Hey,
Long time since I updated but I have been busy lately.
I moved house about 6-8 weeks ago and my internet was just turned on yesterday.
I was only getting on for 30 mins every few days to check on important emails but I wasn't able to do any work so I have a lot to catch up on.
I am selling one of my sites, RakebackBob.com - It makes $930+/month and the current bid is just $2100 so if anyone is interested - Send me an email john [ at ] deuce ace dot com
I am working on a new poker site, its going to be similar to DeuceAce, but targeted just at the UK and Ireland.
I will be doing most promotion offline since Im in Ireland.
I am setting up a new business just for my poker network and keeping my other sites and businesses separate. I have a meeting at 2pm on Tuesday to get this sorted :)
Logo draft for the new poker site will be done today so I will post it later or tomorrow :)
Friday, December 08, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Changing tactics
Hey everyone :)
I have decided to change my tactics for my sites, what I am doing now isn't working and I think something else could work better.
I have been focusing on my current sites for a while and just putting some spare time into other sites but I am going to change this, working on my current sites constantly isn't working as well as it should.
I am going to put more time into working on new sites now, they will all be driving traffic to my others anyway so my current sites will be getting more from it.
I have been running more freerolls on DeuceAce, if your interested check out this.
It is more work than its worth really in terms of making any money, I don't think I have made anything from them yet to be honest but its something just for the community anyway.
RakebackBob.com affiliate search is near enough finished now.
I am hiring someone to add the affiliates for me, I don't want to spend too much time with data entry when I could be doing something better.
Once they are added I'm going to email the affiliates and give them 2 free months listing and after that charge $9.95/month.
I think the traffic will be more than good enough by then for affiliates to list their site.
I have already got my first affiliate and they paid for 6 months featured listing :)
NonStopArcade has been banned from google because I had adult games, they told me once I changed it so adsense didn't show on the adult pages they would reactive serving, so I paid a coder for some custom work and emailed adsense to be told the site is banned and it wont be enabled again.
I am selling sitewide text links for 6 months now for $50 is anyone is interested, 1500+ uniques/month and it will go up a lot more soon once I get my network bar and start linking between sites.
My designer is MIA again.....he has been gone for over 2 weeks now, he was on last week and emailed someone else I know and didn't get back to me, I was a bit pissed off with that..
He is only doing a small job for me but I don't mind if he's late, as long as he lets me know.
Want some free $$?
I am giving away $10 free no-deposit poker money on pitbull for anyone that is interested.
You don't even have to download the room, its flash based so just register like a normal link and you will get $10 free without adding any details like your CC number. Great deal and you cant lose so don't miss out :)
Click here
The coder for my latest site is FINALLY starting to work on it, he is over 2 weeks late as well, I had a launch date set for this and had a lot planned so this really changed some plans, I'm hoping this will be a big site but it still wont be finished for another week.
The coder is really good and hes a moderator on the forum for the script I am using and did all the official skins so I'm sure he will do a good job!
Well hope everyone's sites are going well :)
Cya all!
I have decided to change my tactics for my sites, what I am doing now isn't working and I think something else could work better.
I have been focusing on my current sites for a while and just putting some spare time into other sites but I am going to change this, working on my current sites constantly isn't working as well as it should.
I am going to put more time into working on new sites now, they will all be driving traffic to my others anyway so my current sites will be getting more from it.
I have been running more freerolls on DeuceAce, if your interested check out this.
It is more work than its worth really in terms of making any money, I don't think I have made anything from them yet to be honest but its something just for the community anyway.
RakebackBob.com affiliate search is near enough finished now.
I am hiring someone to add the affiliates for me, I don't want to spend too much time with data entry when I could be doing something better.
Once they are added I'm going to email the affiliates and give them 2 free months listing and after that charge $9.95/month.
I think the traffic will be more than good enough by then for affiliates to list their site.
I have already got my first affiliate and they paid for 6 months featured listing :)
NonStopArcade has been banned from google because I had adult games, they told me once I changed it so adsense didn't show on the adult pages they would reactive serving, so I paid a coder for some custom work and emailed adsense to be told the site is banned and it wont be enabled again.
I am selling sitewide text links for 6 months now for $50 is anyone is interested, 1500+ uniques/month and it will go up a lot more soon once I get my network bar and start linking between sites.
My designer is MIA again.....he has been gone for over 2 weeks now, he was on last week and emailed someone else I know and didn't get back to me, I was a bit pissed off with that..
He is only doing a small job for me but I don't mind if he's late, as long as he lets me know.
Want some free $$?
I am giving away $10 free no-deposit poker money on pitbull for anyone that is interested.
