I can see why Gina Bianchini resigned. This is not the deal we signed up for at all. From $0 to $50/month? I don’t think so.
This is the email I received today:
- Hi Ning Network Creator!
As you may have already heard, we’re going to be making some big changes at Ning over the course of the next two months. We’ll be phasing out our free service so we can focus our attention on pleasing our most passionate and successful Network Creators – people like you. You can read more at http://about.ning.com/announcement
As members of the Strategic Relationships team, we wanted to send you a personal introduction and let you know that we’ll be here over the coming months to discuss these company changes with you and help you transition seamlessly into an offering that works for you and your Ning Network.
We realize that you’ll have a decision to make about how to proceed with your Ning Network and which pricing plan will work best for you, and we are here to help!
If you would like us to reach out to you to address any question you have, please take a quick minute to fill out our brief contact form. A member of the Strategic Relationships team will make sure to get in touch with you as soon as possible to discuss your options, answer your questions and help guide you in the right direction.
In order to help process requests as efficiently as possible, we ask that you please fill out this contact form no later than May 14, 2010. Click on the link at the bottom of this email to complete the form.
Thank you!
The Ning Strategic Relationships Team:
Charles Porch
Jonathan Hull
Peter Slutsky
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I also got that message, and it just rubbed me the wrong way. This line, in particular, made me angry:
We’ll be phasing out our free service so we can focus our attention on pleasing our most passionate and successful Network Creators – people like you.
Can they please me for 50 bucks a month? Not a chance. They didn’t keep their word when it was free; I doubt that they will ever keep it. Money is their bottom line, and educators like us are not big money makers.
I have moved all my content off of Ning and cancelled my account.
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