"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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My first thought when I saw the site was "Why would I buy stuff to
advertise
his website?". You may be famous, but only to us(or is that infamous). It
also strikes me as small. Been a while since I priced screen printing but
my inclination would be to have a bigger 'message' along with a
significant
size pond graphic. If it was still red and/or black I doubt it would cost
any more. Less if you didnt print one side. One sided I would suggest the
back. That's my two cents worth, which is about all I can afford towards
a
presumed $20+ T shirt, after shipping.

Thanks to both Bills.

I think the shirts will be updated, as will all other gear, to dump the
.COM. I thought it would work small, but I guess I knew deep down inside,
that it wouldn't.

On to your question about why advertise the site? My only answer is that I
plan to keep the database free forever, so any advertising, or product based
revenue I can get will offset the work and the expenses. I am hoping someday
to be able to collect and amass all of the usefull information I get from
fellow PORG's into one place that is easy to find, search and read. This for
the benefit of all.

BV.


I don't know how capable you are in doing this, or how practical this is, but
one idea that struck me was to offer custom shirts. For instance, you could
make shirts with a picture of the buyer's pond silk screened on it. That will
likely make the shirt more expensive, but if they come out nice, others may want
them as well. Alternatively, you could have some sort of pond photography
contest where the winner could receive a shirt with his/her pond silk screened
on it, and the photo showcased on your web site. Just a late-night thought.