Is there one big thing you have done to your site that caused it to go down? Do you have regrets over anything? What would you have done differently or what lessons have you learned?
Do you have regrets?
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There's one forum that I regret selling. When I was younger, I use to get frustrated/bored with sites and then end up closing them or even selling them. I had a discussion board that was doing somewhat well, we had just hit 10,000 posts but activity had gone down a bit. I got frustrated and sold it (for a decent amount) but I've wondered if it could have done well if I stuck with it. It's sad to see it now because it was merged with some other forums but is basically dead now.
Over 20 years ago I had a website that I used as a way to get people drawn to my portrait business (I drew/painted pets and people). The website was about pets and I posted peoples' pets and wrote cute things about them and even had my own web ring! It became a lot of work especially since my goal was to get people to purchase pets and I didn't get customers from it. My main business was through ebay and a local consignment shop.
Thinking back now about it, I had a very good domain name that I let slide a few years after starting it up and I probably should have held onto it. I could have done something more exciting if I realized what improvements I could have made to the site and how other people weren't exactly doing what I was doing at that time.
I think if I had known other people who could have helped me out with ideas or even assistance that it could have become something really special. So, yes, I do have regrets. I could have incorporated a really cool forum with it...patience is a virtue.
Thinking back now about it, I had a very good domain name that I let slide a few years after starting it up and I probably should have held onto it. I could have done something more exciting if I realized what improvements I could have made to the site and how other people weren't exactly doing what I was doing at that time.
I think if I had known other people who could have helped me out with ideas or even assistance that it could have become something really special. So, yes, I do have regrets. I could have incorporated a really cool forum with it...patience is a virtue.
This was years ago. I don't think it would be wise to do that really especially with a general discussion forum that may struggle for other reasons nowadays. Plus, I've got a few other projects to work on (which I 100% won't give up on lol 😀)
100%. It's something I learned myself as I spent more time with websites although I still do have a problem with getting bored with my own projects.
It's something I'm trying to avoid with my current blog that I'm launching soon. And hopefully, it won't happen because my current plan is to take small breaks regularly whenever I think I might get bored with the site.
It's something I'm trying to avoid with my current blog that I'm launching soon. And hopefully, it won't happen because my current plan is to take small breaks regularly whenever I think I might get bored with the site.
Yeah I know what you mean. I loveto start new projects but once I'm "finished" I usually find it boring to continue and maintaining it - I'm already thinking about the next project haha! 🙄
You sound like a person who enjoys planning! Are you very organized? I think most good planners are.
It could be profitable for you. I've done it with most of my sites previously when I've become bored. I just sell them off to anyone that's interested.Yeah I know what you mean. I love
In my opinion, the entire journey to success is through consistently failing. Learning from your mistakes is sometimes the most valuable lessons along the road to accomplishing your goal(s). I don't regret doing things one way or another, my decisions have ultimately lead my community to where it is today, and I'm okay with that.
There are plenty of decisions that I could have made better, more productively, more efficiently, or just "smarter" in general. However, we're all human - hold yourself to a high standard, but learn to give yourself credit too, especially for your fails.
Try things, fail, try again, repeat(∞). This is the lesson my failures have taught me.
There are plenty of decisions that I could have made better, more productively, more efficiently, or just "smarter" in general. However, we're all human - hold yourself to a high standard, but learn to give yourself credit too, especially for your fails.
Try things, fail, try again, repeat(∞). This is the lesson my failures have taught me.
When I saw the title, I thought I was going to see a bunch of dying messages spoken on the deathbed in a weak voice to a lover before a machine dramatically flat lines and goes eeeeee.
This is kind of anti-climactic.
This is kind of anti-climactic.
Pretty much that. I've seen one site on FP actually, which went really custom and they closed shop in only a few weeks when they could have dominated an entire niche with enough time. Disappointing.
Did you contact the owner and encourage him/her to re-evaluate that decision to close?
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Oh boy. I have a list of regrets that I don't even want to say.
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Nah. I'm too embarrassed and scared to even reveal them over how horrifying they were.
I sold GeneralForum.org to Fergal and didn’t get it back until he let it expire :/ lol.
I didn’t start learning certain programming languages in high school because I was too busy playing WoW when I wasn’t playing sports
I gave up on my first successful forum, Bibbo.org
I couldn’t help my friend enough and she tried to kill herself in front of me & then disappeared from my life after I called her an ambulance this past fall. Hope she’s okay, but also she owes me $1000 :/
I was way too mean to my brother in HS
I spent too much money on my girlfriend the last few months.
Uhh, regrets are part of life unfortunately
I didn’t start learning certain programming languages in high school because I was too busy playing WoW when I wasn’t playing sports
I gave up on my first successful forum, Bibbo.org
I couldn’t help my friend enough and she tried to kill herself in front of me & then disappeared from my life after I called her an ambulance this past fall. Hope she’s okay, but also she owes me $1000 :/
I was way too mean to my brother in HS
I spent too much money on my girlfriend the last few months.
Uhh, regrets are part of life unfortunately
If I were a priest I'd say Your sins are forgiven, go in peace 🙂
Did you ever get on track with learning programming languages? It's never too late.
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