Those of you who have been around for a while will remember that last year I accepted donations to keep the site running, it was a 50/50 decision between that and forcing a membership fee on everyone. While the donations were successful in raising the needed funds it always bothered me that the few who graciously donated funds paid for the many users who utilise this site on a daily basis. So this year I have decided to introduce a Gold Class Membership which will initially cost $50 per year or for those who don't go fishing that often a 7 day membership at $10 that allows you to catch up with the latest information. A free membership will also exist for those who don't wish to pay.
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The differences between the membership levels will be as follows:
Gold Class Membership @ $50.00(introductory price)
Access to Everything on the site for 1 year: up to date detailed reports, recent articles, forum, seaway record eligiblity and more.
7 day Membership @$10.00
Access to Everything on the site for a period of 7 days: up to date detailed reports, recent articles, seaway record eligiblity and more.
Free Membership
Access to Reports older than 1 month, access to archived articles(6 months old +), access to the forum, seaway record eligiblity, access to other unrestricted content(eg. pictorials, condition updates).
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I have alot of interesting stuff planned for this year, but much of that depends on how many people decide to pay for gold class membership. You see by my latest posts the direction that I am taking though there will be a bit more time spent refining livebait techniques this year.
SeawayFishing has always set itself apart from the other fishing websites on the internet by offering something that they do not; Up to date, detailed information about whats going on in a specific area. I see the introduction of a paid membership as a necessary step in taking the site forward and unleashing its true potential. At this stage paid memberships will be introduced on the 1st March 2013. Comments are welcome below.
I meet a guy at a party who lives in Brisbane and has started to fish the seaway instead of the bay as a result of following this site. he showed it to me on his phone. I showed a mate from work who is now frothing over all the info and is trying every technique. He is driving up from palmy instead of fishing the palmy reef. So great that all this information is available to the globe for a fishing spot that is 2km from my house. By no means is it a secret spot and is already known to be good to everyone in seq, but information and videos create the excitement that bring the crew for a very small area. Like the access that the water taxi gives surfers to straddie. Up the fee to $2000
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G’day Craig, I think the site upgrades are looking great. I for one know how much time you spend on the water and have watched you pioneer techniques that have inadvertently upped the game for many anglers. One thing that has always surprised me is why you tell people about what and where, although not a terrible angler I do struggle to find fish at times, especially when the way I fish isn’t suiting the behavior at the time. This is when I can really see the difference between time on the water and experience that you have and being reasonably green myself to angling. Nothing makes up for time on the water and if I can use this site to make my limited fishing time more productive and learn real techniques for my particular area from someone who was there many times that week for a cost of VMR membership, then I I’ll be involved. I think it’s a great move and will really add value to the experience of this site enabling you to fish more and spent more time doing articles and videos for everyone’s benefit. I’ll go first.
I think $50.00 is very reasonable to tap into a resource