Re: [Paddlewise] paddewise ownership

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:54:45 -0800
Thanks for all your work. We (at least most of us) knew Bob was the wizard
behind the curtain all along. It has been a fine run and maybe it's not
over yet.

Forums are still popular... the one I have (bigboxbikes.com) was growing
like mad until September but perhaps that's just a seasonal aberration. The
nice thing about forums is that you can put ads on them that can actually
enhance the site because they see the content and look for ads that fit.
I'm surprised at how well they fit into my forum but it took a few months.
With just a few hundred visits a day I get enough revenue to pay for the
hosting plus a tank of gas every month.

I also started hosting on bluehost.com a few years back once I sold off our
ISP; it is amazingly cheap. Plus you can get ssh access which makes old
unix guys happy; I get confused with all the web page admin tools out
there.

The other nice thing about a forum is you can categorize it (camping,
surfing, SUP, rock gardens, expeditions, etc.) and, of course, the photos.

I used phpbb and haven't really customized it much. I'm sure Bob can come
up with something lots better. :P

Craig


On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com> wrote:

> Argh, I missed a word in my sentence - and need to get it addressed.
>
> 'I look forward to seeing what Jackie and BOB do with the list and
> domains.'
>
> Credit needs to be given where credit is well deserved.  Bob Myers has
> kept paddlewise going behind the scenes and I greatly appreciated all of
> his help and contributions.
>
> Kirk
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013, at 07:21 AM, Kirk Olsen wrote:
> > For those who missed it Jackie Myers has retaken control of paddlewise.
> >
> > It's been a fine run (I believe 10 years) I look forward to seeing what
> > Jackie and do with the list and domains.
>

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