A letter from Jer to all SportFishermen.com members and guests

[Jer]

Admin (Capt. John Eppehimer) and I had a long talk about this website. We both have a massive passion for SportFishermen.com

John told me that the members are reaching out saying that they want sportfishermen.com to be the same place it has always been. Top notch content with out the bs. We agree 100% but the truth be told that does not come with out a price tag. For almost 5 years now this project has been funded by John Eppehimer and Roger Parkin but yet so many reap the rewards of this site. We have called out many times with no answer. We watch the product be givin away but only 3 times in 5 years has anything ever been sent to us. Not that we are greedy but in our world its called kindness and respect. Peddle your wears on our dime and not even a christmas card.
We have had some amazing sponsors on this site, sadly the economy is in the crapper and it now everyones turn to stand behind this site.

I've been working on a project for over a month. You all have seen the changes on SportFishermen.com, and most of them were to make this possible.

I present you the Text Ads

Example of Text Ad


Text ads are located on the right column that travels the whole sportfishermen.com website and are also strategically placed on the content area. Text Ads bring the best ROI (Return Over Investment) in online advertising. The small image helps to entice sport fishermen to click and visit your website.

The cost for a text ad spot is $50.00 per month, with discounted pricing for quarterly and annual payments.

http://www.sportfishingads.com/textads.html

Placement of Text Ads on the right column of SportFishermen.com


The right to use the signature spot is included in the package. If you are an active member in our online sport fishing community the signature space is a powerful tool to get members and guests to know about your products or services and consider your company on a future purchase.

Now I know flat out I'm giving this away, but I do not care if this is what the economy has come to. If you want to get sales, leads, bookings, this is your opportunity.

I want to keep my passion alive and strong. This price is low today and will not be low in the weeks to come.
If you want in, get in now. If you don't you will pay more later as I want SportFishermen.com to grow and be clean.

Click the link below to learn more:
http://www.sportfishingads.com/textads.html



If you have any questions about our new text advertising platform, reply to this PM or send an email to jer@sportfishermen.com

Thank you for reading my letter and I wish you all a great 2009 fishing season. I'm looking forward to catch my first snook ever

Greetings from Brazil

Your forum admin,
Jer

[La Gringa]

Cool Jer! Congratulations (I think! )

Good luck with it!

[Sea Draggin]

I'm in. Thanks for taking the lead Jer.

[hotshot1]

I hope this helps the the site, I would hate to loss it .

[paul708]

YOU GUYS KNOW I AM WITH YOU 110%


anything to help as always.

[Sea Draggin]

I have been giving this new arrangement some thought(Ok a lot of thought). I am actually very happy that there is now a program here geared for the little guy (me). As a start up with limited sales in hard times, there really hasn't been a way for me to participate, other than content, and John and I have talked about it. I have done exact as John has advised for the most part, I think?

In a few years, my little thing will either be dead or the target of people actively looking for my ad dollars. However, I'm loyal. If and when I reach that point, my contributions will be here first. I will be giving back to those that help me get started.

Thanks again.

[Jer]

We have a few ads up and working on more. I still have a few dozen PMs to get back to!

Thank you very much for the support, Sea Draggin and paul708. I think this will work really well for both of you. The text ads have greater coverage than signatures, since the text ads are displayed in all sections of the site. People that don't check the forums you post on will see your ads also.

We were going with local advertising, with the pricing starting at $100 to display ads to 2 states ($175 for 3, $250 for 4 states, $325 for 5 states). That would work great for a good part of companies like tackle shops, car and boat dealerships, marinas, etc.

I didn't want "small guys" that need national coverage (world wide actually) like you to be left out, so I changed everything and made it $50 for world wide coverage. That will work for everyone

[Jer]

Like I said, if you are reading this and want to get in, signup now. Don't wait as I will change the pricing soon. I'm working to make sportfishermen.com grow and be clean.

[Jer]

A frequent question is about commitment. The minimum commitment is 1 month (so no real commitment) and the cancel button is one click away, but I'm sure you won't need to use it.

You can edit the ads how often you want and the changes you make will be displayed in real time. Also in the advertisers area you can watch the number of times the ad was displayed and the number of clicks.

[gottaflylee]

Jer, are these the same adds that we see to the right of the screens? Also has John talked to you about my site yet. Feel free to answer this in a Pm...