Comments on: Photics.com October 2009 Web Report

By: Gathbar

Gathbar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:34:40 +0000

well there is more to come when GW2 comes out. You most likely knew that though.

By: Photics

Photics — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:07 +0000

I don’t like Drupal. I’m investigating some new technology. I think I see a clear path in what I can do here. I’m still in research mode though… I remember what happened last time I focused on Guild Wars content. There was a spike in traffic, that continued all the way up until Factions, and then a severe drop once people realized that there was nothing else to look forward to.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:26:16 +0000

My chain of thought is towards a site that really, really, really, really pushes community interaction – guilds and events.

I have considered Drupal, but I’m not a programmer, and I don’t know how well Drupal scales to 200,000+ users (Guru forum has this many, and that’s a narrow audience compared to a one-stop go-to place for the entire Guild Wars community).

I have a domain, GuildToday.com, and I’m not sure what to do with it.

By: Photics

Photics — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:50:43 +0000

Well, there are categories. I put all of the Guild Wars content in the “Guild Wars Fansite” section. It would be better if the categories had their own unique theme, to give each section a unique look.

There are other questions though… Should I go beyond a blog? Should I invite other writers? Should I bring the forums back?

By: Gathbar

Gathbar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:03:16 +0000

One thing you could do us branch out this blog. I’ve tried to be good at website creation. With seperate sections you can focus on seperate topics. This will howerver take more of you time. I myself am fan of Guild Wars. My one could site was devoted to it. I tried to branch out but failed. but you seem really good at this.

By: Photics

Photics — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:44:22 +0000

Good comments and fair questions!

This site is my blog and what interests me. It’s been that way since 1998. It was originally started with the idea of Photography, which is why the name doesn’t fit. Yet, I’m not sure that I want to change the name. Look at Nintendo… how important is the meaning of that word? Wii… another silly name for such a successful product. Have you looked for a good Guild Wars fansite name? It’s not easy! I might as well stick with Photics.

However, you are right about this site’s focus. What is it exactly? If it’s just my blog, it will only go so far. Should I focus just on Guild Wars? I did once before. It was a great time. I’m going to research this.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:51 +0000

I’m curious – what is this site actually for? At first glance it seems like a mix’n'match of Guidl Wars with other random things. So it’s like a personal blog, that happens to be a Listed Guild Wars Community Fansite? Or is it a webzine with no definite focus?

Maybe I’m missing something…

If I were you, and wanted to get some big things happening in time for GW2 (something I’m thinking of myself), perhaps this is a good time to develop a whole new website with clear objectives (and more relevant name). What do the players and fans want and need? The potential is huge, but I’m a bit scared by the sheer volume of traffic that a popular site would attract. I’ve not dealt with those stats before.. :S