SUBSCRIPTION PRICE / PAYPAL
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Topic: SUBSCRIPTION PRICE / PAYPAL
Posted By: aaronk
Subject: SUBSCRIPTION PRICE / PAYPAL
Date Posted: 02 May 2025 at 9:10am
I've had a couple questions by paying subscribers about the PayPal email that was sent out on May 1. As announced last month, the annual subscription price has increased from $29.95 to $39.95, which is our first price increase in 20 years. Your subscription and the increase is helping to cover all the programming updates we've done this year, so thank you for being a paid member!
To clarify, the PayPal email does NOT mean you were charged $39.95 yesterday. It is only a notification that the next time your subscription is due to renew it will be at the new price.
Additionally, my main business is called Uptown Sound, and your PayPal subscription for the top 40 database will be billed as Uptown Sound LLC.
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Aaron Kannowski
http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound
http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
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Posted By: mjb50
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 4:33am
You should update /TermsAndConditions.asp to show the new price now that the discount is done.
Also I just used that page to pay with PayPal, and although the payment went through, all that happened on that page was I got a notification overlay in my browser (Edge) with my profile ID. I don't want to paste it here but it starts with "I-0". I kinda expected that I'd be redirected to some kind of "it worked" page instead.
And, I'm a bit unclear on whether I really needed to manually do that, or if my previous subscription would have renewed anyway. I don't want to get double-billed now.
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 9:04am
Thanks for pointing out that a "success" message was missing. You're the first person to let me know. I think it will show a messaage now after checking out if I modified the code correctly.
I've also updated the price on the Terms And Conditions page, so it now reflects $39.95.
If your previous subscription was renewed anytime prior to mid-August 2024, the payment was being sent to Pat Downey. In August, we manually cancelled all of those subscriptions so that they would not auto renew. When I took over the site, I had everyone's subscription end dates documented, and I've been reaching out to those subscribers when it was time to renew by setting up a new subscription.
All that said, you will not be double-billed, and going forward your subscription will auto-renew unless you manually cancel it. mjb50, your subscription was set to expire within the next couple days, and I now have you updated through 2026.
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Aaron Kannowski
http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound
http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 10:02am
I had an issue several years ago with Paypal and Pat had to cancel my original long running subscription and created me a new one. But, I wasn't getting automatic payments taken out so I created a calendar entry and paid him manually every June.
I never received an email about renewal so I guess I'm not on the automatic renewal list as I should be.
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John Gallagher
Erie, PA
https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 10:15am
John, yes, your subscription is good through June. When the time comes, I'll send a reminder email to set up a new subscription. Thanks!
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Aaron Kannowski
http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound
http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 07 May 2025 at 12:37pm
Thanks, Aaron! I've been a part of this forum for nearly 20 years and want to keep going!
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John Gallagher
Erie, PA
https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth
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Posted By: Mike28714
Date Posted: 25 May 2025 at 10:55pm
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Hi Aaron, I subscribed again last week but can't get logged into the database. I sent you an email but I haven't heard anything back from you. How can I get logged in?
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 26 May 2025 at 12:00am
Hey Mike! I sent you an email on May 16 with your login info. Maybe it went to spam? I’ll send a private message in a moment.
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Aaron Kannowski
http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound
http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 25 June 2025 at 4:03pm
I never received the email, but I noticed this week that my subscription had ended. It was very easy to renew through the website. I'm happy to continue to be a part of this community, going on 18 years for me this year!
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John Gallagher
Erie, PA
https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 25 June 2025 at 5:14pm
That was one thing that became semi-automated toward the beginning of May (after my post about sending you a reminder email). Rather than me manually having to delete expired members, the system notifies you when you try to log in. Then if you want to continue subscribing, you can make the payment using the PayPal link.
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Aaron Kannowski
http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound
http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
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