- Feb 21, 2013
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Well now OI is back up. And he posted this.
Today, for a few hours, I took down our site after realizing I need a bit of time to reconsider the future of Orlando Informer.
What I want to explain is that it takes a lot of work to keep over 200 pages of Universal Orlando vacation planning information up-to-date while at the same time publish a half a dozen new blog posts each week. I’m not suggesting that it takes more work than other jobs, but it is very demanding in its own way. When you add to that the “24 hours a day, 7 days a week” nature of having one person running this website and the Orlando Informer social networks, the pressures can build.
But after an abrupt closure this morning, many of our fans asked me — why don’t you just keep the site open while you consider the future of Orlando Informer?
The truth is, there really isn’t a reason not to keep the site open. The difficultly is that many pages require daily updates. And unlike other positions perhaps, I don’t have someone who can fill in while I take a few days off.
But you’re right, it’s not about Universal’s decision not to support Orlando Informer by providing us with new information like they do for other sites and blogs. It’s about our fans who have come to rely on Orlando Informer for providing the best Universal Orlando vacation planning information, even if I do have to track it all down myself one visit at a time to the resort.
So, with the help of our fans, I’m reopening the site. I likely won’t have many new updates this week. But that should be fine because, with the Transformers opening, I think you’ll find plenty of immediate coverage elsewhere.
For those who support our site, thank you. Running a one man operation can sometimes be a very personal experience, and I take everything that is said — good and bad — to heart.
Today, for a few hours, I took down our site after realizing I need a bit of time to reconsider the future of Orlando Informer.
What I want to explain is that it takes a lot of work to keep over 200 pages of Universal Orlando vacation planning information up-to-date while at the same time publish a half a dozen new blog posts each week. I’m not suggesting that it takes more work than other jobs, but it is very demanding in its own way. When you add to that the “24 hours a day, 7 days a week” nature of having one person running this website and the Orlando Informer social networks, the pressures can build.
But after an abrupt closure this morning, many of our fans asked me — why don’t you just keep the site open while you consider the future of Orlando Informer?
The truth is, there really isn’t a reason not to keep the site open. The difficultly is that many pages require daily updates. And unlike other positions perhaps, I don’t have someone who can fill in while I take a few days off.
But you’re right, it’s not about Universal’s decision not to support Orlando Informer by providing us with new information like they do for other sites and blogs. It’s about our fans who have come to rely on Orlando Informer for providing the best Universal Orlando vacation planning information, even if I do have to track it all down myself one visit at a time to the resort.
So, with the help of our fans, I’m reopening the site. I likely won’t have many new updates this week. But that should be fine because, with the Transformers opening, I think you’ll find plenty of immediate coverage elsewhere.
For those who support our site, thank you. Running a one man operation can sometimes be a very personal experience, and I take everything that is said — good and bad — to heart.