Up The Chimney 2008
It’s almost that time again folks! And given I’m leaving the country before anyone even thinks about Christmas shopping, fingers crossed I’ll have the site up and running in the next few weeks.
3 years ago Up the Chimney was launched as an experiment for immediate family, with a good response. The year after that we tried to go full pelt with a dedicated domain name, public access and advertising links. It was ok, but we put too much effort into making money and not enough into making it work well for the users. So last year, it was all about YOU! My programming skills had matured somewhat and the site was re-written from scratch (in CakePHP, if there’s any fellow geeks reading). The result was a much more stable, easier to use site.
So hopefully that means this year I can achieve the best of both worlds, and Up the Chimney will be better than ever before, whilst also making me a few bob to go towards a night or two in a hostel!
Stay tuned!
Iain
