HiTech Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 KING thanks a lot now I need to know where to send the check that was a lot of reading my bs ..its been a pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 5:32 PM, HiTech said: Was that a yearly or monthly and how much . monthly was like 5 dollars, quarterly was 18 and yearly was 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 8:07 PM, King237 said: This says effective Oct 1 2019. Is that correct Nick or are you playing with our emotions? Hopefully its 2019 so something can be worked out I fixed my typo. It's 2018, not 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 For anyone who might be interested: At it's peak, the site had around 20,000 unique visitors a month. Unique visitor means that even if I log in a hundred times a month, I'm only counted one time that month. So HiTech checking in 20 times a day didn't inflate the numbers. He was only counted once. RIght now the site still generates around 8,000 unique visitors a month., That's a lot of eyeballs! Most people logging on to the site do not post. And most folks visit more than one of the numerous LSSZ sections. The most visited sections are the classifieds and the history sections. Regarding advertising: Once the high number of unique visitors started to come down, I stopped billing those 8 or 10 advertisers who were paying monthly. I just didn't feel right billing for something that was on the decline. The LSSZ software has the capacity to put banner ads and other advertising methodology that I have not used. But someone buying the site sure could. I still get inquiries from folks wanting to advertise every now and then and I'm pretty sure at least some of the previous advertisers would want to come back on board. Bottom line is that I cannot afford the recurring costs of keeping the site up and - at age 74 - it's not fair to my family to keep hitting the family budget. If you're interested in buying the site or contributing $300 a month, get in touch with me. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King237 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 17 hours ago, HiTech said: KING thanks a lot now I need to know where to send the check that was a lot of reading my bs ..its been a pleasure Send the check to Nick Holt at LSSZ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Well darn. It sure has been a fun ride . Thank you Mr. Holt for supplying us a source to use that was so informative and fun. Going to leave quite a void. Thanks for the memories ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rails Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Arob, send me your phone number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I will say that if it wasn't for LSSZ I probably wouldn't be where I am today as a stock car photographer. While the ride has been bumpy at times, I can look back and see that the requirement was limited on my behalf and when we found our "sweet spot" then it worked out pretty good. Even after moving to NC, from NY and TX, I still posted a few shots here and there. Thanks for the effort, Nick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket55 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nick, I greatly appreciate you keeping this forum up as long as you can. If someone were to put the work in I'd pay a membership fee to keep it going. I'm mostly on here for racing updates in the community, classifieds and good humor. Without this forum I wouldn't have been able to build my Super Stock nor would I even be racing now. Between this forum and my Dad I owe my stock car racing passion too. With all this talk about racing in SA and HMP having a bunch more races a year, we need an alternate. I WON'T USE FACEBOOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I have heard from a few folks who are willing to help with the site's expenses. If anyone would like to be part of that team, I need a commitment of at least $50 a month from a few more. I guess I underestimated the role LSSZ has played over the years and if enough actual (not folks who say they will but never do) come forward, I will keep the site open. If you have a business and would like to contribute in a substantial way ($50, or more a month), I would open the classifieds up to your business as a way to say thank you. The classifieds are by far and away the biggest hit section on LSSZ. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FryarFan Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nick As others have said, a huge Thank You for everything you've personally done over the years to keep this site going. You are a huge asset to Texas racing. It has been great, especially for those of us social media challenged or social media averse might be the better term, to keep up with Texas racing, especially So Tx racing. It's been great keeping up with all the racing history especially. At the end of the month, we are calling it quits for awhile after spending almost 54 years in Texas. Relocating to South Carolina to call it home. If there is anything left after Florence comes calling this week...coincidentally...that's where we will be settling...Florence. Was there over Labor Day weekend to house hunt, while it was throwback weekend at Darlington. It was hard not to head to the track seeing all the teams and crews around town. Good luck with the fundraising to keep this very necessary and very wanted racing site going. Hope to do more than wish you luck soon. Best wishes everyone.... Billy Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdavid Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 RaceOnTexas.com is on board to support the site as much as we can! We are working with Nick to contribute financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowOnDirt Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Lets all do something.........we cant loose any thing else with racing in TEXAS. 2.00/3.00 per classified 25/30..00 membership fee a year .50 to a 1.00..... 1 time access fee sell adds to company's...but that you have to go to NOT pop up's like racejunk small fee to tracks for weekly info Go support a local track.... Todd mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket55 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'm in! Just as we need to support the tracks the tracks need to support this site. Get some Banners posted up!....if there aren't already up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAggie13 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 As much as I like the no ads/banners feel of the site currently, I could certainly deal with it if it meant keeping the site running. I would entertain the idea of partially sponsoring and having my logo put up and linked to my website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geknight Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 nick, starting in october around the 14th, i will start helping out with the $50 per month. Just let me know where to pay from that time on. But will be committed to doing whatever possible to help keep it operating. There is no site like lssz. I can also pay a yearly membership fee. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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