[OpenFontLibrary] New patron, but wants high profile link for small donation?

[Ben Laenen]

On Monday 13 April 2009, Dave Crossland wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Chris Reynolds <chris at webhostingsearch.com> contacted Alexandre and I
> last month, about becoming a sponsor of the site.
>
> He would like to donate US$500 in return for some kind of link to his
> business website. I proposed a link to the site on the patron's page
> for 6 months, and Chris has made this mock up:
>
> http://dave.lab6.com/acid/dump/2009/oflb-patron2.jpg
>
> He has also suggested a link on the main page of the old site, while
> it is up:
>
> http://dave.lab6.com/acid/dump/2009/oflb-patron1.jpg

This looks way too spammy in my eyes. Much better to say something 
like "5. Become a patron to support the project" and then a link to the 
list of patrons.

If you do want to mention a name on the front page then it should be 
something which randomly selects a patron, perhaps as a widget on the 
side bar, with a text like "we thank our following patron for their 
donation to this project:". And then also have a minimum donated amount 
to get that privilege, but I have no idea what a good amount would be.

Greetings
Ben


> The value of affiliate marketing is quite large, and could be a
> source of income for the project, so I think we should be careful to
> keep high-visibility advertising copy available to patrons only at a
> premium. I would prefer to have a linked logo on the patrons page
> just like the other patrons have. $500 is much less than other
> patrons have donated, but then, an extra $500 will certainly help Ed
> Trager spend more time on integrating his work.
>
> Thoughts? :-)