I normally just lurk and benefit from all of your expertise (shame on me!), but I had to post to say thanks to Mark for this hack. It's amazing what a little peer pressure in the form of a supporter icon can do!
I added this hack after I lost my main corporate sponsor due to budget cuts. I have 2000+ members, and about 15% have contributed in the two months since I used this hack to add a supporter icon. Considering that 2000+ includes an unusually large influx of new members in the past month due to defections from another forum, I'm pleased with that percentage, and I hope the newbies will like what they see enough to contribute, too.
I'm curious--how are all of you doing on your contributions? Has the supporter designation dramatically improved your contribution rate?
Anyway, I'm very thankful for this hack,
Wendy
|