If you haven't been to the NARBC web site lately you really should go. It is a classic example of paying for a web site and getting a REALLY BAD outcome. The members of NARBC are now paying for their web site. In the past it has been done be a member. Now the board has decided to pay someone out side the club to do the site. No one bothered to ask the members if they were in favor of this or not. As usual they just did as they pleased!
You as members are now paying a $500 dollar design fee AND a $200 dollar Shopping cart set up fee. On top of that you are being charged a $8.95 dollar a month fee for the web server. Well the site is hosted with BlueHost.com. They charge $6.95 dollars a month and the designer is charging you members $8.95 a month. No biggie just another $2.00 a month extra charge! In addition, after the first year there is $100 dollar fee per year to maintain the web site. Ok we are up to $724.00 extra plus $100.00 per year that would not have to be paid of your money!
The design is all done with JavaScript. That would not normally be a problem but a lot of members have older computers and are not able to see the stuff done in Java. It is just in general a very bad design. It breakes all the rules of good web design habbits. Every page opens in a new window and is a .pdf. By the time you get done looking at the site you have a million windows open! I don't know about you but I believe your money could have been better spent!
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