Membership renewal methods

   The number of times I've suggested this to our lot, or moving the membership period to September when we always seem to get folk wanting to join but then being put off until January as if they'll remember then.

I shall have a look at that web collect thanks for that one, not that they necessarily heed good advice.

Then again why bother..

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iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Membership renewal methods Posted: 19 Jan 17 at 11:31am
	The number of times I've suggested this to our lot, or moving the membership period to September when we always seem to get folk wanting to join but then being put off until January as if they'll remember then. I shall have a look at that web collect thanks for that one, not that they necessarily heed good advice. Then again why bother..
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PeterG Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 822	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeterG Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jan 17 at 11:13am
	No excuse for not taking BACs transfers (or standing orders for those who want to split payments through the year) - I'm surprised at any club which doesn't. DD's however, add a layer of complexity, and for a small company/club you need to use a 3rd party, and pay them.
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bob3021 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 14 May 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote bob3021 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jan 17 at 10:39am
	Leigh and Lowton use a system called webcollect - very easy - click the link - pay by either direct debit or paypal. System sends you emails for duties too etc (dunno how much it costs to implement etc - but as a member its made it all pretty easy and straightforward)

tom425 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote tom425 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jan 17 at 10:21am
	Having just received the latest £300 renewal letter, as with most years I'm left wondering why I can't pay by direct debit and why I still have to write a cheque like it's the 80's or bank transfer which is at least somewhat more modern. I can't for the life of me understand why in this day and age I can't pay by direct debit either monthly or quarterly with a view to spreading the cost over the year rather than being hit with a £300 at the beginning of the year. I appreciate the sum is not all that much and what I get from the club is definitely worth that, if not more. But why not make it easier to pay? It's not a huge amount of money but for cash strapped 20-30 somethings, it can be a struggle to find the spare cash at this time of the year. As it is I'm left wondering if I should rejoin this year or just keep the boat at home and just do class events and remind myself to put some money aside to pay for next years fees and the inevitable (and in my view) pointless joining fee. It seems to me Sailing clubs want more members but don't necessarily make it easy to join/pay/afford it. Using gyms as an example, if you went there, they said it was going to cost £420 plus a £150 joining fee upfront you would probably walk away and find something else to do, but they break this down into slightly more affordable payments monthly payments and suddenly it's affordable. Can't sailing clubs do this? I would assume there is some form of admin overhead but at the same time there are plenty of companies that provide this service for small fee's per transaction so surely this could be outsourced? This isn't intended to be moan, more of a question to see if other clubs are doing it and why clubs might not see it as a viable option....