MATRIXSYNTH-P

Update: it looks like there is enough interest for MATRIXSYNTH-P to launch. If anyone is interested in a post, send email to matrixsynthp@gmail.com. Note anyone is welcome to post including dealers and manufacturers. Remember, P is extra and does not change anything on M, B, or C. They will continue on as usual.

Original post:
Quick question: Is anyone interested in a paid listing site? Currently M is about synth spotting, B is auction overflow, and C is music from readers of the site. P would be a paid listings site for private items for sale, upcoming gigs, or for promoting/posting whatever you want for that matter. It would be very similar in format to M, B and C with some key differences. Aside from being a paid listings site, the right would be dedicated to premium listings, and there would be a header section on top to filter by category. You can see an empty template here: MATRIXSYNTH-P. How much would a post cost? $3 per post and $5 for a premium post which would also get placement on the right of the site and go up on MATRIXSYNTH Twitter and Facebook. All posts will go up in a section on the top right of M, B, and C. This could change to premium posts only depending on how much goes up. Why charge for it? I'm busy enough on M, B and C. P would be extra and I think people could find it useful in selling items, putting up want ads, and promoting gigs and other things. And of course it helps support the time it takes to run all sites. Note, M, B and C would remain the same and posts on P could make it to M, B or C if they meet the criteria. Also posts previously featured on M could be re-posted on P if paid for. If you think you might be interested in using the new site's services please vote.




To post on P you would submit the following for review to matrixsynthp@gmail.com:

1. Title: Title you want for your post.
2. Body: Text you want in the body of the post.
3. Media: images or links to video and/or audio (you will need to host them yourself on SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo or other). Images can be hosted on P and videos and audio can be embedded using any of the services mentioned.
4. email contact info if necessary (for items for sale). The email alias (not the full address) can be used as a label for the post. This will allow sellers to build a reputation and allow buyers to filter posts by sellers to review feedback left in comments.

Note listings would be similar to Criagslist in that they are 100% between the buyer and seller. MATRIXSYNTH assumes no responsibility and cannot vouch for either the buyer or seller. The site will be a simple paid listings site. However, you will be able to review and leave comments in posts and you will be able to filter by seller alias labels. Of course any bad seller can just create a new alias and email address, but this would be the same on other sites.

Although you can submit anything for a post, there will be a bar including no hate, discrimination, illegal file sharing and the like. The bar will be pretty open to start though, as it would be interesting to see what sort of things come in. The best way to find out if it meets the bar is to send it in. If you have something you want to go up now, by all means, do send it in. It just takes one post to get it started and you could be the first.