A member who is permitted to be commercially active at CubeCartForums.org, ie take payment for products and services. Commercial Contributors often have stores where hosting, skins and mods can be purchased, or can provide custom work as required. Many Commercial members also help out in the forum offering their expertise free of charge.

Yes you can, but you are not permitted to take payment for your services.

This is true, however you risk being banned from the forum for not adhering to our rules. We operate a strict policy on members breaking our Commercial Contributor status requirement rules, which are in place to protect our members from rogue traders. And for the sake of a small fee, it's really not worth the risk.

In order to continue growing and promoting the services this site offers the CubeCart community, we must continue to invest both time and money into maintaining the site. Therefore we charge Commercial Contributors a fee to cover expenses, advertising, future projects, and time it takes to keep the site up to date. This in turn helps Commercial Contributors with more business opportunities.

The benefits of the standard commercial status package include the following:

1. You are permitted to act commercially within the forum.
2. You may post commercial skins and mods in the forum, with direct links to the products on your website.
3. You can list your products in the Catalogue, which is advertised on CubeCart.com. The Catalogue has an active sitemap submitted to various search engines. Those listing their products in the catalogue also have a free advertising banner located on the front portal page of the site.
4. The opportunity of being hired for specific contract jobs through the 'Hire a Designer / Developer' forum.
5. Access to the Commercial Lounge to discuss topics specific to Commercial Contributors. This can include copyright issues, sharing fraudulent sales information etc.
6. A feedback forum for your customers to rate your products and services.
7. Links to your store in your forum signature, including advertising the services you offer.
8. Links to your specific feedback thread and catalogue product range (if one exists) in each post made.
9. A discount on site header advertising.

180px wide by 150px tall. Or just download the template on the right. The banner image must be no bigger than 20k.

An active Commercial Contributor member, with their own store, and making full use of the services available here can expect a turnover of in excess of £5,000 (roughly $10,000 USD) per year from new and returning customers. The amount of time a Commercial Contributor spends helping members in the forum directly relates to the business that is generated.

First of all, you need to be eligible for 'Contributor' status, which entails submitting a free mod or skin to the site download system. The free mod or skin must be of value to the community upon download, and not part of a commercial service. The purpose of this it to give something to the community to help build the free downloads available which attracts more members.

Please note you will be responsible for supporting all mods and skins submitted to the site downloads, and posted in the commercial forums. You may then subscribe to Commercial Status.

A Moderator or Administrator will be in contact with you if you have not satisfied the requirements of becoming a 'Contributor', or your mod or skin is not sufficient as your free submission for Commercial status. You will not be allowed to act commercially until the free product requirement is met.

Our current pricing is as follows:

One payment every 3 months, until 4 are made. Renewal is required at the end of the 12 months, when the subscription expires.

One payment, no subscription is set up. Renewal is required at the end of the 12 months.

Please note that renewal before the annual subscription expiry date is the responsability of the member. Renewal continues from the expiry date of the current subscription, not from the date of renewal, allowing members a continual membership without overlap. However, upon expiry your commercial threads may be deleted as it will be assumed that you do not wish to remain Commercial.

If you currently have an old £10 per year subscription, recently renewed or taken out in 2008 only, you can upgrade to the latest subscription packages very easily. Upgrading allows you to take advantage of lower pricing for the Catalogue. The Catalogue is being heavily promoted, so upgrading will be the most cost effective way to maximise potential sales.

It is better to allow your current subscription to the catalogue expire before 'upgrading' your Commercial Subscription.

One payment every 3 months, until 4 are made. First payment is discounted to cover the upgrade**. Renewal is required at the end of the 12 months, when the subscription expires.

One payment, no subscription is set up. Payment is discounted to cover the upgrade**. Renewal is required at the end of the 12 months.

You need to ensure you have a reminder set for the renewal date. It is your responsability to renew before expiry.