Club Josephina opened for business on Saturday 21 July 2007 at 11am SLT. Now that I am nearing the end of my first month of trading, I am writing this blog entry to provide an insight into my experience so far.
One choice I made in starting my own business was to buy mainland with no covenant. The negative side to this is there is less prim space. I purchased my first 512 sq.m parcel of land in Gula from my sign up bonus, weekly stipends, and camping proceeds for $L5, 500. I now own 2,048 sq.m in Gula, 512 sq.m in Zoshchenko and 2,048 sq.m in Salliohsis.
On average, since I opened, Club Josephina has hosted three events a week with mixed results but the club is open 24/7. Non cash prizes given away at events have included a Skybox and a Sexgen Bed.
Club Josephina Statistics:
- Group Membership 234.
- Club Managers = 2.
- Fired employees = 3.
- Dance Machines = 2.
- Total Votes Received To Date = 49.
- Total Unique Visitors To Date = 902.
- Total Unique Visitors On Opening Night = 53.
- Total Banned Residents (Griefers) = 5.
- Total Vending Spaces (Mini Mall) = 7.
- Largest Tip = $L500.
- Largest Donation = $L500.
- Total Cost of Lost/Missing/Damages Items To Date = $L5, 600.
- Total Relevant SIM Crashes = 3.
How Club Josephina Generates Income:
- 20% of all tips.
- Donations.
- Sales of my own clothing and artwork.
- Rental of vending spaces in the Mini Mall on the Upper Floor for $L100 per week for 20 prims.
- Land Tier Fee for Club and Garden alone is $15USD per month.
- The original nightclub purchase cost $L2, 500, the rebuild cost nothing.
- Modifiable and copiable tip jars cost $L1, 000 to purchase.
- Modifiable and copiable dance poles cost $L3, 000 to purchase (they can be configured for camping).
- My now redundant Sploder cost $L399 to purchase.
- Advertising for the Club is currently $L50 per week. On off Search entry fee of $L30.
- Group set up costs a one time fee of $L100.
- Three contests per week with $L100 cash prize = $L300.
Have I made any money? Income for period 21/07/07 – 16/08/07:
- Tips/Gifts/Donations/Sales for Club Josephina = $L4, 234.
- Camping Income = $L4, 023.
Club Josephina Contact Details:
- http://slurl.com/secondlife
/Gula/73/244/114 - http://secondlife-clubjosephina
.moonfruit.com/ - http://secondlifeclubjosephina
.blogspot.com/ - Join Group “Club Josephina” (no joining fee).
- IM Josephina Bonetto for TP/LM/Info.
Related Groups:
- Josephina Bonetto Holdings
- Postcard From Utopia
