I think this is an excellent idea.

I’d love to see Web Designer Wall be something like TechCrunch or Mashable with regularly updated news on design.

quality content > more posts
as curvballl said!
i voted for “No”

Less is more. I voted for No.

So far I’ve loved every post on this site. I’d hate to see any information that doesn’t follow that previously mentioned “quality”. I’d say no.

As the others mentioned – if the quality of other writers is as good as yours then more content is absolutely ok, if it isn’t – no friggin way!
Thanks a lot for this stunning site :-)

I would take a look at how PSDTuts.com does it. Many artists and guests write an article. They send it in for approval and if it is worth publishing (ie for good quality), they get the money and visitors get an excellent article.

I’ve seen PSDTuts grow up from the start and the scheme seems to work perfectly because the site is more popular than ever. Plus, the articles that get written are perfect. They also have the same quality and standard which is kept straight through some tight guidelines you should have (if you decide to go with something like that) as well.

Lastly, it doesn’t have to be a new article each day. Maybe one or two per week would perfect enough. I think you’ll figure it out in the end.

I think absolutely!

I’m kina old fashioned, and I don’t have a RSS-feeder, therefore I still surf to your site every day to see if something happens. I was surprised to see something happen this time, because there rarely does…

Of cause I also think the articles should be of some quality, but since I visit your site anyway each day at work, I could deside for my self- what is relevant for me..
I have acctualy considered deliting you from my bookmark because for some time nothing happened. But I couldn’t bring my self to do it. And now I hope things have changed… I’d loooove to see more!

Sandie

Don’t hire Bloggers! It is your Page and i found the Content is perfect! The Articels enjoy more furore.

QUALITY >>>>> QUANTITY!!!!

Go for it Nick, get some other writers on board. I still check your site every day and would definitely love to see more articles.

Why don’t you try a competition – everyone send in an entry article and you pick the best and choose them as another blogger to help out.

I’ve seen other blogs do this and not only the quality but the tone changes. Be aware that WDW will become something else, good or bad.

I vote no, because I can’t agree to more content for content’s sake. The web is fat enough, it needs a good editor.

I think that right now the quality of writing and the tutorials are excellent . It would be a shame if that was spoiled for more frequent updates…

I don’t think you need to hire bloggers. If people express interest to be guest bloggers (without getting paid), then sure, take them up. Otherwise I would keep going the way you are. You’re doing great.

No, I think the blogs come frequent enough and gives me a nice sane explanation of the subject. I also follow a few other webdesign-related blogs that don’t post so frequent either but the content is worked harder on than the more frequent blogs.

(Don’t mind looking at my website, it’s dutch and not updated since march this year.)

I rather have quality than quantity. And both is good, but then I can’t keep up with so much posts!

It’s better that you post quality articles. WDW is more like an online design magazine. If you do decide to hire bloggers, make sure you moderate the articles.

I voted yes to the question because I like the site but do feel that it suffers slightly from it’s lack of action. In saying that, it’s testament to the blog that it is so popular despite the slow post rate.

I’d echo what others have said about the guest bloggers, they need to be quality and I’d suggest using individuals that you know and who you have faith in to write quality articles.

Nick, i am one of those people that said the website should get more posts done. Main reason i say it is becuase your websites are amazing, but lack of content will start making people bored and move on.

Guest bloggers is a fantastic idea as long as their posts can be on parr with yours. If not it just turns into another random blog site. Personal preference is i would rather wait 3 months for an amazing, fantastic, helpful post, than 3 days for a post on how to use the eye picker tool!!

Hope it goes well

Gav

I don’t think the current frequency of posting is a problem. That’s what feedreaders are for – it’s not like I have to unsubscribe if you haven’t posted for a few days (or weeks or whatever). I’d rather have the same high-quality posts delivered to me via rss at the current frequency than lots of posts of less quality.

I voted yes.

But only if the content is quality. I don’t need 4-5 articles per day – maybe 2-3 per week? I agree with the majority of posters that I’ve read that we don’t need quantity for quantities sake.

