By now I'm sure that all of you are sick of me banging on the donation drum... but here I go again.
We have X (I use the X in deference to Erin who hasn't given me permission to use the exact number) numbers of members on the site. If each of them just gave ONE DOLLAR A MONTH, it would more than cover the monthly operating costs and generate funds to pay off loans and keep Erin out of the poorhouse!
ONE DOLLAR! You can't even get a decent cup of coffee, a soft drink, a candy bar, or even a newspaper for a buck any more, but you CAN help save a site!
Erin and crew have made it so easy to help out with several ways to contribute that it's almost as easy as clicking on a link!
I have to say this as well. Erin, Piper and all the rest of the assistants started this thing out of love and a desire to create a safe place for us. Erin has practically bankrupted herself, trying to keep the doors open and the wolf from tearing down the door.
Piper does a LOT of work she could be doing for a LOT more money than she gets from doing what she does for us, but she too does what she does because she loves all of us and loves the site.
Frank, Cat and a few more, whose names escape me at the moment, don't get paid for what they do, but they also do it out of love.
For myself, I have donated money on an irregular basis, since I'm on a very limited budget. I've also donated ALL my stories to Erin for publication with the proviso that ALL fees from any of my stories that get published go to the site. I don't get one CENT, and I like it that way. I didn't write to make money. I wrote because I HAD to write and I found out, to my amazement, that I COULD write.
A lot of interesting ideas have come up in comments to Angela Rasch's blog and I thank all of you who responded in the way you did. There are probably better ways to help the site, but I think mine is the easiest and a dollar a month is not beyond a majority of the members.
Some just can't, and I understand that even a dollar might make a difference in paying a bill or buying some food, so there is no blame from me if that's the case for someone.
So that's my plan. I will continue to donate when I can and, if my muse ever gets tired of the beach she's sunbathing on and shows her face, I'll write more... which will be donated to Erin and the Site.
Catherine Linda Michel
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I Become a Patron!
It's not a lot. Some are more, some are less.
Just what I can.
Thanks Erin and crew.
Big Big Hugs and Love tmf
Thank you tmf.
and you are exactly correct. Every bit helps.
Catherine Linda Michel
As a T-woman, I do have a Y chromosome... it's just in cursive, pink script.
Just put $10 on the Patreon monthly for Erin.
I also give to the Hatbox every month, I hope it helps, I come close my self every month, So I may not have extra now for when erin passes the donation plate for extra funds each month. All depends on if I can make some Medical Bills vanish after I get my tax refund, if that were to happen I could go higher on the Patreon.
"Cortana is watching you!"
Thanks, hon
Patreon has really been taking off this month. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
preaching to the choir
The only problem with blogs looking for money is, the only ones who read them already donate one way or another. I'm retired, but still donate more money monthly than I ever have before to any other group.
$1 to read, I've said this several times before myself.
Become a Patron
Hi Guys,
I am sure that all of us, particularly those of us who are readers and not writers, can make a regular contribution to the benefit we have all received from the stories on this site. I know that I have received much enjoyment, excitement, frustration, dismay at cliff hangers, lessons on patience waiting for the next instalment etc etc.
By becoming a patron, even for a small monthly amount, the income from patronage can give Erin and the team a bit more security in knowing that there will be a regular income for them to base their economic decisions on.
A small price to pay for what we enjoy. A pack of smokes that won't damage our health, a few less beers or shots that won't make our liver claim overtime, one less coffee or bagel each week that our bodies will thank us for.
Let's do it!
Robyn B
Sydney