You don't even have to download the room, its flash based so just register like a normal link and you will get $10 free without adding any details like your CC number. Great deal and you cant lose so don't miss out :)
Click here
The coder for my latest site is FINALLY starting to work on it, he is over 2 weeks late as well, I had a launch date set for this and had a lot planned so this really changed some plans, I'm hoping this will be a big site but it still wont be finished for another week.
The coder is really good and hes a moderator on the forum for the script I am using and did all the official skins so I'm sure he will do a good job!
Well hope everyone's sites are going well :)
Cya all!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Please - Abandon paypal
Hey,
I have always had problems with paypal but this one has crossed the line and I'm not even going to bother getting my account working again, I have been trying over 24 hours now.
Paypal restricted my account yesterday morning but I didn't worry about it at all because they did the same thing before for the same reason (Poker website, DeuceAce.com).
I am using paypal to accept payments from advertisers, I talked to a manager in Jan this year about it and he actually apologised for the mistake paypal made closing my account thinking I was taking payments for actual bets...
This time...they have been totally unhelpful, every email I have sent they said my account is closed, I have broken their AUP BUT THEY WONT TELL ME WHAT I HAVE DONE.
They said having a directory on my site is against their AUP....This must be a joke. What is a directory? A list of sites using a script to put them into categories to make it easier for users to find sites.
Im not even accepting payments for the links, it was there for ease of use for users.
NOWHERE in their AUP does it say a directory of gambling sites is not allowed.
I have asked numerous times and they still haven't answered.
So...does this mean that all sites linking to a gambling related site is breaking their AUP?
Obviously it must since that is exactly what my directory is doing only it is using categories for the links.
I wouldn't mind so much but I have funds in my account and they are frozen for 6 months.
I will not be using paypal again for any business and I would suggest anyone using them to ensure you don't keep ANY funds in your account.
I have always had problems with paypal but this one has crossed the line and I'm not even going to bother getting my account working again, I have been trying over 24 hours now.
Paypal restricted my account yesterday morning but I didn't worry about it at all because they did the same thing before for the same reason (Poker website, DeuceAce.com).
I am using paypal to accept payments from advertisers, I talked to a manager in Jan this year about it and he actually apologised for the mistake paypal made closing my account thinking I was taking payments for actual bets...
This time...they have been totally unhelpful, every email I have sent they said my account is closed, I have broken their AUP BUT THEY WONT TELL ME WHAT I HAVE DONE.
They said having a directory on my site is against their AUP....This must be a joke. What is a directory? A list of sites using a script to put them into categories to make it easier for users to find sites.
Im not even accepting payments for the links, it was there for ease of use for users.
NOWHERE in their AUP does it say a directory of gambling sites is not allowed.
I have asked numerous times and they still haven't answered.
So...does this mean that all sites linking to a gambling related site is breaking their AUP?
Obviously it must since that is exactly what my directory is doing only it is using categories for the links.
I wouldn't mind so much but I have funds in my account and they are frozen for 6 months.
I will not be using paypal again for any business and I would suggest anyone using them to ensure you don't keep ANY funds in your account.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Nope, I'm not dead - Quick update
Hey
I know its been avery long time since I updated, I have been too busy to blog really but Im going to do a really quick update.
Bike Crash
DeuceAce
NonStopArcade
GamblingAffiliatez
New Poker Site
Moving Again
Bike Crash(es)
I crashed my bike twice since I last blogged (2 weekends in a row) and before that it was well over a year since I came off.
I think there was something wrong with the bike, the second time the front wheel just locked up on me and the bike flipped over - That did some serious damage to the bike and I was in a lot of pain for a while, my kneecaps are still really sore.
Anyway...that's the worst thing that has happened ;)
DeuceAce Poker Forum
For my sites, DeuceAce poker forum is doing pretty well, I reached 500 members and just went over 6000 posts :)
Iam now running regular freerolls, I hope I see some of the blog readers playing!
If you like poker but not sure what a freeroll is, you enter a tournament with other people from the site, no entry fee at all and the winners share a real prize pot, in other words, you have nothing to lose :)
You can see a tournament schedule here.
I am giving away $10 free poker money to DeuceAce members, you can view full details here.
Again, you have nothing to lose here, you don't need to deposit or anything, just signup and you instantly get a free $10 to play with!
I have a lot of things like this going on at DeuceAce so make sure you register if you haven't already :)
NonStopArcade
NonStopArcade is now complete and ready for your gaming needs :)
There are over 2300 games and more will be added on a regular basis.
If anyone is interested, Im selling sitewide text links for $4/month, it is getting 1500+ uniques a month right now but I am just starting to advertise it. Leave a comment if your interested or email john [ at ] deuce ace . com
GamblingAffiliatez
I have someone working on GamblingAffiliatez now, I think he will do a great job, he knows the industry and has had good results on his own poker sites.
Fingers crossed, I would like to see Gambling Affiliatez get off the ground, I just dont have time right now myself.
