The petition is the reason this site was created in the first place, so I'd keep that. I think that these guys have some great ideas. I, as well, urge you to put banners and links to eBay and Amazon for any science fiction related stuff. But please don't add them annoying pop-ups on here. Another thing you could do to cover costs is add a "treasure chest" at the top of the page as a link for anyone who wishes to donate to the treasurer. As far as getting more people coming? If you're not the inventive type, do what seems to work for the others. But keep in mind, a person's primary reason for visiting a news website (no matter what type of news it is) is to be kept informed. If you're advertising something I'm interested in through a link, I'll definitely click on it. Whenever I buy a season set of a show on DVD, I click on one of Gord Lacey's links, if I buy it online. You could provide links for comic books, sculptures/statues, Master Replicas, etc...
The petition is the reason this site was created in the first place, so I'd keep that. I think that these guys have some great ideas. I, as well, urge you to put banners and links to eBay and Amazon for any science fiction related stuff. But please don't add them annoying pop-ups on here. Another thing you could do to cover costs is add a "treasure chest" at the top of the page as a link for anyone who wishes to donate to the treasurer. As far as getting more people coming? If you're not the inventive type, do what seems to work for the others. But keep in mind, a person's primary reason for visiting a news website (no matter what type of news it is) is to be kept informed. If you're advertising something I'm interested in through a link, I'll definitely click on it. Whenever I buy a season set of a show on DVD, I click on one of Gord Lacey's links, if I buy it online. You could provide links for comic books, sculptures/statues, Master Replicas, etc...