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12 Mar 2005, 15:09

I had no choice but to upgrade the hosting solution we were on.. which means the hosting is costing 4 times the amount of the previous one.

So basically, with the rest of the previous hosting package, I only have 1 month left of hosting time... basically I'll probably ask for donations very soon to help maintain the site and hopefully we'll get a few extra from Amazon soon.

We'll make this work, and we'll also try to have a sponsorship from the label or band in some way, but we all know this might never happen.

However, all the "server too busy" or "service unavailable" should be gone forever!

12 Mar 2005, 15:11

Nicos,

how do i donate? Least i can do after i extended my overdraft.

12 Mar 2005, 15:14

PayPal to nleblanc@spotnick.com

Or use the link at the bottom of every page on the website ;)

12 Mar 2005, 15:22

Does ordering from Amazon via the link here get the site a percentage of cash made from orders or a set amount per order/orders? Or anything at all??? :confused2:

Pre-ordered WFTSC using it anyway. :nod:

12 Mar 2005, 15:33

Element115 wrote: Does ordering from Amazon via the link here get the site a percentage of cash made from orders or a set amount per order/orders? Or anything at all???

Pre-ordered WFTSC using it anyway.

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

The only gimmick with Amazon UK is that they don't pay before you get to 100 pounds... Amazon US is 50$ USD.

12 Mar 2005, 16:23

Having only (negative amounts of) sterling in my bank, can i still donate? If i just put x amounts of dollars in will it work it all out?

12 Mar 2005, 17:11

yep i just donated. server seems to be nice and stable. stay alive. :)

12 Mar 2005, 20:49

Basil Angelo wrote: nikos, the band doesnt support this website at all? if not that is a shame, this site has done a lot for them and they need to show the love. it cant cost more than their bar tab after for a night ;)

bas

It's a fan site, they are not expected to support it.

But the lack of official site makes all traffic go here instead...

Anyways, it's not a problem, members have always been generous.

12 Mar 2005, 21:18

Spotnick wrote:

Element115 wrote: Does ordering from Amazon via the link here get the site a percentage of cash made from orders or a set amount per order/orders? Or anything at all???

Pre-ordered WFTSC using it anyway.

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

The only gimmick with Amazon UK is that they don't pay before you get to 100 pounds... Amazon US is 50$ USD.

Sorry if this sounds stupid Nic, but does that mean 5% on every £100 per individual customer, or 5% on every collective £100 spent via the link on NOOL?

I've got a few busy months gift-wise coming up, so I'll make sure I use the NOOL link if each customer has to spend a certain amount before you benefit.

12 Mar 2005, 21:22

Element115 wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

Element115 wrote: Does ordering from Amazon via the link here get the site a percentage of cash made from orders or a set amount per order/orders? Or anything at all???

Pre-ordered WFTSC using it anyway.

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

The only gimmick with Amazon UK is that they don't pay before you get to 100 pounds... Amazon US is 50$ USD.

Sorry if this sounds stupid Nic, but does that mean 5% on every £100 per individual customer, or 5% on every collective £100 spent via the link on NOOL?

5% on every sale through the link but they can't collect it/get paid until the balance is 100 quid.

12 Mar 2005, 21:35

I don't think I could make a living out of Amazon, but I can say that we actually got near 50% of the monthly hosting fee in 2 weeks...

But still, I don't dream in color, I know for a fact that all these will disappear with the traffic once the album will be released...

However, if I ever reach the 100 quids, that's 3 months of hosting just there... ! plus the percentage increase with your amount of sales, up to 7.5%, but I doubt we'll reach this, it's for power sellers ;)

12 Mar 2005, 22:07

Thanks for clarifying that lads. Suffice it to say, I'll help out NOOL at every opportunity.

On that subject, if any NOOLers in the Republic Of Ireland are reading this, I'd definitely recommend using the amazon uk link. Since I've been using them, over a year now, I've found the service very reliable & very fast, and it works out cheaper than most shops here. Well worth the 5-7 day wait. Plus it'll help a fairly decent website! ;)

12 Mar 2005, 22:35

Nicos, how much should we contribute ?

This site keeps me INSANE

Please can you give a suggested amount

12 Mar 2005, 23:43

i wish i could help i feel bad....i only get enough money to pay for my car, so w/e i get extra ill send
remeber to always count of Spikey :evil4:

13 Mar 2005, 00:53

Nic sent you $100 Canadian to help with running costs. You do a great job buddy. :clap:

13 Mar 2005, 01:04

Great! There is no my country on that paypal list. :(

13 Mar 2005, 02:46

Don't worry - I've paid for you, Lost Bitch.

13 Mar 2005, 04:33

Spotnick wrote:

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

You should have said that earlier... ordered my copy of WFTSC a few days ago, not using the link on this site :banghead:

13 Mar 2005, 04:43

okay, I made a donation instead.

13 Mar 2005, 05:34

ANDY AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME NOW

13 Mar 2005, 05:37

Nice work Nic, refreshing change NOT getting the service / run time error

Donations to be made once the gigs are oot the way:D

13 Mar 2005, 05:56

Rocket Mick wrote: ANDY AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME NOW

:laugh: I rather wait a few days before changing my nick. who knows what happens next. maybe we'll exceed the new server limit too. :ignore:

13 Mar 2005, 07:33

Ole Blue "Monday" Eyes wrote: Nicos, how much should we contribute ?

This site keeps me INSANE

Please can you give a suggested amount

It's really up to you... I choked a but this morning when I saw what some people sent, and then again, it seems I won't be able to close this site down :lol:

(Oh, thanks to all those who sent something, you are great!)

13 Mar 2005, 07:34

Andy (Service Unavailable) wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

You should have said that earlier... ordered my copy of WFTSC a few days ago, not using the link on this site

You can cancel your command, you know :p

13 Mar 2005, 07:55

I feel spoiled with the speed of the website right now.... seriously!

13 Mar 2005, 07:56

Spotnick wrote:

Andy (Service Unavailable) wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

We get 5% commission on each item you order over there.

You should have said that earlier... ordered my copy of WFTSC a few days ago, not using the link on this site

You can cancel your command, you know :p

Errrm... that's an idea :idea: It hasn't been dispatched. Will do it right now!

13 Mar 2005, 08:01

and BTW, that doesn't work with amazon.de - Germany, does it?

13 Mar 2005, 08:23

Ok, so I removed the caching of the thread list (this was probably useles) and I put back 50 threads per pages...

Those were 2 very annoying things IMHO.

13 Mar 2005, 13:15

Spotnick wrote: I feel spoiled with the speed of the website right now.... seriously!

hmmm, it's not that fast IMHO. I do have some problems at the moment. Or is it my connection?

13 Mar 2005, 15:46

No it was not your connection... they pulled the plug... AGAIN on us today.

They just put it back on to check a few things, it seems the forum has problem to work well under serious load.

What I did is now the forum can only be accessed to people that have logged on... sorry, but I had to do it while I can fix this damned problem.

I don't really have time to work full time to optimize the website, but those crazy people suggested I moved to another level costing a lot more.. and there is no way I'm going to do that... I'd prefer to run the website from home than doing this.