[wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list

[Mike Schinkel]

Hi Jane,

If this list is closing it would be really helpful if http://jobs.wordpress.net allowed consultants to subscribe to immediate email notifications of jobs being posted...

Thanks in advance for considering.

-Mike

On Aug 18, 2010, at 5:27 AM, Jane Wells wrote:

> Hello everyone. When this list was started back in 2005, there were not that many WordPress consultants, and not that many people hiring them, either. :) As you know, since that time WordPress has grown considerably, and the number of people making a living from WordPress-based businesses is amazing. There are numerous websites to connect consultants to gigs, referral services, help lines, etc. Because that seems to be where the bulk of opportunities are getting posted these days, we're going to deactivate the wp-pro mailing list this week.
> 
> Let's face it: when someone says they want to hire someone for a WordPress job, making them sign up for a mailing list just to post an ad is a little ridiculous when they could go to a site like http://jobs.wordpress.net and put up a post that can be easily managed/updated in moments as well as being seen by far more people.
> 
> For anyone subscribed to the list currently wondering where they should go now to post jobs/look for consultants, we recommend http://jobs.wordpress.net, though other sites such as http://elance.com and http://www.odesk.com usually have a lot of WordPress gig listings as well. There's also a consultant list at http://codepoet.com.
> 
> Mailing lists are great for discussions, but they're just not the best way to hire people. Thanks for all the good times, and good luck with your WordPress businesses!
> 
> Jane Wells
> WordPress.org
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