The future of Evo-Web

[Mart]

We will be moving servers imminently (likely tonight) and need to make some changes to make the site sustainable. At the moment I'm paying for the hosting/software and have been for many years but this isn't sustainable and the costs keep rising. It also means if I'm unemployed that the site would have to go away or be sold etc. My plan is to:

1. Enable ads again. This will just be a banner at the bottom of the page from Google AdSense. I have no intentions of splattering ads all over the place and making the site annoying or hard to read.
   
   I know people use ad blockers and I don't blame you but it does stop us getting any revenue from the ad scheme.
   
   
2. Start an Evo-Web Supporter donation scheme. This will be $10 a year to become an Evo-Web supporter and will deliver a completely ad-free experience. You will also show up as an Evo-Web supporter with a banner under your name on posts etc.
   
   This is not meant to create a tiered membership system so at present there are no more perks and the price is very low.

I'm not expecting to make money from this, the goal is purely to make the site sustain itself.

All of this is a trial. I'm open to other ideas if people have them.