Forum Activity for @jimmy

jimmyk
@jimmy
02/14/16 05:01:55PM
514 posts

Soundcloud looses $44 milion


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I agree the more options the better.

But here is the issue I've run into when dealing with advertising networks. They want me to use their code on my site. That's a big no-no for me. I'm not running someone else's javascript on my site. I'll run Google's but that's about it.

If you guys at JR decided to develop a ad network, that would be different, I trust you guys.

Creating an ad module that displays code can be a one size fits all. You could have the options of a self service system and the option of create a zone and adding any code. Most likely an ad network is going to just give you code anyway. Once the niche catches on, niche advertisers will contact JR owners asking to display an ad. Having the option available will bring higher profits vs. directing them to a network which pays pennies on the dollar.

I started working on an ad module, but it's far from complete.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/14/16 04:37:41PM
514 posts

Image Upload Issue


Jamroom Developers

Well, it appears to be my browser cache in Chrome that keeps showing the same image. Even when I updated the image with a new name, Chrome keeps showing the same image.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/14/16 04:34:25PM
514 posts

Image Upload Issue


Jamroom Developers

I was responding to a thread on this forum with an image. I uploaded the image fine. I realized that the image I attached to the forum reply, was an old image that needed to be replaced.

I went in and edited my forum post. I deleted the image and uploaded a new image with the same name. The old image remains. I tried to delete the image a few times but whenever I uploaded a new image with the same name, the old image remains.

Not sure if this is because of the cache, etc. Nevertheless wanted to make you aware of the issue.
updated by @jimmy: 05/15/16 10:36:55AM
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/14/16 04:14:11PM
514 posts

Index Not Found


Installation and Configuration

Just got a chance to check it out.

Index page is now working.

Still having an issue with the images in the ACP.
Untitled-2.jpg Untitled-2.jpg - 226KB

updated by @jimmy: 02/14/16 04:36:21PM
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/14/16 03:22:47PM
514 posts

Soundcloud looses $44 milion


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Do you mean an external advertising network? I personally like the ability to have advertisers contact me and advertise. I've had some problems with networks in the past - like the network not checking who is advertising on their network. When that happens, I get flagged as having a banner which links to bad stuff.

On my other sites having a self-serving ads has worked. I check out and approve the ads before they go live on the site.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/13/16 10:16:14PM
514 posts

Soundcloud looses $44 milion


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There is a philosophy with these kinds of companies, grow big and fast, build your community and worry about money later.

I agree, someone will come in and either buy the service or invest more money.

I follow a lot of finance stuff on Twitter and there is a real problem with valuations right now. Companies are being valued at ever increasing amounts with no real revenue to show for it... that's a problem in my mind. You can run a business without making money. In this day and age, a business can't expect that because they have 200 million users that those users will translate into profits. Users nowadays will just move to another platform.

One of the reasons I was asking for an advertising module so long ago. Making money through subscriptions is hard. Selling digital downloads is hard. Advertising is pretty easy if you have a niche site with a marginal audience. Also, having the ability to offer the users a membership where they don't see ads is a great way to get them to pay for a membership.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/12/16 09:27:27PM
514 posts

Sendy.co


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I haven't seen any detailed user docs for the system. Best thing they have is the forum - https://sendy.co/forum/

Yes, they do have an autoresponder.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/12/16 05:59:26PM
514 posts

Sendy.co


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I honestly thought you were going to create a module based off of Sendy and not create a bridge between the two. That's why I mentioned it, because of some of the feature in Sendy.

A bridge is interesting... didn't really think about doing that.
jimmyk
@jimmy
02/12/16 04:07:40AM
514 posts

Sendy.co


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michael:
so what are you thinking the module does for this one jimmy?

After we get it passed the module installs onto the same database as jamroom, what happens then.

Is the desired result that sendy can pickup info from the jamroom base to send out newsletters to them. if so how are you thinking the interface works? by quota? by search and checkbox?

is it just the admin user who can do the sending? (I think yes, its too powerful to give user access for spam reasons.)

1. Sends out a newsletter ;-)

2. Have to think about what exactly happens.

3. Yea, having the ability to list something in the newsletter. Let's say I want to kick out a list of the top blog articles. As long as the listing ability is available the newsletter really could send out any information from JR. The module could be simple and be sent to everyone or per quota if the newsletter is a premium feature just for paying members. Let me get back to you on the interface. There would obviously need to be an admin interface with title, quota, and the template for sending. Maybe some options to have multiple newsletter templates and send out whichever newsletter the admin wants ie - blog newsletter, video newsletter, events newsletter. Member side - the user would be able to subscribe to the newsletter, unsubscribe, subscribe to specific newsletters.

I think it's also important to have a visitor newsletter with a form somewhere on the site where non-members can signup. This would be the "general" newsletter. Great to "harvest" email address from people who are interested in the site but for whatever reason don't signup.

It would also be great to have some kind of click tracking from the newsletter. How many people actually open the newsletter? Tracking through a unique link in the newsletter and displayed as metrics in the admin panel for statistics on who is exactly reading the newsletter.

4. Admin only. Though, having the ability of other quotas being able to send it out to followers might be a good upsell to members who want to pay.

Let me think about it some more and I'll add more later. :-)
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