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i love the mag online idea, it is one of the bet bits about the nw site. :D


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i love the mag online idea, it is one of the bet bits about the nw site. :D


Makes me worry that it reduces the value of the membership fee though - I'd rather see it in a members only section, with one or two older samples available to all comers.

I was able to justify the membership fee to myself and Mrs Swapped through breaking even on the legal insurance offer, and gaining another magazine to join those already preventing the lid of the cistern from floating off. If I had been able to take my laptop in there to read the mag without paying to join, it would have weakened my argument, somewhat.


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Maybe we should keep the mag one issue behind. :?:

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makes sense Sean, good idea. or even some tasters of what has been in the mags but not full issues, ie a bit of the latest but not all of it?


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I'm sure Tony will have some ideas on how he can do this.

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Still waiting :cry:


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Sean Smallman wrote:
Maybe we should keep the mag one issue behind. :?:

Yup quite agree!

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I think maybe this is one of those “ask the club members what they actually want” sort of questions.

Here’s three possibilities. Anyone got any other suggestions?

  • Carry on as we are, assuming that receiving a printed copy is much nicer than reading the magazine online and thus still a major perk of membership
  • Put the whole magazine online two months later than it goes out in the post (one issue behind)
  • Put the regional reports online straight away, so that all the meeting info etc is up to date and accessible, but don’t post the main magazine articles online at all (maybe put a content precis online alongside, as a taster and encouragement to join the club)

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The last one in my view!

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Put the regional reports online straight away, so that all the meeting info etc is up to date and accessible, but don’t post the main magazine articles online at all (maybe put a content precis online alongside, as a taster and encouragement to join the club)


That's the one.

Contents, or a sample article, or perhaps the Chairman's column :oops:, which is generally a summary of what's what currently anyway.

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An online archive of magazines would be a useful resource. What about requiring logging on to view them?

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Yes yes yes.

It would let recent arrivals like me catch up with the spirit of the place - I grabbed a couple of back-copies at the NEC while everyone had their backs turned, but I'd be just as happy with PDFs.

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i like the archive, how far behind though? the idea is that we woulod still have something for non members to read as a bit of a loss leader as well or not??


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:10 pm 
Its a delicate balance Gordon, showing enough to wet the appetite yet still making them want to join and feel that they are getting a real benefit and value for money by joining, have not got that secret formula but I don't feel that we are far from it
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Any one else still waiting or is it only me. Well I can look at it online but not so easy to read in bed that way!


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