I know you’ll do the right thing! :-)

I think it’s a good idea if the content is on par with what you have been offering. This is a fantastic resource for coding standards plus good design and more frequent posts would be welcomed. Hopefully you can find some knowledgeable writers that offer good insight and allow you to guide/edit their offerings.

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Have a contest!

i vote yes!

@ 39 King Rich: I agree totally, I get excited when new content does come up on WDW (however infrequently) as I know its going to be something cool, informative and written with a nice style and attention to detail. Please don’t pollute this great little site!

I’m voting no. Maybe if the quality was as good as the usual posts but I’m of the opinion that I have enough posts to read. Please keep up the good work!

I vote yes, becouse i think is best.

I dont speak english.
I am in Brazil.

Miitch said everything.

I think you should keep that blog as your thing. You do a great job and even if you are not posting frequently, your postings are on a heigh quality. You should keep WDW by your own with your style and your flair even in your writings.

Greets dibtych

I don’t think you should. I have your blog in my RSS reader so when you update, I get it right away. I realized that when you do post something it’s exceptionally valuable, so I do not mind waiting for it. If you do decide to hire bloggers, they will have to be have as remarkable knowledge as you do.

I like the style/tone this is written in by you already and I fear the quality may not be as good if you have a guest blogger.

I say no, don’t pay people. I subscribe to see what you have to say/show, If I want to see others, I subscribe to others.
For a filler, might be cool to post guest’s work or something – give them some exposure – like a guest feature of the day/week/month/whatever.

~jazzb – fellow Torontonian!

An earnest yes! I’ve been considering removing it from my feed because of lack of posts.

I disagree. I think this will make the blog lose it’s identity.

Definitely yes. I’d like to see other people write, maybe once a month, but your own blogs to be the focal point. It’d be nice to have more blogs to do with web design itself.

It was a hard vote, but I think it’s a good idea, but only if they can stand out as much as you.

Given that you don’t have much time on your hands, get guest bloggers and review their posts before publishing them. That way you can have the “you” approval and stick with your style.

See how much they know. If you can get them to split the RSS feed so people can subscribe to just your posts, just their posts, or to everyone’s, that would be great.

Cluttering would be another prime concern. I’d like to see more posts, but not an overwhelming amount.

i go for no.its okey even if you post once or twice a week.

I say no. I like how this website is run, with quality posts and in time frames that don’t overwhelm its readers.

I think it is all about moderation, but I do agree that you are quiet infrequent in posting, so prehaps guest writters are a good idea. People are saying that than there won’t be quality posts, well thats hardly the case. All it requires is for you to screen what gets posted. If you don’t consider it a solid enough post than don’t allow it to be posted simple.

I would love to see more frequent updates, but not at the cost of quality. Smashing just started posting a bunch of guest articles and they aren’t up to the standards I’ve come to expect, and seeing them on Smashing’s front page makes for a jarring experience.

Why you asking us? What do you want to do?

Personally, I know when you do post it is usually something of 1) quality and 2) that I am interested in. If you do get bloggers, quality and relevance would be the issue and if that can be guarenteed then I will need to ask myself – “Do I have the time to read all these extra posts?”

I would prefere to see good quality blogs that have been prepared, rather than other people writing. I think the quality would suffer a lot. I like it how there is one every now and again, gives me time to read it proparly and put the tips into practice.
You are a trusted source of information, so if someone else steps in, you might begin to loose that.

As much as I love your articles it would be interesting to form a collective of writings.

No, you’re doining great. I like your style and you shout keep it that way.

I love your info. I would be great if you can post more often. I understand about running a business and taking the time to write, as I do the same.

A suggestion, maybe you can write a few articles in advance. Post them over time. That way, there will be more consistent articles being posted.

Keep up the good work.

Quality over quantity always. I like what you write here and I know when there are new posts that they’ll be good, hiring bloggers is like Russian Roulette.

