Archive | 2008

Making money from CPM advertising

11 December 2008

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I never had much experience trying to make money from CPM until I worked on my site for the Beijing Olympics. Basically you just get paid a certain amount every 1000 times your ad is displayed on a website. Rates are pretty low and vary between industries. A quick search on the internet says the [...]

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Relationship Advice Site and Blog Ideas

11 December 2008

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The internet is full of sites with varying degrees of knowledge and expertise on a variety of topics and issues. One of these areas is the realm of relationship advice. Starting a website and generating the requisite traffic would be a cinch if you pick the right niche. People are constantly looking for ways to [...]

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5 Bad Habits That Keep You in Debt

10 December 2008

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It is hard to believe that some people are still shocked when they “discover” how deeply in debt they really are. While accumulating debt can occur much more quickly than the time it takes to pay it off, it rarely occurs overnight. There are some bad money management habits that most people dealing with debt [...]

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Using Google Chrome

15 November 2008

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My laptop is still going strong after a couple of years, but it is starting to get slower and slower, mainly when starting up. I am reluctant to buy a new one as this one has been so reliable. A reinstall of the Windows would help a lot, but I can’t bothered with that. I [...]

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America goes to the polls

4 November 2008

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I am Australian, but a lot of my income now comes from the United States. Since I don’t live in Australia and most of my internet traffic comes from the U.S. I pay more attention to what is happening there. My income is always down during U.S. holiday periods. From Thanksgiving to Christmas, my earnings [...]

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Wolf of Wall Street

1 November 2008

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I just finished reading the “The Wolf of Wall Street” by Jordan Belfort. It’s a good read and a book which is hard to put down. It is the story of Jordan Belfort’s rise in the stock market world and dramatic fall as he battles an addiction to drugs. You won’t learn much about Wall [...]

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Structuring my new website

21 October 2008

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I am currently in Thailand taking a little bit of a break, but also spending some time on my new travel website. I am still thinking exactly what I want to do with the site. I decided to use Joomla as the CMS for the site. I was thinking about Drupal at first, but after [...]

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How is the economic downturn affecting you?

13 October 2008

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I arrived in Bangkok last night and now planning to stay in Thailand for at least the next month or so. After my passport/visa nightmare, it feels good to have a brand new passport and the freedom to go where I want. The flight from Melbourne was full of holiday makers. It was a discount [...]

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Choosing a domain for my next site

8 October 2008

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Most people starting a new business or website, spend quite a bit of time brainstorming names for their business. Even if it is an offline business, you will probably still need to check if the .com is available. No point naming your business, only to find the .com is being used by a less than [...]

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Australia’s rich young entrepreneurs

25 September 2008

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The Australian magazine BRW has published a list of Australia’s richest entrepreneurs. Heading the list is Nathan Tinkler, 32, who has a net worth of $440 million. He made his money mining investments. More interesting (at least for me) is Daniel Tzvetkoff who at 24 is in 15th place with a net worth of $120 [...]

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