Hi Osgoog, It's difficult to compete with free, and much of the internet is this way. Free email, searches, videos, music, WordPress themes, etc. It's becoming more and more difficult to convince individuals or a small business that spending extra money on developing a website is worth the money. And it will only get worse, not better. I think the best opportunties exist with/working for large, profitable companies, e.g., banks, insurance firms, hospitals, law firms, etc., managing their websites and online marketing, not building sites for private businesses. By @Fun Seeker I could not agree more, sounds like l could have written that reply myself. You either have to be very very good or very very bad to make any money from web development these days, in my opinion. Those in between like myself can't compete. For me it doesn't matter, l had 20 plus years of satisfaction and excitement. I can sit back now and watch it all unfold from a comfortable distance. I still take an interest in what's happening of course, its difficult after so much investment in terms of time, to just walk away, for now that is. Hopefully lm still capable of giving back something to those who are less knowledgable and occasionally need some help. I still purchase PVII's widgets every now and then. They're so damn good! They haven't developed anything new in a long time, and given the situation, it's not surprising. It makes no sense to divert time and resources into a program with a limited shelflife. Thanks. By @Fun Seeker I've never used a PVII extention BUT I do know both Al and Gerry were/are fully committed to producing the best and providing an excellent after sales experience. Sadly Al is no longer with us and with DW no longer in active development , only bug and OS updates, hasn't exactly helped. Time waits for no one, things move on, there's always someone else or something else on the horizon which is going to eventually "rain on your parade'.
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