Erik_
I didn't even think of that...
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:05pm

You're absolutely right. Back in the day, there was a decent chance to get new people finding your site via links or search engines. Now everything is condensed into Facebook, Reddit, discord, etc there's no chance really except for the few people who go out of their way to look.

I know back when I first made the site, I thought maybe this could evolve into a real kick ass Qbasic site. That never happened though (even though I think it's cool haha).

These days, there's no chance. There's no links to really share everything is social media. Everyone wants videos and they want them short.

Oh well, I guess that's just what turning into an old fart feels like. Being left behind in your ways and not "getting" the new trends.


/rant


No real backups besides some floppy disks and what I had stored on the 486. I didn't start backing up stuff until around the time the Geocities site went offline. Heck, even the current NE site was only revivable because of a back up that you made. I'm much better about it now, but not back then.

  • Knowing you'll be left out of Google - Puckdropper, Wed Jul 05 2023 4:53pm
    and buried kills a lot of writing spirit. Everyone dreams of success in some form or another, it's rare that a site like NEMB survives with just two active people and another few that pop up every year or so. Hi Retna and Joe. I doubt you'll stumble on to Puckdropper's Place anywhere, even though... more
    • I didn't even think of that...- Erik_, Thu Jul 13 2023 9:05pm
      • I'm now running an Ad on Facebook - Puckdropper, Sat Aug 05 2023 4:22am
        Trying to get more interested eyeballs on one of my models. We'll see if we get anything other than someone impersonating Facebook (uh "Meta") saying my page had been reported 7 times. (Funny, I reported the post to actual Facebook and they've left it up. I'm sure they would have taken it down by... more
        • A new retro web ring is a neat idea. - Erik_, Sun Aug 06 2023 1:27pm
          This Retro Website Web Ring site owned by $site_name . Want to join the Retro Website Web Ring ? [ Previous 5 Sites | Skip Previous | Previous | Next | Skip Next | Next 5 Sites | Random Site | List Sites ] That would sort of be fun to throw together.... more
          • Looks pretty easy, even for my rusty skills. - Puckdropper, Mon Aug 07 2023 3:58pm
            All you need is a database or CSV file with websites. When they click the link, you move them on. A preview would be nice. Maybe not the picture preview common on most sites, but just the title of the next page. "Next: Pete's QB Site" "Previous: Nukem Enterprises" I'm paying them... They're... more
      • Remember the excitement of finding a cool new website? - Puckdropper, Mon Jul 17 2023 3:32pm
        Someone would come across NEMB and be like "Wow, this guy's got a lot of stuff! Maybe I should call in sick?" Social media could be great, but my Facebook is 1 non-ad post, 2 ad posts, and then a bunch of nonsense while random things from days ago or randomly selected (but useless) posts from a few... more
        • Yeah it was great when you found something cool - Erik_, Sat Jul 22 2023 3:24pm
          Then spending the time checking out all the pages and usually saving the link somewhere to visit later again. Too bad a lot of times you end up finding a page and it was like 'wow I can't wait for this QB game to be released!' and then you see it hasn't been updated in a few years. Or worse, you find... more
          • I can't remember the last really cool site - Puckdropper, Mon Jul 24 2023 6:52pm
            I found. Well, it was probably priuschat.com Great for when you need information on the car, lots of discussion and minimal assorted junk. They saved me a few hundred dollars and weeks of down time by telling me which capacitors I needed to replace instead of having to take the car to the dealer for... more
            • I'm worried old.reddit.com will go away soon. - Erik_, Wed Jul 26 2023 11:32pm
              They had the old flip phone mobile version of the site up and running up until they made the much hated API changes and silently killed it. It was pretty crap and I'm sure almost no one used it but it does seem to be completely dead now and redirects to the main site. Archive link as recent as 03/23:... more
              • That's my worry too, but I do still see a lot of momentum - Puckdropper, Fri Jul 28 2023 5:03pm
                on the old site. Is there a way to monetize things without ads or stupid gimmicks? Webapps do seem to be all the rage. I found one the other day that's a complete CAM program. (Takes a drawing and converts it to gcode.) Kiri:Moto. It was part of an open source package, so if I did really like... more
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