New Poker Site
My designer has finished the design for my latest poker site.
I am using a script I have never used before and I have hired someone that is a moderator at the forum for the script to integrate my design.
I think its going to be a very big task, I had to get things changed in the design so it would fit the script so Im really hoping the coder can do a good job..Not sure what to expect.
I don't want to post it here until the site is complete but once it is I will do a quick update.
Moving Again
People that have known me for a long time know that I like to move around a lot :)
Its time for another move, I am moving around the middle of this month into another apartment in the city cetnre, its a 2BR with amazing views over the river foyle and right beside everything.
When I say the city centre, I mean right inside the centre.
Once I move I will get some pics up. I'm going to take a few trips to England around the coast to find a nice place and I will be moving there in another 6 months time.
So much for a quick update, I was planning on a few lines :)
I know its been avery long time since I updated, I have been too busy to blog really but Im going to do a really quick update.
Bike Crash
DeuceAce
NonStopArcade
GamblingAffiliatez
New Poker Site
Moving Again
Bike Crash(es)
I crashed my bike twice since I last blogged (2 weekends in a row) and before that it was well over a year since I came off.
I think there was something wrong with the bike, the second time the front wheel just locked up on me and the bike flipped over - That did some serious damage to the bike and I was in a lot of pain for a while, my kneecaps are still really sore.
Anyway...that's the worst thing that has happened ;)
DeuceAce Poker Forum
For my sites, DeuceAce poker forum is doing pretty well, I reached 500 members and just went over 6000 posts :)
Iam now running regular freerolls, I hope I see some of the blog readers playing!
If you like poker but not sure what a freeroll is, you enter a tournament with other people from the site, no entry fee at all and the winners share a real prize pot, in other words, you have nothing to lose :)
You can see a tournament schedule here.
I am giving away $10 free poker money to DeuceAce members, you can view full details here.
Again, you have nothing to lose here, you don't need to deposit or anything, just signup and you instantly get a free $10 to play with!
I have a lot of things like this going on at DeuceAce so make sure you register if you haven't already :)
NonStopArcade
NonStopArcade is now complete and ready for your gaming needs :)
There are over 2300 games and more will be added on a regular basis.
If anyone is interested, Im selling sitewide text links for $4/month, it is getting 1500+ uniques a month right now but I am just starting to advertise it. Leave a comment if your interested or email john [ at ] deuce ace . com
GamblingAffiliatez
I have someone working on GamblingAffiliatez now, I think he will do a great job, he knows the industry and has had good results on his own poker sites.
Fingers crossed, I would like to see Gambling Affiliatez get off the ground, I just dont have time right now myself.
New Poker Site
My designer has finished the design for my latest poker site.
I am using a script I have never used before and I have hired someone that is a moderator at the forum for the script to integrate my design.
I think its going to be a very big task, I had to get things changed in the design so it would fit the script so Im really hoping the coder can do a good job..Not sure what to expect.
I don't want to post it here until the site is complete but once it is I will do a quick update.
Moving Again
People that have known me for a long time know that I like to move around a lot :)
Its time for another move, I am moving around the middle of this month into another apartment in the city cetnre, its a 2BR with amazing views over the river foyle and right beside everything.
When I say the city centre, I mean right inside the centre.
Once I move I will get some pics up. I'm going to take a few trips to England around the coast to find a nice place and I will be moving there in another 6 months time.
So much for a quick update, I was planning on a few lines :)
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Booo!
Hey hey :)
Been too busy lately to even think about fixing this blog.
Blogger had some problems and deleted my blog, since the start of July it has been a static HTML page and I wasn't able to update it.
Finally just took the time to start fixing it myself.
I will try get an update later :)
Been too busy lately to even think about fixing this blog.
Blogger had some problems and deleted my blog, since the start of July it has been a static HTML page and I wasn't able to update it.
Finally just took the time to start fixing it myself.
I will try get an update later :)
Friday, June 30, 2006
Site Updates
NOTE: This blog is the closest I have come to writing a book!
Gambling Affiliatez
Gambling Affiliatez is the latest poker site I am putting online.
I think you can guess what the site is by the name ;)
I am going to be trying to make this site a heavy content site rather than basing it around the forum, like I normally do.
I will be hiring a few content writing companies that will be working constantly to bring new content and articles to the site as well as hiring developers to create tools for affiliates that I will be offering free of charge.
I have quite a few ideas for this site, I am just starting to affiliate in poker myself so I know exactly what affiliates want, I have been reading affiliate forums for years already and I have been a member of a few poker specific affiliate forums for around 2 years so I know the topic well enough.
I am getting the first draft of a design for the site back from the designer today, I have very high expectatons for it, I will post it here when I get it, hopefully its a good one!
