“Yeah, Totally!”: Don’t confuse interest with commitment
When you’re doing something big and interesting (like, oh, say, organizing an online community) and are looking for people to help, please, for the love of niches and all that matters to you, understand that not all yeah totallys are created equal…
How to handle affiliate post disclaimers… when EVERY post is an affiliate post thanks to Skimlinks
Let’s talk about how the Offbeat Empire disclaims affiliate content as transparently as possible — and where we might have room for improvement.
100,000+ comments on Offbeat Bride
Today I noticed that Offbeat Bride has officially crested 100k comments. The site is two weeks away from it’s 9th launch anniversary (!?!), so I guess that averages to about 11k comments a year.
RIP Offbeat Bride Tribe: 2007 – 2015 (+ bonus musings on running leaner)
Fall of 2007, after dozens of requests from blog readers, I decided to set up an Offbeat Bride community on Ning.com.
“It’s an experiment!” I said.
“We’ll see how it goes!” I said.
“If it doesn’t feel like a good fit, I’ll shut it down!” I said.
That was eight years, two platforms, two community managers, dozens of volunteer moderators, and over 45,000 members ago. November 2015, the Offbeat Bride Tribe quietly shut down.