....Ok, this one was bugging me, so I used an "alter ego" account that we use for testing, and here's what an enthusiast sees....[/quote]
Thanks Kelly............I thought that POLICY dictated the "MEMBER ONLY vs PRIVATE" so I first posted under policy forum. My bad. My caller was adamant that it DID say "PRIVATE" as she tried to view, and you discovered. Im just suggesting 3 things, in hopes to increase paid VCA membership:
--Make it clear to site registrants that JOINING THIS SITE is NOT Joining the VCA.
--If someone registers on the site, and is eligible for a VIPER OWNER Avtar, is the VCA
sending them an INVITE to join VCA? Its called "prospecting" .... DO THIS !
-- VCA should recognize that THOUSANDS of owners merely LURK here. They dont register here. They read-only. I get these enthusiastic Lurkers calling me almost every day. VCA could do a better job of enticing Lurkers to JOIN VCA (even if not joining the site) Ie ""have your Vin # and credit card out, and call 1-800-etc 'Mention you saw it on VCA.ORG and get a free keychain or dashplaque" or doodad etc."" VCA might even get some wonderful sponsor to donate them, or subsidize them.
Two Types of OWNER-Lurkers here are:
1) Barely internet savvy, no skills or desire to enroll, only lurk 10-12 times a year. Might
be VERY email savvy, or barely email savvy. But WONT register here.
2) Paranoid of joining ANYTHING internet based. Wont join VCA except by phone or fax.
Many Owner-Lurkers avoid or hate PayPal. [IRS/Supreme Court targeted, money- laundering, no federal FCRA consumer protections, etc, I hate paypuke too!]
So, INVITE THEIR CALL OR FAX periodically in threads or posts most likley to be read. "PROSPECT the ON-SITE OWNERS and LURE the LURKERS into joining, in hopes of hitting 5000 members by VOI-10.................