I personally would love to see the volume of quantity go up, and I think it can be done without sacrificing quality. Just make sure you bring on the right people and that you stick to a solid quality control process.

I wouldn’t hire(as in pay) bloggers to post on your site. I think “guest bloggers” would be a good idea. It’s a win-win situation. Your site gets a lot of traffic, anyone guest posting here would be well rewarded from the exposure alone.

adore your writing, Nick! no one can replace you, you have your own style.

I agree with Jin, high quality guest bloggers would be the way to go, blogging about the the type of content that has made your site so successful.

I think you should hire talented bloggers.. I hope you can find bloggers who can write awesome posts..

To stay on the same quality, get guest bloggers, but before posting you should inspect it and see whether the post meets your level, if not its done with that person and the post can go to the dustbin. Quality has always been on the higher priority than frequency on this website and we like it that way.

That doesn’t mean we don’t want other bloggers posting here, but that means that we don’t want to see the quality fall.

This website would be blessed if you can find some good bloggers. But the question is; IF you can’t find one. Because your kind of person is hard to find on the blogosphere.

I agree with “Ruben”, quality over quantity. its ok if you dont post as often as long as your posts maintain thier high level of interesting content, freebis and design tutorial/tips.

keep up the good work =]

the other thing is – i have so many blogs i subscribe to already – i could do with all of them writing a little LESS frequently :) Fire not hire, that what i say.

Thumbs up to more bloggers! :)

I have so much respect for you Nick and I love this site. Whenever you make a new post I know it’s full of content and no filler. So should you decide to get guest bloggers, I hope that they bring the same level of content you bring to each post.

I think it’s not a good idea XD
U r goin great. One post per month is good ;)

Lova ya :***

When the WDW Blog was started I was very optimistic about it. The entries of the first few month covered my interests – in case of jQuery it even expanded my interests.
For the last 6 month I see the quality and frequency falling… I think hiring guest bloggers would help.

I voted yes but I think you should follow strict measures choosing the blogger.
to make sure the blog is going in the same direction we all loved.

I voted yes, I’d also apply to be a blogger here

I voted NO!.. its all about quality not quantity…. I absolutely love your site, its an amazing source of inspiration, tips and techniques and links… and that’s because its YOUR site, with YOUR content….. please don’t turn it into “just another site”

No, I think it looks pretty good the way it is. Why mess with something that is working?

This site is awesome! I’m sure it’s difficult to keep up with it while juggling multiple projects, but I’ve already explored every nook and cranny. I want more! As long as you have quality people you trust to continue your vision, I don’t see the problem.

Of Course Yes! Why NOt! ….

Though the complaint about not posting more often is a valid one but I don’t think anyone would be able to keep up with the standards that you have set.

Just a thought.

I started reading this blog because I could see the passion that _you_ have for design. I’d rather see you post high quality work less frequently than to hire other writers to fill in the gap between your posts.

No, there are plenty of blogs in the web. I come here to read your posts, if i want to read someone’s else i simply go somewhere else. I prefer quality vs quantity. PLEASE DON’T HIRE BLOGGERS FOR YOUR BLOG.

I’m not really sure WDW needs to hire bloggers.
I suppose that would be a good idea but at the same time, I just like to read
this blog and consider who made it.
I say it should remain this way, maybe make a little more time for content.
Cheers

I don’t think this is simply a case of providing more content, simply because there’s plenty of content available elsewhere on the web. It seems that the complaint is actually that YOU don’t write frequently enough. It’s YOUR opinions and insights that are bringing your readers back again and again so how will posting someone elses content address the problem of YOU not writing frequently enough?

Seriously. This is the best looking blog with mediocre content.

I agree with the last three comments. Since I discovered webdesignerwall I visit maybe once a week and generally speaking there’s something new. If not (at least for me, a relative noob) there’s still lots of older posts to read and comments to catch up on. Keep your _your_ good work. My vote is No.