BuyStock.us
BuyStock.us is a domain I have had for some time now, I was always planning on developing it but I just don't have the time myself anymore, so I am paying a company to develop this and many other sites by adding content, affiliate links and a few dynamic content sections.
I want to set this and others up so they don't need any work from me to run and still make an income, nomatter how small.
MyMacPoker.com
MyMacPoker, its a site for mac owners that play poker :)
This is going to be another high content site that my content writers will be doing a lot of work for.
The main reason I developed this site is to drive traffic to the DeuceAce forum, but I am sure it will also make revenue with so much unique content.
I am waiting for the designer for this to get back to me with the design.
NonStopArcade.com
Well I have never wanted to start an arcade site, but I am actually setting this up and paying for everything for someone I know.
They will be the admin on the site but I will still be updating, improving and doing general backend work on it, but I wont be taking any money from it.
I'm not into arcades myself and I think the bubble burst for them a long time ago so I'm not expecting much from this, but I am sure it will still be a very nice site, I am paying someone to upload a load of games for me right now which is taking a few days and should be complete very soon.
*Private*
Its time for another secret site :)
This is going to be another gambling related site and I am hoping it will be big, but it could take a lot of work to get it going, hopefully I can get a good plan for it, I haven't started writing one yet because development is going to take roughly 1 month.
I will be posting updates, right now a coding company is customising a scipt a lot for me which will hoepfully be finished soon, the logo will be started very soon and the site design itself will be started next week.
DeuceAce.com
Who wants to play poker and make free money??
I am finally getting some freerolls setup for DeuceAce, for anyone interested in playing poker and getting the chance to win some easy cash, check out this freeroll page.
Come on, you can't not want to play poker and win money without having to pay!
The chance of winning will be very high with so few players, I am offering double the prize money found on some major poker sites that have over 2000 players every game! I am expecting around 20, hopefully I will get 20 anyway!
I am planning on doing it next Sunday so if you want to be included, you need to get registered and make 20 posts.
Not only am I doing these freerolls weekly, yeah that's right, this isn't one off, I will be doing it every week, BUT I will also be doing regular competitions for members!!
Come on, you can't even beat that with a stick!
So.. what are you waiting for, register!
EarnersForum.com
I dont normally plug sites but EarnersForum.com seems to be the site I have been looking to find for a long time now.
It is run by Lee Dodd from ForumTrends which I have the utmost respect for, I have been reading his posts and blogs for a while now and he is a great person to learn from.
I am sure having him own a forum specifically for people earning from the internet will really help many people, including myself.
He is also running the BIGGEST competition I have seen!
Here are the prizes available to FIVE people:
TOTAL VALUE OF $3,079
Come on, who doesn't want this, right?
You can find full details here.
Aside from the competition, I am sure this will be one of the best forums on the net within a matter of months, the posts are already great quality and exactly the reading I want.
Before you ask, I'm not getting paid for this ;-)
www.EarnersForums.com - All the cool kids are there, Check it out!
Designers
I am having major problems with designers lately, almost everyone that is doing work for me is away or busy and its setting back everything.
I honestly wouldn't mind as long as I knew when people when and weren't available but when you have others waiting for work to finish before they can start something for me, it puts things back even months for a few weeks delay.
Hopefully after the summer everything will be sorted out so I can get back on track, sorry for ranting but I haven't been able to do anything since I got back from Florida and I just feel like I'm wasting a lot of time that I should be working.
Domain Whois
I just noticed that almost all my domains had the wrong address for my contacts, they were 2 houses out of date, which is about 3-4 years old!
So...who wants to send me something free ;-)
Well that's all for now folks, I'm about to go for a ride on the bike and do a bit of shooting :)
- Website Updates
- GamblingAffiliatez.com
- BuyStock.us
- MyMacPoker.com
- NonStopArcade.com
- *Private*
- DeuceAce.com
- EarnersForum.com
- Designers
- My domain contact information
Gambling Affiliatez
Gambling Affiliatez is the latest poker site I am putting online.
I think you can guess what the site is by the name ;)
I am going to be trying to make this site a heavy content site rather than basing it around the forum, like I normally do.
I will be hiring a few content writing companies that will be working constantly to bring new content and articles to the site as well as hiring developers to create tools for affiliates that I will be offering free of charge.
I have quite a few ideas for this site, I am just starting to affiliate in poker myself so I know exactly what affiliates want, I have been reading affiliate forums for years already and I have been a member of a few poker specific affiliate forums for around 2 years so I know the topic well enough.
I am getting the first draft of a design for the site back from the designer today, I have very high expectatons for it, I will post it here when I get it, hopefully its a good one!
BuyStock.us
BuyStock.us is a domain I have had for some time now, I was always planning on developing it but I just don't have the time myself anymore, so I am paying a company to develop this and many other sites by adding content, affiliate links and a few dynamic content sections.
