As far as $$: I've been here for over a year, not very active, but I want to be more active. Time is an issue with me. I've spent time on my website and cafepress store. I spent money there to increase sales. I left another site where I was a paying member. They really offered me nothing much more than non-paying members. In essence, if more were offered here, I would consider. But since I have my own gallery to post my art, and my own store, this place, as many other art communities, is a place to hang out periodically, get ideas, make some friends, share techniques, etc. and help expose our artworks. You need to consider what this site's main principle of existence is. Is it a community-based site for sharing ideas, tutorials, etc? Or is it a for-profit art-selling site? Both? It IS difficult to have both when you offer free and premium memberships. So, I think you should consider making this a premium member only site and have more goodies for those members OR introduce ads and decrease limits on non-paying members.
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Great site, btw... with TONS of potentials. Keep up the great work.
However, (you knew I'd say this) - I am peeved about the lack of promised contests. It might be better if you just fess up and say there will only be 10 a year or something - I'd rather have you do that than keep promising and not "doing".
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