Re: New pbem announcement page / game hosting forum

From: "Foreverpeopleperson" <davidsharrock@btinternet.com>

Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 11:07:16 +0000

>>However, if your intention is to make *money* from a web site, there are
>>about ten thousand more-profitable markets you could have gone into.

In my defence and that of my friends involved in the project, we're all
web developers and Forever People is just one of many sites under the
DLS Enterprises and Invision umbrella, the majority of which make us
more than enough money thankyou very much :) This one is what you might
call a 'project' born of ardent enthusiasm (for PnP RPG but also pbem
in a big way, and gaming generally), and obviously the initial
commercial aspects are designed to cover maintenance of the site not
living expenses :) That said, we do have high hopes for the future pdf
publishing aspects of the venture, which is currently monopolised by
RPG Now and Edge Publishers (who do a very good job, but charge and
demand membership of their publishers where we do not). We also have a
great many plans for hard-copy publications of the RPG modules we
produce in eBook format in the coming year.

As for competing with Lindahl and other free resource providers, that
isn't our intention. We actively advertise Greg's website on our Quest
file which is freely available for download on our site. We also
provide links to other pbem resource sites such as Pbem Nexus etal. At
the risk of sounding quaint, it's these kinds of resource rich sites
that keep pbem as active as it is and that's one of our own goals. We
certainly don't intend to openly compete with non-profit organisations
like Greg's, which inject interest into the very audience we're trying
to engage. In that respect, business on the web differs greatly from
business in the high street. The boundaries between sites easily blur
and one site's traffic can easily be another site's bread.

Wyn

References

Re: New pbem announcement page / game hosting forum
Brandon Blackmoor <bblackmoor@blackgate.net>
Sat, 06 May 2006 19:47:04 +0000
[Ad] New pbem announcement page / game hosting forum
"Foreverpeopleperson" <davidsharrock@btinternet.com>
Fri, 05 May 2006 17:39:46 +0000
Re: [Ad] New pbem announcement page / game hosting forum
Paul Walker <usenet@blacksun.org.uk>
Sat, 06 May 2006 01:43:32 +0000
Re: New pbem announcement page / game hosting forum
"Foreverpeopleperson" <davidsharrock@btinternet.com>
Sat, 06 May 2006 12:21:21 +0000