Random NYSkiBlog Stuff That You Might Not Care About

[Campgottagopee]

Zelda wants tee shirts.

Me 2

 

[Harvey]

Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here. House and everything else is all I can handle now.

I promise, I will be back. Thanks for behaving too. Really mean it.

 

[tirolski]

Thanks for behaving too. Really mean it.

Since we’ve been behavin when do we get our mugs?
Justkiddinya Harv.
There are much higher priorities but if ya ever take up spinnin clay again it could be a win-win.

 

[Harvey]

tee shirts.

There will never be mugs, no ceramics in my future beyond enjoying the work of the master I apprenticed.

 

[tirolski]

Zelda wants tee shirts.

Tee shirts FTW.

Happy wife = happy life.

 

[Peter Minde]

If the wife is happy, you're happy. If the wife's not happy.....

 

[Harvey]

I’m happy you kept NYSB open and didn’t take Matt’s approach to monetize it.

Matt was actually recommending that I make the advertising more intrusive. I was a digital marketing pro for two decades before I recently retired. I know: if you took out the header image of @Scottski63 on Plunge and replaced it with a big ad, it would likely triple annual ad revenue. He also wanted me to remove the (trademark!) radar shot that is on most pages and replace it with an ad. Not doing it.

Now that I'm retired, there are two things I am no longer getting for free, through work. One is hosting, the other is security/version updating.

Ad revenue, about $800 a year doesn't quite cover the hosting. I don't have a quote for the security updates yet, but it's likely going to be a lot for a retired dude.

I really don't want to charge for content or membership. Mrs Road REALLY wants to sell NYSB tee shirts, more for the fun of a joint couple activity than the money. If we can get that going (next summer?) maybe I can cover those cost.

FWIW I had a company offer me a small fortune (upfront and annual payments) to log 4 acres of our land, build a road and put up a cell tower. Not doing that either.

TLDR; there is some kind of change coming to the NYSB "business model."

/drift

 

[x10003q]

Matt was actually recommending that I make the advertising more intrusive. I was a digital marketing pro for two decades before I recently retired. I know: if you took out the header image of @Scottski63 on Plunge and replaced it with a big ad, it would likely triple annual ad revenue. He also wanted me to remove the (trademark!) radar shot that is on most pages and replace it with an ad. Not doing it.

Now that I'm retired, there are two things I am no longer getting for free, through work. One is hosting, the other is security/version updating.

Ad revenue, about $800 a year doesn't quite cover the hosting. I don't have a quote for the security updates yet, but it's likely going to be a lot for a retired dude.

I really don't want to charge for content or membership. Mrs Road REALLY wants to sell NYSB tee shirts, more for the fun of a joint couple activity than the money. If we can get that going (next summer?) maybe I can cover those cost.

FWIW I had a company offer me a small fortune (upfront and annual payments) to log 4 acres of our land, build a road and put up a cell tower. Not doing that either.

TLDR; there is some kind of change coming to the NYSB "business model."

/drift

Over the years we have had discussions about contributing. I am sure I am not the only one who would love to help keep this place going and reducing any monetary stress you might have from operations. Speaking only for myself, no strings attached.

 

[Harvey]

Over the years we have had discussions about contributing. I am sure I am not the only one who would love to help keep this place going and reducing any monetary stress you might have from operations. Speaking only for myself, no strings attached.

I truly appreciate this. But i am the impediment here. Matt's appeals for money really turned me off. I'm not going there.

 

[Brownski]

T shirts and stickers are t(e way to go