I am not opposed to a membership fee. But I seems that what I paid for others got for free. I know there was some sort of compensation tied to going to the convention ??? but I don't know really what that was and if it really compensated those original members. Which was about 70 members now there are 600.
In fact I would have paid that membership fee each year as an annual due. In opening it up for free my paid membership was diminished. I feel the overall goal for joining the association has been lost with it being opened for free membership. What was to be an association as an exclusive organization where people shared a vision became simply on online directory service. How can it now be sorted out to determine if all 600 members adhere to the original vision of ethical practices and standards. In joining as an original member, my intent was to be part of something that set me and my business apart from others. Certainly as it stands now my membership means very little. It may sound like something to a client who doesn't know but really it's a simple tag w/o meaning. I admire your moxie. I think you need to revisit your original vision and seek selective input. Ask the original members why they joined. Why were they willing to pay when 500 other were not (most certainly it was not simply for the shirt). As for the tech issues - yep most are consumer driven. I added a profile right away and I reset my original password and could not get back in, but the webmaster helped me out. I have never been able to get into, figure out or get an answer about adding to the gallery - which I would have liked to have pics in ages ago. But really I thin the tech stuff for most all these sites simply needs to be a simple how to page so folks can easily look up what they need. Funny the tech stuff has become a bit of an issue because 90% of the folks don't have any profile listed - and doubtful, unless it's mandatory, they ever will. So their joining can't be for marketing , it seems it's more ego, seeing one's name in print. Loretta --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. You are free to offer products or services related to face painting as well. Please address concerns with the original poster before contacting the management. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fpba-assn -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
