You are NOT the man who would give his life for his brother
man, "Shaft". You are wrong. How much do you pay a year for motorcycle magazines with half the content of MO?
If you think you can get as much content and timely info from another website, go. You won't find it, however. The other online sites are a joke, with the exception of MotorcycleNews.
You're such a genius at running a profitable website, I suggest you start your own- you obviously know so much!
I can just see the meeting at the MO office: "Do you think we should charge more for advertising?"
"No way! That's way too risky!"
"How about paying our staff less?"
"Forget it! That concept is much too complex for me!"
Do you really think they're not charging the maximum for advertising already? How stupid do you think they are?
Have you ever run a business? Successful business people never, ever pay ONE DIME more than the absolute minumum necessary to function properly. I would have to say that since MO has been profitable for 5 years, it is a success. Name 10 other sites of any kind that have turned a profit for 5 years, if you can.
I, for one, see no problem shelling out 10-15 bucks a year if it will guarantee I get the timely, informative content I have depended on for the last 5 years.
Can't promise more than that, though.