And the survey says ...

And the survey says ...

You must create a simple survey! Your base has not changed in a year (but gas prices have). Really you are not going to increase your base that much from this. Some market research probably would be worthwhile.

So please ask all the subscribers some simple questions like how much you would pay for LWN a year and things like what type of content etc. just to make it interesting. That way you should not feel bad about increasing the rate.

Once you have determined what you think your base likes, try to do the same to the non-subscribers. Perhaps by meeting some of their needs you can convert them.

In addition to mnay of the other ideas, I expect to see a PayPal donation link so if I really like the article I could donate some money to see more of it (either an indepth article or a future article on that topic)