You know alot of people were upset because an0n was making a few bucks which he deserved in my view as he was and still is providing a service with support... But i quickly started seeing the QBCs getting mad and someone decided to offer a free version why.. i will never know and don't care to as that was our only divider between Quality and QBC... Let me be real blunt.... I have over 50+ directories and ONLY 7 carry deep links (those being the ones that an0n installed ) and im not Rich by all means... But i just wont do it ...ego, pride, loyalty whatever i dont want the free version on any period... As for what you said above .... Well that ferrari is the web directory and EVERYTHING depreciates when theirs an over abundance.... Did you ever think maybe that SPAM that we got might be a deterent by someone (google) trying to lessen the numbers? Well i guess will never know... thx malcolm
Well i guess someone had best pull a freakin rabbit out the hat if not then were all going to pay in the end...and not in $$
I think it is time for something new but it is only an opinion, and although malcolm's passion is no doubt justified in his mind we sometimes have different models to follow. I'm going for a niche which won't be threatened as much as GP Directories. We can't blame directory scripts coming out with competative products, we don't have the right to do that, no-one owns the monopoly to that. @malcolm; As for Ferraris' malcolm, I think that it is irrelevant as to 'how many' directories are out there, the cream of them will rise to the top and become 'The Ferarris', and no they won't depreciate as Google have always made it clear that quality will never get penalized, you for one shouldn't be concerned as you seem to have the dedication to go all the way with your directories from what I see.
heheheh you still dont get it but thats ok.... hopefully you will and others will also... ferrari is the quality... when you have to many then the parts become cheap since everyone has one...which equates to lower PR for most after google gets done... But hey im probably makin to much of it so.... But appreciate the kind words thx thx malcolm
If you are making a directory script and to provide free version and free support for life, you better make sure its open source so other users/coders can make mods for it according to user preferences, it gives you an edge over the others (paid or free directory script). For example say http://www.directorydream.com/ were to switch to say some other script which was lets call it "encrypted" and no one was able to develop mods for them if they wanted and all they could do was sit back at mercy of directory makers to come with something they like? You think they would like that ? I doubt it , i were them i would say hell with the other script, atleast i can get some mods coded myself and make my directory look unique with some unique mod that does not exist on other directory. So what would you like " Paying to make ur directory unique" or "paying to sit back and rest at mercy of owners to make you some additional feature which mind you every other customer of their script will also have, hence nothing unique about it ". Regards
They take their ferrari's to the chevolet dealer for check ups. oh well.... I understood what you were saying here.
I do get it malcolm, maybe we're missing each others points? I can all but guarantee that you don't buy parts for a ferarri, its so well thought out and built its pretty much built for life. You don't buy 'accessories/mods' for the ferarri, they come with the 'package', It's the chevvies that need maintainance and to be 'blinged up' or 'pimped' meaning 'mods'. Chevvy dealers! ROFL that creased me, I seen some of the coding of the mods, it looks like someone went to a manual to try and fix the car! Nothing worse than driveway mechanics in my books, but then again I went to uni to get a degree in programming which cost me shit loads in student loans so I would be sore on that point. Seriously though malcolm, I did grasp your concept from the beginning that if you provide a 'ferarri' directory script that has all these features at a low price then everyone will be able to buy one and the market would be saturated with them making it difficult to distinguish what ferraris are worth keeping and which are not. This is where my point comes in, doesn't matter 'how many' ferarris' roll of the production line, its how you use the thing that will matter, and I see only a few dedicated drivers staying the distance. Up til now its been a great discussion, so before it degenerates as a result of others latching on with irrelevant points I think maybe we can agree on one thing, no matter what car you have you still have to be a damn good driver. Hey malcolm, I hope Ferarri are gonna pay us for all this free advertising we gave them.
Nope being a good driver still does not mean your car is not going to be wrecked, cause you will surely will not be driving your car all by itself on empty roads will you ?
nvm phoneix, too much of a sophisticated thing i posted, didn't realize few might not understand it. But anyways carry on with ferrari and offtopic discussions ....
I don't care about your Ferraris or Chevys as I have real time 2004 Navigator. Seriously as I've stated somewhere that I am not a tech savvy guy in short technically dumb. IMO theres nothing harm getting a something for a fee. Theres some items that are warranteed that I'll pay for. But if you really are that wonderful genius that could fix everything then why not go for it. But my assurance is the money I have spent has already made its worth. Thanks
As I said, up until then it was a great discussion on the merits for and against the need for mods or not and then someone comes along and baffles with bullshit, coz I don't know what the hell all that red writing was about! who the f is Dick Trickle, never heard of him? What directory does he have?
Ofcourse we should pay for mods. If we didn't every dir would be one with EVERYTHING and that would be cookie cutter. It's differentiation, people who are smart differentiate themselves from the crowd. Mods are a great way to do it. I had 4 mods installed today. Very happy with them.
I'm losing the plot here, if mods are available to everyone anyway and in theory anyone could buy the same then it is surely better to save your money and buy a script that already has these mods anyway? People who are smart Dubz are the ones' who set up a business with the best ROI, just imaging what promotion you could do with the money saved spent on mods that you can get in one package. It is all down to choice though, if you want to buy mods then buy them, to me though its false economy.
I don't get where your going, or maybe I do and I don't feel like following. Seriously now: Differentiation is KEY. If everyone has a ferrari lol then how can you tell? I feel as though I have a ferrari and a few others in this thread do too. How did I get it? By spending $$$ on it and PUTTING IN THE TIME. the $$$ is what makes the ferrari's exterior (mods etc, custom logo, custom layout) but the TIME & Backlinks are my engine. Ever seen a super nice looking car but the engine is shot... You need both to compete in ANY RACE. (Wow this ferrari thing has taken a life of its own.) The thing is if we are going to use the "ferrari" anology than the BETTER THE CAR the FASTER IT GOES, in this anology faster = more submissions. So yeah I want a ferrari and if suddenly there was a free script with everything and everyone was driving a ferrari (but with no engine as mentioned earlier) it would suck. Why do you think some people have ferrari's and some have suzuki swifts?? I'll tell ya because others have been in the game a while and their sites have grown. PR isnt' the ONLY thing you can distinguish quailty dir's from QBC's. Imagine if every QBC's dir looked the same as people who take pride in theirs? How would the unsavy marketer know the difference? He'd submit to a few crappy wanna be QBC ferrari clone sites thinking all sitse are the same get nothing and swear off directories. I believe in giving away a FREE base model for all. However customization comes at a price. I have no problem paying it and the mod developers / installers / whatever deserve it.