I’ve been doing a little thinking over the last few weeks about doing a little side work. I’m still not sure if I should be doing side work or not. Seeing as I might be my own competition, it might not be a good idea.
Here is what I’m thinking, and in this thought I don’t feel I would be my own competition. (but maybe I would)
My Idea…and this would only be offered to personal blogs…(real people with people thoughts)
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Offer services for basic installation of WordPress…Which would require…
- Your own Web Hosting package.
- Your own Domain Name.
- Basic understanding of Blogging in general. (other wise you’re wasting your money)
- Helping you find a Trusted Theme for your blog. (no I wouldn’t offer theme construction…way to much work)
- Help you find Stable Plugins so you can do what you want, and get what you need from your blog.
- SEO (Basics)
- And for the none WordPress users, maybe a little Tutor Session.
Still I’m not sure about this. Honestly, you could find all these things and do them yourself.
Thing of it is, would I be giving away Trade Secrets? Would I be my own Competition?
Trade Secrets??? (thats the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard…wordpress is anything but secret) Here is what I mean when I say “Trade Secrets”. I’m fairly positive that if the Music Industry (in general) new how to build a blog, they would. The problem with that is what will they do with it? Would a record label actually give a Musician a blog and let them have free rain to say and do what they want? (??? not sure…)
Mean while all the work that I have done so far has been for the band directly and I would like to keep it that way. For me it’s a matter of who’s really on the Soapbox, and I think we as bloggers, writers and authors can tell when a musician is speaking or it’s just their manager, label or editor…
There has to be some amount of give and take between Management and Musicians, there always has been and there always will be. One thing to keep in mind as we start to see more musicians begin to write and share is that with every post myspace is taking a blow to the gut… (thats my favorite part)
Three Cheers for Blogging!!! 
Now if we could just find another word that says “Blogging” with out all the implied geekiness… although I think inside we all kinda like our geek side. I know I do!
“Real people with people thoughts” I think this is my favorite saying in the whole world. I like your idea. I think people like me could use your knowledge. Can I ask you questions as a friend? Or is that cheating?
June 27th, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
Eventually, you guys are going to have competition so I don’t think you are going to be hurting your business at all. I think you are the vanguard of blogging and music. Taking what you do to the public would simply be an extension of what you are already doing. And done properly it would be an easy way of making money. People will gladly pay you to find the things that they don’t know how to find.
June 28th, 2008 @ 6:56 am
I like the idea Randy, really do.
how much are you going to charge?
June 28th, 2008 @ 8:18 am