Posted by jb on March 31, 2001, at 13:33:41
In reply to Re: Credit cards, posted by Dr. Bob on March 31, 2001, at 2:17:28
> > > No, definitely business as usual; that's important, so people continue to come to the site and remember why they're going to contribute to it.
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> Doesn't public radio cut back on programming? Not that this is so much like public radio...
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> > > Maybe the amount of the pledge should remain anonymous, but the list of pledgers should be visible as incentive.
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> Some people prefer to be anonymous, and the number (and total amount) of anonymous pledges could be tallied, so I think it would be OK to give people the choice.
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> > > if you could accept credit cards that would be even better.
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> > Credit card facility is a must
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> It looks like accepting credit cards might be much much easier now than it used to be. But I still think I should open a new bank account for that. And do my taxes. So it's still going to take some time, but probably not nearly as much as I was afraid...
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> BobA couple of potential concerns -
(1)Married individuals or those otherwise living together, etc., may not want to explain the why/how, etc. of their participation in Psychobabble, upon the spouses or significant other opening of the credit card bill.
(2)Credit cards leave a "trail," and some people may not want their participation to potentially "leak out" due to that medium.
(3)New visitors may first want to experience the site for a certain period of time in order to understand the benefit and monetarily support the service. I realize you could time limit the free membership, as a "trial membership." However, it is another thing to think about.
JB
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