I want to set this and others up so they don't need any work from me to run and still make an income, nomatter how small.
MyMacPoker.com
MyMacPoker, its a site for mac owners that play poker :)
This is going to be another high content site that my content writers will be doing a lot of work for.
The main reason I developed this site is to drive traffic to the DeuceAce forum, but I am sure it will also make revenue with so much unique content.
I am waiting for the designer for this to get back to me with the design.
NonStopArcade.com
Well I have never wanted to start an arcade site, but I am actually setting this up and paying for everything for someone I know.
They will be the admin on the site but I will still be updating, improving and doing general backend work on it, but I wont be taking any money from it.
I'm not into arcades myself and I think the bubble burst for them a long time ago so I'm not expecting much from this, but I am sure it will still be a very nice site, I am paying someone to upload a load of games for me right now which is taking a few days and should be complete very soon.
*Private*
Its time for another secret site :)
This is going to be another gambling related site and I am hoping it will be big, but it could take a lot of work to get it going, hopefully I can get a good plan for it, I haven't started writing one yet because development is going to take roughly 1 month.
I will be posting updates, right now a coding company is customising a scipt a lot for me which will hoepfully be finished soon, the logo will be started very soon and the site design itself will be started next week.
DeuceAce.com
Who wants to play poker and make free money??
I am finally getting some freerolls setup for DeuceAce, for anyone interested in playing poker and getting the chance to win some easy cash, check out this freeroll page.
Come on, you can't not want to play poker and win money without having to pay!
The chance of winning will be very high with so few players, I am offering double the prize money found on some major poker sites that have over 2000 players every game! I am expecting around 20, hopefully I will get 20 anyway!
I am planning on doing it next Sunday so if you want to be included, you need to get registered and make 20 posts.
Not only am I doing these freerolls weekly, yeah that's right, this isn't one off, I will be doing it every week, BUT I will also be doing regular competitions for members!!
Come on, you can't even beat that with a stick!
So.. what are you waiting for, register!
EarnersForum.com
I dont normally plug sites but EarnersForum.com seems to be the site I have been looking to find for a long time now.
It is run by Lee Dodd from ForumTrends which I have the utmost respect for, I have been reading his posts and blogs for a while now and he is a great person to learn from.
I am sure having him own a forum specifically for people earning from the internet will really help many people, including myself.
He is also running the BIGGEST competition I have seen!
Here are the prizes available to FIVE people:
| $1,000 (1/5 of of Lee's daily earnings) – Sent Via Available Paypal Balance | |
 | A developed niche article web site that has at least 500 pages indexed in the search engines, is currently getting some traffic, and may already have made it's first dollar with Adsense. These sites are automatically updated with new content daily and with more traffic can be solid earners. – VALUE OF $500 |
| 1 Hour Consultation with Lee Dodd – VALUE OF $400 |
|  One copy of Aaron Wall's SEO Book -VALUE OF $79 |
| 1 Year Link in the footer of SprintUsers.Com - VALUE OF $600 ($50 a Month) |
|  5 Minute Guest Appearance on the Won Li Do Sho to announce your winnings and participate in a short interview (your link will also be included in the show notes on the blog). VALUE OF $500 |
TOTAL VALUE OF $3,079
Come on, who doesn't want this, right?
You can find full details here.
Aside from the competition, I am sure this will be one of the best forums on the net within a matter of months, the posts are already great quality and exactly the reading I want.
Before you ask, I'm not getting paid for this ;-)
www.EarnersForums.com - All the cool kids are there, Check it out!
Designers
I am having major problems with designers lately, almost everyone that is doing work for me is away or busy and its setting back everything.
I honestly wouldn't mind as long as I knew when people when and weren't available but when you have others waiting for work to finish before they can start something for me, it puts things back even months for a few weeks delay.
Hopefully after the summer everything will be sorted out so I can get back on track, sorry for ranting but I haven't been able to do anything since I got back from Florida and I just feel like I'm wasting a lot of time that I should be working.
Domain Whois
I just noticed that almost all my domains had the wrong address for my contacts, they were 2 houses out of date, which is about 3-4 years old!
So...who wants to send me something free ;-)
Well that's all for now folks, I'm about to go for a ride on the bike and do a bit of shooting :)
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Just setup the blog with a domain name and heres a pic of an air-rifle I bought in Florida
Hey,
I have never been able to give my domain name without going to the bookmark so I finally bought my own domain - www.JohnDiver.com
I have to get it setup properly so live bookmarks will work using it but if anyone wants to link to here this will make it easier!
Here's a pic of an air rifle I bought when I was in Florida, it wasn't the easiest getting this back to London then to Belfast!
It shoots pellets 1000 feet a second and its really powerful, it has gone straight through everything I have shot so far!
