[Rhodes22-list] Re: fesh marketing input needed

[Lou Rosenberg]

  Stan,
  As a recent visitor to the Edenton factory,  and the help of  Stan 
and his employees, I agree with Len's idea.
  Anyone using the site to help sell their boat should be able to 
return a small portion of their sale, to assist GBI without much harm 
financially.
    just my .02 on the matter.

   Stan:  Cindy is still looking for a pgm to help you out with 
graphics. Have you tried Photoshop Elements, a userfriendly consumer 
program which should enable you to insert graphics over pics??

  Lou


>"Fresh Marketing Input".  You did a fine job of describing the efforts the
>GBI puts into marketing the Rhodes 22. 
>
>I have been reading list posts for over 7 years, visited the Rhodes factory
>in Edenton, bought a trailer for a Rhodes I bought "from another 
>list site" and
>private person in NJ, sold my Rhodes to GBI for a reasonable fair price after
>6 years sailing, availed myself of the test sail at Edenton and always
>enjoyed reading about Rhodes happenings.
>
>Stan I believe you have a point and I support your idea.  My two cents is
>that anyone using the Rhodes internet site to post a "For Sale of 
>Rhodes" should
>kick in to the GBI advertising budget a suitable (lets say 5-10 % of sale
>price) a self imposed commision upon completion of sale.  This would be
>particularly true if the sale was a result of advertising on the 
>Rhodes network.  That
>would help to defray Rhodes advertising costs and keep GBI in business, and
>that of course brings direct benefits to all Rhodes owners who use GBI
>expertise/repair or the network to maintain their boats.
>
>I hope this helps because I believe the idea will benefit not just GBI, but
>Rhodes owners and those who sell their boat to readers of the list.
>
>Happy sailing to all.
>
>Len G.
>
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