Perks for iron forumites

[Lonnie_Lowery]

Just thought I'd share something that may help w/ the forum here. Various other forums I’ve seen have "perks" and activities for members that we can discuss...

-contests
-blogs and obviously threaded discussions
-badge icons for certain accomplishments
-access to existing article/ audio archives
-member only videos of us recording the show, events, etc.
-quarterly livestreams
-monthly hangouts
-member spotlights
-sneak peeks
-polls
-discounts for 1-on-1 coaching calls

Which ones sound good?

Just wanted to share before I forgot!

[LBarnesSr]

This is fantastic and I’m glad you all are doing this! Long overdue!

[Lonnie_Lowery]

Thanks man! Anything in particular of interest in the menu above? Or something else?

[AndrewHaray]

Badges, live streams, hangouts, and polls are always a solid way to drive engagement and improve the experience on the forum.

[MAWietrzykowski]

Almost all of them sound good, but the best perk is being able to interact with you guys now. I've never trusted social media, mostly because of me being a child of a 1980s sysadmin and a soviet bloc woman-programmer, so I never had a Facebook account.

Out of those you listed, polls have always been a least favourite forum feature, since they rarely show anything useful and are usually used just as a distraction. All the others sound good.

[Phil Stevens]

thanks for joining us!!!

[Andrew Hunt]

Glad you guys set this up! biggest thing for me is having access to you guys and the interaction. I like the idea of coaching call discounts and community spotlights.

[Lonnie_Lowery]

Good input guys! Of course we all have day jobs... which is why we can stay independent and unbiased on the podcast. The price of having a demanding job is that I'll mostly log in on weekends.

[David Jaffarian]

Awesome! Happy to be here!

[Lonnie_Lowery]

Contest idea! Write the best "haiku" and win something cool. I have a few Iron Radio buttons/ key chains, and t-shirts, plus of course Phil must have lots of cool swag laying around.

Here's an example:

Look to the distance
To where the Iron Gods roam
Go, walk among them.

I'll mention this on-air next week (mid-Feb. 2021).

[Sean and Gaby Fairbanks]

Wake every morning,
Drink coffee and hit the gym,
Listen to the show.

-Gaby

[Sean and Gaby Fairbanks]

How about:

Iron Radio
Lonnie, Mike, and Phil are cool
We miss the Fortress.

-Sean

Barbells and dumbbells
Kettlebells and cables too
Mats and bands and chains.

[Matt Merges]

Straps, wraps, chalk and bag

Will the squat rack be open?

Time to punch the clock




Advil; Tiger Balm

Stairs and chairs mean fresh torture

Day after leg day

[Michael kaitbenski]

Brown stain on sweatpants
Hope was there before starting
Heavy squat training

[Lonnie_Lowery]

We got a few haiku submissions by email as well. Gonna be tough to judge!