JL Forums

Hi everybody,

I've decided to open up a "EXCLUSIVE Special Offers" board here at JLForums.com where you can sell your products or services to the members and visitors of this forum AND get fantastic exclusive offers from other members of this forum who become vendors.

JLForums.com has received more than 7 million page views from more than 600,000 unique visitors in the last 12 months. That alone is a fantastic reason to become a vendor here.

But another incredible reason to do so is that the great majority of members here are paying customers of mine. That means they're willing to buy something they feel is valuable, and are not just freebie seekers. A truly worthwhile audience indeed.

However, as the name of the new board implies, any offer posted in this new board must be an exclusive offer available to members and visitors of this forum.  They should be getting a better deal than they could get if they just showed up at the website you normally do business at.

To help make this a successful new endeavor, I've also installed the SMF Trader system at JLForums.com. That means that you now have a "Trade Count" value just below your username in any post you make.  People who do business with you via this forum can click your Trade Count value link and rate you as a vendor and post feedback regarding their transaction. The better your rating and feedback, the more likely other forum members are to buy from you.

There are two ways to be able to post your exclusive offers in this new board:

1. Make at least 250 posts here at the forum (Senior Member status).

2. Become a vendor instantly for only $5 for the first week by using this link (it's $20 a month after the trial) OR for a one-time payment of $97 for lifetime Vendor status.

www.jlforums.com/jlf/jlf_vendor.php

Even with a low priced product or service, one sale a month would easily pay for the cost of being a vendor! And of course it's guaranteed for 30 days or you can request a refund through the help desk at www.AskJonLeger.com

Once you become a vendor, you can post your special offers to the new board listed at the top of the other boards under the Marketplace category.  Here's the link to the board:

http://jlforums.com/special-offers-35/

Please post any questions you have to this thread.

Here's to our success!

Jon

Yes, that's acceptable. As long as you are giving the members here a better price than they can get at your website.

Thanks Chandan. I hope it works out well for everybody. I've had to delete so many posts of people posting offers or looking for people to do work for them or whatever that I figured I better just go ahead and make it possible.

Wow what a great idea John.  Especially having a rating created by customers.
It's like an eBay just for IM'ers

Thanks! Appreciate the opportunity to list here.

With such traffic,i agree that the idea is good .I'm believer that if one runs a succesful forum,
it may not be complete until it's fully monetized.
However, i'm not so sure about the pricing..... $20 per month.

I suppose one's product stays live on the forum as long as he pays his monthly fee,right?

If i'm paying my fee,is there a limit to the number of products i can sell here?

What happens if i post and don't have returns satisfactory enough to justify $20/month,
can i cancel my subscription and return later maybe with a different product?

With such traffic,i agree that the idea is good .I'm believer that if one runs a succesful forum,
it may not be complete until it's fully monetized.
However, i'm not so sure about the pricing..... $20 per month.

I suppose one's product stays live on the forum as long as he pays his monthly fee,right?

If i'm paying my fee,is there a limit to the number of products i can sell here?

What happens if i post and don't have returns satisfactory enough to justify $20/month,
can i cancel my subscription and return later maybe with a different product?

Why not become a poster and get a count of 250 posts? then it's free.

I think this is a great idea...

help me to clarify...

$5 if I sign up this week and then $20 per month???

Have you thought about a possible...

Lifetime Charter Member  $97 one time fee...just to kick start your new service.

Just a thought.