Classifieds 1000 interviewed Jonathan Hayward about his website. The interview is available here, as well as several places online with Classifieds 1000.
What is the name of your website?
Jonathan's Corner: A Glimpse into Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What is your name?
Jonathan Hayward
Your Location (city, etc)
I live outside of Chicago, Illinois, USA, in a lovely little niche called Wheaton. My father teaches at Wheaton College, and it's a really nice place.
Please give us a short summary of your website?
The website is a collection of creative work—stories, humor, musings, essays, art, even computer software—that I have been collecting for over a decade.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
That's hard to say. Ultimately, I think it's a work of creativity that cooperates with God. For me, it begins with a hazy idea that I try to "hear out," and continues until I have something to share. Eventually I had enough to fill out a large website.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
I launched my first website in the early 90's. It was a predecessor to my current website.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I was looking for something that would be easy to type and remember. JonathansCorner.com was available.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
I think some of my visitors would say that there isn't much in the way of other, similar offerings. It isn't the only "creative work" website on the web, but the collection—stories, mystical theology, art, humor, poetry, games, computer software—isn't really "just like" anything else I've found.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
This site is made to share my creations.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
It's been worth every man-year of time I've spent on it. Really. I don't really measure things