I think the problem is that I don't promote them. If I did promote them, I get accused of trying to make money as that is such a money maker for a lot of youtubers.Ah, that's surprising and a shame as I thought ASR merchandise would be popular with members.
I'd be pretty keen on a few ASR mugs and water bottles.
JSmith
Since when do you care what others think
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And that I think is precisely not the direction @amirm wants to go too. It should be users sponsored, not companies. Selling T-shirts and mugs does exactly that, so seems a good way to do it.
), so I'll make a fun mockup this week and post it here, for inspiration. My bad, thought it was like something to put in the box when tested gear goes back to owners and stuff like that
Another forum I frequent has a small banner at the top about merchandise which members can close if they wish and one thread about the products people have ordered. It's mostly done there as a favour to members, the owner makes pittance off the merchandise itself.
True and I understand this concern... maybe best not to promote them in videos in that case. Also, make it clear that any funds raised simply go into the forum donations to assist with hosting and return postage costs for reviewed user products. I wouldn't personally view that as a major money making exercise... but then trolls will troll too I suppose.
This is something I like to do.
T-shirt with panther of the review result
After a test and teardown you could put a little sticker (like they do to try and stop people opening products to scare them about voiding warranty) that says tested and verified by ASR. Could become a thing... a mark of approval that becomes highly sought after. Some sole subjectivist types may even start to believe the product sounds better with that sticker.
Must have holographic stickersAfter a test and teardown you could put a little sticker (like they do to try and stop people opening products to scare them about voiding warranty) that says tested and verified by ASR. Could become a thing... a mark of approval that becomes highly sought after. Some sole subjectivist types may even start to believe the product sounds better with that sticker.
They sound much better!
That's exactly the idea. I think owners deserve such a stick after going through the trouble of sending me something. If someone can help design such, i will buy and get started with it.After a test and teardown you could put a little sticker (like they do to try and stop people opening products to scare them about voiding warranty) that says tested and verified by ASR. Could become a thing... a mark of approval that becomes highly sought after. Some sole subjectivist types may even start to believe the product sounds better with that sticker.
JSmith
ASR tested. This sticker ensures +50 db SINAD!Must have holographic stickers
Just a generic sticker to indicate the device was tested by ASR. I don't know that the owner would want a stick that says the thing didn't perform well.
Not generic. It needs a pink background.Just a generic sticker to indicate the device was tested by ASR. I don't know that the owner would want a stick that says the thing didn't perform well.
You can have one of those QA stickers with spots where you can punch out a bit to indicate a date or the state of a device. One can adopt that to reflect the review score.Just a generic sticker to indicate the device was tested by ASR. I don't know that the owner would want a stick that says the thing didn't perform well.
