Thanks for your understanding!
When I did the DVD, I wasn't working, had lots of time free, and it largely paid for the trip to Dubai. Lynda did the first calendar 'the old way' but it involved fairly large sums of money, and an absolutely huge amount of time and effort.
In the little time I have free, I make sure the forum is up to date and backed up, and I process the few badge orders we get. That's really all the time I have most of the time!
Our shop page (
https://www.theqe2story.com/QE2Shop.php) brings some more money into the PayPal although the calendar made no profit, and the badges make a very little profit.
I have a PayPal account, in the website's name, which donations go into, which I use to pay for the site hosting etc but its not a club, so there's no bank account, treasurer etc etc. and its not a charity. I did look into it but its all really complicated. Suggestions would be welcomed, however, about how else to work it! Last time I checked the PayPal account has around £400 in it. This gives me reassurance that the site will be around for many, many years to come, and if necessary I can even pay for some technical help with it.
Isabelle started off the first Jigsaw forum fun by simply giving her lovely jigsaw to a member to have a go of. This act of generosity has paid off with all your enthusiasm for doing your own, which I love
I set it up originally, but it has to be your forum !
Full of contradictions I know, but that's me.
PS: Off work today or the above would be a one-liner as usual!
- Rob