[thelist] RE: common key to good sites

[Brian Cummiskey]

Drew Shiel wrote:
>   It does depend on what you mean by forethought. Slashdot and 
> Livejournal are both hugely successful, and had very little in the way 
> of planning, intention of success - no matter how you measure it, or 
> intention to make money.

The same goes for my site too.  I started as a network54 forum.  i now 
have a dedicated server, 35,000 members, and gobs of traffic.  I never 
'planned' on it taking off.   And i think that is key-
To develop along with the growth, and to develop FOR the growth.