[consulting] Drupal.org advertising proposals requested

[Laura Scott]

On May 29, 2007, at 1:47 PM, Dan Robinson wrote:

> I thought I would point out (sorry if someone has already done  
> this) that Craigslist obtains income entirely from a single  
> source.   They charge people to place "Help Wanted" ads on their  
> site.  That's it.  It's like $25 per post.  They bring in a lot of  
> cash.  So for proposals I would suggest -
>
> - You look at a similar model of asking people to pay for certain  
> kinds of access to the community, and
> - That a "tip jar" with recommended "tips" for different things  
> should be added to the site asap.

While not categorically against this idea, I'd like to point out that  
of primary interest here is that whatever is done ends up helping the  
community dynamic, and the community thrives on participation.  
Placing monetized barriers to entry for things like Drupal  
development work could result in some negative impact on the greater  
Drupal effort. We want people to participate, find help, provide  
help, collaborate on things as easily as possible, and placing a toll  
on any of that behavior will diminish that behavior, and then only  
the larger, well-funded organizations would be able to post RFPs or  
job listings, for example, while the low-budget endeavors could be  
left having to cope in the free-listings ghetto. That would be a shame.

BTW, for accurate data points: Craig's list is free to post jobs for  
most all metro regions, with few exceptions. Posting a job in NY  
costs $25, in SF Bay area costs $75, per category listed. It's not a  
ton of money, but for the person with a $1000 budget looking to hire  
help, that barrier to posting could drive her elsewhere, away from  
the Drupal expertise to be found on x.d.o.

Laura
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