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Heath
Site Admin
Joined: May 24, 2004
Posts: 1755
Location: wherever
Birthday: May 01
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:38 am |
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I know everyone would love to hear how the donations went in the first month.
I am happy to tell you that the CC community stepped up and did very well 
Total Donators : 321
Total Donations: $2217.21
I have not deducted paypal fees from that total yet.
So what does this mean for Cake Central? Well IF we can maintain at least this level of donations, it means we can add another server to the mix.
Lets monitor this for one more month and see how it goes, if we can do a repeat then we will feel better about adding another monthly server bill to the mix |
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kjt
Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 15, 2005
Posts: 553
Location: North Georgia
Birthday: Feb 24
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:45 am |
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Thanks for the update, Heath.  |
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Firstlady
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Joined: Oct 24, 2006
Posts: 325
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:48 am |
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Such good news to start off a new month and the weekend! |
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msmanning2
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Joined: Jan 17, 2006
Posts: 281
Location: Northern Virginia
Birthday: Apr 13
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:50 am |
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You can count on me making a monthly donation!!! I love this site! |
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kisha311
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Joined: Mar 27, 2006
Posts: 154
Location: MD
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:51 am |
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Hugh,
You motivated/reminded me to go and donate! Sorry for the delay, but I have added my donation for the February total!  I couldn't make it without this site! |
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janey105
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Joined: Jan 06, 2007
Posts: 19
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:51 am |
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That is good news. It motivates for more donations. You all do a great job of running this site and I know people love it. It truely is addictive. |
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Sugar_Plum_Fairy
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: Aug 30, 2006
Posts: 2357
Location: Somerset County, NJ
Birthday: Jun 03
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:54 am |
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Great way to start off a new year! |
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mareg
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Joined: May 02, 2006
Posts: 597
Location: Corona, CA
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:01 am |
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mcalhoun
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Joined: Feb 04, 2006
Posts: 673
Location: Rowlett, TX
Birthday: Nov 10
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:07 am |
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Pay Pal fees? - would it be better just to send future donations thru the mail? Or I wonder if I could set it up on my online banking and just send one when paying monthly bills? |
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Momof4luvscakes
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Joined: Jun 19, 2006
Posts: 1510
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Birthday: Feb 24
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:07 am |
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Way to Go!! I just placed an order and a donation. Thanks for all you guys do!! |
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Heath
Site Admin
Joined: May 24, 2004
Posts: 1755
Location: wherever
Birthday: May 01
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:44 am |
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| mcalhoun wrote: | | Pay Pal fees? - would it be better just to send future donations thru the mail? Or I wonder if I could set it up on my online banking and just send one when paying monthly bills? |
Certainly you could. However for alot of people the convenience of using paypal is a major reason the donation gets made.
Also some people include it with their Store order, and so it may end up on paypal or even on a credit card.
Some people have made their donations via regular mail and that is totally great. Unfortunately I don't think we would have received nearly this amount of donations without using paypal. Its all about convenience. |
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lapazlady
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Joined: Jul 08, 2005
Posts: 1493
Location: La Paz, Baja Ca. Sur, Mexico
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:55 am |
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Thank you for the up date. Us "normal" people out here have no idea the cost of a server, how about some info along those lines, rent? up-keep? What really goes into getting and using a server? Not a long involved report just a quick overview, would be very informative and may induce others to donate, too. |
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Heath
Site Admin
Joined: May 24, 2004
Posts: 1755
Location: wherever
Birthday: May 01
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:09 am |
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Servers are leased from a datacenter in Texas. Server's vary in cost depending on configuration, but the servers it takes to run CC cost about $300-$500 per month EACH. We currently have 4 servers. Our current total server cost is a bit over $1600/month. At the rate CC is growing, we will probably need 2-3 new servers in 2007. |
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lapazlady
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Posts: 1493
Location: La Paz, Baja Ca. Sur, Mexico
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:15 am |
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Thank you, it certainly is expensive to maintain a web site. Gives me new respect for the problems and the people trying to keep everything up and running. Send in those donations, Please! Those of us that are addictive need their fixes daily! |
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Monica0271
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: Jan 12, 2006
Posts: 2924
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Birthday: Feb 02
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:24 am |
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Heath,
Thank you so much for posting this. You all are the best.
Monica |
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