It costs several hundred dollars per year to use all these tools.
- The Trade-O-Ree website was created in late 2012. At the time, I had the site hosted through Yola. There are different subscription levels that yola offers. I was paying for the Yola Silver Membership Subscription. ($99.96 per year – $8.33 per month)
- The domain name: www.bsator.com is being hosted through godaddy.com. I pay to have the domain registered each year.
- In February 2014, I added a new “Search By State” feature to the site. I was using a service called “Maps Alive” that charged $49.00 per year. This service was discontinued in March 2015.
- In August 2014, I created an account with wufoo which allows people to submit their Trade-O-Ree flyer to me via the site and was used to create the ISCA survey. This service costs $259 per year. This service was discontinued in August 2016.
- In May 2016, the site went through a redesign. All files and folders were transferred from Yola and is now being hosted on Hostgator. The site is now using WordPress. Transferring all the files / folders / pictures / etc. cost $800.00. Three new logo designs were created costing $300.00.
- In June 2016, some premium plugins were purchased. The Events Calendar Pro By Modern Tribe plugin cost $89 per year and is the main tool in searching for Trade-O-Ree’s on the site. Several other plugins were purchased in order to make the site more functional.
- In December 2016, I paid $2,250 to have 5,000 Trade-O-Ree patches made. These patches are geared to help promote Trade-O-Ree’s taking place throughout the country. I passed them out to people free of charge at every Trade-O-Ree I attended, in every package I mailed, and people I traded with at national events; such as NOAC and Jamboree’s.
- In January 2017, the Home Page of the site under went a redesign to feature the top selling Boy Scout Memorabilia listings that are currently being sold on eBay. This Home Page redesign cost $600.
- In July 2018, we had stickers, business cards, and patches created to advertise the site at the 2018 NOAC event at Indiana State University.
- In March 2022, I paid $358.20 for hosting with Hostgator for 3 years through March 2025.
- In June 2022, we created a Free eBook that features nearly every patch design that was created for NOAC. When people download the free eBook, they will also receive details about all the Trade-O-Ree’s taking place throughout the country. There were 2,500 stickers created and a Foam Board that was placed in the patch trading area. The stickers / foam board cost $293.78.
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