Quote from: MorrusAs you probably know, EN World is a very popular website - and it costs a LOT of money to keep running from month to month. To that end, there are a bunch of "monetized" aspects to the site - from Community Supporter accounts to EN Publishing products and advertising opportunities.

Unfortunately, revenue from all areas has dropped to almost nothing in recent months. This may be because of the economy, or some other factor, but it's certainly taking its toll! Unfortunately, costs haven't reduced to compensate!

So this post is an appeal of sorts. If there's anything EN World offers that you've been putting off buying, or if you weren't aware of the range of things we do to raise funds, think of this as kind of a reminder. Naturally, EN World will always be free to use; these things are, and always will be, optional; but we very much appreciate when folks choose to spend some of their hard earned gaming budget here on EN World and help keep this site running!

With that in mind, here's a brief breakdown of the various things we do to raise funds. If any of these appeal to you, please do not hesitate! We appreciate that in this economic climate there are fewer funds to go round, but we'd ask you to consider whether you get enough from EN World to consider investing in it as part of your gaming budget, and whether the site's existence has as much value to you as, say, another RPG book or some miniatures.

    * First up, we have EN Publishing, EN World's publishing arm. EN Publishing produces a bunch of stuff. From EN World's affiliate storefront on RPGNow, you can buy PDFs for both 4E and 3.5 - ove rht e years we've produced over a hundred of them! Not least of these is the War of the Burning Sky Campaign Saga, a 12-part adventure path, which is available in both D&D 3.5 and 4E versions! But that's not all - ENP has produced dozens of excellent sourcebooks for D&D 3.5, some of which are critically acclaimed, and many of which have been bestellers in the past.
    * Community Supporter Accounts are another great way to support the site. They get you a few perks such as use of the search feature, a custom usertitle and avatar, and allow you to switch off ads. And, even better, there's a special sale on for EN World's 10-year anniversary if you pick up the 3-year Community Supporter Account!
    * Advertising! If you're a plublisher or retailer, you may appreciate the advertising opportunities EN World has to offer. From banner ads to ads in a targetted newsletter going out to nearly 85,000 RPG fans, you can use EN World to get you message across and support the site at the same time.
    * Our RPGNow affiliate store is another way to support the site. If you're buying a PDF from RPGNow or DTRPG, consider using EN World's affiliate store instead. It's the exact same store, with the exact same products for the exact same price, but EN World gets a small percentage of the sale - essentally enabling you to suppor tthe site at no cost to yourself!

Please consider these options - and remember that every little helps, especially in this economic climate.

Finally, if you are feeling particularly generous, we are always very grateful for donations! We can accept them via PayPal to russmorrissey@gmail.com (if you have a couple of useless doallars hanging around in your PayPal account, this is a good way to get rid of them!)

Alternatively, simply click on the button below to donate. You DON'T need a PayPal account - a debit or credit card will be fine!

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Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope it hasn't been too intrusive, and that you consider diverting some of your gaming budget towards your (hopefully!) favourite RPG website!

Quote from: Benoist;334188Maybe it's a perfect storm, a mix of all these things.

Quote from: Nazgul;334191Then you have the fact that people have less money to spend of game stuff now. Goes from "Hey I've got an extra $50 to blow on games this week" to "Hey I've got $20 to spend on games this month"

Quote from: Nazgul;334194See Aos, you aren't even trying anymore. 0/10.

Quote from: Spinachcat;334221Competing with DDI is tough.   Doubly tough in the recession.

ENworld is a bad zone.   If you like 4e, you have the WotC forums / DDI PDFs and if you like 3.5, you have the Pathfinder forums and the Paizo product line.  That doesn't leave ENworld much of an audience.

I wish them the best.   They've always been a good site.