I’ve been debating this for a while as the project has become far more popular than I ever expected and I’ve become more busy than I ever wanted. So here is the deal: You have until October 10, 2007 to sign up for Shockey Monkey. By Monday, I will have everyone that is currently waiting in the queue in support.ownwebnow.com portal and ready to go. If you aren’t in it then, sign back up.
Shockey Monkey signup form will officially go offline on 10/10/2007
I did not come to this decision lightly but around 18 months ago when I started down this journey I never anticipated more than a few hundred SBS community folks would ever sign up. Today, three thousand people plus and counting I’m at a point where I will be spending more time adding new users than adding new features. That is simply not fair to the people that have established their businesses on the monkey and are currently using it in their businesses. There is a lot that the monkey needs to do to improve for those people and I still have a few hundred in the queue just waiting. So out of respect for those and for the features that are coming, I have no choice but to close the gates and reopen them when this is a fully documented commercial program within a few months.
P.S. I want you all to know how eternally thankful I am that you have found so much in SM to continue promoting it to everyone you meet. Nearly everyone that signs up does so because they know someone else is using it and they love it.
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