Do you want custom themes (colors) on able2know?

I do like having color choices, but not enough to pay for it.

YES!

Yoohoo!!

ME! ME! ME!

Personally, I'd rather pay for something of more substance, such as the maintenance, administration and moderation of the site and have the custom color theme option a benefit of a paid subscription.

D'accord!

I can't pay for it, so a no, but not so long ago, I would have. I remain interested in color, but as a non payee will try to be quiet.
One question, are there any sites that provide colors that are somewhat greyed? Could you and graphic person work up that option if there were interest?


Um. 3 to 5 a month or a year?

In that example I had one-time in mind. You would be able to buy a theme for $3 to $5 and then use it as long as you want.

In a model where it is part of a subscription that others have suggested above it might be a bit different, but likely something like $20/year for themes and maybe no ads or something and in that one it would likely mean the subscription offers access to any of the themes while the subscription is active.

But in the idea I proposed above it's just one-time per theme.

I'm not all that into themes and colors, but I think you might do better making them free and using them to build site loyalty, meaning more hits and more ad revenue. Charging could backfire if a competitive site decided to offer the same option for free.

Ok, I'd do that. For now. I'm bordering on financial ruin, but am at the outskirts. I've cut many bennies out of my life, but as long as I can maintain internet, I'd love to play with color, even just choosing. (I figure there will be a way to see a page with one's chosen colors.)

Is there color play involved or do you stick with what you picked?
Aha, changes add up.

Still, at the present time, I'd go for it.. or think I would, unless choices are too bright. I'd like to see leaving the default as a continuing option for the color choosers, as I'm one of the people who is ok with the default. But I figure you are doing that.

I'd pay the $3 to $5 if it is a one time deal. I love A2K.

tartespan, that video is so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttteeee!

$3-5 is something I'd pay. Serious. I pay far more for perishable things that I don't get to enjoy on a daily basis.

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The logged in members don't really generate any ad revenue (probably about $30/month) so it could grow by orders of magnitude without even covering server costs or becoming something strategically relevant. I just don't see loyalty for themes being much of a factor at all, and even if it tripled our loyalty that would likely represent less than a dollar a day in ad revenue.

Plenty of other sites offer free themes and skins, I am not worried about losing members to other sites over it because nobody is gonna come here for the themes, no matter how good they are. They come here for the content and not the presentation so finding a better deal elsewhere on themes wouldn't really make anyone switch because that isn't really what they are in the market for when selecting a forum.

But in that loyalty vein, it would then be something we could give away to the core members which would possibly generate more said loyalty than giving it to all for free. But either way, because of the generally non-existent ad revenue from logged in users (which is normal banner blindness) we can put away our loyalty calculators, it won't make any real financial difference either way.

So ultimately it's just about offering them for sale and probably making around $30-$50/month on that tops (which I'd use to make more of them or improving on them), or offering them for free, and probably just making fewer themes (I'd probably just pay for a few initially and then add making more to the to do list for one day).

Which question are you answering? No you don't want themes? No you would not pay for them? No you don't have thoughts on the matter?

I would be in the category of Interested-but-don't-have-disposable-income. Nice idea, though.

Probably wouldn't bother if they were free. Would not pay.

I'd readily pay more for a good search engine, like the one we had previously.

Gadgets are not my stuff..

ok i spose i could kick in

great site robert well done everyone

yes...

colour doesn't really matter to me