Donations needed to keep FR alive!! [Q1 2010 FReepathon thread VII]

Click here to pledge your support! ^ | Jan 13, 2010 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Donations needed to keep FR alive!!

Free Republic is currently delivering over 1.2 million pageviews to over 230,000 visitors per day. That's 40 million pageviews to 7 million visitors per month or 120 million pageviews per quarter, 480 million pageviews per year. We currently have over 340,000 registered screen names on FR. Out of these millions of visits, hundreds of millions of pageviews, hundreds of thousands of registered FReepers and hundreds of thousands of regular lurkers only a relatively FEW actually donate the funds to keep FR alive.

Now I'm not complaining, because we've always managed to meet our fundraising goals in the past, but it is taking longer and longer to accomplish the task. And part of that may be because it's mostly the same few dedicated FReepers providing the funds, and, along with the rest of us, I'm sure they're stretched to the limit. Sure would be nice if a few more FReepers and lurkers would lend a hand and send in a few bucks. Doesn't take much. I think our average donation is around $20, but you can send in $5, $10, $20, $30 or more, and make it a monthly contribution if you can.

A relatively few good FReepers is all it takes to keep FR on the air so that hundreds of thousands of us can join together in kicking liberal butt and continue the fight for our freedom!!

For example, 1,500 dedicated FReepers and lurkers donating an average of $20 each per month is all it takes to continue delivering these hundreds of millions of propaganda-fighting, pro-liberty pages to tens of millions of readers every year. How many concerned citizens and potential voters can we reach for a tiny fraction of a cent per page? FR delivers a BIG bang for the buck!!

Thank you for providing the bang AND the buck!!

If you enjoy posting and or reading FR and have never donated before, please consider doing so today. You can donate by secure server using PayPal or Credit Card by clicking the link below:

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge

Or send your checks or money orders to:

Free Republic, LLC
PO Box 9771
Fresno, CA 93794

Thank you all very much for your continuing participation and support!!

Rebellion is brewing!!

Keep your powder dry.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Magic Fingers!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, RedMDer!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank yoku very much, mouse1!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, eleni121!!

[Fiddlstix]

Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions			$10,710.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	System Administation and Programming	7,000
	Administrative and Taxes	10,500
	Legal and Accounting	1,000
	Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees	800
	Equip, Maintenance and Repairs	300
	Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc.	2,500
	Travel Expenses	800	25,330.00
Est. Monthly Shortfall			($14,620.00)

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Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions

This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall

Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, diji!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Sally’sConcerns!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, tsmith130!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, RedMDer!!

[Jim Robinson]

Hope so. Thank you very much, GRRRRR!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Fiddlstix!!

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$50 from California
$20 from California
$10 from Kentucky
$10 monthly from Washington
$20 from Colorado
$25 from Texas
$50 from Maryland
$50 from Texas
$50 from Maryland

Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

20%

Woo hoo!!

And this just in:

$50 from California
$20 from California
$10 from Kentucky
$10 monthly from Washington
$20 from Colorado
$25 from Texas
$50 from Maryland
$50 from Texas
$50 from Maryland

Thank you all very much!!

[cherry]

come on people....please give....we can support every candidate in far away states and we CAN certainly support the great FR!

[Safrguns]

One of the most empowering things about the internet to entrepreneurs is the lucrative prospect of gaining enough notoriety on the web to attract advertisers. They spend a lot of time and money to sell a new idea or information service to hopefully someday break that threshold of page views that makes the site a good investment for businesses who are trying to expand themselves.

Seems to me that Free Republic broke that threshold a long time ago, but appears to still be operating like it’s struggling for viewers... and we know that’s not the case.

Considering the obvious success of this web site, it’s operation, and vast importance in this political age,
it would sure be a shame not to capitalize on it.

Besides... I for one would sure not mind seeing some banner advertisements at the beginning of each thread OTHER than “Please Donate to FR”. It makes the site look weak, and I personally believe that you stand to get FAR more money from advertisers than from a handful of faithful freepers.

What’s wrong with making a buck??? Isn’t that what this is all about?

Go Getem Tiger!

[Jim Robinson]

Well, we’d like to remain noncommercial if possible. And also unbeholden to outsiders.

Thank you very much, Safrguns!!

[kaila]

I agree with you.
I do not have an issue with ads, as long as they are not too interfering.
But I am a relative newbie, in that I only have recently posted.
Other Freepers may have different opionions.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I’m back, I’m monthly, I’m dollar a day.....

I’m bad and nation-wide....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcKvnd1nHs

I come here for the real news.....

[Safrguns]

>>> Well, we’d like to remain noncommercial if possible. And also unbeholden to outsiders.

Why? Capitalism is NOT a charity.

As for being “unbeholden”, there is always strength in numbers. Is there a limit on how many different advertisers you can have? Besides... disclaimers for advertisers is commonplace. Everyone understands that advertisers don’t necessarily subscribe to any or all views expressed. If that were the case, then Rush would be out of business.

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Please add leapfrog0202 to the Dollar-a-Day Club!!

Thank you very much, leapfrog0202!! Welcome to the club!!

[Nik Naym]

I click the donate link and I get an “unable to connect” message from my Firefox browser. I checked my “no scripts” settings and don’t see anything blocked.

what am I missing????