Why Skemanon may be leaving Ning.

Our site is a design community. Most members make themes for Ning only, although I create for several sites. Pretty much, the profile page is what it's all about at http://skemanon.com. If my members can't style their page at any ning sites, they are sure to leave my site. The only reason I am with Ning and not fully on Wordpress and Buddypress is for customizing profile pages. I have in the past designed over half a dozen Ning sites yet not one of them is still online today. To me that does not show any promise for a future with Ning.

If you look through our forums, you will see that most of the content is tutorial based and added by me. Most of the member created groups are dedicated to sharing Ning themes... take that away from them and there is no longer any reason for them to visit the Ning portion of my site. As long as I have been with Ning all of our themes have been added to a Wordpress powered site, http://blog.skemaholicsanonymous.com/, because Ning doesn't have the content management capabilities that I need. So, since very few members blog or start their own forum topics, Ning 3.0 has not excited them.

When I started the site, most of us made layouts for Myspace. After Myspace made the same types of changes, those members stopped visiting. This was fine with me because we still had people becoming interested in designing Ning layouts. Now that Ning has decided to follow in Myspace's footsteps, only worse, I am pretty sure it will not be worth the effort to keep up with Ning and I should concentrate my efforts on my Wordpress site. After all, I am never "forced" to make updates there and it is way less expensive. ;)

Your input on this matter is much needed.

AnGella

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on July 24, 2013 at 6:00pm

What do you think is limited about Wordpress? I've customized my self hosted wordpress to the point that we can design our profiles there now which we won't be able to do with Ning 3.0. Not sure there is anything Ning 3.0 can do that Wordpress can't.

Cindy Partipilo said:

I always liked the "Old Thang" ...lol

Too bad Ning is always making "improvements", it used to be a great platform, and very affordable!

Wordpress is great, but limited - not as much fun as Ning used to be. : (

AnGella said:

It may need a facelift, but I still have this old thing:
http://blog.skemaholicsanonymous.com/bb/

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on August 13, 2013 at 11:50pm

They seem pretty dead set to go through with this. So much so that they are beginning to put together a help for hire page for all the support they won't be able to handle.

ḓø◎∂ℓℯ❞ʟƴᾔ ∂εṧḯℊηẕ said:

I pray for Ning to change there minds!!!!

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on August 15, 2013 at 2:33am

LoL! Are you planning on making themes for full sites?

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on September 3, 2013 at 6:07pm

Some will like it lots won't. I'm still not a fan.

Marie Bolt said:

WOW What a mess I sure Hate this new ning!!! Its sad to me ..I like it the way it is ,why cant they leave things alone !! People wont like it X

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Permalink Reply by PerseH on September 17, 2013 at 3:07pm

AnGella, what are you charging for a 3.0 CSS?

Side Note: My son is going to have a daughter in December and my daughter just informed me she is pregnant. Whoopee!!

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Permalink Reply by PerseH on September 17, 2013 at 7:29pm

I know! Thank you Marie.

Marie Bolt said:

WOW congrats !!!!!

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on September 18, 2013 at 2:15am

Congrats! :)

I have basic CSS available in the Network Admin Tips group. To join this group there is a minimum $20/year donation. I will give support in the forums there and there will be basic themes to choose from and customize.

Member benefits will include but are not limited to:

Help forums where you can browse tutorials or request tutorials for Ning 3.0.
Access to a CSS Generator for a basic Ning 3.0 CSS code, or Generators for the most requested Ning 3.0 CSS codes.
Access to a basic but growing Design Library for 3.0 sites.
10% Discount on Basic Custom site design.(That's a savings of $20!)

PerseH said:

AnGella, what are you charging for a 3.0 CSS?

Side Note: My son is going to have a daughter in December and my daughter just informed me she is pregnant. Whoopee!!