Paul Lewing on wed 20 sep 06
I've been invited to join a thing called a webring, and I don't
really know what that is or how it works. It sounds like it might be
beneficial, though. Certainly intriguing. What can you tell me, and
has anybody had experience with such a thing?
And if a "web log" has become a "blog", will a "webring" soon become
known as a "bring"?
Paul Lewing
www.paullewingtile.com
Maurice Weitman on thu 21 sep 06
Hi, Paul,
Webrings are as good as the "ringmaster" and the other sites in the
ring that s/he allows in.
When your ringmates are well-suited to your site, webrings can be a
fine way to introduce visitors of other, kindred sites to yours.
Conversely, it will give visitors to your site the same option.
And therein lies the possible brub... being part of a webring confers
your tacit approval of those sites. It's quite like the links some
web pages contain; they are the bowner's recommendations.
So... it's an easy decision for you to make: just check out the ring
and if you'd be happy/proud to be associated with some/most of the
sites, join in. You can always opt out.
Bregards,
Maurice
Janet Starr on tue 26 sep 06
Dear Paul Lewing,
I was also approached to join a webring "Art Tile". When I went to look up
the sponsoring site, it was one of those companies that prints digital
images on tile. Now, I've always hated to see the watercolorists have their
work put on a tile (with no work by them), and then charge as much as I do
for a handmade one. Then the customer asks us to paint a tile with as much
detail as the print (which may have been reduced many times) also for the
same amount of money. It is like those overpriced "Giclee" prints that some
painters sell at the same price as a real painting.
So, I don't know if I would want to associate myself with that group,
although there were a few people who had joined that either painted or made
tiles. I don't really know if it would benefit from a business point of
view. It doesn't feel right from a personal point of view.
Janet Starr
Soquel, CA
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Janet Starr
www.craftsmantiles.com
www.featuretile.com
featuretile@gmail.com
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