Notice of Upcoming Price Changes to Ning 2.0 Networks

[The Ning Team]

Update:  This has been rolled back.  We will not be proceeding with the price increases to Ning Plus and Pro or discontinuing grandfathered Ning Mini subscriptions at this time.  More information on this can be found here.

As a continuation of the adjustments to our offered plans we began at the start of this year, we’re making the following changes to the plans offered for Ning 2.0, effective October 1, 2016:

1. Retiring the Ning Mini plan.  We discontinued new Mini subscriptions in October 2012.  After keeping your Mini subscription and rates the same for nearly 4 years, we are now discontinuing all existing Ning Mini subscriptions.  Mini Network Creators will have the choice of upgrading to the Ning Plus or Ning Pro plans or canceling their network. Mini networks we don’t receive a response from prior to October 1^st will be canceled and locked at the end of their current bill cycle.
2. Increasing Ning Plus and Pro prices.  After five years, we are now raising our rates for both the Ning Plus and Pro plans, which have remained the same since July 2011.  Plus Network Creators will be able opt into the new Plus rates or cancel.  Pro Network Creators will be able to downgrade to Plus, opt into the new Pro rates, or cancel.  Plus and Pro networks we don’t receive a response from prior to October 1^st will renew at the new rates, beginning their first bill cycle after October 1^st, and will continue to renew until we receive a formal request for cancellation via phone or email.

	Current Ning 2.0 Rates (in effect since July 2011)			New Ning 2.0 Rates* (effective October 1st)
	Monthly	Annual		Monthly	Annual
Plus	$24.95	$239.90	to	$59	$588
Pro	$59.95	$599.90	to	$119	$1,188

*Existing feature sets, storage limits, and support levels remain the same on both plans

In addition to the notification emails that went out today, we’ll be reaching out again shortly in subsequent email reminders with customized links that will allow you to accept this price increase or cancel your current plan.  In the meantime, please take a look at the FAQs below.  They should answer any questions you have about this, but we’ll do our best to clarify if they don’t.

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How do I find out when my subscription renews?

You can find out what your bill cycle date is and when your subscription renews by logging into your Ning.com account, clicking the "See Billing & Invoice History" link, and viewing your invoices.

I’m on Ning 3.0, will my subscription fee go up, too?

No, we do not have plans to raise Ning 3.0 prices at this time. 

My Ning Plus/Pro – Annual subscription just renewed in July.  When will I see the new rates?

Your current subscription and its rates are valid through the end of your current bill cycle, through July 2017.  You will only see the new rates once your subscription renews next summer. 

My Ning Plus/Pro – Monthly subscription is set to renew September 20^th.  When will I see the new rates?

Your subscription and its rates will be valid through the end of that bill cycle, through October 20^th.  You will see the new rates once your October invoice posts.

What about add-on pricing?

There is not any change to add-on pricing or plans to change add-on pricing or subscriptions at this time.

I don’t want to continue my network.  How do I get my content?

You can archive your network's content with the Ning Network Archiver.  Head to My Network > Content > Archive on your network to install Adobe Air and the Ning Network Archiver on your computer.  More information about archiving your content can be found here.

[Fred St Laurent]

Same here, they locked in my deal with an annual payment at the Pro level for $599.00 a year, but it has to be paid before October. I was actually very pleased with how they handled this and they answered a few other questions on the call. I feel very good about this, as it gives me another year to adjust to the price increase, which will be inevitable but now with a year to plan, less of a shock...

I have been researching this for a couple of years now, and there is nothing out there like this... nothing! 

 

[Suzie Nielsen]

Good news...Fred, Thanks

[Vitolo Rossini]

...so...

Ioana has misrepresented Ning's business, and misinformed Owners of Networks.

This was done:

1. Intentionally to make us believe we needed to upgrade now so they can get more money. 
2. because Ioana did not know what she was talking about.

Both unacceptable ways of running a business.

[⚡JFarrow⌁]

Congratulations Ning!  You made it on the Endangered List on Archiveteam and Techcrunch

[Kos]

JF yeah, this seems like a desperation move to me.  Double prices and pray they can keep the electric running.  40% layoff?  How about 99.9% layoff.   One guy in the office and calling Geek Squad when needed isn't how to run a business.  They're just blood sucking and wishing someone would buy the appendage before it falls off.

[Jen]

I think it is more deliberate to phase out 2 completely. Then, 3 comes next - - if we don't finally see some results after waiting for over 2 years. Unless I'm missing something:

• The last road-map update was May 31, 2014
• Last feature update was: July 29, 2014

The only other announcements made, have been to address disruption of service, or increase in pricing. This is just not normal. It doesn't happen.

It breaks my heart, to be honest. Not so much pricing, but the whole affair. Oh, and also, I don't think it has much to do with $. But, more to do with negligence, bad management, and the fact that Ning just means nothing to Mode Media. I now fully believe they only purchased Ning for the technology to utilize for the Mode Media content sharing platform.

I'd still rather miss my next meal, just to dig into a custom build/design on Ning 3.0. So very sad...

[Kos]

3.0 would've been such a great platform.  They took the video tech. they wanted and left the rest to flap in the wind.  So incredibly sad.

[Jen]

Yep, agree.

[Kay]

My Ning 2 site is also set to private for art work for  all members to view with groups to learn various techniques with helpful critique given on all art if one desires. I created Art class  friends in 2011 and pay monthly . ..I promised my members that it would always be free.. Now  the fees will be too much for me to pay , however  it is not all about the $'s it is because of the malfunctioning that has me tearing my hair out along with my members. I am staying until the 14/9/2016 though to give my members the time to down load what belongs to them...  I have been a "lurker" in the past   however I want to wish all of you that are here in this thread  the very best of  luck in finding a new home..

Now I cannot sign in to my account  ning says password incorrect and it isn't !!! so I am really pissed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...Kay

[Dawn aurora]

This really stinks really stinks  Truth is  we knew it coming when is the shit gona hit LOL