lol thats quite a lot!!! i guess think of the internet as free.. well ignorant people like me do!! hehe

i think if you made the fee more spread out, and not yearly say monthly and it could be direct debit or something until you terminate you subscription. if it was say £2 a month, then in the grand scheme of things that not a lot. im sure everyone on here buys car magazines, cds videos etc... well if you saw this cost as something that you also bought for the benefit of, its just we ahve the mindset that websites are free... but i dont see why if we are happy to pay to read a magazine we arent happy to pay £2 a month for pretty much on tap help and advise on anything, and everyone is always willing to help you out. also i think you should have a few months trial period as otehrwise new visitors wont pay.. and that way they will see what the place is like and guage for themselves if they like it? and yeh... do the calander and stuff to raise money for the site and clothing... stickers? it all adds up....

katie x