With every new update to WordPress I am quite amazed at how much better it gets and is slowly but surely it is becoming the best CMS option available on the web. I have used Joomla quite a bit and it has some good features, but I think WordPress surpasses Joomla in ease of use [...]
Continue reading...4 August 2010
After hearing about how successful group coupons sites like Groupon has become in the U.S., I thought it would be interesting to try and create my own site. Since Groupon focuses on the US and Europe, there are plenty of opportunities to set up your own site in an area that Groupon doesn’t operate in, [...]
Continue reading...18 September 2009
I don’t usually pay a lot of attention to SEO. Of course I follow all of the basics and do whatever I can to build links, but I don’t go much beyond that. I like setting new challenges, so I thought I would run a little experiment to see if I can get a new [...]
Continue reading...5 March 2009
I am planning to spend a bit of time in Indonesia. There are so many things that fascinate me about the country. Aside from Bali however, it doesn’t get much attention. Anyway I have decided to start a new blog on life and news in Indonesia – AboutIndonesia.com. I found really nice magazine like theme [...]
Continue reading...11 December 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...21 October 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...24 September 2008
The Olympics are over and at least the monetary gain although the monetary gain from the site was disappointing, I am soldiering on working on a new project. Most of the sites I started are doing ok now and don’t require too much maintenance, therefore I can put a lot of time into my next [...]
Continue reading...22 September 2008
Many internet gurus will tell you to build websites based on niche areas with high search volumes. If you are looking for something different, why not start a news site or blog (if there is any difference) on a particular industry. Most industries have some kind of trade magazine that all companies that belong to [...]
Continue reading...27 August 2008
The Beijing Olympics are finally over and some people have asked me how the blog went. Financially the site didn’t do as well as we had hoped. The site started well during the opening ceremony. It also did well the first week when Michael Phelps won his medals and then traffic tapered off a bit. [...]
Continue reading...4 August 2008
I am happy to say that we are getting a great spike in traffic this week on the Beijing Olympic website. We have also put together a medal tally widget that can be easily added to your blog or website. Things are going to be very busy the next three weeks, but I am looking [...]
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4 November 2010
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