WPdesigner.com going down the Drain?
If you are a WordPress enthusiast and have been following the latest news, you will know that Small Potato (Wpdesigner.com) recently sold his blog for $65,000 to some Polish guy called Pawel Ciszewski. It is really amazing that the blog was sold for that much money even when it was not earning any substantial revenue. But anyway, I feel that SP (Small Potato) has made a wrong choice by selecting someone who is not related to the WordPress field and the blog is in jeopardy now. I guess SP was in a hurry to pack his bags for his tours.
There has been no news posted since March 28, 2008 on the blog which is making the blog readers impatient and many have already unsubscribed from the blog. Pawel who is the new owner, promised the blog readers that he is hunting for theme designers and other staff who will run the blog. But its very ironical that there has been no update after that point. According to some readers’ research, Pawel Ciszewski runs some online casino sites. So, this really shows how much he will care about the reputed blog which was taken to a high level by SP. But SP, shame on you… your baby is dying out there and no one really cares.
If you read the history of Blog Oh! Blog, you will know that I purchased this blog from Bob (the previous owner) for $10,000 and have managed to take the blog to the next level. I do not have any shame admitting the fact that I bought this blog for earning money but hey, I never ceased to make good themes or write useful stuff for the readers (which is clearly appreciated by the community). Blog Oh! Blog is very close to my heart and if I ever sell (not likely though), I will not let it go into the hands of any Tom, Dick or Harry..I promise that much to you all 
Let me know what you think…
pawel cisewski what an idiot.. how can someone weaste 70 k.. and kill a site… plain stupid
he was so lazy that he didnt write a single post in 1 year… diot..
i wnt to kick this guy for being so stupid… i just wonder how someone that stupid can have so much money to waste… incredible..
He probably bought it because he didn’t know what else to do with the money and he wanted to screw with you guys. LOL @ Pawel spending 65k like it was 10 bucks.
Just checked the site after recieving a cancellation email from Pawel for my WP Themes Club.
Looks like he’s crawled out from under his rock, and hes finally doing something with the site, whether it be good or bad.
There is a notice on there saying, ‘Discontinued’, so perhaps someone has started legal action?
Wpdesigner sucks for sure!
I purchased a login at the theme club but after days my account is still not activated and cannot download the themes. Scammer!
Is there somebody who downloaded it from the member section. If so please help me out. I can proof payment. I tried everything to contact the guy (whois, linkedin, email, forum) but he doesn’t respond any more……
Any help?
Rwin2007 on dp
It’s amazing that SP was able to sell his site for that price, and good for him. But like any “small business” purchases, whether Paul can keep the site at the same caliber or level and garner the same fan base is up to Paul.
I believe that in the case of blogs and small businesses in general, there is more to “good will” value based on the owner (and therefore considered intangible or non-book value) than the blog owners care to admit, because this eats into their ability to demand higher prices from the prospective new owners.
That said, I think Jai you’re doing an excellent job and you’ve brought many new offerings to the table.