jkerr

I know it sounds like a good idea to charge users, but I would not recommend changing this site to a pay for use one. It will be hard enough to get people to use the site in the first place. Some I'm sure will pay, but most will not. You will loose the audience that makes this forum valuable. It should be free to people so they will contribute their knowledge and time to the board as well as benefit from it. What most do is sell ad space in order to generate revenue. Ads can be done tastefully without interfering with the membership. You could also create product discussion forums. Often times vendors will over discounts to members while also paying a commission to the board for sales. There are lots of ways to make money without charging the membership. FWIW, the site onehundreddollarhamburger.com is a good example of a well known site that has deteriorated after creating a pay to use model. When they implemented the subscription service many of the contributors left the site. Why update to it if you can’t benefit from it?

Hello, I own N252Q, which is a 1988 M20/K 252. I have upgraded her over time with new windows, paint, panel, etc. I've documented much of the progress on my blog (www.n252q.com).I created my blog because there is nothing else out there on the web to capture Mooney specific info. I could not be more pleased to see someone finally creating a real discussion board for Mooney owners.