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The "Don't Make Lunduke Have a Sale" Not-a-Sale-a-Palooza
January 15, 2024
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Here's the deal:

The Lunduke Journal has sworn off sales and discounts.  But, in order to remain 100% Big Tech and advertiser free, we still need a steady stream of new subscribers signing up.

So.  Today, we're having a special event -- to remind you exactly why you want -- nay, need -- to grab your very own subscription.

I call it the "Don't Make Lunduke Have a Sale" Not-a-Sale-a-Palooza.

Catchy, right?  Make sure you scroll all the way down.  There's some good stuff in here.

First... How to grab your subscription!

So many ways to support independent Tech Journalism.

You can grab the standard Monthly or Yearly subscription for each, individual site here:

Or you can grab a Yearly Triple Pass (which includes all three of those sites), by following these handy-dandy steps:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
  2. Click "Subscribe".
  3. Enter $105 in the editable field.
  4. Lunduke will then grant you full access across all three sites.

Want a Lifetime Triple Pass?  One that never expires?  Boom!  This is how you do it:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
  2. Click "Give Once".
  3. Enter $335 in the editable field.
  4. Lunduke will then grant you full access across all three sites.  For life.

Let's visualize, shall we?

Take a quick moment to realize what an absolutely insane deal it is to grab that Triple Pass.

Here's a bar chart which compares the standard monthly cost (for each of the three sites in The Lunduke Journal) to the cost of grabbing a Triple Pass.  Especially that Lifetime Triple Pass... hot diggity that's a good deal!

THAT IS SO CRAZY.

Yeah.  Bonkers.

Still not convinced?  Keep reading, my nerd!

So many radical reasons to subscribe!

Here's a 5 reasons why grabbing your subscription is the best idea you'll have all year:

  1. Support independent Tech Journalism is a good thing (have you seen the articles we publish?!).
  2. Full access to the searchable, sortable content archive (articles, PDFS, videos, the works).
  3. The ability to post and comment within The Lunduke Journal community.
  4. Access to the super-triple-secret Discord Server.
  5. Triple Pass Only: Get a custom Pixel Art comic character designed based on you.  Use it as an avatar!
That's right.  Triple Pass subscribers get their very own Pixel Art comic character.

Awesome, right?

Keep The Lunduke Journal rockin'.

Scroll up.  Pick the subscription type that makes the most sense to you.

  • Keep The Lunduke Journal running.
  • Keep it free from advertisements and Big Tech influence.
  • Keep it free from sales.
  • And, if enough subscriptions roll in, help The Lunduke Journal expand just a little -- to include some production help.

None of this would be possible without your support.  You are the key that makes The Lunduke Journal one of the most unique publications in the Tech world.

If you haven't already, grab that subscription.  Do it today.

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Presented in descending order of views received, starting with the most viewed.

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We know that The Lunduke Journal gets more social media traction and views than any other “Mainstream” Tech Journalism outlets (including the ones which claim to have “millions” of followers).

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  • $0.00 (zero) taken from any corporation.

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I’ll take it.

 

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