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« Previous EntriesFinal Fantasy Fan - One Year In Review
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Last year on October 3rd I purchased my Final Fantasy site for $15,000. Since it has been a little over 1 year, I thought I would update you with the results of my first attempt at the webmaster game.
The total earnings for my site were $10,739.06. Assuming, I could sell the site for exactly what […]
Watch Your Tone, Find Your Voice
Friday, August 24th, 2007I have been wondering what makes some bloggers so successful. A lot of bloggers have an easily identifiable catalyst which propels them to the forefront of the internet. John Chow’s blog hit the front page of digg a couple times in a week. Then he changed his focus to making money on the internet with […]
Types Of Websites - The Content Site
Friday, August 17th, 2007When looking for a website to buy, my favorite type of site are content sites that get a healthy amount of search engine traffic. There are a couple of reasons for this. One, I understand the source of revenue and traffic which allows me to optimize more effectively, and two, the time commitment for a […]
Managing A Community
Sunday, August 12th, 2007I have recently been spending way too much time bending to the whims of the communities which are built up around one or two of my sites. Due to the subject matter of the sites I run (two video games, one ipod), a lot of the traffic is from young males. These types of users […]
Escrow.com Review - Avoid Getting Scammed
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Escrow.com appears to be the service to use when transacting a website. Looking at many of the auctions on Sitepoint, you can just tell some of them are scammers. You will definitely want some protection as a buyer since you will have little recourse if you use another method to purchase.
In case you don’t […]
Less Is More With Adsense
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Adsense has been really kind to me since I made those ad size changes. The highest earning day I had before the changes was $27. That was a Saturday. Gaming related traffic seems to peak on a Saturday. Last Saturday I pulled down $47 through adsense. I have been doing some reading, and apparently its […]
Holiday Traffic Lull
Thursday, July 5th, 2007The impact of holiday traffic is very pronounced. There must be a lot of people bored at work spending their days visiting websites instead of working. When the internet bubble was running full speed ahead back in the late 90s, a lot of people were talking about the huge productivity gains companies were seeing. Most […]
Registering Nameservers With Godaddy
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007You’ve just bought a website, and transferred the domain to your godaddy account. After purchasing hosting, your host will send you your new server details, like the IP address, and login information. Now its time to register the nameservers.
Registering nameservers was not an obvious step to me the first time around. I am still […]
How I Picked My Hosting Company
Monday, July 2nd, 2007When I first bought a website, I had no clue how large a hosting plan I needed. Unfortunately it is an inexact science. You will most likely be purchasing a site from someone who is running multiple sites on the same server. This makes it difficult to know exactly what plan will work for you. […]
Should I Keep A Website Or Sell It?
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007Once you have taken on the risk of purchasing a website, there is really only two reasons to want to sell. Either the website takes too much time to run or you can reinvest the proceeds of a sale at a higher return.
Buying a website is risky. Sellers often don’t give enough information to […]
