Donations and Support

Can you make a one-time-donation option for now, and perhaps sometime again in the future as well as having the 'subscribe for a year' option? You could have the donations cap at some number that you deem reasonable to sustain the site for some length of time (maybe 6 months to a year? idk) and then start another donation pool sometime in the future when the current pool runs dry. I think you might have a better turnout from one-time donations vs auto-withdrawing subs. I'm not saying get rid of your subscriber thing, just do the donation pool as well Maybe also give small rewards for people who drop a certain amount of money in the one-time donation?

I agree that I would like a one-time donation option. I am using the site, but will not do a subscription. I will do a one time donation as soon as that is an option.

I have also asked for a 1 time donation. The response I got from some people (that are not staff) is that I can do a subscription and then cancel it. - Gauss

I'm upping this one.

Just buy a subscription for a month or a year at one time and then cancel it after the charge goes through. You'll get your month/year of subscription access and it won't renew until you go in and re-do it. I wouldn't be opposed to adding three- six- and nine- month levels to the options though.

Just started playing on Roll20, my entire group is enamored with it. I don't think many of us can subscribe, but if there was a way to make smaller donations (paypal?), I'm certain we would all contribute, even without 'getting anything in return'. I think this would help many people who can't see themselves paying $6, but could find $1-$2 for such a lovely site... Not much, but if many of the users currently paying nothing had a small way to contribute, I think they would. It can't hurt?

Micropayments can add up, especially if it's effortless for the user - look at apps for smartphones.

I think they talked about micropayments in a podcast and the outcome was that if you had people giving $1 - $2 they would only get small amount of that because of fees/charges so it wasn't worth doing, until they find a way round that problem. I do like the idea of a non-recurring subscription i know there are some people who would prefer that sort of system.

I have to disagree. If you go the once a month it is $4.99 for supporter or $50 for 12 months! You can't beat those prices.