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

[Jon Phillips]

Could treat like fundraiser and have set levels.

http://rejon.org/2009/04/seeking-fabricatorz-laoban-sound-system-20-sponsorships/

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Ben Laenen <benlaenen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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? :-)
>
>
>



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