I agree with Edgar – Nick, we love reading your posts and I hope we all understand what a busy chap you are. The posts are always worth waiting for and there are plenty of other blogs out there for those needing daily posts. Quality over quantity.

Once or twice a week would be fine, IMO.

it sounds like a great ideea, you should try a few weeks and see how it works :)

Yes, I think you should introduce guest bloggers, however I would not encourage many of them, perhaps only a maximum of two, and you must ensure their blog posts are of an equal standard to yours, so you can’t be modest here Nick. WDW is such a great resource, and I , like many other do, visit here on a regular basis, and are on occasions disappointed there has not been any new blog posts. Of course it is understandable as you have mentioned above, but you have people in demand.

You may also consider hiring non-English writers like Arabic coz we really need that.. you rock dude

i didnt voted… but you should at least post once per week… its a blog. Once-twice a month like now is way not enough for me to remember you blog. But your co ntent is quality tough. Just still do the same thing, but once every 1 week… and every same week day (let say every monday for exemple).
(ok, if it looks big to you, then start at every two weeks then, but not more!)
On the other hand, we are freelancers and daily blog are too fast for me, cant read every day all my fave sites….
So my answer is NO – dont hire… but YES – more post (from you!!)
thanks! Keep rocking our web and design!

I think you should have sound boards and have people post topics popular topics and others be able to rank those topics high or low for people to add to that topic.

Yes, I think you should hire a second (third) blogger but please make sure that the quality is equal to yours. I love your posts, I prefer the quality not the quantity ;-)

I prefer individual’s blog sites, It’s more personable to regularly read a blog knowing that each post is written by the same person, and if you enjoy reading the blog and get some good knowledge from it, then you know your not gonna be disappointed when you return.

Then again, blogs only work when you can post regularly so if your in a position to get someone else on board, then it may not be a bad idea.

I definitely think that the site should be updated.so sub sequently it’s become need for u to hire bloggers

I think If you want to write qualitative content, you should take your time, then when you publish it, we will appreciate what you’ve written that much more

The last thing I want to see is one of my favorite blogs being cluttered up with nonsense. We visit your blog because we value your experience and opinion. Those who are pushing for more content just for the sake of having something new to read should be redirected to any number of other web design blogs that happily focus on quantity before quality, there are far too many of those already.

It would be great but after all, it’s the quality that counts and I think your doing a stunning job already! The articles are so useful, and for me they always inspire something new :)

Absolutely! – I think it would serve to bring even more interesting and unique content to WebDesignerWall. I’m a blogger, I blog at razorianfly.com. Hire me? ;)

I think that this blog should be set an example for many bloggers. Frequency is not the most important factor in modern blogging

well that really depends on where you want this blog to go. I think that having other bloggers on this site that share the same passion and knowledge could be beneficial. However before considering paying or hiring others I am sure you have friends who could guest blog in the industry. That way you can see how ell the site is received with the additional bloggers

I’d say no. We dont want people to just write stuff… we want intelligent stuff from the pro’s.

Good fikir

Definately I think it would be great to see more content coming from webdesignerwall!

One one side it would be great if people could contribute with the work you are doing on this site, but on the other, as far as they would keep with the content’s quality of this site that would be good then but, I mean, that’s not going to happen. New contributors might be as good as you are, or might not, but they won’t be the exactly same, and that’s for sure.
I suppose I wouldn’t know what to say, so it’s up to you

love u man
thanx

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One one side it would be great if people could contribute with the work you are doing on this site, but on the other, as far as they would keep with the content’s quality of this site that would be good then but, I mean, that’s not going to happen.

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It does’t matter, please write more great tuts.

It all depends on of the posts are to be of a good quality. my blog at blog.jcowie.co.uk has only a few post like yours but they are good quality posts. its all quality vs quantity.

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I think I would rather wait for the quality content to come from you as its your style and take on things that makes the article of high quality. Delegating it down the line unless you get someone of real quality will undermine credibility over time. Of course, if you can review and approve anything before is put up then that puts in some quality control. Keep up the good work.

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