WMAS Calendar
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Topic: WMAS Calendar
Posted By: Mike Savage
Subject: WMAS Calendar
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 3:44pm
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It was mentioned we should start a post here about creating a WMAS Calendar. Is it worth while putting the effort into. This would be a pretty big project. Would you be interested in one. Interested enough to buy one? It could be expensive to produce.
Mike
P.S.
I would pay $10 for one. -------------  |
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Posted By: bbauman
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 3:47pm
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I think that's a great idea. We have the talent in the club to take some great photos, and there are plenty of beautiful tanks. It'd even be a great thing to have for sale during the reef tour! ------------- 28g Cube http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23030" rel="nofollow - Beginners Guide to Saltwater Aquariums Brandon in West Jordan |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 4:06pm
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I really like the idea and would definitely buy at least two... one for work one for home. ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: bannshy
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 4:14pm
| with a new store being added to this site for WMAS Paraphernalia who knows one could be bought by anyone anywhere in the world. that would be cool I would go 10 bucks |
Posted By: Summertop
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 4:41pm
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I think it would be cool. We could sort of have a "contest"...Members submit pictures they took. We would have to put out specs on the image (size, megapixls, whatever), but I bet we would get more than we could use.
If we planned right, we we could put events pre-printed on it (meetings, reef tour, BBQ, etc.) ------------- =========== Shawn Winterbottom |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 4:46pm
Great idea Shawn
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: JWayment
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 4:48pm
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I think it would be great to produce a calendar. I know there are other calendars out there, but there is something about knowing that those pictures were taken from tanks you know that makes it that much better. I know I would buy one. ------------- Josh 120 gal reef 55 gal predator |
Posted By: Jamison
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 7:09pm
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As mentioned in the other thread, It'd definitely be worth $10 for me. I what it would cost to print one. It may not make sense if it takes alot of time and doesn;t make the club any $$. ------------- Educate. Inspire. Conserve. http://[email protected] |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 7:55pm
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As I said in the other post, I would buy several. ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 8:03pm
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you might be able to raise the price of dues a few bucks and throw a calender in when people pay their yearly dues, it would make most sense most people pay in jan, greart time to get a calander for the year.
i would get one for sure
you could throw in tips and secrets to a succesful tank too, or somthing like that. ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 8:25pm
I would go $10.00, but my wife would want the calendar in November or December at the latest, so I'm not too sure about including it in the dues...she is too organized! 
------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 9:26pm
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just a thought... ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 9:49pm
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I like the contest idea for a calendar. ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 10:13pm
And a great thought, too!  ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
pa_reptileman_4 wrote:Posted By: PDoug
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 1:29am
I like the idea too Bill you have a 90 now instead of a 75  ------------- (307)679-7898 Phillip Douglass 75 Gallon Reef Tank |
Posted By: hairmonkey
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 7:54am
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it could be set up to download. we all get album art that we can download, when we buy a cd. we could print it out ourselves. ------------- "Logic is your friend" west side salon 250-5314 8370w 3500s magna. |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 9:21am
 ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: bbauman
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 9:28am
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It could be turned into a screensaver as well and put on CD - with more pictures available than the calendar and people could buy the CD as well. I don't think people would mind paying $10 for a CD either. ------------- 28g Cube http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23030" rel="nofollow - Beginners Guide to Saltwater Aquariums Brandon in West Jordan |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 9:53am
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I personally don't think $10 is going to get a very nice
calendar. I pay $17 for my Land Cruiser calendar every year and
it is large, with great photos of excellent quality. I talked to
the guy that makes it about doing one for reefs and he thought it would
be a great idea, provided we could sell around a thousand of them. Here is a link to the calendars: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?p=1694108 - http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?p=1694108 ------------- Fax 318-3632 90g 2x250W 14kK MH Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle Adjustments and Massages for Frags! |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 10:53am
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A thousand of them! Wow. That's a lot of calendars.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: hairmonkey
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 9:41pm
------------- "Logic is your friend" west side salon 250-5314 8370w 3500s magna. |
Posted By: hairmonkey
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 9:51pm
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now that 1000 would have to be sold,to just break even. i think my idea is a pretty good one. lets see cost to put it together uhmmm a little bit of time? profit almost 100%(imo of course)
------------- "Logic is your friend" west side salon 250-5314 8370w 3500s magna. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 11:04pm
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I know someone who prints a calendar every year and sends them to family. It can't cost that much.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 11:16pm
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I think most of the cost involves paying the people who put it together. Lets get a few volunteers etc and the cost of material shouldn't bring the calendar above $10. I'd donate my time for picture taking. ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 11:51pm
I'll donate some time to put it together. ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: October 12 2007 at 12:23am
| The cost of a calender would vary greatly depending on the quality. A fairly low quality calender, (something along the lines of what many of us could do on our color printers,) can be put together at Staples for fairly little. My guess is around $10. Higher quality glossy page calenders with high quality photo's could cost at much as $30-$35 for a small run, 100-250), maybe even more. |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: October 12 2007 at 12:27am
Wow! Thats a lot more than I thought it would cost. Doesn't anyone here work at a copy store and could get us a deal? ;) ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: October 12 2007 at 12:30am
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Just for fun I checked out http://www.vistaprint.com - www.vistaprint.com I nice calendar on glossy paper from them would run about $20 cost if 100 were ordered.
Apparently my high estimate was really high. Although I'm sure we could find a place that charges that much.
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Posted By: adamschrage
Date Posted: October 12 2007 at 9:36am
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I was at a Kinko's the other day and they have calenders you can make with your family photos so I'm guessing it would work for this. I think they were like $18. |
Posted By: bwinberg
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:49am
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Shutterfly.com has them as low as $10 each if you order more then 50. http://www.shutterfly.com/order/biz_ppp_products.jsp - http://www.shutterfly.com/order/biz_ppp_products.jsp But again I'm sure it comes down to quality. Maybe we could make one up and order just 1 early enough to see if they are any good. ------------- 24 Gal JBJ Nano Cube |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 10:47am
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We love the idea of a WMAS calendar. We are a bit concerned about generating enough interest to sale an adequate number of calendars to keep the price down, but we decided to go for it.
The WMAS will sponsor a photo contest later this year (probably in September) to solicit photos for our calendar. More information and specific details will come later this year. But, start saving your favorite shots for submission!
Please also be on the look out for print options. If anyone has a contact or finds an incredible deal on this type of print service, please let me know.
Thanks for the suggestion! |
Posted By: Crazy Tarzan
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 11:40am
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I think you should sell both the calendar and the screen saver cd. Make it a touch cheaper if you buy both at the same time, and for the contest, give those persons who have the main pics in the calendar a free calendar and cd.
------------- Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ? Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing |