Comments on: I Have A Decision To Make

By: fromtheold

fromtheold — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:48:08 +0000

I also say go for it. At least get the domain for now.

By: Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:10:48 +0000

As you know, I’m a fan of your blogging posts across the web and although you started blogging for my blog BloggingTips recently too, my advise to you is to go for it.

If you would like to create your own community and have full control over what happens then I think you should. You definately know enough about the industry and have plenty of good contacts to help you get it launched. In the medium to long term you should make more money too.

Feel free to email me if you are still unsure about it.

By: Mike Lau

Mike Lau — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:24:45 +0000

Yeah.. WPTavern is just a so so name. . there are tons of better names out there.

Even if you develop the site to be a great wordpress community site, somehow the domain name will hinder its success. If you really want to create a wp site, first you need a better domain.

Good luck.

By: Patrick D.

Patrick D. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:20:06 +0000

This is a huge decision...and ultimately, only you can answer it. But obviously, people are willing to help. Add me to the list. I've run two phpBB forums and I've just started tinkering in BBPress, so I'll offer whatever help I can. Good luck, dude. Patrick D.’s last blog post..Is That Comment Spam?

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:59:05 +0000

Jeff, freelancers are in the odd position of knowing the trends, but being writers first, entrepreneurs a (distant) second. If we had a head for business, we wouldn't be in the content business, to start out. That said, I add myself to those who say 'go for it!' Every day, we see an employee becoming a boss and using the WordPress platform to monetize his (or her) dreams. Realistically, don't look at this as an either-or decision. Trim back on writing for others and start building content for yourself. Look for partnerships that can help you in the beginning. Let your readers (and potential advertisers) of your plans. When readership, advertising grow to the point where you feel comfortable, cut your ties and sail your own ship. Ed’s last blog post..Blogs in 2009: Go Big, Or Go Home?

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:51:31 +0000

I think you should go for it! I would recommend getting wptavern.com rather than wppub.com for the domain – for me, wppub makes me think of “publications” or “publishing” rather than a “gathering place”.

As far as your paid writing jobs, I would recommend cutting back on them slowly rather than just stopping cold – you still need a revenue stream while you are building the new site.

I’d also recommend keeping this blog going as well, even if it’s more of a “personal” blog than WordPress-related once you launch the new site. Think of it as a place that you can just “hang out” and write rather than feeling the need to write an attention-grabbing blog post.

If there’s anything that I can do to help, just give me a shout!

By: Conorp

Conorp — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:00:43 +0000

I very much like the idea of creating a forum based on WordPress. I think it is definitely needed because people can only have a discussion on ‘official’ on the wordpress .org forums. Wptavern is also a way better name because it fits. Wppub seems strange to me.

The thing is, I won’t be able to do this forum on my own, I’ll need the help of a few dedicated individuals during the first few months. What does everyone think of just doing a forum?

I would be happy to help whenever I can. I know I’m nothing special with wordpress but I would love to help in some way- Im available everyday.

Conorp

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:02:31 +0000

I think it's a great idea. I agree that you've established yourself as a passionate voice in the WordPress community, and I think that you have the knowledge, profile, contacts and resources to establish a fantastic site for the WP community, whether a blog and/or forum. You needn't drop the paid gigs straight away until you feel the site can cover your expenses. PJ’s last blog post..Flexx Theme Billboard Plugin and Style Variants

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:27:31 +0000

@Jeffro -

I’m starting to wonder if now would be a good opportunity to not even have a website but to go ahead with a full blown forum.

If you do, I recommend at least having a landing page and placing the forum into a sub folder. Otherwise you will need to mess around with 301 redirecting everything if you move it to a sub folder later.

The thing is, I won’t be able to do this forum on my own, I’ll need the help of a few dedicated individuals during the first few months. What does everyone think of just doing a forum?

Forum for a start sounds great. Count me in as one of your intial posters

By the way, I’ve also been offered a domain WPPub.com. What do you guys and gals think of that? It’s shorter than Tavern but conveys the same meaning.

The shorter domain is better IMO.

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:58:22 +0000

One thing I wonder about is the cost of the domain. Domains are cheap and there must be loads of wp related names that are not registered. The are some which seem obvious to me that are not registered, why go for something that already exists? Andrew’s last blog post..The Fair Dinkum Licence