Founded 1997 by Sunci Nikolic (» Profile) & Fab Syz (»Profile) as a local (!) mailinglist in Zurich, the SHOE community grew and grew over the years into the biggest lesbian online community worldwide. The now 143'687 members strong community - is still to this day* - funded privately by Sunci & Fab. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Update Jan 2007: A little over a year ago we have introduced paid membership for extra features. Although we manage to breath a little bit more easily now, all costs are still not covered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, in the year 2005, 8 years after starting this exciting adventure, we have become realistic and realized, that this community is not getting any smaller -> it keeps getting bigger! Which, in itself is of course absolutely fabulous *smile*. But it also means: more members -> more traffic - higher costs!
All along, we were hoping to cover the costs by paid advertising but unfortunately this has never really materialized... [ View information and statistics ].
We are now at the point, where the workload to maintain this site has become so great, that we were forced to reduce our normal jobs in order to keep the site running. Having less income, makes it very hard to keep on financing SHOE out of our own pockets.
So at this stage in SHOE history, we are forced to think of alternative ways to fund the existence of www.shoe.org. This is where - hopefully - you, our members, will come in. If you like coming to SHOE-lalalaaaland and enjoy the many different things SHOE offers, then we would be more than happy if you would donate, whatever you can to SHOE - to ensure it's continued existence.
How can you help?
There are several ways you can support and help SHOE. For example:
Get the coolest SHOE and rainbow goodies and support SHOE with every purchase you make. All the proceeds will go towards the funding of SHOE. To the Online Shop >>
Buy Books, DVDs, Videos, CDs or Posters and support SHOE automatically: For every order you make on one of our partner sites through the SHOE, we will receive a small percentage. You pay the regular price - no additional charges. To the Amazon Shop >> To the Poster Shop >>
Do you own a business? Maybe a club or a bar? Do you have an event you wish to promote to our members? Advertise on www.shoe.org and reach over 250'000 women worldwide! Of course, you can also reach women only in specific countries. No wasted shows! More information >>
Since we are not born the perfect sales person, we are not very good at selling online ads on SHOE. But hey maybe you are the right person to do this? Maybe you have a flair for selling? Get in touch with us!! If you sell advertising space you will receive great commissions. Up to 30%! To the contact form >>
To donate through Paypal is actually very easy. All you need to do is choose your currency and click on the Paypal button
then you can enter the amount you wish to donate. If you do not already have an account with Paypal, you can register for free.
To say thank you and show our appreciation for your donation, we would like to present you with a special icon on your nickpage. For this we will need you to provide us with your SHOE username. Please enter your username in the requested field. If you prefer to donate anonymously, then simply leave the field "username" blank.
Not unimportant: Of course Paypal keeps a certain percentage for themselves since they also take care of the collection. If you donate let's say 20 USD they will keep about 1 USD. So depending on the amount you wish to donate, an alternative method might be more suitable for us.
Please don't forget to mention: Donation for www.shoe.org in the comments box.
To say thank you and show our appreciation for your donation, we would like to present you with a special icon on your nickpage. In order for us to do so, please provide us additionally with your SHOE nickname in the subject/comment box. If you prefer to donate anonymously, then simply leave out this information.
If you wish to donate through postal transfer, here are the details:
Account Number: 87-457002-4 Recipient: SHOE International Network, 8917 Oberlunkhofen
Please don't forget to mention: Donation for www.shoe.org in the comments box.
To say thank you and show our appreciation for your donation, we would like to present you with a special icon on your nickpage. In order for us to do so, please provide us additionally with your SHOE nickname in the subject/comment box. If you prefer to donate anonymously, then simply leave out this information.
Please fax your creditcard information to: +41 56 640 21 06
Please provide the following information:
- Type of Creditcard (Mastercard or Visa) - Name on Card - First 16 digits of Credit Card Number - Expiry Date - CVV security number
The CVV number consisting of three (3) digits is to be found on the back of the card near your signature after the printed card number.
To say thank you and show our appreciation for your donation, we would like to present you with a special icon on your nickpage. In order for us to do so, please provide us additionally with your SHOE nickname. If you prefer to donate anonymously, then simply leave out this information.
Probably the easiest way to donate is to stick the amount you wish to donate into an envelope. It's best to send it by registered mail to make sure it doesn't get lost.
Send it to: SHOE International Network GmbH Schmidtenbaumgarten 10 CH-8917 Oberlunkhofen Switzerland
To say thank you and show our appreciation for your donation, we would like to present you with a special icon on your nickpage. In order for us to do so, please provide us additionally with your SHOE nickname. If you prefer to donate anonymously, then simply leave out this information.