A year ago to this very day, Get Out Glasgow launched. By far the most successful project I’ve ever undertaken, it has quickly become one of the most visited going out blogs in the city thanks to it rushing to the top of Google search rankings for Glasgow bars and pubs (and we all know how much the people of this fine city like a drink!)
Unfortunately, it’s all become a bit too much to handle! While, graciously, I’ve had to write less and less content myself as time’s gone on as more and more voluntary contributors have got on board, it’s still a huge commitment trying to find these people and trying to ensure that there’s a constant stream of fresh content coming out of the site. As a result, in the next couple of weeks Get Out Glasgow is going to see a slight overhaul and will move away from its bloggy roots. The idea is to simplify the website, and remove the pressure from myself to find content for it every single day, by making it more of a static resource. The same great reviews, bar guides and features will be accessible on the website, and they will still be added to and kept up to date regularly, I’m just moving the website away from needing the kind of constant attention which it requires at the moment.
Although I’m doing this for the sake of my own free time and sanity, this feels like a sensible evolution anyway, as pillar articles like the City Centre and West End bar guides receive hundreds of views per day, whereas when a random event review goes up it may receive a few hundred views on day one, and then basically never be seen again!
The core of the site has always been bar and restaurant reviews, however this (along with more club coverage) will now become almost the sole focus, greatly simplifying the breadth of content. Review contributions are still more than welcome from anyone at any time, and will now be easily accessible through a large review database where users can, at a glance, see everywhere that’s ever been covered on the site. Reviews and bar guides are the kind of article which are easily consumed, and don’t go out of date particularly quickly, but I’ll still be working to make sure everything remains relevant and up to date.
It’s an exciting next step for the website and hopefully it can continue to evolve in the future.
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