Ron,
Running from legitimate questions with your tail between your legs, considering you’re the president is probably why the PWNA is the way it is. That's not good leadership. These posts pop up all the time and the questions never get answered. If you would answer the questions in detail, people would be more willing to join and get involved.
All you have to do is explain the truth and prove it. Then contractor will flock to the PWNA
You claim you’re sick of people reading misinformation on these bbs, well instead of running off. Answer all the question. Show all who’s watching how legitimate your organization is. Turn the misinformation into accurate information. People will say what they think and what they think they know until proven wrong. Tell us how it is and back it up.
Where is all the money going?????????????
Why aren’t paid or non paid members calling prospects (potential members) from the phone book or an online directory?
Also a non profit organization, (I think) has to show anyone who wants to see, were the money is going. Its public record isn't It.?
I would love know why your listing 845 members when that’s not the case. It's false advertisement to obtain member unethically if you ask me.
It's also a benefit; you have members working for free. That means more money to benefit the organization. Maybe if everyone works for free, that's the problem.
Pay a few people to build the organization. Someone should be on the phone contacting every pressure washer, window cleaner and distributor they can find in the USA introducing them to the PWNA. Instead no one knows where the money goes and if they do know. Nobody has ever answered that question, over the years I've been around
Numbers are powerful, that means more money and better benefit for its members. Like group insurance, national advertising and so on. People join organizations, for what’s in it for them. I’m tired of hearing join and make a difference, help grow the organization and the industry.
These bbs are your only source of potential customers at this point and you don’t take advantage of it. D elco started it all and if it wasn’t for them and this bbs. You probably wouldn’t have an organization.
Tell us how many members you currently have, which will give everyone an idea of the revenue. Tell us other than membership fees, how are you and how much are you bringing in.
Numbers don’t lie! The money from 845 members is plenty to double the size of the PWNA each year. Who manages the money? What are the volunteers doing? Get them on the phones calling prospects.
Please list the benefits of joining the PWNA. Other than telling your customers you’re a member. I can go on and on but I’m sure I'm wasting my time. You dog the bbs, but this has been free advertising for you for years. We get new members everyday. If you look at where they heard of us; they mostly find us via search engines. Those are fresh people. Plus you have the on lookers who don’t register. This site had over 3 million page views last year.
This is a platform to set the record straight, not a place were people get misinformed my friend. You’re lucky I even allow all the free publicity. You should be taking advantage of it. Not crying your not coming around any longer. A president needs back bone and if you truly have a good and non-corrupt organization. Let the world know. The floor is yours.
Many others have used this very bbs to there advantage. Most have done it UN ethically though. Like your buddy Ron M took all the members from an old bbs I had and from this one and marketed the hell out of them until they joined his bbs. Instead of working hard and earning his own members.
After that, all the rest followed. They acted like they know everything 1 or 2 years into the business. Bitching about why we can’t say this or that and complaining about advertising and blah blah blah,
Then they open up a bbs and start selling stuff?????????????????????? So my point is. At this point you have my permission to take advantage of this forum to win over new members. Just like the others have.
Tell me where you can find a better place. Everyone who comes here or goes to any of the other bbs, are 100% potential customers/members. Talking about targeted marketing!
I think the biggest questions of all are. How many members and how much revenue is generated each year. And were does it go? Personally I would join right now if I had that information. But at this point I feel that it’s a corrupt organization from the top to everyone else that makes money every year from it. I hope I’m wrong and hope you prove me wrong (I doubt you’ll try).
After all these years, how can you not have a solid organization with true benefits? If things where on the up and up and if things are managed correctly. It should be thriving by now. The turn over rate has to be pretty high. Most contractors I know (including me) stay for a year or don’t join at all. That’s a problem Ron. Then you want everyone to be hush hush on the bbs so the new guy gets hooked.
Come on man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contractors benefit more from this forum, than the PWNA. Maybe I should charge 250 or what ever it is per member per year.
You’re always welcome here