Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:26 am
Right now I'm working my way through the archives just to glean as much as I can. I do donate as I think I owe BN something for what I have learned and use, hell I pay for my college loans and dont use anything I learned there, but it took me a few months of listening to decide it was something I should be paying for. I'm trying to get other people listening, and if that means referring them to archives of shows that cover something they are interested in that's how i do it. I just don't see people finding the show on their own to be willing to drop cash on something that they don't know if it will be useful.
Another thing to think about is new people who have questions that may have been covered(a month back, 6 months, a year) the quick answer is usually a summary answer to the question then a reference to the archives. I don't think a terse answer then saying if you subscribe you can look back to see what was said about this in a passed episode is a great way to welcome new people.
I know we're not just trying to keep the BN on the air, this is J's job I envy and feel bad for him at the same time. He wants to make the best experience but he does have to eat. Having listened through much of the archived Session(and pre-Session) episodes and a lot of other the content he's made some wonderful improvements, with the help of the BN Army and sponsors and some personal sacrifice.
back to pretending I'm working, didnt proofread this just stream of thought.
