Introducing WPQuestions

WPQuestions has launched! The site is geared toward users who need quick, accurate answers to WordPress-related questions. The emphasis is on urgency, when you have a “WordPress emergency” that needs attention so you can launch your projects on schedule.

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Users are either Askers, who offer money for emergency support, or Experts, who are established PHP coders looking to earn money and bolster credibility. Questions run in the form of a 3-day contest, but end as soon as the best answer is selected. (Read More ›)

What It Is

  1. A Time-Sensitive, Problem-Solving Environment.
    Users who cannot find timely, accurate help on the WordPress.org forums can post to WPQuestions knowing that experienced coders are waiting to help.
  2. Micro-Consultation.
    There are scenarios where novice developers and clients don’t wish to sign a 20-hour consulting contract with an expert. Instead they have bite-sized questions they need answered directly with minimal fuss.
  3. Convenient Revenue Stream.
    Every freelance developer understands the stop-start nature of workflow. In between projects, or on work days where client feedback is slow, WPQuestions is a great environment to make money and establish more credibility. The Top Experts page demonstrates to potential clients your coding talent and ability to problem-solve.

What It Isn’t

  1. Spec Work.
    Contest-based scenarios have been understandably criticized because they require hours of creative time with no guarantee of payment. WPQuestions is not for developers to dabble or waste their valuable time — it is for Experts who can glance a question and offer a solution without spending more than 10-20 minutes.
  2. A Substitute for WP Consultancy.
    WPQuestions is not meant to compete or cheapen the pricing of traditional 20-30hr contract-based consultancy arrangements. Instead, it is ideal for quick, one-off problems that need solutions. WPQuestions strives to value the time and skills of the Expert. If Experts can answer 5 questions in an hour at $20 (minimum) per question, they’ve earned $100+/hr. They are not bound to contracts or extended relationships with the Asker. They can pick and choose which questions are worth their time.
  3. A Discussion Site.
    Ideally, questions should have succinct answers without extended discussion. There maybe be multiple ways to write a PHP solution, but the Asker should choose whichever solutions was offered 1) first, and 2) most efficiently. WPQuestions does offer a prize-sharing option in scenarios where multiple Experts have contributed to the overall answer.

The Future

Our real priority is to get the site up and running and begin taking feedback and incorporating new features accordingly. The current branding and design will evolve once the audience needs become clearer. Our friend Adii is helping sponsor and market the site for the first couple months.

In the meantime, subscribe to the WPQuestions blog or contact us with any bugs or questions!

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8 Responses to Introducing WPQuestions

  1. Darfuria says:

    Fantastic idea for a website. I’m really looking forward to both contributing, and reading through the questions and responses.

    I’ve noticed a couple of errors, though. When posting or responding to a question, HTML a tags are stripped from questions/responses.

    On a single post page in this blog, the meta description has an HTML a tag in it which breaks it.

  2. lawrence says:

    Darfuria, thanks much for the feedback. I believe we have now fixed these problems. If you see a place where the problem is still occurring, would you please point it out to us?

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  5. Darfuria says:

    Sure, no problem.

    Out of interest – what happens to answered questions that have expired? It’d be nice to have a questions archive with the highlighted winning answer.

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  7. lawrence says:

    Darfuria, you are asking a good question. Darren explains some of our response in today’s post:

    http://blog.wpquestions.com/2009/12/14/the-first-week-for-wpquestions/

    So…

    In the future, when a question expires, it will only be available to the person who asked it, and to the people who answered it, however, we also plan to roll out a subscription model that will grant anyone unlimited access to the archives.

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