When I started WotsTheVerdict from a blank sheet of paper 5 months ago, I knew I had a stack of ideas and old drawings, but honestly had no idea where it was going to end up.
It began with me sitting behind a keyboard, writing about whatever I found interesting, or offloading a fictional character I had drawn previously. One week it was football. The next, a film I’d watched. Then history, politics, art, or whatever happened to be bouncing around in my head at two in the morning. There wasn’t some grand business plan behind it. All I wanted was to write honest articles, and journal some wacky ideas to see if anyone out there was actually reading them.
The fact that people actually do amazes me.
So, first of all, thank you. Genuinely.
Everyone who’s clicked on an article, shared it with a friend, or simply spent five minutes reading one of my ramblings has helped make this website what it is. Without you spending some of your own precious time reading a random teenagers online content, WotsTheVerdict wouldn’t exist. Due to my autism, I have trouble communicating verbally and your attendance here means more than you probably realise.
Product Reviews?
I might begin reviewing products.
WotsTheVerdict isn’t turning into one of those websites where every product is somehow “revolutionary” and worthy of five stars. When something’s brilliant, I’ll happily say so. When it’s crap, I’ll say that too. Life’s too short to pretend otherwise.
I’m backed by a drive to journal my thoughts, funded by pocket money, and have no skin, or allegiances in the game. I just add content here, game a little like other teenagers and play drums.
Honesty has always been the whole point of WotsTheVerdict, and that’s not changing.
Expect reviews on anything that catches my interest. Technology, books, football gear, music equipment, films, games, collectibles, and random gadgets that seemed a good idea at the time. If it’s worth talking about, it’s worth reviewing.
Your suggestions matter
I know I sound like a snake oil salesman when I say that but this is where you come in.
Got a product you’ve invented? Have a warehouse full of gear you want reviewed? Is there any item you’d simply enjoy seeing me put through its paces. If I have it, I’ll review it.
Whatever it is, send a suggestion to “contact [at] wotstheverdict [dot] com“. Whether you’ve got a review idea, some feedback, or you just fancy saying hello, my inbox is open.
Sadly, I can’t promise to review absolutely everything, or respond. Unless someone invents a machine that adds another twelve hours to the day, there’s only so much I can do unless school’s abolished. Every serious, and affordable suggestion will go on the list. Then I’ll work through as many as I possibly can and post them between my regular brain farts.
Who knows? The next article might be posted because of your recommendation.
Support My Retirement
There’s another little update as well. WotsTheVerdict accepts crypto donations. Well it always has, but I just figured out how to add the widget yesterday.
Nothing else is changing. Every article will remain unfiltered and naked. No paywalls, and no charging a monthly subscription to find out whether a toaster deserves a 10 star recommendation. I’ll leave that to the king of product reviews, Which.
Any donations might help me pay the electricity bill in my golden years. I might make it to retirement which will likely still be 10 years past my life expectancy following the current trend. The donation option is simply there for anyone who appreciates what I publish and would like to fund boiling an egg, or a new hip replacement in 80 years time.
I might also add one of those coffee buttons even though I hate the stuff.
Rating 1 / 10
Great aroma, horrible flavour. Tastes like burnt.
(That’s it, that’s the review.)
Thank You
WotsTheVerdict has grown beyond anything I imagined, and that’s entirely because of you.
Watching visitors return for new articles, recommend the site to friends, or spend part of their day here genuinely means the world to me. Behind every article is one teenager writing, rewriting, editing headlines for the tenth time, and wondering how it’s received from the readers viewpoint. I see the bounces, bots and real visitors in the site stats.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thanks for reading. Wherever you are. I await your comments as I’ve only ever had feedback from folk in the know. Such as parents, siblings, other relations and close friends.
There’s plenty more to come. More reviews. More football, films, history, art and fiction. Opinions that absolutely nobody asked for.
Got something you’d like me to review? Please send your suggestions.
After all, someone has to answer life’s important questions and post completely irrelevant content.
It’s unreal you made it to the bottom of this page. Here’s a link back to the homepage to start again.
