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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2016, 12:17:06 AM »
If monetization is good then more monetization is better. Who's ready for pop-ups :)
Pop ups? What decade are we in? The '90s?
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2016, 12:23:01 AM »
The '90s?
Pretty much where DDMS and DDF site design are stuck :)
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2016, 12:25:00 AM »
Pretty much where DDMS and DDF site design are stuck :)
So freshen it up.

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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #23 on: January 28, 2016, 12:25:39 AM »
Pretty much where DDMS and DDF site design are stuck :)
I love DDF design.  Don't you dare changing it. I hate FT.

Don't be like UA, if people are not complaining then don't touch it please.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2016, 12:26:58 AM »
So freshen it up.
Have a spare $100K lying around to redesign DDMS, DDF, add some new features, and get an app going?
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #25 on: January 28, 2016, 12:27:45 AM »
I love DDF design.  Don't you dare changing it. I hate FT.

Don't be like UA, if people are not complaining then don't touch it please.
Reminds me of my company where I work, everyone was upset at a redesign,  but in the end after getting used to the new you realize how important it was to move on...

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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #26 on: January 28, 2016, 12:28:57 AM »
Have a spare $100K lying around to redesign DDMS, DDF, add some new features, and get an app going?
For a 50/50 share of your revenue? Sure
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #27 on: January 28, 2016, 12:28:58 AM »
Have a spare $100K lying around to redesign DDMS, DDF, add some new features, and get an app going?
That 100k for an app can become another 10k avid followers... investment.

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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #28 on: January 28, 2016, 12:31:38 AM »
Reminds me of my company where I work, everyone was upset at a redesign,  but in the end after getting used to the new you realize how important it was to move on...
Well, I'm on FT long enough and I don't like it. Also, FT pages takes forever to load. Is it just me?
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2016, 12:32:34 AM »
For a 50/50 share of your revenue? Sure
I'm not convinced the ROI of a $100K investment to modernize the site will be that compelling.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2016, 12:32:58 AM »
Have a spare $100K lying around to redesign DDMS, DDF, add some new features, and get an app going?
Let's get a kickstarter going.
I'd def give to this before paying for some shmoe to fly in the Residence

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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #31 on: January 28, 2016, 12:34:25 AM »
I'm not convinced the ROI of a $100K investment to modernize the site will be that compelling.
I didn't say of your increased revenue :P
And I agree, I think it would be an awful investment
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #32 on: January 28, 2016, 12:34:50 AM »
That 100k for an app can become another 10k avid followers... investment.
You think the only thing holding back 10K avid followers is an app? That does what exactly other than have build in notifications that people get setup via Twitter?



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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2016, 12:35:43 AM »
I didn't say of your increased revenue :P
And I agree, I think it would be an awful investment
And that's exactly why it looks like what it looks like.
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Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2016, 12:36:30 AM »
Let's get a kickstarter going.
I'd def give to this before paying for some shmoe to fly in the Residence
where is the option to pay for neither sign me up for that one

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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2016, 12:39:29 AM »
And that's exactly why it looks like what it looks like.

I think ddf looks and functions perfectly fine.
Maybe add the ability to tag someone but that don't cost much.
You can always pay someone to add functions here and there.

The main site looks quite terrible though, and I don't think it should cost anything near 100k to redesign.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2016, 12:40:45 AM »
I'm not convinced the ROI of a $100K investment to modernize the site will be that compelling.
I wouldn't think so either. Your readers seem to be mainly from one segment of the population, and there's not much competition for that segment. I don't see there being enough new readers because the site looks more modern and interactive to justify the investment necessary. There isn't a major contest for the flashiest site at the moment. The site is perfectly functional, and is pretty easy to use and navigate. It could definitely be improved, but I certainly wouldn't call it dysfunctional or a pressing need that demands a solution.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2016, 12:40:54 AM »
I think ddf looks and functions perfectly fine.
Maybe add the ability to tag someone but that don't cost much.

The main site looks quite terrible though, and I don't think it should cost anything near 100k to redesign.
Just a DDMS redesign wouldn't cost that much, but once I was hiring someone I'd probably better integrate DDF, an app, and some other ideas that would push the cost up.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #38 on: January 28, 2016, 12:41:40 AM »
You think the only thing holding back 10K avid followers is an app? That does what exactly other than have build in notifications that people get setup via Twitter?
Is the telegram group yours? Just curious.
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Re: Discussion of DDMS Posts/Deals
« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2016, 12:44:26 AM »
Just a DDMS redesign wouldn't cost that much, but once I was hiring someone I'd probably better integrate DDF, an app, and some other ideas that would push the cost up.

Frankly, all it takes to integrate ddf and DDMS is a tab on the main site instead of a link.
Maybe change up the color scheme of ddf to match the redesign.

I don't see a purpose for an app though.
Just to read DDMS posts? DDF too?
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