Friend Project Is Having Some Changes Coming up When it First Started Everything Was Free and you didint have to pay for Anything Now Some Changes Are Coming up Which i am Going to Explain About
The Site will Still be Free But With Only a Few Things you Will Have to Pay For
Here is Some Information About it
Thank You - We started developing social networks almost 2 years ago. Thanks to you, our faithful user, we have seen tremendous growth. We appreciate your patience during the last 6 months because we have been challenged in the area of site scalability. Since last fall we have been primarily focused on improving site reliability and performance.
Your feedback has been very helpful. We have taken time to consider new features and services such as real-time chat and improved search capabilities so you can easily find people with similar interests, among many other features. To add additional features and members the server will require additional resources. The problem is we are running out of capacity.
Currently site operations are paid for by advertising revenue. So that we can move forward we need to make some changes. We understand that members get nervous when we announce major changes with the site. Rest assured the look and feel of the site is not changing.
About 95% of our user community is within expected usage, but there are some who are well above averages. We need to have those members either reduce their usage or upgrade to a PREMIUM account for a small monthly fee.
We understand no one likes to pay! - We all like FREE sites and setting limits was a difficult decision. Unfortunately we haven't been able to pay for the resources needed to provide you with great service with just advertising revenue. Instead of a broad fee for everyone, we decided to just effect the power users.
Free Account - Right now everyone has a FREE account. Due to server capacity, starting August 1st, it will be necessary to limit the number of Messages, Profile Comments and Photos stored by members. This change will affect less than 5% of all members.
The new limits for FREE accounts are:
- Inbox limit of 200 messages - we have also added a new 'Saved Messages' folder for all members. With this you are able to store 200 messages in your 'Saved Messages' folder. If exceeded older messages will be periodically purged.
- Profile Comment limit of 200 comments - If exceeded older comments will be periodically purged.
- Image limit of 200 total for all albums - If exceeded older images will be periodically purged. One exception is your primary profile photo, that will not be purged.
- Note that purging will begin August 1st.
| Free | Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
| Inbox/Saved | 200/200 | 200/1,000 | 200/2,000 | 200/4,000 |
| Profile Comments | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Photos | 200 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Monthly | Free | $3 | $6 | $12 |
Do I need to buy a PREMIUM account to use the website?
No this website is FREE to use. You have the option to upgrade if you would like to store more than 200 Messages, Profile Comments, and Photos.
When can I buy a PREMIUM account?
We are putting the finishing touches on the payment process. We are planning to release premium accounts on July 24th.
Who will be processing the credit card orders?
For security reasons, we will not be processing or storing credit card orders on this website. We will be using PayPal's service for this. PayPal's secure payment gateway will accept most credit card types or PayPal for payment.
When will over-the-limit Messages, Profile Comments, and Photos start to be deleted by the system?
We will start deleting Messages, Profile Comments and Photos on August 1st.
Which photos will the system delete?
Any Photos over the limit will be deleted starting with the oldest photos. Click HERE to determine which photos you would like to delete and which photos you would like to keep on the website.
Which Messages & Profile Comments will the system delete?
The oldest Inbox messages & the oldest Profile Comments over the limit will be deleted.
