What has AO done for AGD?

[Miscue]

I'm curious to what AO has done for AGD... from AGD's perspective... saleswise, and what not.

[Cliffio]

i would imagine so, however i think that AO has given tom some headaches. i mean lots of people here thinks everything can be done so toms tryin to make everyone happy

[irbodden]

Hmm, AO bought all of the Intellis, Superbolts (ugh), LXs and now X-Mags. So I'd assume AO has helped alot.. it is and was a bussiness move to buy/run AO...

[shartley]

[HoppysMag]

one of the bad things, is people on AO want everything, but will never buy it.

[lopxtc]

Amen to that ... it amazed me the amount of time it took to sell both of my EMags. The number of people on here who want Emags, but then complain saying they either dont want to pay more the $450, or trade more then their old rt-pro or classic mag setup ...

Aaron

Originally posted by HoppysMag
one of the bad things, is people on AO want everything, but will never buy it.

[digitard]

AO has also become the "hub" for AGD information for new/existing mag users and people who just have questions ... AO members are out there preachin' the love for their mags to the masses as well.

Plus, how often can ya get a few hundred Mag owners in the same place for 3 days of games and stuff

Sincerely,
Dave

[hitech]

Originally posted by shartley
It is a good investment.

I know that Tom thinks so (or he did about a year ago) but I have always questioned it. Couldn't he have gotten all the same benefits without BUYING AO?

I never actually answered the question, so...

AO helps with the following:
Market research
Beta testing
Product design
Advertisement design
Research (Testing)
Technical support
Advertising
Creation of loyal customers

and maybe some others. That's what I came up with.

[shartley]

[shartley]

Originally posted by hitech


I know that Tom thinks so (or he did about a year ago) but I have always questioned it. Couldn't he have gotten all the same benefits without BUYING AO?

I don't think so... at least not for anyplace close to the same price.

[kevdupuis]

I know for certain that if not for AO, I would not have bought the items from AGD that I have.

[1stdeadeye]

Uhmm, no?

Originally posted by HoppysMag
one of the bad things, is people on AO want everything, but will never buy it.

I don't think so. If not for AO, I don't think that AGD's sales would be where they are. In the past year alone, I have bought: Intelliframe, LX, Warp, and my wife bought me an X-Mag. You do the math. If not for AO, I'd probably be shooting an Angel.

Plus, I think Tom enjoys it here. It's not always about the money. He seems to have fun with us!

[hitech]

Originally posted by shartley

I don't think so... at least not for anyplace close to the same price.

What I meant was, why does he need to own AO to get the benefits? Couldn't he have continued to post without purchasing it? Note that I joined AFTER he purchased AO, so maybe there is something I don't know.

[LaW]

Originally posted by hitech


What I meant was, why does he need to own AO to get the benefits? Couldn't he have continued to post without purchasing it? Note that I joined AFTER he purchased AO, so maybe there is something I don't know.

The place needed a new owner. Andy pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth and the message board was the only thing that kept the site somewhat alive.

[Miscue]

AO pre-AGD was a zoo. It's on a different level now.