We have been warned that we have to do different things at different stages of life, and different ages must have different priorities. For example, when you are a teenager, you must study hard, and studying is the most important thing; when you are in your twenties, you may start working, establishing a career is the most important thing, and then consider starting a family; in your thirties, you may consolidate your career. Career and family, keep working hard; in your forties...each stage has different priorities.
This is true for life thinking, and so is online entrepreneurship. Every personal website must go through several necessary stages, including website construction, early promotion, mid-term consolidation, development period, peak stage, continued maintenance or decline in popularity... These are several major stages of website development. Of course, there are different methods in different periods and must be adjusted according to specific circumstances. The development of the Internet also has different stages. The 1990s was the early stage of development, and there were opportunities everywhere to enter the Internet at this time; the early 2000s was the high-speed stage of development, and there were still good opportunities to enter at this time; after 2008, the development of the Internet Standardization has begun, and state coercive measures have also been extended to the Internet. The network environment has begun to adjust, and it has become difficult for individuals to create websites. However, I believe that the future network may be more standardized.
Because we have some foreknowledge of the different stages of life, when each stage comes, we can adjust ourselves to greet it in a better state. However, regarding the current network rectification, due to the lack of advance predictions and reference models, everyone is at a loss. Because we don’t know how long the network rectification will last, whether it will be carried out in a more severe way, whether we will continue to suppress it across the board, whether there will be destructive tough measures... it’s all unpredictable, so I’m a little confused. Perhaps for the power departments, this is a necessary means in a necessary period of Internet development. Reform is inevitable, but it has only been encountered by our group. We're overwhelmed, but that doesn't stop things from happening.
When the website develops to a certain stage or encounters a bottleneck, or due to changes in external factors, you must adjust yourself. For example, the A5 forum bbs.admin5.com canceled the personal signatures of all members due to the pressure of national network regulation. As a result, many users were dissatisfied, the forum's popularity declined, and members were lost. This is a certain stage of development, and it cannot be decided by the King of Maps. It cannot directly conflict with relevant policies. The only way is to change yourself. If the pressure in a certain direction is less, then move closer in that direction. This change may have two results: loss of users and decline in popularity; or successful transformation and continued development. Different pressures at different stages depend on how you adjust. If the transition is successful, you can continue to develop; if the transition fails, you may be unable to recover. This is the way things develop.
Many websites have this experience. When the popularity of the website develops, it still does not make a profit. Making a website is not just a matter of interest, but more importantly, there is income. Only by making profits can the website continue to develop. This has reached the profit stage of the website. If it does not transform quickly and gain income, it will be difficult for the website to continue to develop. Users may be lost, there may be no income for a long time, leading to heavy debts, and there may be more unforeseen problems, etc. This stage of website development is how to achieve profitability. If the profitability problem is not solved, the future development will be very pessimistic. This is the so-called phased problem, which needs to be adjusted according to the current conditions.
What will happen at each stage is destined. Although you are not sure what will happen, you still need to adjust your mentality and face it positively. Only in this way can you get through it safely. For example, network rectification, personal website adjustment, the stage of life you are currently in, etc. You cannot escape, so face it positively, and you may even create surprises. (Text/Mengjiang)