encouraged.
Thanks again and have a great day!
Phade.
* 1% donator statistic comes from sample taken between January 1, 2005 and September 8, 2005 where 1520 members made a donation and 169449 members attempted to download at least one local video: 1520 / 169449 = 0.897%
^ Yes, some people legitimately cannot afford to send $1. But if you are high-school-aged or older and not on welfare, you can generally afford $1, an envelope, and a stamp per year.

