sabadabada.com
sabadabada
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I'm thinking of letting the website die at the end of the month.
Reasons for death:
I haven't updated it for at least two years.
It's a pathetic home made design that has never been imporved upon.
Links are broken, counters are broken.
I now have a serious job, a serious mortgage and (soon) two not-so-serious children.
Reasons to keep going in some form:
Its been up for almost a decade.
I still have lots of music.
Pretty sure I have the equipment to make a permanent set-up in the basement so it would make it easier to rip and post music.
Reasons for death:
I haven't updated it for at least two years.
It's a pathetic home made design that has never been imporved upon.
Links are broken, counters are broken.
I now have a serious job, a serious mortgage and (soon) two not-so-serious children.
Reasons to keep going in some form:
Its been up for almost a decade.
I still have lots of music.
Pretty sure I have the equipment to make a permanent set-up in the basement so it would make it easier to rip and post music.
Comments
I agree.
Take it down and give yourself the opportunity to start something new.
the scans and sounds were top notch
you could musterup more interest via facebook groups dedicated to brazilian music (ask edson)
also tumblr might be a simpler option
that vinyl porn thread has one that would seem suited to your needs (simpler better design)
you can keep ripping and posting and people will get a quick view of all you have to offer (keep them fed for a while) without havong to go through every link
KEEP SABADABAda alive though!
The Internet has been around long enough now for people to get nostalgic about sites they used to enjoy. Even if Sabadabada is not getting the traffic it once did, that's more about the fact there are more sites to browse these days. I used to check out Sabadabada a lot and revisiting it yesterday was an enjoyable experience. So people who already know of your site can still get a buzz out of it.
Think also about younger Internet users and how much useful reference material you've got there regardless of broken links etc.. There will also be younger music fans who are just entering the olde world of vinyl records and crate-digging. They'll be delighted to find your site.
Don't kill it just because numbers on a site visit clicker thing are low. There may be one day when just one person views your site but that one person could be a vinyl / Latin newbie hungry to learn stuff and will be thrilled. On that one day and for that one person you've done something very worthy and very cool.
Let it be, let it stay in cyberspace for future generations and I guarantee that in a few years time when your circumstances change again you'll get your appetite back for building it up again, refreshing it and you will also look back over all your hard work from when you were younger and be proud of it.
Going back and looking at the archived pages, I cant believe I had over 20,000 visitors in the first three months.
Its comforting to know that some stupid schnook paid $338 for the domain. See that, just eight years and I turned nothing into a multi-hudred dollar brand.
I enjoyed looking at your site - lots of cool Bossa/Jazz records I've never seen irl.
I enjoyed many a great records from your site.
RIP.
We haven't heard from you in soo lonnngg.
Between wifey and the little booger, I never get a spare minute.
But look at that little punum.
Enjoy everything, thank you.