Comments on: SavyGamer: Now with optional subscription option. http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/ What're you buying, stranger? Tue, 10 May 2011 21:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-41648 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:47:46 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-41648 In reply to Theo.

There is an option for exactly that, at the bottom of the subscription page.

]]> By: Theo http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-41632 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:34:28 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-41632 You could always ask people to just make one off donations. I think letting people pay what they like is a much better option than asking for something in particular. Perhaps suggest that they throw a pound your way for every 20-30 pounds they save, eh?

]]> By: Enis http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28750 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:18:52 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28750 In reply to Jaap Olsthoorn.

I also resisted using an adblocker for a while based on this very argument. But at one point, I was too annoyed. There are two kinds of ads that I can’t stand, and I believe I have the right to avoid.

1. Those with extremely inefficient (or too many) flash code that slow down my 4 core 3.4 GHz rig.
2. Those with extremely distracting content such as, flashing stuff, sound or too suggestive stuff.

When there’s more ethics around internet ads, I might remove my adblocker.

]]> By: Merlyn http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28692 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:59:13 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28692 You’ve saved me a ton, so sure!

Wait… an XKCD from a few weeks ago just came to mind…

http://www.xkcd.org/870/
“The more you spend, the more you save!”

]]> By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28681 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:42:10 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28681 Thanks for the continued contributions everyone. You’re all wonderful.

]]> By: FupDuk http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28679 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:17:05 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28679 have sent a small donation. great way to make a living, doing something you love. good luck to you, i check your site almost every day.

]]> By: BoneyD http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28676 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:47:00 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28676 Subscribed. I funking love this site.

]]> By: Bob http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28574 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:54:02 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28574 I’ll Take it! Been trying to save for it but am about to subscribe now XD

]]> By: weedhippy http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28571 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:52:14 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28571 instead of donating cash could i donate a game for you to give away to one of your subscribers or anyone you see fit? (or keep for yourself)
i have a mass effect 2 (pc) download code (the free one with dragon age 2) and i do not need it seen as i have it on xbox and playstation!
if not could i give it away on your site? 🙂

keep up the good work hopefully soon ill have a full time job and be able to donate to you!

]]> By: Some Guy http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28502 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:21:32 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28502 In reply to Some Guy.

monthly quid on the way, help keep you in games. 🙂

]]> By: Tom http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28501 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:17:40 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28501 Not a problem, Lewie. You definitely save me more than £1 a month (although as someone else has pointed out, the amazing savings probably mean I’m spending more on games than I ever have!) but more importantly I value your time and work. I like that this is quite a simple, no frills site that provides a (n excellent) service. I’m happy to pay what is really a minuscule amount for a service which I could otherwise get for free anyway, if only to see it continue.

That, and I like to fuck with traditional models of economic theory.

]]> By: Patrick Rose http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28493 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:29:03 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28493 Sub’d. Don’t use you an awful lot but I’m a nice person 🙂

Also, I second the “Subscriber reviews thingy”. Just because I want more portfolio work. I am a terrible terrible person.

]]> By: Ryan http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28492 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:02:23 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28492 I am definitely going to donate but I think Savygamer has cost me more money than saved in the past few months…

]]> By: Jason http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28491 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:01:47 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28491 Next game you save me money on, Ill make sure to subscribe that day, Promise ^_^

]]> By: Ryan http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28490 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:01:30 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28490 In reply to cubed2D.

My god! You’re asking for voluntary donations to help you save me money! You sir have insulted me and now I shall never visit this site again!

]]> By: Warfire http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28489 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:39:15 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28489 Subscribed – excellent value, I hope you can continue to do this for a good while longer! If you are looking for new site features, it would be great if you could subscribe to email alerts on certain categories – like say Steam sales.

Thanks!

]]> By: CUS http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28476 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:20:50 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28476 In reply to Lewie Procter.

Excellent, dude. And now I’m about to buy a new Xbox thanks to you.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero?

]]> By: CUS http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28475 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:19:50 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28475 In reply to CUS.

I should probably add that it’s not that I can’t AFFORD £1 a month that I ask for a reminder, but for another reason 😀

]]> By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28474 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:18:26 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28474 In reply to CUS.

Most of the response has been positive.

I’ll probably remind people about it from time to time.

]]> By: CUS http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28473 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:16:43 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28473 Has anyone made y’know, THAT joke yet, about your optional-payment-per-month suggestion? Just wondering how predictable/twatty anyone has been, other than that xfh guy.

It’s probably a fair thing, given that you’ve saved me a fair few quid in the past. Can you please tweet a polite, subtle “Thank-you to everyone who has subscribed, I appreciate it!” style message in a couple of weeks? As a reminder?

]]> By: Chris http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28472 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:21:22 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28472 In reply to Lewie Procter.

Sorry, I hadn’t realised you talked about this on the link you provide.

]]> By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28471 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:43:35 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28471 In reply to Chris.

I do, as I mention on the subscription page it is about 3p per person a month. It is not enough for me to comfortably live on.

]]> By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28470 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:42:45 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28470 In reply to Adam Hepton.

Yeah, I’d only want to have occasional freebies I have managed to secure be just for subscribers. I’m not going to have any deals that are restricted to just some people.

Nothing on the web site will ever be hidden from non-subscribers.

]]> By: Chris http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28469 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:28:22 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28469 In reply to Chris.

Rereading my comment ^^ I realise it may come accross as an accusation. I dont mean to imply Lewie has done anything wrong, just that I had thought the combined commission from so many sales would have totally eclipsed any donation/subscription scheme.

]]> By: Adam Hepton http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/04/04/savygamer-now-with-optional-subscription-option/#comment-28468 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:23:33 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=12106#comment-28468 In reply to Jason.

I am absolutely against this kind of thing. Subscribing shouldn’t be about getting extra value, it should solely be a nod to Lewie and Willeth to say, “thanks for saving me cash, here’s a few pennies in your direction instead of in the pockets of The Hut Group”. We all get plenty from SavyGamer and if it goes the way of having a different product for those that pay and those that don’t, I predict a huge drop in readership.

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