Well…

Debunked..

Thanks to some generous users, they have stuck a cork in the sinking ship!

This is only temporary folks, and it was decided tonight on our show by “YOU” the users, that we will be coming up with a way for you all to contribute to the site to help us with costs.

I want to thank those who did donate tonight. I would name them, but I want to clear it with them prior to doing so.

The forums have been paid for.

This does not mean Corpsman.com is out of the woods, but we are alive for right now.

You can watch the show below.  Please leave comments as well below when done, or email me @ admin1@corpsman.com .  And I will repsond to your questions or comments.

Thanks to the entire Corpsman.com Community!!

Much Love..

Da-Chief
Corpsman.com

Corpsman.com

I have robbed Peter to pay Paul.

Ad Revenue is down by about 80% this year over last year.

Some have donated to help us out (About 3% of our regular users), and for this we are grateful.

But the truth is now, for Corpsman.com to survive we need your assistance.

Since we started in 2004, we have never required anyone to pay to use our site, and have been able to live off of Ad Revenue and the occasional Donation.

There are a few who have donated a couple of times through out the years and I have one user, who actually donates $10.00 each month to our site.

When we started, We first had only the front page of Corpsman.com, then we added the forums.  To support our Doc’s throughout the world with communication, we added the Scuttlebutt E-Club Chat Room.

1 1/2 years ago we started our Podcasts and now are doing both Audio as well as Video for our weekly Netcasts.  We taped #78 Friday Night.

Corpsman.com has helped hundreds if not thousands of new recruits who come into our forums asking questions before they sign on the dotted line.  We always give them “FACTUAL, RESEARCHED” answers.  We never shoot from the hip.  Yes sometimes we are wrong, but usually we are the ones who figure out we’re wrong before even the user does, and we alert them to the fact and rectify the situation.

The Site started out with just me.. a bumbling Navy HMC who didn’t know “SQUAT” about websites and coding.  Lucky for me HMC(AW/FMF/SW) Barling came along and graciously started helping me out with the site as he is a programmer (I wonder if he would have said yes if he could go back in time now..

DeeDee our Editor for our Scuttlebutt Newsletter, which reaches thousands each quarter, contacted me to get a caduceus for her sons cake prior to boot, so she could get the pattern to the Baker for the cake.  We struck a fast friendship, and Dee is now the editor like I said before.  (To my kids she’s Aunt DeeDee!) Dee is also Corpsman.com’s Adopt a Doc Coordinator, we have supported folks from Iraq, to Afghanistan, Africa and on Floating Ships, all in support of our deployed Doc’s.

8404, being the factual, inquisitive father of a Doc he is today, came on our site and was trying to find info about his sons rate.  8404 you see is a prior Marine!! So he sees things through Marine Corps eyes and understands what a Doc means to the Corps!! He has been our biggest day to day supporter of our site since signing on almost 2 years ago..

Indy, a A/D Doc who helps out in the Forums started helping us this year.  I don’t know what his limits will be once he starts Corps School though as a instructor in Nov.  All I know now is that he has helped us out for the last year co-hosting the Chats in the fourms with Dee and answering numerous questions in the forums.

Most if not all of these fine folks have done this job for free, other then software and sometimes hardware that we were able to purchase out of the ad revenue we generated.

While we are not a NON-PROFIT organization, I can without a doubt tell you we have “NEVER” turned a profit either.  Last year, we came up about even when all was said and done.  Not this year though.

So, I realize times are tough for everyone, I do, as I am feeling it here too, but for me to keep Corpsman.com running I am asking for support from our users.

If you can swing it, please think about donating to Corpsman.com today.  We are in sore need of some support.  I can tell you this, if we don’t start getting a bit of support I will have to shut down the site.  I won’t sell it, and believe me I have had the offers from businesses who want to leach off our Doc’s.  I would rather just park the site until I can afford to start back up then give it up to some schmuck trying to rip off my family.

Please help us, so we can continue helping you.

To donate, just hit the donate button on any of the Corpsman.com Pages.  I will reflect all donations on our Podcasts/Netcasts as we recieve them.  I have done so in the past and will continue to let everyone know who is supporting us!!

You can also Sponsor our Netcasts for 25.00 a show!! When you do we coordinate with you to find out who your sponsoring for etc..  If you donate $100.00 we will not only have you as the sponsor, but add you as a Co-host on that show.

Thanks everyone, I hate asking for this, but rest assured I wouldn’t unless I have to.

Thanks!

Da-Chief
Corpsman.com

I want to keep this updated daily from now on.

I want to thank those who support out site.

These 4 folks heard the call from us (actually the plea!) for support.

Thanks to the following:

**IDCWife
**Alan Friend
**James Spelich
**Dana Schaller

We will keep this updated daily!!

Thank you!

Thanks to you all!!

Folks help us out we need your support today!! Just hit the Donate button on our pages..

Thanks!

D/C

Corpsman.com

18 June 2009

Greetings Shipmates,

As most of you know, I took over Corpsman.com back in 2004.  We have grown from 2 users (Crazycajun and myself) to now at around 2,030 registered users in our forums.

The Front page of Corpsman.com, our news area, regularly gets about 5,000 unique hits (Visitors) per day. We have gone from a shared cheap hosting package for our services to a Virtual (Not so cheap) server to handle the load for the services we offer.

All of this has been free other then donations we have received from some users and the ad revenue we generate on our pages.  Free to all.

We used to solicit for donations quite regularly 2 years ago, but stopped because our ad revenue was more than handling the obligations.

That was until this year.

Our revenue is off by about 75 % due to the downturn in the economy.  I am hoping that it picks up soon.

Until then though I have to come up with creative ways to generate revenue to keep the site going and upgrading.  We have software and machines we need to upgrade etc.  If you think I am the only one running this place your wrong, We have 4 folks who help me that I supply computers, and software to help out with the day to day operations.

Folks we need your help.  If you can make a small donation for our site, please just click the donate button on any of our pages on Corpsman.com.  You will be recognized unless asked not to in our quarterly Newsletters.

Another way to support us is to sponsor one of our Netcasts/Podcasts.   Last year we had a user (Andirrt) who sponsored us for 10 shows.  We have not asked for any recently, but if you’re interested please drop me a line @ admin1@corpsman.com.

In August we are hosting a Corpsman.com Auction.  Doc-Pardue as well as others have donated Artwork, signed works, and goods to support Corpsman.com.  More on that next week.

Thanks for becoming a part of our Corpsman.com Team.

Please think about donating to our cause.

Thanks,

Da-Chief
Corpsman.com

Darrell Crone
HMC(AW) USN (Ret)
Owner Corpsman.com

http://www.corpsman.com

Email: hmc.crone@corpsman.com or admin1@corpsman.com