Do you remember? A few months ago, I ran a survey about this website and I never shared the results. Here they are now.
The goal of the survey is simple: to make Swing DJ Resources better.
Results
We had 81 participants.
Except for the first question, there were multiple responses possible. Here are the results.
You can also download a PDF version:
SDJR Survey 2013 Results PDF
Note from the editor
Very important questions for me were #5: “Which of these topics would you like to read about?” and #6: “Would you be interested in one or more of these choices?”
I had some expectations but one surprised me. Let's see.
No Surprise:
- The majority is interested in music tips – I knew that from many email conversations I had before
- How-to articles and interviews – I had a feeling that this will be of interest
- Online-shop for contemporary swing music – Well, I hoped for that result because I'm carrying around this idea since a long time and I think it will add a lot of value to the website. This will be realized in 2014 for sure!
Big Surprise:
- You're interested in a discussion forum – Really?
There is already a great forum out there called Swing DJs. Why are you asking for another one?
Either it's unknown to most of you or it's been un-reliable. In fact, they had some major server issues but those are fixed since quite a while.
So what are the reasons? You know, if there are good ones then I might to consider starting another forum but it's totally not my intention to compete with the existing one.
If you voted for a forum, please tell me why in the comment section below. Another question would be: what are you missing in the existing one? Actually, those comments would help to make the existing Swing DJs forum even better.
Leave a Comment
What do you think about the survey? Would you like to add something? Let's have a discussion.
Yulai Liu says
I have tried to get into Swing DJs form before but got denied by the server or something so I gave up. I am still interested in getting into a form though, it will mostly for new music discovery, music identification from Youtube videos and some version of songs that I need help in finding it (digitally). For example: Two O’Clock Jump from the movie Best Foot Forward, if anyone knows where I can find it digitally, since I don’t feel like spending over $20 on the CD.
Chris Bossert says
Try it again with the forum, it really should work now.
Yulai Liu says
I did yesterday, posted on it already, thanks
Laura Windley says
I would love to see a new generation of swing DJs discover swingdjs.com. I still go there when I need a song ID or when I am searching for something specific – it’s a great resource, even if it doesn’t get the traffic it used to get. Is there a way to route people from here to there or maybe partner with swingdjs.com?
Chris Bossert says
Actually, I was thinking about including a link to the forum somewhere on this site but never did. I think, now it’s time to do so.
Jesse Miner says
I love swingdjsresources.com! The news items regularly posted by your site are especially helpful – a great to resource when preparing for my Hey Mister Jesse podcast each month. I would definitely love to see an online music shop dedicated to swing music for DJs/dancers! As for a forum, yes indeed, swingdjs.com is alive and well. We were having some stability issues, but all issues have been resolved, and the site is currently up and running smoothly. We welcome new members and active discussions and are always open to suggestions about how to bring more traffic to the site.
Chris Bossert says
It’s nice to get inspired by each other! I will include a link to the forum.
Claudia Petrilli says
Paid online Swing DJ course? Really? I didn’t know such thing existed. Very interesting responses. Thank you for taking the time to conduct the survey, collect the data and sharing the results with us.
I agree with you on Swing DJs, of course. No need for another one. Hopefully new DJs now know about it.
Chris Bossert says
The paid online Swing DJ course doesn’t exist (yet), but it’s an idea of mine since a long time. I just wanted to know, if someone would be interested in such a thing.