The Number of Forum Threads Around Here Is Becoming Considerably Less
It's just a routine, while I'm having my morning coffee. Some I want to help, others, not so much
Oh okay
That makes sense lol.
Done
I miss it too
I suppose we should be grateful we are not polar bears.Twitter
I'd rather have us set up a hub where we can talk through the comments if that were to happen.
I miss the old days, circa 2012. The forums were hopping. To be honest, I check in and out for stats and to see what's shaking in the forums. Usually not much anymore.
Part of the appeal of the forums were the arguments, whining, boasting, good and bad advice, and people threatening to leave for good (they always came back at least once, some of them are still here, I believe!)...
I think it's all got more serious nowadays, as you have to be fairly serious to jump through all the hoops to get onto the niches etc. The forums can seem almost frivolous in comparison.
I also think that the internet generally has lost its "Wild West" feel over time. There was a period when it was dangerous and scammy, but there was also a feeling of "anything is possible". That's diminished and to some extent, HP reflects the wider changes.
Of course, Maven is the big story now, I'm sure that there are big changes afoot - HP is maybe kind of old news in that sense...Oh dear... I guess I can't rely on HP to be my extra pension when the time comes
The way I perceive it, Sports Illustrated were in a bad situation, as their advertising revenue model was failing, as has been happening with many traditional publications. Maven acquired it on the cheap and are trying out a new ad revenue system, and using more freelance writers (like HP does). It either works out or it doesn't.
As for HP being a pension. I am philosophical. If all this doesn't work out (and I hope it does, of course), I do feel I have at least learnt a bunch of skills for writing and earning in the modern world.
I'm not a business expert. But I do think the internet world has changed considerably since the early days of start ups and small companies. HP had a uncertain future as a tiny fish in a big sea. With Maven, you've got a slightly bigger fish in a big sea!
Whether it's realistic or "fatalistic" to go with the flow is obviously subjective. I seriously don't think objecting in the forums will have much impact at this stage, there's obviously a big plan afoot. HP was always promoted as a "community", a word that is so vague in its modern meaning, that hubbers tend to read into it what they want. Don't get me wrong, I like the forums, because you interact with other writers, and HP gets feedback, and sometimes you learn stuff, especially when you are starting out.
Last year, I had my biggest incomes from HP Ads ever (though Amazon revenue continued its sad decline) so I'm prepared to give some slack and see what happens. It may work out, it may be a disaster. We'll find out. But it's important to remember that there are risks in not changing, as Sports Illustrated and many other publications have found out.
We are on whenever we want to be.
Happy Thanksgiving!That's even better
Well, the BBC is not renowned for a balanced view these days
Mind you, Simon Jack... well he quite liked capitalism once upon a time, probably before the Beeb indoctrinated him.
"Before entering journalism, Jack worked for a decade as a corporate and investment banker in London, New York and Bermuda."
The forums certainly have livened up around here since my original post.
Now if Maven/HP could somehow get AdSense to grant an exemption (they've done it before) and allow ads here, that would tip the scales enough to cause me to withdraw my prediction.I didn't mean it to be! Kind of the opposite, more of a kindred spirit kind of thing.
Meanwhile, am waiting for January to do my update frenzy; both HP and website. We are talking 100+ articles, going to be a very busy month for me.I hope your brick and mortar business isn't subjected to the same bureaucracy nightmares there as ours here.
Speaking of moaning; I just discovered that one of my website articles is a misaligned, totally disastrous, absolute mess when displayed on mobile. No waiting until January for that one. Am cleaning up that fiasco as we speak. Jeez, I hope Google hasn't already permanently put that article on their S List.
HEY, FOLKS. ALWAYS CHECK HOW YOUR ARTICLES LOOK ON MOBILE!!! Just thought I'd share that.
Yes, the media does skew things. Do I know that particular article is skewed. No. I just find it better to distrust all of them until I know otherwise.
Uber is not a solution. It is a good alternative though.
No, guns are not going to solve our problems. That is what you should be telling all of the police there in Thailand, since as we all know they do not carry guns and trust in the goodwill of their neighbors.-
That's hilarious, Will. It's like you have made some accurate observations and then turned them inside out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
"Jeremy Paxman argues that the Corporation's correspondents "travel the globe to tell the audience of the dangers of climate change while leaving a vapour trail which will make the problem even worse".[212] Paxman further argues that the 'BBC's coverage of the issue abandoned the pretence of impartiality long ago'.[213]"
This thread convoluted to hilarious nonsense.
That's what my threads are for.
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