We are unique in the industry because we are Transparent about the Budget needed to run this website.Our goal is to not to have any paid advertising on the site, but instead be Member Supported.
Based on $24.00 per 12 months, we need 124 SupportingMembers to sustain the site
Note:
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Expense
Detail
Startup Yr1
Lifetime2
Budget3
Notes
Hosting
Servers
323.88
375
Includes CMS, DB, and eMail
Bandwidth Surge
N/A4
Domains
RV-Friends.org
21.75
Primary Domain
RVfriends.org RV-Friends.com
43.50
Redirects to primary domain if hyphen missing or .com is used instead of .org
aaaa.RVFR.org
21.75
87
100
Short URL Codes for Marketing / Printed materials, etc.
Systems
Theme
94.99
120
Cost is in Euros, shown converted to US $
Profiles
139.
Membership
86.95
86.95
Forms
199.
199.
Snippets
38.10
38.10
Mapping
398
Google Services
N/A4
Related to Mapping
FAQ
129.00
Operations
IT Support
30313.83
877.50
$65/hr. - Expected .5 hrs every other week.
Postage
100
Office Supplies
150
Envelopes, Printer paper, Toner, etc
VoIP Service
100.
111
RVF Office Internet
30
360
360
Prorated shared internet
Cellular Router | Internet
2184.80
N/A4
2 One time Equipment |
StarLink | Internet
N/A4
2 One time Equipment |
Zoom
173.97
200
RAF Marketing
199.67
200.00
Banking Fees
20.00
20.00
State Registration
10.00
10.00
City Business Lisc.
$30.00
30.00
Accounts Receivable
Sponsor & Business
0.00
None Currently
Total:
32007.39
2850.8
2977.55
24.00
124
124.0646
Notes:
Total to date from Sept 1st 2023 for checking actual vs budget.
Some expenses are for a “Lifetime” or very long license (25+yrs) and are not paid annually, but are included in the cost of the website – not the Annual budget, except as an allowance if not truly Lifetime..
If we have no advertising as preferred, the annual budget must be funded by the supporting member revenue to be a viable and lasting website. We are using the Budget to determine the break-even point vs Number of Members vs Annual Fee.
N/A Not Applicable right now. We are not currently using this expense.
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