I've never had an issue with folks makin a buck, as long as 1) there's a true value for the money & 2) that it's not shoved down my throat, or gods help you, a million advertisements being crammed down my throat as I try to use the service. Seeing as how as just can't see you & Linda violating either of those ;) I'm all for it. Lassiez les bon temps rouler!

On a totally serious note, I think it's a great idea. The value will always be there for free, but the low cost, paid membership will provide much additional value and also provide y'all the freedom (potentially) to travel more and provide yet more value, both paid and free. I think I can speak for everyone who frequents is place in saying that we'd all like that :D

On that note, if you have any odd ball tech questions, especially in regards to the systems integrations, drop me a line. That's what I've been specializing in for the last ump-teen years and for y'all I can make the time :)

Bon chance

Thanks for those initial reactions. 

GiniaJ, Remi, & jb, we are turned off by sites that seem too commercial as well, so we will do our best to avoid that.  And we certainly won't be cramming anything down anyone's throat as we find that distasteful as well.

The paid membership of $36 will certainly provide value, more value than that, even if I didn't articulate the benefits very well.  The entry was already getting too long, so I left out some details.

Much of the value will be in the additional information, personal service, and community interactivity we will be able to provide just by having the time, the focus, the better frame of mind through travel, and a bit more financial incentive to make it happen. 

We do understand that most folks (like myself), actually have to see it first.  

We debated putting it out there before it was ready to launch for that reason.  But we ultimately decided we wanted to get feedback and see what the potential members would like to see included as we are building.  It was a tough choice, but we thought that was better than finding 1) we included things we didn't need to include and 2) we left out things that would have been easy to implement.  

Finally, I absolutely agree that it will make the "free" parts of our sites even better!

There is a link to the survey page in the Journal entry that seems to be working on my end.  However, I'll put a link here as well:  RV-Dreams Club Survey (link deactivated, see my post below for more info).

Of course, the survey itself won't mean much without glancing at the Journal entry. 

Thanks again for the comments!

-- Edited by Howard on Tuesday 5th of October 2010 07:14:08 AM

Hi Howard,

When I did the survey it would not submit until I selected a response in the box for "if you said no, why" pull down box -- even though I had said "yes." You might want to check that out. I think it finally went through.

General response - I like it. This is by far the most valuable resourse I have found to date and I'm happy to support your efforts!

Thanks for letting me know about the problem with the form.  I had marked the field in question "not required", but there was apparently a glitch.  I tweaked the form, so I hope it is working now. 

I can only speak for myself, but I've already gotten waaaay more than 36 bucks worth from the information which you and Linda share, plus being able to utilize all of the knowledge available on the Forum..... and I'm not even on the road yet!   The Club sounds like a good idea and I hope it is a very successful endeavor.   Count me in!   

Well, I can't tell you all how much I appreciate you kind words and support. 

However, upon further review and a lot of thought, we probably are not going to continue in the direction of a club.  Leave it to us to make a decision and then change our minds. 

You can read my entry called Soul-Searching to read more about what may be more a change of heart than a change of mind.

Again, thank you so much!