Website issues

[hawgdrvr]

I'm not sure if you're aware but if you use Google Chrome it's going to assume https as the URL prefix. If you open chrome and just type in "cubcrafters.com" the site is not going to show. I'm not sure how much site activity you're losing as a result but you may want to setup SSL on your main domain so when people go to https://cubcrafters.com it will show your site.

One other feedback item and one of your new customers asked me about this "why is there no activity on the forum?" I did not have an answer for him other than this site seems to be more of a marketing and/or kit building tool. I personally would love it if many more CC owners participated here, shared photos, events, lessons, tips, etc. There doesn't seem to be any sense of community here for some reason. Maybe your marketing team or web team or whoever can turn this around. I think prospective owners or simply enthusiasts would love to come here and see all the great cub activity. My $.02...peers/community are invaluable, several here helped me immensely before, during, and after including along my journey home.

[jason.navarrete]

Thanks for this feedback, Neal. Specific to your point about SSL/HTTPs, you'll noticed that we've (finally) updated this for the main website.

[hawgdrvr]

Thanks for this feedback, Neal. Specific to your point about SSL/HTTPs, you'll noticed that we've (finally) updated this for the main website.

Checks good, good job.

[ceslaw]

I wonder if the growth of 'instant gratification' sites, like the Face Book CubCrafters Owners Group, is steering people away from this site.

I don't spend much time over at FB because those posts come, go, and are soon forgotten. What is posted here can be searched and is typically more in depth and thoughtful. Therefore this forum remains my own preference.

Just my two cents worth.

[aeroaddict]

Agree with the comments.

To hawgdrvrs' comment on community, that is why I started the 'Where did you fly today' thread. But I guess reality explains itself. Only a few have posted (4 people including myself), it's a dud.

[Springloaded]

I wonder if the growth of 'instant gratification' sites, like the Face Book CubCrafters Owners Group, is steering people away from this site.

I don't spend much time over at FB because those posts come, go, and are soon forgotten. What is posted here can be searched and is typically more in depth and thoughtful. Therefore this forum remains my own preference.

Just my two cents worth.

I don’t believe it’s FB or Twitter. Unfortunately we get people on the forum that make it where others are uncomfortable to post because a few people are likely to criticize what they’re doing or done. It’s really a shame they can’t just sit back, listen and learn. They have to give there opinions like there now experts to steer people into there ways of thinking or how they should configure there plane. This is a small community and lately a few have expressed the dislike of it ,so I think lots have just gone to reading and contacting dealers, experts by emails,phone calls and private messages to avoid it all. We really have a wealth of knowledge and experienced guy's here that could be very useful to a lot of folks and there all willing to help. I found Supercub.org to be a turn off to me for the same reasons. You can unfollow and unfriend people on FB that is a advantage.
My 1/2 of cent

[aeroaddict]

My $00.02

Good comments by all. I find this forum non-threatening compared to others and quite a knowledgeable base. An example was when I owned a Yamaha FJR motorcycle. The FJR forum was hostel, I rarely posted to avoid getting flamed.

I agree that with the popularity of the CC planes that this forum isn't more active.

You had mentioned SuperCub.org. I have had very beneficial help on that forum and found a wealth of information from very experienced people.

In any public forum there will always be the 'ones to avoid'.

But my own opinion, it is a disappointment that this forum doesn't have an active base of many people. It's a great product and with exceptional sales; why is this forum barely surviving?

[Dan L]

I think that a little more participation by CC staff would be very appreciated. In the early days Randy Lervold would make comments and he set a good tone for the entire site.