The Year Thus Far

[Mike]

Covid 19 has proved tricky for many businesses, it has certainly had a massive negative impact on the miniatures side of my business, sales of resin items have dropped by about 70%.
The other side of my business, the one that offers a service has suffered too.

Don’t forget when supporting your favourite businesses to support those that offer a service, it is too easy to forget them and instead concentrate on those that offer a physical product.

The Wargames Website is a business and has overheads but the vast majority of people that use The Wargames Website use it without paying to do so.
You can use it for free, that is a thing for sure, that is fine.

But if you can afford to take out a paid membership, either as a sponsor for just £1.00 a month or as a Trader for £5.00 a month then please do, it helps put food on our table and keeps the community going.

TIA.

[Mike]

PS: Extra thanks to the people with more than one sponsoring account and the member who has a Trader account but no business, they just wanted to be able to help out financially.

It really is very much appreciated.

[Guy Farrish]

I remember a discussion some time ago about how to pay more for a sponsoring membership. Was the conclusion the only way to do this was multiple Paypal subs? Is trader membership okay for more non-traders or is this going to confuse things?

Having recently started a thread asking whether I ought to want to pay more for my hobby (and indirectly been accused of being a ‘tight wad’ for asking!) this may seem a strange question, but I feel the urge to put my hand in my pocket a little deeper – how do I do that as an existing subscriber?

[Mike]

Hi.

Thanks Guy.
Feel free to buy a Trader account that would be more to me than 5 sponsor accounts, as a £1.00 is only 65p once PayPal takes its cut but a Trader is £4.45.

So that is £4.45 for a Trader or £3.25 for five sponsors.

Hope that makes sense??

[Guy Farrish]

Yes, makes sense.

Done. (I think)

Switched to a trader account.

Definitely worth a fiver a month!

If you haven’t got a sub, I’d urge you to pay the minimum at least. £1 has to be the best value ever.

I really want to see TWW prosper. Mike’s doing a great job and if you can spare a fiver a month I can’t think of many better ways of spending it.

Thanks Mike!

 

[Thuseld]

I will vouch for having the £1 subscription. I literally don’t notice it leave my account. At some point I hope to move up to a £5 sub. This website is a great community. Thanks, Mike.

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[greg954]

I’m the same as Thuseld, don’t notice the pound each month. Maybe upgrade to a Trader account. Or can you still donate on the CA website?

I’ve been supporting my local restaurants and eateries. Only just realised how much the hobby sector must be suffering. I have continued with a new project which has seen me buy some tangible stuff. Never thought about those that offer only services.

[deephorse]

Mike wrote:

Hi.  a Trader account would be more to me than 5 sponsor accounts, as a £1.00 is only 65p once PayPal takes its cut

That’s disappointing to hear.  Is there any way to set up a recurring payment via the Friends & Family option where the recipient gets all the money that is sent?

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[Mike]

Don’t think so, but also with this being a business I would rather not, prefer to keep it legit.
Thanks though.

[deephorse]

Well I’m a bit annoyed to discover that I’m donating 35p per month to Paypal.  I see that money as wasted.  Is there a way of making a payment to your business account by another path?

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[Mike]

I could send you my bank details. Or a couple of people pay a year at a time. The fee on that is better than 12 monthly fees?

[deephorse]

I’d rather you got all the money Mike, so if you’re prepared to give me your details I can do an electronic transfer.  I’ll probably do 12 months at once so that there’s less remembering to do.  A crucial factor at my age.  What’s your name again? 😉

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