Yeah that seems fair
On Jan 30, 2014 6:26 PM, "Torrie Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, all.
>
> I've been thinking of how we could accomplish the family rate for
> memberships,
> and at the same time how we could accomodate corporate sponsorships.
>
> First, we should change the discount. Currently, it is a 10% discount on
> the
> total when you buy at least three months at a time. I suggest that we
> change
> it to 15% off the total when you buy 2-6 months, and a 20% discount for
> 7-12.
>
> Second, the discount should only apply to certain blocks of membership. You
> couldn't directly buy 5 months, but you could buy a block of 3 and a block
> of
> 2. This is to encourage groups to contribute extra memberships to those who
> need/want monetary sponsorships while cutting down on the impact of the
> discount elsewhere.
>
> Suggested packages:
>
> * 2 months: $59.50 instead of $70, discount of $10.50
> * 4 months: $119 instead of $140, discount of $21
> * 6 months: $178.50 instead of $210, discount of $31.50
> * 9 months: $252 instead of $315, discount of $63
> * 12 months: $336 instead of $420, discount of $84
>
> My idea is that entities (human or otherwise) can buy a block of months at
> a
> time and decide how they want to allocate the purchased months. For most
> people, they would only ever buy one month at a time and apply it to their
> own
> membership. Still $35.
>
> A family with two members could have one person buy a block of two months
> and
> apply each month to each person's membership. Their bill would be $59.50.
> Adding a kid would make it a pack of two plus a single for $94.50 instead
> of
> $105.
>
> A company that wishes to pay for a number of employees could buy some
> months
> and apply them to their employees. For example, they could have five
> employees
> and decide to sponsor 4+1 memberships per month for $154, or 6 for $178. 5
> regular memberships is $175.
>
> This also somewhat plays into the hacker-in-residence idea. If someone
> wanted
> to sponsor another member, they would only need to pay another $24.50.
>
> Feedback and suggestions welcome.
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