Joining the gainfully unemployed

Very sorry to hear that Adam. Your site is awesome and good luck.

I feel so bad I might just go click on a sidebar.

Not having a job is pretty no fun. But, thanks to hiring freezes, there's plenty of freelance writing out there for unemployed journalists like myself. Silver lining...

Wow, that's tough if not unexpected news. If you want more pizza after Suldog picks you up a pie, put me down for another trip to the Pleasant (or Golden House if it's Chinese you hunger for). Maybe the Globe will figure out it needs somebody who understands this whole blogging and citizen journalism thig.

Sorry to hear this--and not to be a Polly-anna or anything--but I am certain that this is going to turn into an opportunity for you to turn the talent you display on this website into something. It's definitely in the air that this is going to turn into something what with the thing in the Phoenix last week and all the talk I hear about this site. Keep us updated. This website is so essential to me--I check it more than any other.

Whit

Bummer, your site is one of my favorites in my google reader - I can't wait to see how it improves with the extra attention while you're on your [hopefully short] work-hiatus. Good luck!!

Adam, I'm sorry to welcome you into the unemployed journalists club. Hope you have severance. I'll join the chorus here that says the Globe would scoop you up if they were smart, but I have a feeling you could definitely turn UHub into more of a moneymaker.

I'm sorry Adam, that's terrible. I'll keep a lookout for anything that may look like it'll work.

Good luck turning this into a profitable venture. If anyone can do it I'm sure it's you.

I am so sorry to hear this Adam! It has not been a good time for those of us in the media, and I have to admit I am surprised you got a pink slip of all people. Let's hope we all find work soon... I am hoping for the best.

Sorry to hear about the layoff, Adam! But you're in good company with the rest of us who were laid off!

Adam--

Very sorry to hear the news.

Ross

I truly think you're better off that sinking ship. Hang in there and find something worthy of your talent!

Like so many other folks have commented, this site is just too important not to grow. You have so many dedicated readers who are your biggest fans (OK, your family probably likes you more) and we would do anything to help. As yet another unemployed writer of many many years, there are freelance writing jobs out there that could keep you busy, but give you enough time to grow this site into a real money maker. My guess is, you have enough traffic to get some big advertisers lined up.

Worry more about you than us as far as creating revenue is concerned. We'll all be OK. But we want you to be OK as well. And just ask if you need anything. Someone out here in UHland will be able to help.

I think there's definitely a business model for a site like UH to provide for a full-timer. If I were in your position, I would absolutely pursue this as your main source of income.

I think you'd have to grow it to be more of a hyperlocal media thing, beyond just the valuable aggregator it is now, but I think your background might be a good fit. I hear that myballard.com (a hyperlocal news site for a Seattle neighborhood) is doing well, might be a model to look at.

I've got more ideas, and some resources, if you ever need to bounce ideas off of anyone, my email address is in this form!

Good luck, Adam!

I'd love to think you could make a living doing UH. You certainly work hard enough at it. Best of luck!

Adam, sorry and stunned to hear this. Thought they'd keep their best folks up to the end, but guess not. But I really do think this will be a good thing in the end, with you winding up in a Real Good Place. It worked out that way for me, and for several others I know who were jettisoned by that mother ship, and we don't have your fan base and loyal network:)