A lot of news today on the ICA (Internet Commerce Association)
Elliot Silver posted something on his blog and then I wrote a post about the ICA and industry companies putting together a discount/benefits package to members.
Membership is not cheap, it's cheaper than it once was for individuals but still pricey for many at $600.
Membership
Platinum Membership $25,000 USD and above
Gold Membership $10,000 – $24,999 USD
Silver Membership $5,000 – $9,999 USD
Bronze Membership $1,000 – $4,999 USD
Individual Membership $600 USD
I commend Nat Cohen and others who lowered the price after some of the conversations had. $600 is still too high, domain investor ranks are growing in many parts of the world and they don’t have $600 to donate to the ICA.
Coming up with a $99 option to grow the ranks makes sense in my opinion.
The other thing I always thought was that there should be benefits like how AARP does it.
Rick Schwartz in a comment on DomainInvesting.com articulated that same sentiment.
I want the ICA to succeed and be flushed with $$$.
Here is the issue and it has always been the issue. But there is a chance to change that.
Today I sent in my $145 for my NPPA membership. That’s the National Press Photographer’s Association that I’ve been a member of for nearly 40 years.
They give me press credentials and negotiate all types of deals and discounts and perks and all types of stuff that makes $145 not a payment but a down payment on benefits that pays dividends.
I’ve had my AAA card for 45 years. That cost me about $150 a year. But I get 10 times that back in benefits.
The ICA needs to have benefits. Lots of benefits and lots of members.
They need to learn how to market and make profit.
It has to be run like a business not like a charity.
You make profit by negotiating deals with suppliers that can only be found through the ICA. That gives people a reason to join. Without that you have no spark plug and that’s what the ICA and the industry needs to be effective and have a strong and wide voice.
I think that’s spot on and when you look at AARP you get a ton of benefits for a membership fee that is affordable to most.
So what price do you think would be reasonable for an individual membership that appealed to investors from all over the world?
Would the discounts and benefits be a determining factor for you to join, things like discounts on domain registrations at registrars, lower commissions at marketplaces, blogs giving you a discount off advertising, tools providers giving discounts like DomainIQ, Efty, DNAcademy etc...
Elliot Silver posted something on his blog and then I wrote a post about the ICA and industry companies putting together a discount/benefits package to members.
Membership is not cheap, it's cheaper than it once was for individuals but still pricey for many at $600.
Membership
Platinum Membership $25,000 USD and above
Gold Membership $10,000 – $24,999 USD
Silver Membership $5,000 – $9,999 USD
Bronze Membership $1,000 – $4,999 USD
Individual Membership $600 USD
I commend Nat Cohen and others who lowered the price after some of the conversations had. $600 is still too high, domain investor ranks are growing in many parts of the world and they don’t have $600 to donate to the ICA.
Coming up with a $99 option to grow the ranks makes sense in my opinion.
The other thing I always thought was that there should be benefits like how AARP does it.
Rick Schwartz in a comment on DomainInvesting.com articulated that same sentiment.
I want the ICA to succeed and be flushed with $$$.
Here is the issue and it has always been the issue. But there is a chance to change that.
Today I sent in my $145 for my NPPA membership. That’s the National Press Photographer’s Association that I’ve been a member of for nearly 40 years.
They give me press credentials and negotiate all types of deals and discounts and perks and all types of stuff that makes $145 not a payment but a down payment on benefits that pays dividends.
I’ve had my AAA card for 45 years. That cost me about $150 a year. But I get 10 times that back in benefits.
The ICA needs to have benefits. Lots of benefits and lots of members.
They need to learn how to market and make profit.
It has to be run like a business not like a charity.
You make profit by negotiating deals with suppliers that can only be found through the ICA. That gives people a reason to join. Without that you have no spark plug and that’s what the ICA and the industry needs to be effective and have a strong and wide voice.
I think that’s spot on and when you look at AARP you get a ton of benefits for a membership fee that is affordable to most.
So what price do you think would be reasonable for an individual membership that appealed to investors from all over the world?
Would the discounts and benefits be a determining factor for you to join, things like discounts on domain registrations at registrars, lower commissions at marketplaces, blogs giving you a discount off advertising, tools providers giving discounts like DomainIQ, Efty, DNAcademy etc...
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