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Would people like....
15 Sep 2011 10:51 #24802
by ChaozCloud
Replied by ChaozCloud on topic Re: Would people like....
I'm not a contributor so I dunno how much say I got in stuff like this. But I feel that if money is going to be spent, I rather have it spent on promoting creation of new content instead of polishing old content.
Though it's a cool idea, I must say I don't think I'll ever use it. Would be nice to be proven wrong though
Though it's a cool idea, I must say I don't think I'll ever use it. Would be nice to be proven wrong though
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15 Sep 2011 18:22 #24804
by lfan
Replied by lfan on topic Re: Would people like....
Since you asked, SWM is run solely free for its users with the support of FATS from the programming side of things and myself from the production and content side of things. All our time is compensated solely from the joys of our readers!
In terms of website expenses, any and all of those are handled by me which includes hosting costs, domain costs as well as any "prize money" or site-sponsored commissioned artwork. Fats has been gracious enough to donate his programming time for free to which I am eternally grateful. Up to this point, site costs have been manageable so I haven't felt the need to run ads or solicit donations.
In the case of audiobooks, I would need to definitely solicit at least some of the funds, as that is an expense I cannot take on myself. To put into perspective, a "long" story like Milena costs about $50 for a reading (per chapter which is 7500 words roughly) and audiophile by a "good" and professional VO actress. Believe me, I did my research, and this is about as cheap as you get for the quality we'd prefer (a couple of the auditions sounded so unappealing). If someone can find a good and cheaper alternative, I'm all ears.
I'm in discussions with another party to do a collaborative contest for more content as well (artwork) where we'd give away a sizable cash prize to solicit "top notch talent". This is still be mulled over, but if we go ahead with it -- since it's my idea -- I'll put up SWM's share of the prize money. I only mention this cause of ChaozCloud's comment that he'd rather pay for securing more content. Along those lines, does anyone have any good ideas on how to do that? Cash prozes for the story contests? paid story commissions for the library? Others?
Would love to hear people's thoughts on any/all of this....
ElF
In terms of website expenses, any and all of those are handled by me which includes hosting costs, domain costs as well as any "prize money" or site-sponsored commissioned artwork. Fats has been gracious enough to donate his programming time for free to which I am eternally grateful. Up to this point, site costs have been manageable so I haven't felt the need to run ads or solicit donations.
In the case of audiobooks, I would need to definitely solicit at least some of the funds, as that is an expense I cannot take on myself. To put into perspective, a "long" story like Milena costs about $50 for a reading (per chapter which is 7500 words roughly) and audiophile by a "good" and professional VO actress. Believe me, I did my research, and this is about as cheap as you get for the quality we'd prefer (a couple of the auditions sounded so unappealing). If someone can find a good and cheaper alternative, I'm all ears.
I'm in discussions with another party to do a collaborative contest for more content as well (artwork) where we'd give away a sizable cash prize to solicit "top notch talent". This is still be mulled over, but if we go ahead with it -- since it's my idea -- I'll put up SWM's share of the prize money. I only mention this cause of ChaozCloud's comment that he'd rather pay for securing more content. Along those lines, does anyone have any good ideas on how to do that? Cash prozes for the story contests? paid story commissions for the library? Others?
Would love to hear people's thoughts on any/all of this....
ElF
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