I read with interest the above posts.
Anyone advertising a round for sale has good reason to be careful about what details they reveal.
The fact that you have to now pay to view the contact details is of benefit to those selling.
It means that only those sincerely interested in buying or selling a round will be able to contact them. Less time wasters, less spam mail and greater security.
Not everyone would want to post their livelihood details on the internet for the whole world to see.
I don't think the subscription rates are high, especially if you are going to advertise a round for sale.
(Plus don't forget that the subscription payment will soon include the used equipment section too.)
However, I do take on board the comments regarding being able to see the price of the rounds. I'll be humble enough to acknowledge that this could be a mistake. Perhaps it was a tad greedy to hide that too as it doesn't cause any security issues.
The web guy that I paid to make the changes is on holiday for a week but I will get him to change it when he gets back.
Thank you for your feedback.
We do have a lot of people using the site and yes, a lot of people will subscribe even if we hide the price, but believe it or not I'm not only interested in making money from the site but find satisfaction in providing a popular, well liked and well used resource for the benefit of all window cleaners.
I run this site pretty much on my own and obviously it takes a lot of time to run.
As said earlier - I have to make a living the same as anyone else. But If it's going to cause our good reputation to suffer then I'll be happy to show the price.
For reasons already mentioned the hidden contact details remain.
Notification of new round adverts for full members does seem to have gone down well.
I regularily used the site to see if there is any work for sale in my area and after 6 months of looking everyday found some. I contacted the seller early last month (this was when you were displaying the price and the contact info).
Whilst I would have no problems paying to see the contact details I agree that the PRICE SHOULD BE DISPLAYED BASED ON THIS
ONE FACT. IT IS STILL BEING ADVERTISED 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. IT WAS CREATED ON THE 10/10/09
I appreciate that it is the responsibility of the seller to update the information (if the site indeed allows seller to do this) but my point is, having spoken with him when I paid up he told me he had over 20 enquiries from agreeing to sell to me and me dropping off the dough, this was within 2 days.!!!
If interested parties are now PAYING just to view the price of that particular work thinking that this is still available work when it is not, i'm sure you can appreciate that they might be a little miffed at this, as potentially, 20 people have paid to view the price and the contact details for work that is no longer available.
I think your site is great as it has given me the opportunity to expand my business by putting me in contact with someone, who without your site, I would not of been aware of.
As I am typing this maybe the "price", whilst an issue is not as important as ensuring all "rounds for sale" posts are accurate. May I therefore suggest that you look at finding a way for you programmer to create something in your backend administration system to ensure that all "rounds for sale" are indeed "for sale". Not sure how you'd go about this as you are reliant on seller informing you or updating the site so this work is expired off your system.
Hope this helps you improve and refine this section of your website. Good luck
