[wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list

[Impress The Net]

Add me to the list of people who would be disappointed if this list
were to die a quick, yet untimely, death.

I don't consider myself a WP Pro, as I've mainly only generated themes
from existing layouts (something I'm expecting to change once the
demands of clients and a full time job ease up.)  But even lurking has
been a good thing.

With 22 years of software development, I've seen plenty of things
change.  It would be nice if the loss of this list wasn't an
additional one.

2010/8/18 Marek Rattiste <marek at rattiste.com>:
> I'm really sad seeing this list go. I've found some great clients from here
> and as I can see the workflow is ongoing. Despite the fact that we have
> places like jobs.wordpress.net and other hiring sites, some clients still
> turn here with their problems.
>
> Wish you the very best, WP developers!
>
> Marek Rattiste
> Phone: +372 566 18001
> Skype: marek.rattiste
> MSN: marek at rattiste.com
> http://www.rattiste.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> [mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Jane Wells
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:27 PM
> To: wp-pro at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: [wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list
>
> 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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