I have a really good sight that is very accurate and I got a laser sight for night, its just for fun :)
I have never been able to give my domain name without going to the bookmark so I finally bought my own domain - www.JohnDiver.com
I have to get it setup properly so live bookmarks will work using it but if anyone wants to link to here this will make it easier!
Here's a pic of an air rifle I bought when I was in Florida, it wasn't the easiest getting this back to London then to Belfast!
It shoots pellets 1000 feet a second and its really powerful, it has gone straight through everything I have shot so far!
I have a really good sight that is very accurate and I got a laser sight for night, its just for fun :)
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Back from florida! Quick update
NOTE: My DOMAIN HAS NOW CHANGED TO JOHNDIVER.COM - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE YoUR LINKS AND BOOKMARKS!
Hey,
I got back from Florida on Sunday and I was going to post a big update on Mon and Tues but I cant get the time, thought I would post a smaller update instead.
The return from FL was a nightmare, I accidently booked the wrong return flight date from london to belfast so I was in the airport from 6am until another flight at 3.35pm and I was up from early saturday morning so I was wrecked!
I had to buy another flight for both of us to get back that day, cost over £300 and I had already booked an extra return flight before that by accident again....nightmare or what!
Anyway, Im glad to be back but I am totally messed up on my times, its 6.30am here now but I dont feel tired at all, same thing happened yesterday and I ended up going out for a ride on the bike at 5.30, it was freezing though so Im not doing it again today haha.
On to work things :)
Things aren't going too well, Sheldon is busy with university and the design is a good bit behind schedule, the first draft was meant to be around before I went away, but he was trying to squeeze it in quick, but that was nearly 3 weeks ago, I thought it would have been done when I got back.
I havent seen the logo design since I went away as well, hes working on some full site designs for me at the same time so thats holding back a lot of sites.
I was hiring a content writing company but it seems the owner is travelling constantly so I cant get im very often, their work is great though so I dont mind waiting for him to get back so we can get things sorted, they will be doing content for all my new sites.
Ok, thats enough for now, time to go do more work :)
Hey,
I got back from Florida on Sunday and I was going to post a big update on Mon and Tues but I cant get the time, thought I would post a smaller update instead.
The return from FL was a nightmare, I accidently booked the wrong return flight date from london to belfast so I was in the airport from 6am until another flight at 3.35pm and I was up from early saturday morning so I was wrecked!
I had to buy another flight for both of us to get back that day, cost over £300 and I had already booked an extra return flight before that by accident again....nightmare or what!
Anyway, Im glad to be back but I am totally messed up on my times, its 6.30am here now but I dont feel tired at all, same thing happened yesterday and I ended up going out for a ride on the bike at 5.30, it was freezing though so Im not doing it again today haha.
On to work things :)
Things aren't going too well, Sheldon is busy with university and the design is a good bit behind schedule, the first draft was meant to be around before I went away, but he was trying to squeeze it in quick, but that was nearly 3 weeks ago, I thought it would have been done when I got back.
I havent seen the logo design since I went away as well, hes working on some full site designs for me at the same time so thats holding back a lot of sites.
I was hiring a content writing company but it seems the owner is travelling constantly so I cant get im very often, their work is great though so I dont mind waiting for him to get back so we can get things sorted, they will be doing content for all my new sites.
Ok, thats enough for now, time to go do more work :)
Monday, June 05, 2006
Knowing when to trust people
Hey,
Well I heard back yesterday from a company that I reserved space for on DeuceAce poker forums.
After more than 3 weeks they told me that they didn't want to buy space I was reserving for them.
Just from the time I trusted them and reserved the space, I lost over $600.
I wont name them here because I don't think that does any good to anyone.
Normally I am very trusting with people when it comes to money, but before this I waiting for nearly 2 months for another company to pay up for space I reserved for them.
I have done it lots of times and normally there are no problems, last time was with Rakenut and they were amazing, they paid for the space, which I never thought otherwise, and now I have a great partnership with them and they are easily one of my best advertisers.
On another note, I got one of my designs/logos back and its coded to HTML now.
You can see it here: http://www.bannersquare.com/design/2006/html/vb1/
It is going to be coded to GameScript and vBulletin.
I was never going to start an arcade (Damn I lost SO much money, if only I started my own arcade when I owned GameScript!) but I am doing this for someone else.
Nice little design I think :)
Just noticed - The design up now doesn't have my logo.
I have my own logo designed for the site so I will update it tonight or tomorrow with the version with my logo.
Orlando in 5 days!
I am heading to Orlando for 2 weeks this Saturday.
I have to stay in London Gatwick the night before because my flight is from London early in the morning.
Just booked a hotel to stay overnight.
I accidentally booked two return flights to London haha.
I couldn't get a refund though so they were a complete waste..
Working on holidays
What does everyone think about working on holidays?
