WPDesigner.com Dead?
Filed Under: Blogging, WordPress
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks you know all about Tung Do (aka Small Potato) and the sale of his website wpdesigner.com to Miami entrepreneur Pawel Ciszewski. While the figure being thrown about is $65K and change, some sources claim it to be much less. Whatever SP sold his site for is irrelevant and none of our business.
Lest anyone get the wrong idea I’m not here to crucify Small Potato. He made a business decision and that is that. His blog his business. It’s just a little disheartening to see what has since become of his creation. A talented designer, SP took the world of WordPress by storm with his great themes and outgoing personality. The man actually built up somewhat of a cult following. His tutorials are second to none. He took wpdesigner.com to amazing heights becoming one of the most popular websites covering WordPress in an incredibly short period of time.
On March 28 Pawel Ciszewski introduced himself on wpdesigner.com as the site’s new owner and promised new and better things to come. He stated that it was his intention to continue with the themes club started by SP. He claimed to be in the market for designers to carry on the work. And that was the last we heard from him. The site has since become barren leaving all of the little potatoes wondering what is going on.
What first started out as warm welcomes from the site’s loyal followers has since turned to wonder, agitation, impatience and outright condemnation. Not a single update has been posted since the original announcement on March 28. Not even a scrap. The comments thread has turned into a spamfest. The spammers have even begun to infiltrate the forums.
I realize it’s just a website and we shouldn’t get all bent out of shape over it but it was a wonderful place to visit while SP was in charge. He poured his heart and soul into his creation. Small Potato was wpdesigner.com. You see, it was more than just a website. It was the embodiment of SP himself.
It’s just a damn shame to see what it has become.
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Ismail
If that’s the case, I would say SP did make the right move
At least, he got the money rather than leaving without a penny.
Apr 29th, 2008
Len Kutchma
From what I understand SP had some personal issues in his life and needed to get away to “find” himself. I wish him well.
Apr 29th, 2008
Ismail
Off topic, just want to share with you, I’ve checked on my Page Rank status and finally in less than 2 months, now ranked PR2.
Thanks Len for your good articles and your great free advice.
May 2nd, 2008
Len Kutchma
Hey congrats Ismail! And you’re welcome.
May 2nd, 2008
vaska
Yah, too bad about WPDesigner.com, I haven’t visited since April, and just now, nothing new still. Oh well, good for SP, hope he’s doing well. As for the new owner, it’s his choice what path the website/business takes.
Jul 10th, 2008
Len Kutchma
Hi Vaska.
I haven’t visited the site in awhile but was subscribed to the feed. I just recently canceled the subscription as it seems the site is dead.
Jul 11th, 2008
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