Approximately 40% of my listeners are from outside North America, but since the pledge drive began in April I haven't received a single donation from Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, or Africa.
My fellow Canadians have been pulling their weight, and my American listeners have made their fair share of donations as well, but the same can't be said for listeners from the UK or Germany, who use up nearly 10% of my bandwidth while giving nothing in return.
My PayPal buttons are for Canadian Dollars, US Dollars, or British Pounds, but you can use whatever currency PayPal accepts and your donation will automatically be converted into something I can use. So I'd very grateful if my international listeners would start to send me some Euros, Francs, Yen, Rupees, or Pesos.
And keep on sending me those Twoonies and Greenbacks as well. I need all I can get.
April was a great month for donations, and May was pretty good too, but June and July have been dismal, and you can't blame it on summer vacation because the number of listeners has been about the same. The recession affects us all, myself included, so whatever you can afford would help a lot.
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sorry for that. but europeans are not accustomed to donate for anything they use on the internet. we're happy to have something for free since we all pay already our monthly contributions to the BBC, the ARD, the ORF or FranceTélévisions (to continue with every fee-based public broadcaster)
ReplyDeleteHere in Canada, taxpayers fund the CBC, Telefilm, and other arts organizations whether they want to or not, so I hear what you're saying. Mainly I wanted the Europeans to know that the buttons work for them, too.
ReplyDeleteI like getting things for free as much as anyone, and getting people to donate for any service on the internet is tricky, but Dynamic Range Radio has expenses and keeps on losing money every month, so if people can afford to help out I would really appreciate it.
Hi John, I've just come to your site as I've been listening to your station for a few weeks now and decided it was time to contribute. I don't have much but will try and donate bits and pieces now and then. I love your station and would really miss it if it weren't there. I live in the Netherlands by the way.
ReplyDeleteThanks, VallyP, for being the first listener from outside North America to make a donation! I was starting to wonder if the PayPal buttons hadn't been set up properly. Your donation proves that they actually work, and hopefully you'll start a trend that encourages others to join in.
ReplyDeleteI just came across you post, i have listen your stations when i was out of city and found it amazing, you are doing really a great thing and i want to be a part of your team.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jingle. What did you have in mind?
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