I was pondering an idea that a friend of mine had planted in my brain some time ago (before I revamped/reopened this guild) and I was looking into getting some feedback from you guys, the members of this rather simple Gaia Guild.
I was looking at a Jo-Ann advertisement stating that members of official guilds qualify for a VIP discount of 10% off of purchases. This sounded pretty cool so I decided to look into what they considered an "official" guild.
According to Jo-Ann's website, The guild would have to enroll with Jo-ann. Once enrolled, members would have to initiate their discount cards by presenting the store manager with proof of membership and a legal ID. This seems pretty simple, right? After all, we crafters can use all of the discounts we can get!
I figure that, initially this could be something very simple. Set up a site outside of Gaia, forums, membership info, mission statement, etc.
But in the long run, with a decent supporting staff, perhaps we can provide a small zine and local chapters for craft meet ups?
Suggestions are always cool and I am curious as to whether or not something like this would be interesting to you Gaians. Also, what about irl membership fees? I hate fees and, if I restrict this to online zine and guild then that would take care of that issue.
**Discuss**
