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…
I believe he’s from the United States, not Poland.
I didn’t know this blog b4 Jai has bought it, but definitely the previous owner did the right decision, since it is not all about money, but a webmaster should be faithful to his visitors.
I think I didn’t add anything new to the article!
It’s such a shame that he sold it to someone that couldn’t (obviously) continue his great work. For all of us who paid to be in the theme club are very disappointed right now, at least I am.
@WordPress Modder : What proof do you have that he got less than $65k. The sitepoint sale closed for that much I think.
It was reported that SP was asking 65,000, but that it sold for much less.
“Some Polish Guy” is from the state of Wisconsin in the U.S.
Small Potatoe’s wordpress theme tutorial is one of the best still….
I’ve just read this article
that basically says that non-blogger people are starting to buy blogs for prices that are out of the market and are not able to run them.. don’t you think this is the case?
You’re doing a nice job running BOB and this is how to run a blog.
Not updating a blog for 3 weeks is killing it, IMHO.
Did he pay 65k$ to kill a blog?!
I love Justin Tadlock’s design. Looks like this is another god place for me..
I came to know about Blog Oh! Blog only after you purchased it and I have to say that you are really doing well. About WPDesigner, I thought that the owner will take care of it because he paid a good amount to buy it. But its a shame that its not the case.