by Pete in NH » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:45 pm
I've been involved in several organizations over the years and one thing seems to be a constant in all of them, 10% of members are really active and the other 90% follow along. I don't think it would be any different here, it's just the way things are. One challenge CKCC faces is that we are spread out all over the country.
To the five points :
1- I think we are on our way toward this goal. There are some really knowledgable people here. Allpar has some good guys too but, CKCC is really focused on K cars.
2-I don't know if this site will ever have the kind of traffic to attract advertisers, but who knows. Please share some more on your thoughts for a club store. It certainly could be a source of revenue for the club to help maintain the web site.
3- I had no idea that the web site was down over the weekend due to funding issues. Thank you Ron for your generous donation. One thought I had was that casual users of the site could try a trial membership for two or three months but then would be required to pay a small site use fee for permanent accress, say $5. Thhat would help support the costs of the site and I think people would understand it costs something to maintain a web site. $5 isn't too much for access to knowlwedge to keep your car going and getting the repair done right the first time around. I don't know what software would be required to manage the trial memberships, so it may not bepractical to impliment this idea.
4- No commnts here other than good luck with your efforts as this is way outside of my knowledge base.
5- What positions nned filling, I'm willing to take something on that I can do out here on the east coast. Maybe that club store if we can develop the idea.
I'd like again to propose sort of a club board of directors to exchange ideas as to how to grow the club and make it more attractive to propective members. Guy, you have shouldered a tremendous amount tf the work, you should not be trying to do everything yourself. You really risk burning out on CKCC.