I dont want to work when Im away and the other half wont be too happy, but I think need to do it to make sure everything is going ok, mainly with the people I have doing work for me, I hired quite a lot of people to do a lot of work while I was away and I want to make sure they are keeping on schedule because there's a lot riding on the work from each person.
Thats it for now :)
Well I heard back yesterday from a company that I reserved space for on DeuceAce poker forums.
After more than 3 weeks they told me that they didn't want to buy space I was reserving for them.
Just from the time I trusted them and reserved the space, I lost over $600.
I wont name them here because I don't think that does any good to anyone.
Normally I am very trusting with people when it comes to money, but before this I waiting for nearly 2 months for another company to pay up for space I reserved for them.
I have done it lots of times and normally there are no problems, last time was with Rakenut and they were amazing, they paid for the space, which I never thought otherwise, and now I have a great partnership with them and they are easily one of my best advertisers.
On another note, I got one of my designs/logos back and its coded to HTML now.
You can see it here: http://www.bannersquare.com/design/2006/html/vb1/
It is going to be coded to GameScript and vBulletin.
I was never going to start an arcade (Damn I lost SO much money, if only I started my own arcade when I owned GameScript!) but I am doing this for someone else.
Nice little design I think :)
Just noticed - The design up now doesn't have my logo.
I have my own logo designed for the site so I will update it tonight or tomorrow with the version with my logo.
Orlando in 5 days!
I am heading to Orlando for 2 weeks this Saturday.
I have to stay in London Gatwick the night before because my flight is from London early in the morning.
Just booked a hotel to stay overnight.
I accidentally booked two return flights to London haha.
I couldn't get a refund though so they were a complete waste..
Working on holidays
What does everyone think about working on holidays?
I dont want to work when Im away and the other half wont be too happy, but I think need to do it to make sure everything is going ok, mainly with the people I have doing work for me, I hired quite a lot of people to do a lot of work while I was away and I want to make sure they are keeping on schedule because there's a lot riding on the work from each person.
Thats it for now :)
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Another quickie :)
Just sent payment to Peter for another 8 logos and 2 site designs.
He is another really good designer and I have always been impressed with his work, he uses a lot of detail and is really creative, just like Sheldon ;)
Loving the new bike, amazing sound from it when I ripped up the street outside today, there's a really long, straight road right outside me, still don't have enough time to top the speedo haha ;)
I need to get new bike gear, I gave it to someone a while ago and still waiting for it but the colours wouldn't suit the new bike, leathers are pretty expensive, around £500-£750 (Not $) so I'm waiting until I get back from Orlando to even think about it.
I got some banners designed for DeuceAce.com poker forums.
I will post an update here when I get the first logo back from Peter, should be soon enough.
Most are going to be for sites I have been planning for ages but just haven't had the time to get people to organise it.
It is better to work on your business than in it :)
I have always thought that and I heard someone else saying it a while ago, its a good thing to think about, just make sure you aren't spending too much on people working in it when you could do it yourself quickly and easily, no point in throwing money away that could be spent better on something else to improve it.
He is another really good designer and I have always been impressed with his work, he uses a lot of detail and is really creative, just like Sheldon ;)
Loving the new bike, amazing sound from it when I ripped up the street outside today, there's a really long, straight road right outside me, still don't have enough time to top the speedo haha ;)
I need to get new bike gear, I gave it to someone a while ago and still waiting for it but the colours wouldn't suit the new bike, leathers are pretty expensive, around £500-£750 (Not $) so I'm waiting until I get back from Orlando to even think about it.
I got some banners designed for DeuceAce.com poker forums.
I will post an update here when I get the first logo back from Peter, should be soon enough.
Most are going to be for sites I have been planning for ages but just haven't had the time to get people to organise it.
It is better to work on your business than in it :)
I have always thought that and I heard someone else saying it a while ago, its a good thing to think about, just make sure you aren't spending too much on people working in it when you could do it yourself quickly and easily, no point in throwing money away that could be spent better on something else to improve it.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
New bike and updates on new sites
Hey,
Decided I will still do blog posts but they are going to be a lot shorter.
I bought a new bike last night, heres a pic of the same model but I have different colours:
Its a nice bike, a lot more power than I thought, nearly crashed it the first time I went on haha :)
I got a logo back for one of my new sites, its going to be a site with resources for poker and gambling affiliates, the domain is GamblingAffiliatez.com
I was hoping Sheldon could get started on my designs for two new forums but he just told me he couldnt start until the 15th :(
Thats going to delay things a lot because these were two sites I was planning on getting going as soon as I get back from Orlando this month.
He is well worth the wait so I don't mind, I would recommend him but I don't want any more people taking up his time when I need work done :p
Guess I will have to get started on some others first, not too worried but I have been planning these two for a while now.
