Great thread David! I have noticed the decline in views/posts as well. Personally if people don`t want to view my work that`s fine by me since most of my work tends to be daily drivers with basic details, and lets be honest, there are tons of those threads posted daily! IMO most readers could care less if it`s not an exotic or special interest car. My threads with the most views are jobs with cool cars or jobs where I went above and beyond standard detailing duties, and I`m fine with that. I`m not out to be the next Paul Dalton, I simply do what I love and want nothing more than to be acknowledged as a reputable pro.
I do agree with a lot of what`s been said so I`ll try not an repeat it all. Instead I`ll list why I post C&B threads myself.
- Obviously it`s a great advertisement! Why not take advantage of it?
- As Eric stated, there is nothing wrong with adding them to multiple forums as not everyone visits Autopia, the more exposure the better!
- Helping others! A lot of knowledge has been gained from forums and I try and do my part to give back to the community. I`ve always responded to everyone of my threads! Most of the time it`s simply a thank you, but if there is a question posted I always answer them.
- Having my work on-line has also been helpful many times when someone asks a question about a certain car that I`ve already worked on.
I will say that I dislike the threads were the OP does not answer questions or simply doesn`t contribute to the forum at all other than to post their work.
Rasky
Bookmarks