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Permalink Reply by Magic Happens on June 23, 2011 at 8:52am

Well moving to another place may sound goo but are they good? Do anyone have information about this?

I remember last year everyone --well not everyone-- went to spruz.com and after a short time it was not free like they stated in the beginning and even cut back the members you are permitted to have  for free. Then the next step was a paid plan. So l would think other network will be doing the same, get us there then slap us with some disappointing news.

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Permalink Reply by shadowradio on June 23, 2011 at 2:17pm

we do have info on this as i said earlier the program remains free on the basic level and if they were to ever start charging higher prices one thing they do offer is the ability to move your complete site ive been running 2 networks with them now for a little over a year and from what i hear they are suppose to introduce lower rates do not quote me on that but after a discussion with them we thought a lower rate plan would help and they said they were working on it buit we do know they plan on being free even though free doesnt offer as much as the old ning free networks the scripts they use are light weight and dont use a lot of space or bandwidth

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Permalink Reply by www.overtone.cc - Jens on June 23, 2011 at 5:24am

I posted the same reply on creators.ning.com - and my reply was deleted - that's too strange from NING.

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Permalink Reply by The Human Touch on June 22, 2011 at 4:04pm

I'm not really happy with the decision, either... But I have nowhere else to go because of the way I use my network:( So I'll be staying. If any of you are going to have to close your networks for financial reasons, but really don't want to have to get used to a Ning alternative... You are welcome to join my network as a group. I posted about this on Creators, please take a peek for more info. If you are not a member of Creators, feel free to contact me on here instead.

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Permalink Reply by Magic Happens on June 23, 2011 at 3:08am

l also would do this, but l do not want a big site. But you can tell your members to check us out.

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Permalink Reply by Magic Happens on June 22, 2011 at 7:44pm

What's the fee. Ning was like that and spruz said the same and then changed.

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Permalink Reply by Magic Happens on June 22, 2011 at 9:57pm

Thank you. I understand now. l guess people can learn to make it work, or we can ask someone who can help. Ning did add a phone number, but l think that is about the same as what they have before, not always getting a answer.

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Permalink Reply by ISN (Yshatar) on June 22, 2011 at 9:17pm

I agree with many here, it is way, way, way to soon.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Norris on June 22, 2011 at 10:34pm

I posted this in a discussion on Creators, I'll share it here too.

 

Please feel free to correct me if I have any of the pricing wrong.

 It's not costing that much more at all for service, especially if you pay for your network 1 year at a time. This is by far the best deal for any level.

 Advance pay of a year of Plus (my plan) was $199.99, (which was approximately 17% discount from $19.95 if you paid on a  monthly basis)...For Plus and Pro Creators who pay for a year at a time, It's not as bad as it seems. 

PLUS PLAN 1 YEAR

• $199.99 broke down to about 16.67/mo.
• Now, at $239.90 it breaks down to $19.99/mo.
• A difference of $3.32/mo. or just 11 cents a day if you pay 1 year in advance.

 

PLUS PLAN MONTH TO MONTH

• Month to month Plus was $19.95/mo.
• Now 24.95/mo.  $5 per month or 17 cents per day increase.

 

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PRO PLAN 1 YEAR

• $499.99 broke down to $41.67/mo.
• Now, at $599.90 it breaks down to 49.99/mo.
• A difference of $8.32/mo. or just 28 cents a day if you pay 1 year in advance.

 

PRO PLAN MONTH TO MONTH

• Month to month pro was $49.95/mo.
• Now $59.95/mo. $10 per month or 33 cents per day.

 What could one be losing that costs at most 33 cents a day that they couldn't sacrifice for the life of a network we all work hard to make successful? you can't even get a 12 oz Coca~Cola for 33 cents. 

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Permalink Reply by Magic Happens on June 22, 2011 at 10:41pm

I seen this  when you post this on Creators and broken down does not seem too bad. l think people are thinking it will be more next year and the next one after that. It is kind of like not having trust or the fear of not being able to trust. When trust is broken a few times it does not give that person any security. Like continuity, reliability.

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Permalink Reply by Martin de Goede on June 26, 2011 at 4:43pm

Broken down or not. It's a 20% increase in the first year we are talking about. No amount of new features can justify this. If NING should do this every year (and that is the message they are giving us with such an increase after the first year) we would pay more than double after only 4 years years (1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 = 2.07) . Furthermore the new features are all necessary to keep up with the improvements of the major free social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn.  It's too much too soon for too little extra. I am seriously considering switching to a static Wordpress website with Facebook and LinkedIn Groups for those who want to be part of a community.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Norris on June 26, 2011 at 5:05pm

it will never go up like that. Servers space is getting less expensive, while platform competition is on the rise for Ning. It will plateau long before that

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