New header image, new direction

Deciding that I wanted to move beyond the off-the-peg vector images for Looking for Wisdom, a couple of weeks back, I commissioned an illustrator friend to produce a new header image. I'm delighted with how it is looking.

This ties in with a slight change of direction at Looking for Wisdom. Informal feedback from readers suggested that the idea of paying for ongoing philosophy courses by subscription was, well... somewhat overwhelming. Potential subscribers told me they were afraid there would be too much to read and absorb.

So now I'm readjusting, making the membership tier more community based (with access to the discourse forum), and working towards offering one-off workshops, weekend courses etc., with more face-to-face interaction (with reductions for members).

Meanwhile, in terms of making the site pay, syndicating via Medium is keeping it bringing in a modest income, and also raising profile. I've got some great content coming up. Google stats are booming (tenfold increase in search impressions over the last two months), and with a few more tweaks, I'm pretty confident with the new direction.