Archive | April, 2006

There are just 2 factors in building a highly successful web business

16 April 2006

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I have been doing a lot of reading on the internet and in business magazines recently and have come to the conclusion that there are currently just two factors in building a successful internet business. And they are: - Communities - User created content If you want to create a successful site from now, you [...]

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Working with a partner

16 April 2006

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My latest internet venture is hopefully going to be big! I am working with a friend on it, who will soon be leaving Japan. I have put up the site and have been spending some time on it, the past couple of weeks. My partner and have a common interest in the topic, which is [...]

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Myspace

15 April 2006

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Myspace is now one of the biggest websites on the internet. It was bought by Newscorp for $580 million which is now considered fairly cheap because of the traffic it brings. I registered my own page and you can see it here. I have even uploaded my picture for the world to see. I am [...]

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Is Joomla search engine friendly?

13 April 2006

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I was asked yesterday if Joomla is search engine friendly: do search engines like Google index it quickly? My short answer is no, you do need to do some tweaks, however for longterm sustainability you cannot rely on “tweaks” to get good results in the search engines. Currently, “title” and “h1″ tags are treated fairly [...]

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Becoming a Joomla fan

12 April 2006

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I have used Mambo on a couple of sites and have started using Joomla on a new site I am developing. I just love all of the free components available. It does take a while to get used to and does seem inflexible at the start, but its features are very powerful. It has a [...]

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Keyword ranking

11 April 2006

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I never purposefully target any keywords on this blog, but is interesting that I am currently showing up on page 2 of Google search results for controversial advertising. “Controversial advertising” returns over 20 million search results, so I kind of find it interesting how this is happening.

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Staying focused

10 April 2006

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I must admit I sometimes have trouble staying focused on the topic at hand. I have an idea to do something, look into it and find the market is saturated, which makes me feel like giving up before I have started. Some websites I have started have been successful, and others have been real flops. [...]

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Future trends article

10 April 2006

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I came across this interesting article which I thought was interesting for two reasons: - it shows how most people are not ready for retirement - it gives some good ideas for people developing new areas of business. Two recent studies indicated that 78% of retirees have no income plan, and wonder, “Where’s my paycheck [...]

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High profile link

8 April 2006

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The Japan news site, News on Japan is publishing a feed of my Japan jobs site. You can see it here.

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My Desk

7 April 2006

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Inspired by pfadvice’s post on his blog I thought that I should add my own picture of my desk. I admit my desk is a complete mess, but for me that is how I like it. I have a 19″ (21″?) that I bought from my friend a couple of years ago. My OS by [...]

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