RichJohnson
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Part II:
Free days of the DLS got us some complements, but no new subscriptions.
Slow to load, loaded down with pop-ups and other crap. Way too guilty. But every one of those things helps keep us in business. And we need every penny to make a several-thousand-dollar-a-month nut. (Those guys don't hunt for those links for free).
Evil biscuit, I'm still trying to figure out your complaint about the SP Web Log. I gave you and the others free blog space. You've made it your own and written great stuff, getting (as you noted) some big-time complements. What did I miss? Pardon my ignorance, but I figured free distribution of your stuff to the eyes of the aforementioned Paige, Chad, Simmons, etc. was a pretty good deal.
I thought that Bloglines, etc. and RSS feeds would have killed SP by now, but there is the time-money equation. And for a few in the biz, they'd rather spend the money than the time looking for interesting stuff each day.
To Columbo's question WTF… yes, Jason Whitlock was the guy who first suggested the Top Ten list. Of course, Jason also suggested I do a daily Bottom Ten list! You think people hate me now…
Yes, I left Jim Murray on the columnists' list for about a year post-mortem. I took it down when the LA Times removed the archive link. Come on. It's Jim Murray. And if I saw his byline in the Times tomorrow, you damn betcha it would be in the Top Ten!
Updating the standing links. This is all on me. I have no damn excuse beyond every now and then needing to step away from SP. I'm also thinking about a serious down-sizing of the static links. The college pages are my worst embarrassment. The ‘your suggestions' page probably has more dead sites than active. And as many point out, there are better lists at other sites.
As for giving up the forum back in '01, Gold gets it right. I didn't have the time and energy to police the pages, I folded under veiled threats of lawsuits and was more offended and entertained by what was happening then. But Webby did it right, asking and getting help to keep the forum within the bounds of semi-good taste. Yeah, you have a community – a pretty darn good one.
When I started this thing in 1998, I was a freelance radio at ABC in New York. My hours were very flexible. I worked a lot of overnight shirts, meaning I was done at 6am – perfect time to come home and surf for a couple of hours.
Since then, I moved home to Portland for a steady PM drive gig – my day ending at 9pm. That worked well because I could hit the early posting papers by 10pm Pacific Time. But then I moved to Seattle and a gig that was all over the clock. Not so good. And now I'm back in DC doing a job that makes it nearly impossible to link (I only fill in now). I cover the White House for the Fox News Radio Network. I start at 6am Eastern, so the clock rings damn early. And I hit the road a lot (Vietnam, Singapore and Latvia on the schedule in November).
So I ceded the daily linking to Rob and Mike. I fill in, and try to keep up with the links. Also, the structure of the Internet has always worked against us when it comes to revenue. When you subscribe to AOL, you ‘dial in' and stay connected. When you sign on to the Daily Links, you can share that user name and password with the entire office.
I have about a dozen people in Bristol, CT who subscribe, yet I get more traffic from ESPN servers than from any other source except AOL. That sharing may make the difference between Sportspages living (in its present form) or dying.
I responded to Webby's posting, but have not yet heard from him. Typical Webby, right Evil biscuit?
Yes, we could use some help. I would love Sportspages to survive, even if it's not with me.
Got a check? Let's talk. Got other ideas? I'm listening. I say ‘I'm listening' because my partners will probably dis-own me if/when they see this thread. The unfulfilled potential of Sportspages.com remains a huge thorn in my side. Maybe it's time for someone else to try.
RJ
Free days of the DLS got us some complements, but no new subscriptions.
Slow to load, loaded down with pop-ups and other crap. Way too guilty. But every one of those things helps keep us in business. And we need every penny to make a several-thousand-dollar-a-month nut. (Those guys don't hunt for those links for free).
Evil biscuit, I'm still trying to figure out your complaint about the SP Web Log. I gave you and the others free blog space. You've made it your own and written great stuff, getting (as you noted) some big-time complements. What did I miss? Pardon my ignorance, but I figured free distribution of your stuff to the eyes of the aforementioned Paige, Chad, Simmons, etc. was a pretty good deal.
I thought that Bloglines, etc. and RSS feeds would have killed SP by now, but there is the time-money equation. And for a few in the biz, they'd rather spend the money than the time looking for interesting stuff each day.
To Columbo's question WTF… yes, Jason Whitlock was the guy who first suggested the Top Ten list. Of course, Jason also suggested I do a daily Bottom Ten list! You think people hate me now…
Yes, I left Jim Murray on the columnists' list for about a year post-mortem. I took it down when the LA Times removed the archive link. Come on. It's Jim Murray. And if I saw his byline in the Times tomorrow, you damn betcha it would be in the Top Ten!
Updating the standing links. This is all on me. I have no damn excuse beyond every now and then needing to step away from SP. I'm also thinking about a serious down-sizing of the static links. The college pages are my worst embarrassment. The ‘your suggestions' page probably has more dead sites than active. And as many point out, there are better lists at other sites.
As for giving up the forum back in '01, Gold gets it right. I didn't have the time and energy to police the pages, I folded under veiled threats of lawsuits and was more offended and entertained by what was happening then. But Webby did it right, asking and getting help to keep the forum within the bounds of semi-good taste. Yeah, you have a community – a pretty darn good one.
When I started this thing in 1998, I was a freelance radio at ABC in New York. My hours were very flexible. I worked a lot of overnight shirts, meaning I was done at 6am – perfect time to come home and surf for a couple of hours.
Since then, I moved home to Portland for a steady PM drive gig – my day ending at 9pm. That worked well because I could hit the early posting papers by 10pm Pacific Time. But then I moved to Seattle and a gig that was all over the clock. Not so good. And now I'm back in DC doing a job that makes it nearly impossible to link (I only fill in now). I cover the White House for the Fox News Radio Network. I start at 6am Eastern, so the clock rings damn early. And I hit the road a lot (Vietnam, Singapore and Latvia on the schedule in November).
So I ceded the daily linking to Rob and Mike. I fill in, and try to keep up with the links. Also, the structure of the Internet has always worked against us when it comes to revenue. When you subscribe to AOL, you ‘dial in' and stay connected. When you sign on to the Daily Links, you can share that user name and password with the entire office.
I have about a dozen people in Bristol, CT who subscribe, yet I get more traffic from ESPN servers than from any other source except AOL. That sharing may make the difference between Sportspages living (in its present form) or dying.
I responded to Webby's posting, but have not yet heard from him. Typical Webby, right Evil biscuit?
Yes, we could use some help. I would love Sportspages to survive, even if it's not with me.
Got a check? Let's talk. Got other ideas? I'm listening. I say ‘I'm listening' because my partners will probably dis-own me if/when they see this thread. The unfulfilled potential of Sportspages.com remains a huge thorn in my side. Maybe it's time for someone else to try.
RJ
