BeerAid
July 1, 2013 is our third anniversary! Can you believe it?
That time of year is coming up where we pre-pay our hosting bill for the year, renew our domains and pay our maintenance bills. I really don't like asking, but with everything that has happened recently on both professional and personal levels lately, I figured it couldn't hurt to put it out there.
Our hard costs are approximately $1,300 per year. If we give ourselves a small salary for our time spent on moderation, management, maintenance, upgrades, etc., that adds another $11,000 or so. We spend at least 15 hours each (2 of us) per week (on a slow week) moderating posts, responding to email requests, helping new users get signed up, etc. If you do some simple math:
15 hours/week * 2 managers = 30 hours/week
30 hours/week * 52 weeks = 1,560 hours/year
1,560 hours/year * $7.25/hour salary = $11,310 minimum labor expenses
As you can see, even at the current U.S. minimum wage, there's some significant expenses involved. We do have some minimal income from advertisers, but that really only scratches the surface of our actual expenses and labor spent working on the site.
Considering that and recent personal events that are straining our finances and the finances of our family, we would like to ask for donations. I don't normally post such requests because I'd prefer to just let you all decide if you find value in the site or not without a whine fest. But I would like to propose the following:
[img=thumbnail-right]https://surveyorconnect.com/https://surveyorconnect.com/images/uploaded/2013062614361151cafc5bc6b63.jpg[/img]Donation goal: $5,000 by June 30, 2013
Incentives (assuming we meet the goal):
- Donate $20 and receive a SurveyorConnect sticker.
- Donate $75 and receive a BeerLeg koozie.
- Donate $100 and receive a SurveyorConnect t-shirt.
- Donate $200 and receive a glass BeerLeg beer mug.
- Donate $300 or more and receive all 4 items!
- Donate anything at all and receive our undying appreciation.
These items will not be sold any other way -- the only way you can get any of our swag is via donation or if you find us at a BeerLegger event or conference!
We really love working on the site and have no intention of giving it up whether you donate or not. But we would certainly appreciate your assistance if you are willing to help us out. We love you guys! 🙂
To donate via PayPal or credit card, visit our Donate page. For other options, please contact us via email at [email protected].
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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Done!
thanks for the reminder. I was thinking about shipping some more maple syrup your way but the cash donation was easier. Thanks for the great resource you and Angel provide!
Done. Glad to help.
Done! well worth it! Use the site frequently.
Done. Thank you for the site. Please don't bother to send me anything in return.
Done!
Ditto what John said...
DDSM:beer:
Done. Same here. Thanks for what you guys do. :beer:
Done!
Yes, nothing required in return for me either.
Done. Thanks for all you do.
-V
Wendell,
I made apaypaldonation.
please pass the donation gift to another member or some other marketingendeavor.
or keep it like John e al mentioned.
