Devot:ee Launches, 16 Prizes Up for Grabs!
Devot:ee is the brainchild of ExpressionEngine Pro Net member Ryan Masuga who defines it as “a website devoted to learning, teaching, tweaking, extending, and having fun with the ExpressionEngine CMS.” So far Ryan’s made good on all those statement.
Devot-ee.com has two unique things that set it apart from the growing number of ExpressionEngine community sites. First, it has the most comprehensive collection of ExpressionEngine Add-ons anywhere (including ExpressionEngine.com). I think of Devot:ee’s Add-on section as a fan-curated museum of community created EE code.
Second, though registration is free you also have the option of becoming one of the Devot:ed, which costs $39 per year. Only the Devot:ed get to rate add-ons and save favorites. This means all the ratings are from people who are committed to the EE Community and not just random strangers with an opinion. I’m sure Ryan is catching flack for this approach but personally I think its brilliant and hope it works out. And yes, I signed up, paid my $39 bucks and became one of the Devot:ed. For the record, I used my own cash and was not given a free-membership or otherwise enticed to sign up and promote it. I find the ability to save add-ons useful but I plunked down my money to “fund awesomeness” more than anything else.
If you register (free) or sign up as one of the Devot:ed before by the end of June 14, 2009 you’ll be automatically entered to win one of 16 prizes, including $250/$100 Amazon Gift Certificates, ExpressionEngine licenses, and a slew of high-quality add-ons from some of the best EE devs on the planet. The Official Launch Giveaway post has the details.
