Comments for Thoughts and Insanity From Jeff

Comment on Living With Anxiety by Leo Gopal

Leo Gopal — Wed, 17 May 2023 08:46:13 +0000

Jeff, my friend, you are far from being alone with this, and should you ever wish to talk to someone with as much experience and understanding of this, I will always be a safe-ear to listen.

You’re not alone, and getting to know yourself to help yourself early as possible is a skill one gets over time to manage this better.

I’ve written this during a good time for me to help me when things seem at their darkest, and I highly recommend anyone doing this for themselves:

An Open Letter to Myself: https://leogopal.com/open-letter/

As well as this piece for BigOrangeHeart, A survival guide through the dark times:
https://bigorangeheart.org/2019/11/confessions-of-a-manic-depressive-a-survival-guide-through-the-darkness/

Hit me up if you ever want to chat :)

Comment on Since When Has Renewing a Domain at GoDaddy Become So Difficult? by Mike Ritter

Mike Ritter — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:10:48 +0000

Why are you still with godaddy? They messed everything up a few years back. Even their support people were fed up with the UI changes! I’ve switched away from them altogether. Currently get my domains through Google.

Comment on Since When Has Renewing a Domain at GoDaddy Become So Difficult? by Miroslav Glavić

Miroslav Glavić — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:09:27 +0000

Transfer to Porkbun, it’s $13.64 for .me renewal. Regular pricing at GoDaddy: $21.99. Just over $8 savings.

The only reason I was with GoDaddy for a while, they sponsored WordCamp Toronto for a few years.

Both Porkbun and Namesilo tend to be the cheapest.

Comment on Since When Has Renewing a Domain at GoDaddy Become So Difficult? by Miroslav Glavić

Miroslav Glavić — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:06:01 +0000

Paying for whois privacy? Transfer your domains to Porkbun, not only is privacy ON by default, it’s free. Apparently GoDaddy’s .me price is $21.99. It is $13.63 for renewals/transfers. All these in USD. Just over $8 savings.

Comment on Since When Has Renewing a Domain at GoDaddy Become So Difficult? by Jeff Matson

Jeff Matson — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:43:43 +0000

Yeah that’s rough. Thanks for posting this – I’ll be passing it on internally within GoDaddy crew to see what’s up. Definitely not an ideal situation.

Comment on Living With Anxiety by Topher

Topher — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:12:55 +0000

A friend wrote this recently. https://www.grandrapidscenterformindfulness.com/blog/4-ways-mindfulness-helps-my-anxiety/

Comment on I’m in A Mental Conundrum by Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:46:30 +0000

Hang in there man! No matter what you do, clearly some comfort can be taken in the fact that so many people are here to support you.

Situations like this are a bit tricky. The easy thing for all of us to say is “go for it!”. Even if you proposed an idea which was clearly a poor fit, most of your comments would still be encouraging. Everyone wants to be supportive and no one wants to be discouraging so we all chime in with positive remarks.

That’s not to say I disagree with the other commenters. Just that if you’re trying to make a big life decision, a few “you can do this buddy!” comments in response to your questions probably shouldn’t be a deciding factor.

Have you thought about sharing more details about your strategy for WP Mainline? Maybe sharing more specific questions could help you glean valuable insights and better define a direction. Try writing a series of posts describing different aspects of what the site could offer and some examples. You’ll be able to get substantive feedback and hone your plan.

Another thought: Could you narrow the focus even more?

Consider the fact that there are currently dozens of sub-communities within WordPress which are significantly larger than all of WordPress was during the heyday of the Tavern you reminisce about. There are a couple dozen plugins now running on more sites than WordPress itself was powering pre-2010.

I definitely don’t think that general WordPress journalism is saturated. But I think there is a ton of room for more narrowly focused content. I also think niche content is easier to monetize.

Whatever you do, I’ll be tuning in. Best wishes Jeff!

Comment on I’m in A Mental Conundrum by Brin

Brin — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:52:06 +0000

As the Nike slogan goes: Just do it! Try really hard for say six months and see what happens?

Comment on I’m in A Mental Conundrum by Justin

Justin — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:47:35 +0000

Think about the number of successful forms plugins in the WordPress space. Think about all the people who said, “Oh, no, not another WordPress forms plugin. The market is saturated.”

The thing is that WordPress is still growing. New users come to the platform every day. Others are looking for new ideas or fresh takes on old ideas.

Honestly, we do not have nearly enough voices. In part, that’s because the community hasn’t really funded independent journalism, so it’s hard to get something like that going financially. This could be an opportunity to make that happen. But, if you’re truly passionate about it, build it. There’s tons of us out here who support you, even if we will be required to become frenemies. :)

Comment on I’m in A Mental Conundrum by Stephen Cronin

Stephen Cronin — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:01:22 +0000

There's still room for you to build something special and worthwhile there. Yes, there is more competition than when you built the Tavern, but the potential audience size is much much bigger now. There's definitely room for more options. You'll get a lot of people come along just because they'll want to support you (you underestimate how much support you have), but then if you build something worthwhile (which I believe you will), then you'll get more of the wider audience too. So, I think it's definitely possible for you to be successul with WP Mainline - but I think you probably need to give it a go regardless, or you'll always wonder "What if I'd tried"... Good luck!