LOL
Hey guys. No need to apologize.
One thing I wanted to clarify is that all of this has nothing to do with my position as a mod. The BOD had no input on my idea or anything.
My degree is in marketing so my brain is always looking for ways to market stuff. ;)
This idea was strictly based on my own very good experience with small forum based specialty directories similar to the one I was suggesting.
Three years ago I was just piddling around in my dining room with a hobby. No ad budget but I took the plunge and got a directory listing similar to the one I was suggesting.
Only a couple of years later I now have retailers as far away as Indonesia carry my product. I think that's pretty darn cool.
We're small town so even my mail lady still gets excited with me when we add new countries. Just last week we had our first shipment to Iceland.
This low cost advertising has worked fantastically well for me. It pays for my hobbies. It pays for the contributions to my kids' 529 accounts, etc.
So I figured I share my wealth by making this suggestion.
It really was more of a spur of the moment: 'hey this has worked great for me, maybe others can use it too!' sort of thing
No higher ups were involved in this (or even asked for their thoughts on it ;) )
So y'all don't lose sleep over this. I used to get paid for my marketing expertise/ideas and you guys got it totally for free!
But if it's not something that would be of interest or work well here I can totally live without it.
Good Night
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