I'm sorry to say that Biker Match is still struggling financially, especially trying to pay for all the advertising to bring in new members.   Without new members coming in, sites like ours die out very quickly.  Therefore it's important to ensure a continuous supply of new members to replace those leaving us.   Our advertising bill just to keep members coming in runs into many, many thousands... and the subscription payments + advertising revenue just isn't coming close to paying for it.   Therefore every month I have to keep putting in my own money from my day-job, but this cannot continue (I too have bills to pay, food to buy etc).   I have had to... Stop the 20% discount which has been running on the upgrade pages for many months (was inicially only supposed to be for one week). Prices for 1 week, 1 month and 3 months will rise. Prices for 6 months and 12 months will be reduced. The reduction in long-term upgrades is to encourage people to be active and supporting the site throughout the winter period. Not only will the price be reduced for 6 and 12 months, but you can enter the following discount code for 25% off a 1 year subscription: YEAR10FJU4.   With this dicount code, it only costs 9 pence per day to be a member for 1 year!!   I hope you understand, and I hope to see more people upgrading for a year using the new discount code.   Thanks to those of you who continue to support the site and make the club what it is.   ~Matt                                                                                                                                                                             

Anyone who is struggling financially due to the credit crisis etc, then there's a way you can help the site and yourself!  Contact your local bike shops/businesses and get them to advertise on Biker Match.  If you arrange a good advertising contract for us then I'll upgrade your account for an equivalent period of time (so get us a good advertising contract and I'll give you a year free on BM!)   Please don't just ask for me to keep paying membership fees for you, as I regularly do for people who are out of jobs.  It's time everyone started pulling together and helping the site rather than depending on me and my day-job to fund everything   PS: I will be selective about what responses and questions I allow on this topic in the public forums.  Email or PM with personal questions regarding your own account                                                                                                                                                                             

sounds fair enough to me mate just my luck i paid 4 6 month then u put that price down ha ha                                                                                                                                                                             

Let me know when you come to renewing mate                                                                                                                                                                             

Mine is due for renewal on 6th August  and I would like to go from 3 months  to 6 months                                                                                                                                                                              

Cool thanks.  See you during the winter then                                                                                                                                                                               

best get me finger out with promotions then lol

banner arrived today so it will be at tan hill so you all get to see a pic wahoooo
                                                                                                                                                                             

so how much would it cost for a year then matt, i think mines due sept sometime for updating ..                                                                                                                                                                             

Jackie, get a photo - i'd like to see the banner.  Thanks Yam, normally 45 quid.  Minus 25% = 36.  Some people go on paying every month 6 or 7 quid, when after a few weeks they could have signed up for a year!                                                                                                                                                                             

Boss Man will erect it and take pic and put it on events page and me profile                                                                                                                                                                               

thanks for that, last one i did for 3 months, just if its paid its forgotten for the year so if lose job again at least i can chat for free lol sort of ..