Google-free for $2 a year

[cheryl]

Are you interested in this ning being free of Google? If so, would you donate $2 a year for that? We could use that side space for ourselves.

Perhaps rotate our own ads regularly, presuming there'd be enough to rotate (there are 110 of us in the ning, plus many members who haven't signed up for the ning, but not all of us sell our goods).

Or, just use that space for forums, pics, etc.

Any extra funds would go into funding craftsguild.net, which is where our mall and contact form are.

Let me know what you think.

[Doreen Bryant (Stormee)]

I think it is a good idea.

[Lenora/Artist At Work]

I think it's an excellent idea to have freedom to do our own thing!!

[Bklyn MoMo's]

I'd be happy to donate.

[Michelle Davis Petelinz]

Yes, it's a good idea. Does anyone actually click over to any of the Google sites? I'm sure we'd be more likely to click over to our own!

[Raysha]

I think that it's a great idea. I'd be happy to donate $2.00. I agree with Michelle, we'd be more likely to click over to our own, than to any of the Goggle sites. I know that I would.

[cheryl]

So would I. Including Itiel, that makes 93 more to go ...

[ZAYUNU]

Good idea, when?

[cheryl]

As soon as enough of us agree (about 100)

[Kathryn Ruffin]

Sounds good to me.

[Itiel McVay]

Cher,
I emailed you privately. Yes, I would be happy to donate.

Itiel

[Zaidat]

I would like to do this. We could sign up for Project Wonderful so that we can bid for ad space!

[cheryl]

What's Project Wonderful?
The Google-free ning would enable us to advertise our own goods here while keeping Google ads out.