{"id":103073,"date":"2015-08-25T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=103073"},"modified":"2015-08-27T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:28:08","slug":"support-seattle-bubble-by-becoming-a-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/25\/support-seattle-bubble-by-becoming-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Seattle Bubble by Becoming a Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Seattle Bubble marks its ten-year anniversary this month, I&#8217;m excited to announce a new program that gives readers the opportunity to directly support my ongoing efforts here: <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/membership\/\" title=\"Become a Member of Seattle Bubble\">Seattle Bubble Membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:260px; float:right; border-left: 3px solid #000000; padding-left:10px; margin:0 0 0 10px;\">\n<h3>Sign Up Now<\/h3>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<table style=\"margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"on0\" value=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\tMembership Level:<select name=\"os0\" style=\"width:250px; margin:0 0 10px;\"><option value=\"Monthly\">Monthly : $5.00 USD &#8211; monthly<\/option><option value=\"Yearly\">Yearly : $50.00 USD &#8211; yearly<\/option><\/select>\n\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"on1\" value=\"Email (for membership perks)\">Email (for membership perks):<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><input type=\"text\" name=\"os1\" maxlength=\"200\" style=\"width:250px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"2EJA2UVHFP6WY\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"USD\" \/><input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_subscribeCC_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/16\/ways-support-seattle-bubble\/\">almost two years<\/a> since we&#8217;ve done any sort of fundraising on here, and rather than just asking for donations this time around, I decided to put together a membership program with some perks for those who choose to support this site with a modest contribution.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works. Using the form at right (or the same form on <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/membership\/\" title=\"Become a Member of Seattle Bubble\">the membership page<\/a>), you can become a Seattle Bubble member for just $5 a month or $50 a year. For your membership, you&#8217;ll get a variety of benefits including <strong>spreadsheet access<\/strong>, <strong>members-only forums<\/strong>, and access to a <strong>private group video chat<\/strong>. For a full list of perks, <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/membership\/\" title=\"Become a Member of Seattle Bubble\">head over to the membership page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve modeled this program after <a href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/join-gimlet\/\" title=\"Gimlet Media\">a similar program at Gimlet Media<\/a>, a startup podcast network I admire that produces great shows. <\/p>\n<p>Please consider becoming a member to support my ongoing efforts to provide the Seattle area with a quality, unbiased source for in-depth local news about real estate and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the membership program, here are a few other ways you can show your support.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/tips\/\" title=\"Seattle Bubble Tip Jar\">One-Time Contribution<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Tips are always welcome. You can use the PayPal or your credit card to <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/tips\/\" title=\"Seattle Bubble Tips\">make a one-time contribution to Seattle Bubble here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/speaking\/\" title=\"Speaking Engagements\">Hire Tim to Speak at Your Event<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Tim is available for <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/speaking\/\" title=\"Speaking Engagements\">speaking engagements, expert testimony, and other events<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/advertise\/\" title=\"Advertise on Seattle Bubble\">Advertise your business on Seattle Bubble<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; If you have a local business, <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/advertise\/\">advertising on Seattle Bubble<\/a> is a great way to reach an engaged and active audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, thanks for your ongoing support and comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Seattle Bubble marks its ten-year anniversary this month, I&#8217;m excited to announce a new program that gives readers the opportunity to directly support my ongoing efforts here: <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/membership\/\" title=\"Become a Member of Seattle Bubble\">Seattle Bubble Membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put together a membership program with some perks for those who choose to support this site with a modest contribution&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On the blog: Support Seattle Bubble by Becoming a Member","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[617],"tags":[287,327,1124],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-103073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements-extras","tag-announcements","tag-fundraising","tag-membership"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Support Seattle Bubble by Becoming a Member \u2022 Seattle Bubble<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/25\/support-seattle-bubble-by-becoming-a-member\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Support Seattle Bubble by Becoming a Member \u2022 Seattle Bubble\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"As Seattle Bubble marks its ten-year anniversary this month, I&#039;m excited to announce a new program that gives readers the opportunity to directly support my ongoing efforts here: Seattle Bubble Membership.  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