Apolyton 7: PLUS Features & Offers: 30% OFF!

MarkG · July 24, 2005, 16:04

Our 7th year celebrations include new features and offers for our PLUS users:

- The "Full Reply in Automated Notification Email" feature will be brought down to Regular PLUS users from only Lifetime users.

- Lifetime users can now have custom titles!
Interested users simply pm MarkG to arrange their title (some obvious restrictions on what you can have apply

)

- Our Email Forwarding feature is upgraded to a full POP3 account!

For Regular PLUS users the choices are:
civilization2.net,
civilization3.net
civilization4.net
calltopower.net
galciv.net
moo3.net

For Lifetime PLUS users:
all of the above plus apolyton.com

Interested users can pm MarkG.

We'll probably have 1-2 more features coming up shortly.

Now to the offer:

2 Years and 3 Years subscriptions have a 30% price cut until August 24th, 2005. That comes down to 25$ from $36 for the 2 years subscription and 35$ from 50$ for the 3 years subscription.

For existing users an upgrade option is availiable. For example a user with 1 year subscription can extend for one more year with only $7 (difference between 25$ and 18$)

Happy birthday Apolyton and a big thank you to our supporters!

DrSpike · July 25, 2005, 05:35

Mark: First off, cool stuff. However, I have a constructive criticism and a query.

First the constructive criticism. I argued at the inception of PLUS that the lifetime subscriber price should be looked at again, as it was clearly overpriced. To random viewers please don't think this whinge was my main contribution to the debate - I spent countless posts (hell, it was A/C, so they all counted

) pointing out to the surprisingly substantial numbers of PLUS naysayers that they were wrong.

And now, with the discounts to the standard subscriptions, you need to pay the effective amount for 12 years to get the lifetime sub.

The query is can you refresh our memories (well mine) on the possible payment methods please. At the inception Paypal was the only way, which I am certain hindered the amount of resources 'Poly raised. Is that still the situation now? I recall something about the store, but that has clear drawbacks. Did you add any other ways?

MarkG · July 25, 2005, 09:19

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
And now, with the discounts to the standard subscriptions, you need to pay the effective amount for 12 years to get the lifetime sub.

lifetime has first and mainly always been an issue of showing your financial support, and much less a sort of an "investment" where it would be worth after 7-8 years.... (we're talking about 18$/year now, the equivalent of 2-3 cinema tickets)

Quote:

Did you add any other ways?

yes, via our Store through the following products category
http://www.cafepress.com/apolyton/351454

the 30% offer applies to these products:
(with the first two you can save $5 using coupon code SUMSAV)

- 3 Year PLUS + Nuclear Summer T-Shirt @ $43.99 (original price $58.99)
http://www.cafepress.com/apolyton.12627048

- 2 Years Plus + Yellow Communism T-Shirt @ $40.00 (original price $51.00)
http://www.cafepress.com/apolyton.27006567

- 2 Year PLUS + Nuclear Sticker @ $24.39 (original price $35.39)
http://www.cafepress.com/apolyton.12626851

similarily priced products can be arranged on request (e.g. if you like a different shirt or a different image)

Paypal also now allows payments via checks, you dont need a credit card

DrSpike · July 25, 2005, 09:38

I disagree on the lifetime subscription point - you can always allow donations for those who want to support 'Poly over and above their subscription. IMO the goal should be to have a more realistic lifetime price. I know I would have got one when PLUS started if the price was realistic.

But then, it's not my site.

Could you elaborate on the paypal checks (cheques?) please. Relying on paypal and the store is a big constraint IMO; perhaps this new possibility will help if it is publicised in this forum.

MarkG · July 25, 2005, 10:00

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
I disagree on the lifetime subscription point - you can always allow donations for those who want to support 'Poly over and above their subscription. IMO the goal should be to have a more realistic lifetime price. I know I would have got one when PLUS started if the price was realistic.

i guess our products do not reach your market segment

Quote:

Could you elaborate on the paypal checks (cheques?) please. Relying on paypal and the store is a big constraint IMO; perhaps this new possibility will help if it is publicised in this forum.

see the following
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...ge=_home&flow=

i disagree on your comment about the store. especially in the US (shipping is just 0.60$), the sticker option is the best for someone with a credit card that doesnt like Paypal, as the final price is exactly the same as via paypal (and you have a cool "nuclear" sticker

)

DrSpike · July 25, 2005, 14:25

You should be more than aware that there are a sizeable amount of members not in the US. It is for those that the store is not a great solution.

Zopperoni · July 25, 2005, 15:06

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
- 2 Years Plus + Yellow Communism T-Shirt @ $40.00 (original price $51.00)
http://www.cafepress.com/apolyton.27006567

Ow, I like this offer. Cafepress seems to be down though

MarkG · July 25, 2005, 17:02

it's up for me now....

MarkG · July 25, 2005, 17:08

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
You should be more than aware that there are a sizeable amount of members not in the US. It is for those that the store is not a great solution.

i understand that and for them i believe paypal is a good solution.

i've been using paypal for years with zero problems. lately they have even added the ability to withdraw fund directly to a greek bank account and i do some of the ad payments for top40-charts.com via them without any issues.

and even if someone doesnt to use his own credit card, our gift feature allows a fellow apolytoner to pay for the subscription....

spartak · July 26, 2005, 13:04

How much money does 'poly raise throught ads?

Zoid · July 26, 2005, 15:43

I think that´s a company secret

MarkG · July 26, 2005, 17:00

we're in the NYSE just yet

DrSpike · July 27, 2005, 05:04

I'm guessing there should have been a 'not' in there.

MarkG · July 27, 2005, 05:35

you must have magical powers

Zoid · July 27, 2005, 05:37

Nah, he´s just lucky

DrSpike · July 27, 2005, 05:56

Mark was correct.

Zoid · July 27, 2005, 08:15

If that is so, can I have this weeks numbers for The National Lottery? It´s a £77 million jackpot.

spartak · August 1, 2005, 08:24

Too late...

DrSpike · August 1, 2005, 14:29

Damn, I knew the numbers as well, I just didn't see thread in time.

Zoid · August 1, 2005, 14:43

Aww...

Datajack Franit · August 1, 2005, 22:02

Ken aka Batman · September 12, 2005, 22:09

I'm proud to be a lifer.......

Ya, the price seemed high at first, but when you think about the sheer resources around here, it's pretty reasonable.

I even got a free T-Shirt out of the deal which I wear proudly (my wife wears it more and now it has boob stretch marks.)....

Ken aka Batman · September 12, 2005, 22:12

Gee, I just noticed the date of the last post. Must have got the newsletter a bit late......lmfao

But I do have a question, does the Mail server work on any other port then 25? Just asking cause Verizon seems to think blocking port 25 for everyone will stop the few spammers out there.

MarkG · September 13, 2005, 00:54

We've got a cool web mail application that you can use

CrONoS · May 8, 2006, 02:03

Boot Up:

Maybe we can have some black T-Shirt(at the store). I dont know many people wearing white tshirt.

Imagine a Black T Shirt writed:
"My words are backed with nuclear weapons!"