We wanted to take the time to explain how you can help support
TheBootleg.com as we continue to increase and expand our
coverage of Stanford sports for Cardinalmaniacs™ around the
globe.
First, a little background: As most of you know, The
Bootleg began as a subscription newsletter, transmitted by
fax, mail or email some eight years ago. TheBootleg.com,
the Booty's net presence, grew as the Internet developed, and
eventually replaced the subscription newsletter as a more
real-time avenue for Cardinalmaniacs™ to get their
Boot-fix. We joined an online network called Rivals.com,
and the high times of online advertising provided ample revenues
to The Bootleg that allowed subscriptions to fade away.
We were in a position to provide a rapidly growing flow of
Cardinalmania to tens of thousands of red-hots all over the
world, seemingly for free. But the online ad market crashed back
to earth, bringing Rivals down with the ship. Thus, we
have come full circle to a subscription-based model, where we now
ask loyal Booties to modestly contribute to this effort, in
return for the world's best source for all information related to
Stanford sports.
Here are the details, and we ask that you please carefully
read them all the way through. We want to be clear, and avoid any
confusion as Booties sign up for their subscriptions.
- Please understand that there are two non-overlapping
subscriptions available to you. One is called "TheBootleg.com
Club" while the other is called "TheInsiders.com
Recruiting Pass." These subscriptions are
completely separate in what they offer. What access and
services you will gain from the one will be wholly
separate from the other. We want to make that completely
clear, since there has been confusion on this issue for
many new subscribers with other sites on TheInsiders.com
network. If you want access to TheBootleg.com
and TheInsiders.com recruiting sites, you will
need to subscribe to both packages.
- When you sign up for TheBootleg.com Club,
you will gain access to all premium services on TheBootleg.com.
At this time, that access will let you read all premium
stories that we publish, ranging from practice notes to
recruiting updates to commentaries. We will make every
story on the site premium, but most will be. In addition
to all of this, you will have access to all premium
stories on the other college team sites in TheInsiders.com
network. In addition to great Bootleg stories and
updates, you're getting to read the great content from
great sites like Dawgman, BruinReportOnline, WeAreSC,
CatTracks, InsideCarolina, IrishEyes (Notre Dame),
Warchant (Florida State) and more. This incredible
package is priced at just $5.95 per month,
or $59.95 per year. Thus, you can choose
the annual subscription and save yourself two months
compared to the monthly charge. Or, you can sign up on a
monthly basis and explore the value we will be providing
on our site, as well as the value you are gaining by
reading other college team sites on the network. We are
very confident you will be incredibly pleased with the
value of this subscription and continue to subscribe to
and support The Bootleg.
- When you sign up for TheInsiders.com Recruiting
Pass, you will gain access to the outstanding
recruiting sites (11 in all) and breaking information
therein on the TheInsiders.com network. If you want scoop
on Stanford football recruits in Texas or Big 12 country,
Florida, the Midwest, South/Southeast, and of course out
West, you'll get your fill. If you want hoops recruit
scoop on the hottest and newest Stanford bball targets,
either nationally or out West, this recruiting package
will keep you satiated. The best recruiting names are in
this package, including Jamie Newberg, David Garvin, Max
Emfinger, Chris Pool, Greg Biggins, Dave Telep, Tracy
Pierson & Greg Hicks. You'll be able to read all of
their breaking premium updates and profiles, as well as
their message boards and national recruiting databases.
This comprehensive recruiting package is priced at just $5.95
per month, or $59.95 per year.
- Once again, these two packages are completely separate in
what they offer. If you want TheBootleg.com
content and services, as well as the content of other
college team sites, you want TheBootleg.com Club.
But that will not get you any access to the national or
regional recruiting sites on the network. For that you,
have to order TheInsiders.com Recruiting Pass.
If you want both TheBootleg.com and recruiting
content and services, then you want to subscribe to both.
- Ready to order? Just click on this link, or click on the
"Premium Services" link on the left nav bar on
this page, under "Member Services." You will be
given a choice of these two separate Insiders packages.
You will be asked for minimal information, including
email address, date of birth, a security question, and
your credit card information. You can pay via credit
card, using VISA, MasterCard, American Express or
Discovery Card. Please make sure that you are subscribing
to the correct package. You will be automatically billed
to renew this package at the end of each period (be it
monthly or yearly), but you may cancel at any time. With
either of these packages, you will get a free
trial period of 5 days to measure the value for
yourself. If you do not cancel by the end of those five
days, you will be billed for the first period.
- If you would like to subscribe to both packages, please
repeat this procedure for the other package after you
have finished the first subscription enrollment. Revenue
from both packages help to support The Bootleg,
and we greatly appreciate all of your support.
If you have any questions about this information, the
packages, or your new subscription(s), please email us at lars@thebootleg.com or me97@thebootleg.com
Thank you for your support,
TheBootleg.com
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