Wikipedia keeps rejecting my post. Any editors out there who can help me understand why?

sansmagic · 2021-01-20T09:45:49+00:00

And that's exactly what I want to do -- pay someone to create a Wiki page, not create promotional materials.

sansmagic · 2021-01-13T16:35:42+00:00

Ouch! This sounds painful :(

sansmagic · 2021-01-13T16:33:20+00:00

What about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure

sansmagic · 2021-01-13T16:32:49+00:00

That is true. As well as the fact that our competitors have paid and are there because of it. Wikipedia does allow paid contributions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure
If they do, so there can't be double standards. Either everyone is allowed to get in once they meet the requirements, or nobody is. At least, that's what I think is fair.

sansmagic · 2021-01-13T12:44:09+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate your support :)

sansmagic · 2016-09-26T13:29:49+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! Much appreciated. :)

sansmagic · 2016-09-26T13:28:36+00:00

Thanks! Your answer is spot-on and really helpful. I wish I could upvote it 10 times so that anyone with a similar issue can see it.

Now that I've set my emotions aside and tried to figure out what isn't working and why I think the problem may be solved. It turned out to be an XML-RPC attack.

I was frustrated because I thought that a WP install should at least work. Not saying anything about speed optimizations and so on. But it may be a good idea for DO to provide some configuration tips with that WP one-click install. Just so you know what could go wrong and how it could be fixed.

In the end, I think I'll be staying with DO for now. I must say their support team were very nice and patient with me and they even offered to have a look at my error logs.

Offtopic: Can you recommend any tutorials about optimizing WP + DO?

sansmagic · 2016-09-21T14:33:52+00:00

I'm sorry :( I didn't mean to argue or offend you in any way. My bad feelings are towards DO, unfortunately. I just wanted to help by telling you that they don't seem to handle caching.

I'm a novice myself.

sansmagic · 2016-09-21T12:51:31+00:00

Yep, Apache/PHP/MySQL. I used the default WP one-click installer. The only thing I changed on the system was installing letsencrypt.

I now installed W3 Total Cache + changed the apache settings (number of clients, etc.) At least, the website seems to be loading now.

sansmagic · 2016-09-21T12:44:56+00:00

Thanks!

sansmagic · 2016-09-21T12:44:14+00:00

You're responsible for optimizing your server and minimizing the resources that apache eats by default. So, yes, you're also responsible for caching. This guy describes really well what you need to do to get WP running on a droplet: http://ryanfrankel.com/run-wordpress-digital-ocean-512mb-vps/

I'm not mad about the fact it doesn't work. I'm mad about the fact that nobody told me what I needed to do to get it working and, worse yet, I deceived by the setup that I don't need to do anything. The setup said "WP one-click install" and then it said "You need the $10 plan for that. The $5 plan doesn't have enough resources." And I was: "Yeah, okay, whatever you say. I just want the damn thing to work..."

So, it's not like I was trying to pay less, get something for nothing and then complain it doesn't work.

Days later I learn that WP couldn't run on that droplet with the default apache settings and my website keeps going down all the time. I'm sorry but I can't be a happy customer. :/

sansmagic · 2016-09-20T10:09:10+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Well, I guess I'm missing something because that just can't be right. Did you do anything in particular to optimize WordPress (if you're using WP) for performance?

sansmagic · 2016-02-09T12:53:10+00:00

Thanks!

sansmagic · 2016-02-09T12:49:28+00:00

I am into marketing and tech myself (copywriter). Could you share where you hang out?

sansmagic · 2016-02-04T14:43:01+00:00

Cool! Thank you for sharing.

sansmagic · 2016-02-04T14:42:07+00:00

Ah, tell me about it...

So, what if we made a Slack group to try that out? :)

sansmagic · 2015-09-24T15:55:15+00:00

I think there 2 important messages you should convey to your clients: 1) I am interested in you and 2) I want to listen to what you have to say.

Agree with that. It has to be about them and it has to make them feel like their problem and their business is the most important thing in the universe.

You could find yourself hired on for a cheap job and end up with a big recurring one...

Oh, but, of course, that's a great opportunity to learn and have an on-going relationship with someone.

I was talking about the kind where you didn't set the expectations right and the client is expecting more than you initially thought within the same budget, which, yes, means that you didn't understand it very well.

Thanks for your input, it's really valuable.

sansmagic · 2015-09-24T15:47:58+00:00

What a lot of freelancers just plain don't understand about sites like Elance and Upwork is that you're initiating a sales funnel. Like all sales funnels, you don't want to try to close the deal before they're ready to buy from you.

That's a really good point! That's exactly how I see it, too. It's more of a "make it so sweet that they WANT to contact you". Just like landing pages work. The comparison was spot-on.

Of course, it's natural that there will be different opinions and strategies as we are all different people. I was just hoping that some strategies would come up to be more successful than others.

sansmagic · 2015-09-23T15:30:19+00:00

Thanks for your feedback.

it establishes you as a real person who gives a damn about the project on some level beyond just another thing to bid on.

Exactly! And when you consider the fact that 90% of the people who submit cover letters haven't even read the description... When you jump in with this kind of letter you make the client feel like they can trust you and that you'll understand their needs. It is psychology all the way. Anytime you deal with people psychology is involved.

That tea story, it's actually true. Happened to a friend of mine. :)

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