I'm with ya on this one. 2004 was a slammin' year with all the hype attached. But, this is a good way to weed out the ones who were just there for the joy ride. Even when the club was $100 a year, you knew only the hardcore fans would be crazy enough to join and keep the club alive.
Sometimes you just need to clean house and start over. However when Prince cleans house, he REALLY CLEANS, even if he is throwing out the good with the bad. Not like we haven't been here before and we won't go there again. And Again, And Again............... But it's Prince, so you either go along for the ride or get off the bus. Through it all, I'll take the ride. Peace and wonderful observation. Robin aka CherryMoon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NPNY: Happy 4th? - Re: Music Club Hiatus Even I, a person with pretty much no entreprenurial sense whatsoever, knew that the $25 membership was a bad long-term business move. Sadly, those new to the Prince way of thinking probably believed that "lifetime" meant THEIR lifetime, not the lifetime of his attentian span. I do think if he offered more than just concert tickets, overpriced merchandise and token bits and pieces of music and video hardcore fans could have kept the site alive and profitable for him. Oh well. I will definately miss the access to tickets, but I am hopeful at least that will come back. And maybe if he charges a reasonable yearly fee all of us tried and true fans will still have that access without the clutter of those who arrived during Musicology and went just as fast. I also have to say, this is so Prince: Win awards and recognition, then, in essence, say "<Yawn>, what's next?" Rob -------------- Original message -------------- From: NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From a business perspective that $25 "lifetime" membership was a > horrible financial model from the very start--in order for the club to > make money it depended on a constant addition of NEW members, while > the existing members probably wore out their profitability in terms of > bandwidth, etc. after the first year. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
