[Hidden-tech] Question about business promotions

[Robin MacRostie]

There are 3 different issues
1. People who pay  dues should get the same benefits. FOR INSTANCE HOW ABOUT
THIS: everybody who fills out a profile and submits a banner, gets
programmed into a couple of spaces on the site that randomly change banners?
The banners would change [not flash!] every 10 seconds or so.  There's no
guarantee that the person you wish to connect with will see you banner ‹ but
everyone can have a chance and visitors will have
a graphic metaphor illustrating and reinforcing the image of the diversity
of the org.
Under or over the banner could be a link inviting the visitor to Member
Profiles.

2. for a networking organization to get into paid promotion is going to be a
big energy drain.  It is enough have a link to a website.

3. If people do extra service for the website, like writing articles, web
maintenance they should get mentioned, get bylines or  get a banner.  it can
be an incentive.   There is a precedent for honoraria to retiring people who
have serve and given countless hours.  A permanent bio page with a link to
Amy's business is not too much to do.

On 1/2/07 4:50 PM, "A - Z International" <az at a-zinternational.com> wrote:

> But I do wonder at the wisdom of someone putting up a page for my
> business and listing my contact information. Unless EVERY board
> member and voting member gets that advantage, then I think this is
> unfair promotion. And, if I've been concerned about several major
> things, it's been that Hidden-Tech promote everyone not one person.
> 
> So, why don't you all weigh in and tell me if this promotion is warranted.
> 
> Do you want to see yourselves promoted this way too?
> 
> Would you pay for your own promotional page?