[summer]

Is there any way to continuously increase the revenue you need to operate by selling more advertising space on this site? Or, raising the prices for such ads? Just trying to help in some way. Surely this is an audience certain advertisers want to reach.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Please keep it alive, Jim. You're needed out "there" and here at home, on FR. And I agree, you ARE the Rush Limbaugh of the internet. PHOOEY to the dorks who keep criticizing. I'd like to see THEM do a better job.

[blackbart.223]

This is the best site on The Internet. I've contributed money in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

Keep up the good work.

Bart.

[Hacksaw]

You would be better off banning the "porn caucus" and Christian bashers, and letting the tin foilers stay. If people want to preach porn, they can go to the dem sites.

[GeronL]

It might now be the time for FR to charge a membership fee, and I admit this as one of the poorer FReepers. I have recently decided to give $5 a month and I kept to it so far (like I said- I'm poor). I have the next payment in my pocket BTW.

It might be time to charge, say, $12 per year for membership and still ask for donations to cover the rest.

Maybe have a basic 'free' service (although besides Freepmail, I'm not sure what could be segregated that way). Its probably come to the point that FR has to make a decision about its finances, as sad as that might be. You can run ads (expect that would be hard), charge membership, curtail postings sizes and such (sorry JohnHuang2).

Something does need to be done.

[JennysCool]

The most intelligent, contentious, thought-provoking, downright hilarious, comforting, galling, addictive place on the entire World Wide Web "go away"?

Good lord! FR is more than a site, it is a true community -- friends and relations sharing their lives within the big life of the world. The place is genius, is what it is, and it is too perfectly good to do anything but grow.

Thanks so much, Jim.

[Unicorn]

I'm In

[Incorrigible]

Put me in a padded cell. I'll be going into convulsions.

[WileyCoyote22]

Damn liberals want to take you down Jim, keep fighting, we will support you. The more successful you are the more enemies you have. Welcome to the club.

[Hotline]

Let the market work, Jim. One of my Christmas wishes for myself is to be able to pay you a monthly. Hope it comes true this year.

I challenge all SASters who frequent FR to also find a way to make a monthly donation to FR.

Without Free Republic, there would be no Second Amendment Sisters, and Rosie & X42 would have found a way to take your guns!

[Palladin]

I am flabbergasted to find out the great expenses you incur to keep this place going. I'm sure it will be an eye-opener to all those who use and enjoy this site on a daily basis. Time to open those wallets, folks,and let the moths fly out! FreeRepublic is essential to keep conservatism alive on the net and in real life. Everyone should contribute whatever they can to keep FR going.

Jim, thanks to you and John for valor above and beyond the call of duty. You've been willing to stick your necks out to support freedom, liberty, free expression, and decency, often at great personal sacrifice.

Free Republic must never go away. Tell us what we have to do, and we will do it.

You have my complete support. Not one of your detractors is man enough to take your place. You and Free Republic are an irreplaceable force for conservatism in America.

May God bless and prosper you always!

[for-q-clinton]

Hey I have an idea. How about you limit the bandwidth to lurkers. You set a cookie then throttle them back. If they want a bit more access they have to register. Then if they participate a lot they can start paying for more bandwidth.

For me, I'd be happy with a slow connection that timed out or only let me in for 10 minutes every X hours. Or some crazy formula like that. Then if something came up like the impeachment deal or Florida tries to steal the election--then I'd gladly pay for more service that month. And obviously you can set up better deals for those that pay yearly.

[piasa]

I cannot see how you could be 'ripping anyone off' when the money is freely donated and there is no promist of a free toaster or anything to make people think they are going to get a 'gift' for joining. It's not like anyone is forced to contribute. I only wonder if I am contributing enough to cover the costs associated with my personal use of your site, since I'd like to make sure no one else is picking up my tab! And I'd like to make sure there is some extra change in the kitty for newbies to join in.

[DouglasKC]

Why not sell ads? As popular as this place is, it seems like one ad at the top of every thread should bring in a ton of cash. Is there something about a LLC that forbids that?

[Faraday]

Funny how freedom works. Nobody makes you post. Nobody makes you read. Nobody makes you contribute. But I have and will continue to do all of the above.

Jim, I'd like to see FR grow as a broad-based, freedom-loving, conservative activist organization. Among other things this could assist in raising the funds necessary to maintain and grow this site. FReegards.

[fnord]

wow, your monthlies are higher than I imagined ... I'll just have have to double my monthly donation, and hope it helps a bit.

Seriously, I would be in a major news deficit without this site. I know I have friends, and brothers, here that I would miss, so whatever I can contribute, I will glady give.

Semper Fi

[ladyinred]

Jim, I hope you will keep the site going just as it is. Certainly most of us do not believe we are being ripped off by you, or anyone else affiliated with this forum.
You have done a great service to the conservative cause, there is no other website that even begins to compare.
Those who are saying all of these things do not represent the majority of Freepers!
I will guarantee that the yeahs will out shout the nays.
Thank you for all you have done to promote the conservative cause! Those who do not like it, may leave, but don't take this forum from the rest of us because of them! Please!

[Umanbean]

This site is the best on the Net. Go to a pay-per-use format. I support you now and will continue in the future.

[LeeMcCoy]

Ack! No FreeRepublic? No-no-no-no-no-no!!!!! This is the ONLY place on the web for the very latest breaking news. This is the only place where we can sound off about events and public figures. I've met some fantastic people through FR, and feel I make a contribution in my own small way. I can't contribute much now (in fact I've only been able to afford one donation so far), but I have faith that the future will be brighter.

Please keep FreeRepublic up and running!

[BERZERKER]

Tell me where to send you a monthly check Jim.