DOT NET NOTEBOOK Dot Net Major Announcement: Ad-free version of Dot Net now available! Features include a one-on-one audio interview with former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, a member exclusive forum, and other enhanced features By Jason Powell Jun 30, 2008 - 02:39 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing You asked for it and you got it. I've been flooded with requests for an ad-free version of Dot Net and I'm proud to announce that the Prowrestling.net Members' Website has officially launched. Five bucks won't even get you into a first-run movie these days let alone cover the price of popcorn and a soda. Yet for only $5 per month, you'll receive a full month's worth of Dot Net entertainment. You'll get the first look at all Dot Net Exclusive news. You will have access to member exclusive Dot Net Podcasts and special articles. And you can listen to a Member exclusive interview I conducted with former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. You can also become a charter member of the new Dot Net member message board and interact with fellow readers, as well as me and new Dot Net blogger Rich Twilling. We can rap about anything from wrestling to sports to movies and television shows. I've even included a fantasy sports section. I was a Senior Editor at Fanball.com, so I'm happy to offer my suggestions to help you build a dominant fantasy football team (as long as I'm not playing against you). Have you always wanted to write your own wrestling blog? Given the number of inquiries I've received about blogging positions, I know that many of you have. Dot Net members will be able to write their own blogs that will be available for other readers to review and even rate in the forum area. I could go on and on about all the great perks of the members' website, but I also want to address possible concerns of readers who check out the ad-version of Dot Net on a daily basis and have come to rely on it as their daily source of wrestling information. Let me assure you that you will get just as many news updates as you normally would and there will still be weekly "All Access" podcasts. You're still going to get the Dot Net Exclusive news in a timely manner, and my goal is still to make the free site your first source for pro wrestling news on the web. I realize that the economy isn't exactly booming. I know some of you want your wrestling fix for free and that's cool. I also know that many of you have asked for enhanced features and I've tried to keep the price affordable and still bring you all the the features requested. Plus, I want to give charter members the best introductory price to thank and reward you for your patronage. Finally, I dare you to compare. If you can find another pro wrestling website that offers all the features the new Dot Net members' website is offering at a better price, then go for it. Ultimately, I think you will find that the enhanced version of the Dot Net experience offers more bang for the buck than any comparable website. *** ProWrestling.NET Membership Benefits What can you buy for five dollars these days? Check out this list of features... -AD-FREE: You asked for it and you got it. No display advertisements on any of the pages anywhere. No pop-ups. No takeover ads. Nothing to get in the way of unobstructed, lightning fast access to all Dot Net articles in our new, members-exclusive, crisp, clear layout. -FULL AUDIO ACCESS: Jason Powell's members-only audio updates throughout the week. Easy access on our main members' page on the right sidebar with an instant download link. Full archives of all Dot Net Audio Shows going forward. -EXCLUSIVE NEWS AND ARTICLES: Dot Net Exclusive news updates appear on the members site usually hours and sometimes even a full day ahead of on the free site, often with more insider details and more analysis. Other Dot Net Exclusive articles will be posted that won't ever be posted on the free site, including some of Jason Powell's insights into current events in wrestling drawing from his 10 years covering pro wrestling as a job and his 25-plus years as a fan. -ADDED POV ANALYSIS: On other news stories, Jason Powell often adds more depth and perspective to his POV (Points of View) analysis after news stories are posted. -MEMBERS FORUM: Interact with Jason Powell and other Dot Net members and contributors throughout the week in our state of the art Dot Net Members Forum. The Forum is broken into sections on WWE, TNA, ROH, Other Wrestling News, Sports, Fantasy Sports, TV/Movies, and more, plus a section to ask Jason Powell questions or respond directly to what he's written. -WRITE YOUR OWN DOT NET BLOG: Think you write a better blog than Powell or Twilling? Start your own blog to be read exclusively by other Dot Net Members. Receive instant feedback via comments posted by other members in response to your blog. Receive scores from other members regarding the quality of your blog. -READ EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS BLOGS: Not a writer but you want read and comment on more opinions? Hey, everyone's a critic. Read, comment on, and score ongoing blogs written by and for Dot Net Members. Create a personal list of your favorite bloggers, and create instance responses below their blog entries for everyone to read. -DOT NET SOCIAL NETWORK: It's like having a Facebook type page or a MySpace type page of your own among a community of Dot Net Member wrestling fans. Create your own Dot Net Social Network Profile Page with whatever info about yourself and your background as a pro wrestling fan you wish others to see. Add friends and accept friends. Write notes on the profile pages of friends and respond to comments made by on your page by your designated friends. Create and customize photo albums on your profile page for others to see. -DOT NET MEMBER GROUPS: Join various Dot Net Member Groups where like-minded fans interact with each other. Member Groups can be about a particular wrestler past or present or anything wrestling-related or non-wrestling-oriented. For instance, your favorite sports team (Minnesota Vikings?) or TV show (Lost?) or movies (Star Wars?" or politician (none?). You can join existing Dot Net Member Groups or even start your own and invite others to join! -RECAP: That's a lot to take in. Here's a quick recap. The first look (and listen) at news, news, and more news. Exclusive audio updates that will not be available on the ad version of the site. A cool new message board. Write your own blog. Launch your own networking page (similar to Myspace or Facebook). All for just $5 per month. Sign-up using Pay Pal. This special rate is for charter members only. Price may increase at any time in the future without notice. Lock in your affordable steal-of-a-deal rate today! HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) 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