FishProfiles.com Premium Membership Information
Contents
- Background.
- What is a premium membership?
- What are the extra features?
- How much does it cost?
- How do I apply?
- Questions?
Background
FishProfiles.com is now on a dedicated server, that currently costs AU$340 per month to run. While the benefits of having a much faster and more stable site are excellent, the cost is a little too excessive for a non-commercial site.
I love running this site. I have been doing so since I created Exotic Tropical Fish on Geocities in 1997. It was initially started so I could learn HTML, and also offer cost price + postage fish to Australian aquarists. Shipping proved too costly back then, so I stopped offering the fish, and concentrated on the dissemination of species information. FishProfiles.com has received exponential growth since that moment.
I would like to thank everyone who has sent me emails and messages of support. I would really like to thank those that have offered to help pay for the server. I am a humble guy, and I've never liked accepting money for nothing. To know that there is so much support out there makes me very happy.
But why should you have to pay money for something that is currently free?
You don't. Everyone will still remain a member, and will still have the same features they have enjoyed.
Premium members on the other hand, can pay a small fee for a range of new features, including custom colours, avatars, image uploading and many more features.
I hope everyone understands, the concept of premium memberships is not a money making venture, it is a survival measure.
What is a premium membership?
Premium memberships provide extra features to members for a small cost.
By paying for a premium membership, you are directly supporting FishProfiles.com.
All money raised through premium memberships is spent on FishProfiles.com. If more money is raised than the cost of hosting, existing premium members will be asked to vote on what should be done with the extra money. Options may include reducing the monthly cost, paying for more content such as articles, or running competitions.
What are the extra features?
Premium members enjoy all the features available to standard members, plus the following
- Custom fonts, background and text colours.
- Custom background and text colours in chatroom.
- Post polls
- Exclusive use of the Premium Members Only forum.
- Mailbox space for an extra 25 private messages.
- Option to save outgoing private messages and request read receipts.
- Avatars, including uploading and hosting.
- Specify which page loads when using the Boss Key
- Change your username.
- Classic smilies - preface each smiley code with a colon :
- Higher vote rating when voting for profile changes
- Post images in threads.
- Attach images to posts.
- Blogs - coming soon.
- Unlimited number of tanks supported in the FishProfiles.com Logbooks with image upload for each tank
- Warm fuzzy feeling knowing you're supporting FishProfiles.com
How much does it cost?
Premium memberships can be paid for in advance for three month or 1 year intervals, with discounts for renewing premium members.
| Costs in local currencies - using AU$ as base - varies with exchange rates*: | |||
| Currency | 3 monthly | Yearly | Renewal |
| AU$ | $8.00 | $25.00 | $22.00 |
| US$ | $6.70 | $20.93 | $18.42 |
| UK£ | £3.35 | £10.45 | £9.20 |
| CDN$ | $7.53 | $23.52 | $20.70 |
| NZ$ | $8.96 | $27.98 | $24.63 |
| EUR€ | €4.93 | €15.40 | €13.55 |
* Please use this currency converter to convert the base rate of Australian dollars to your local currency for more information.
Please note: If you are banned from FishProfiles.com for any reason during your Premium Membership, your fee will not be refunded.
How do I apply?
All methods of payment are cumulative. This means that you may add more months/years to your premium membership at any time.
All new premium memberships have a 14 day satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied, you can cancel your premium membership and receive a full refund.
Currently there are four methods of payment:
Free Trial 48 hours |
Each member of FishProfiles.com is entitled to one 48 hour "try before you buy" period every six months. To enable your trial period, Click here Please note: The trial period includes all features except for username changes. |
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Credit Card
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Paying FishProfiles.com directly by credit card allows for instant activation of your premium membership. We use a secure server and your details are always stored in an encrypted form. Payment is in AU$ and can be "3 monthly" or "yearly" or "renewal". To pay by credit card, continue to our SECURE SERVER. |
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This is the recommended method of payment and allows for quick activation of your premium membership as soon as your payment clears. Payment is in US$ and can be "3 monthly" or "yearly w/ discount". To pay by PayPal, please choose a membership period, enter your FishProfiles.com username, and click on the "Buy Now" image to be taken to PayPal's site:
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Direct Deposit |
Account details are as follows: After making the deposit, please email me with the amount, date and time of the deposit. |
Questions?
If you have any questions, please Email me.