Topic: I am thining of starting a web design business.

Anonymous A started this discussion 12 years ago #38,469

I would only use Wordpress, as I have gotten rather good at it. Would this succeed?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #514,104

lol

no

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,105

@previous (B)
Why not?

Anonymous B replied with this 12 years ago, 13 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,106

@previous (A)
Because you obviously won't be able to compete with any kind of professional. Some obvious reasons: Can you write custom PHP plugins to do exactly what your clients want when the existing functionality does not yet exist? Can you write custom CSS from scratch so your site doesn't look like one of the default templates?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 5 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,107

@previous (B)
Yes. I have learned to do that through customizing my own site.

Anonymous B replied with this 12 years ago, 42 seconds later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,109

@previous (A)
I doubt that. But I am perfectly happy watching you fail, good luck!

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,110

@previous (B)
Nattering naybobs of negativity dreamkillers like you sit and watch, while dreamers like me make the impossible happen.

Anonymous B replied with this 12 years ago, 47 seconds later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #514,111

@previous (A)
lol keep telling yourself that bud

Metæ joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 37 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #514,112

@514,110 (A)
Nabobs*

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 32 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #514,113

@previous (Metæ)
*Naybobs

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,119

@previous (A)
Could you show us what you've designed so far?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,120

@previous (D)
No thanks. This place is filled with obsessed stalkers whose life goals are to destroy websites.

Anonymous D replied with this 12 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,121

@previous (A)
If you won't show us what you've designed, then how are we supposed to evaluate your expertise?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,122

@previous (D)
You just want to stalk me, weirdo.

Anonymous D replied with this 12 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,123

@previous (A)
How? It's just a website.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,124

@previous (D)
Nice try, stalker.

Anonymous D replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,125

@previous (A)
Okay, whatever. Liar.

Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 12 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,129

@514,113 (A)
Get that spell checker and then we'll talk. Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,131

@previous (Metæ)
The "nay", meaning "no," is the whole point. Naybobs are against things. They say no.

Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 27 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,132

@previous (A)
> Origin

> Hindi navāb & Urdu nawāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib governor First Use: 1612

Learn that etymology and then we'll talk. Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 5 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,133

@previous (Metæ)
As an educated linguist, I am quite familiar with the etymology. However, in modern English, it is spelled "naybob," to emphasize "nay". Learn how language works, and get an MA in Linguistics, and then we'll talk. Thanks.

Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 2 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,138

@previous (A)
No, you either forgot how to spell "nabob" or made a typo. Admit your mistake. Making up fake etymologies (hurr, it means "nay, Bob!") is pathetic and denigrates the entire field of linguistics.

Syntax joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 14 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,145

@previous (Metæ)
Will try it this way & C if it sticks.
> I am thining
MS degree in Linguistics?
Sure sure

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 2 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,156

I took a break from IT when I got obsessed with minimalism as I needed to get over a block which caused me to focus on cruft, rather than progress.

Pragmatism was missing.

I am convinced that you can start an entire line of custom websites using WordPress or raw HTML5 & a small server if the interaction & implementation doesn't get in the way of the designer.

I wish you luck in cutting through the medieval IT bullshit and making things easy for yourself. There is a chance you will succeed, IMHO.

The web is your platform, not AngularJS.

Anonymous F double-posted this 12 years ago, 18 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #514,161

Sorry.

I was 7 hours writing that last message and didn't realise the subject had changed to the etymology of naybob.

As you were.

Minichan