Anyone got a good idea for a poker site that you wanna share ;)
Talked to Jon a few days ago, first time I talked to him in a long time, seems like everyone is really busy these days!
Right..going to finish watching the football then try kill myself on the bike for a bit :)
Decided I will still do blog posts but they are going to be a lot shorter.
I bought a new bike last night, heres a pic of the same model but I have different colours:
Its a nice bike, a lot more power than I thought, nearly crashed it the first time I went on haha :)
I got a logo back for one of my new sites, its going to be a site with resources for poker and gambling affiliates, the domain is GamblingAffiliatez.com
I was hoping Sheldon could get started on my designs for two new forums but he just told me he couldnt start until the 15th :(
Thats going to delay things a lot because these were two sites I was planning on getting going as soon as I get back from Orlando this month.
He is well worth the wait so I don't mind, I would recommend him but I don't want any more people taking up his time when I need work done :p
Guess I will have to get started on some others first, not too worried but I have been planning these two for a while now.
Anyone got a good idea for a poker site that you wanna share ;)
Talked to Jon a few days ago, first time I talked to him in a long time, seems like everyone is really busy these days!
Right..going to finish watching the football then try kill myself on the bike for a bit :)
Monday, May 22, 2006
Waa hayyyy its an update!
NOTE: I started writing this on SATURDAY but only got a chance to finish it off today! Sorry it too so long to update!
The blog is taking up far too much time now and I am thinking of just leaving it.
It might help a few people but I don't think its worth how long it takes every week
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I seem to be doing a load of work but nothing is getting done, online and offline.
Anyone else notice the same thing?
The blog is taking up far too much time now and I am thinking of just leaving it.
It might help a few people but I don't think its worth how long it takes every week
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I seem to be doing a load of work but nothing is getting done, online and offline.
Anyone else notice the same thing?
Alright, I have had a look through my blogs and they aren't easy to read, so
I am going to try lay it out so its easier to follow.
Right...
Todays classroom topics are:
- DeuceAce
- Business Course
- General Poker Network
- New Site Idea
- Referrals
- Motorbike and Car
- Holiday
- Photos coming soon!
- Income
DeuceAce
DeuceAce is my main site now, everything I do will be based around it and will
be part of the "DeuceAce Network".
I am actually thinking of setting up another company named DeuceAce because
I am doing this as a long term project.
Right now I am a legal business online and my company name is GlobalEire -
Eire is Irish for Ireland, for anyone that doesn't know, I'm in Ireland :)
The DeuceAce design is complete now, I just have to finish up some small things
as well as add a few new sections.
I had an advertiser contact me and ask to purchase EVERY advertising space
I have available, that's quite a lot and I was surprised.
Then I had a look at the domain he was emailing from, its a VERY big company
that sponsors a football team in the English Premier League as well as owning
some big name companies.
I wasn't expecting that but they are looking to advertise with me as much as
possible because they have a poker room starting up.
I let him know everything that was available and asked if he was sure he wanted
everything (20 text links is a lot for any one site!) and he said just give
him anything going!
Money will be sent early this week.
Business Course
I just went and signed up for a business course on Friday.
I was at the course before and its great, but I didn't finish it because I
didn't have enough time then to keep going.
The main reason I want to go is to get a professionally written business plan
which I need for a few things.
The course has people that really know what they are doing.
The financial section was run by an ex bank manager and someone from the tax
office that told me every trick going, saved me a lot of money in tax ;)
Of course, it was all legit ;)
General Poker Network
I have hired a content writing company that will be working for me constantly,
I have given them work that will finish up on Friday and I will be asking for
more writers in their business to take on a lot more content for me once that
is complete.
Content is really important in a site, I didn't think it was so important until
I started hiring people to do unique content for me a few years back.
Now that I am working in a really competitive industry (Poker) I need to keep
on the ball, adding new content to my other poker sites should help keep them
up in search engines and have something to keep people coming back at the same
time :)
I haven't had much chance to start working on the other sites I have planned
for the network, apart from getting the content writers to work on the content.
I have put a few posts up on forums looking for people/companies that can take
on PHP coding/design work and a few other things but haven't got many people
that I think can do the job..
For any graphic designers you might be interested in this:
http://talkfreelance.com/thread17045.html
New Site Idea
I came up with an idea for a new poker site.
Its based on another site (Although I forgot all about that) and its a really
simple idea, but simple ideas are the best ;)
I bought a script last year that I think I could use, it should make it quick
to setup the new site.
Once the design is complete I will give more details and post a preview :)
Referrals
I am offering up to $5/referral for DeuceAce!
Here's the full details:
Option 1: Refer a user that makes 10 posts minimum and make $2
Option 2: Refer a user that makes 20 posts minimum and make $5
You can only get paid for one of the options, i.e. you cant get $2 after
10 posts then another $5 after 20 for the same user.
The users must be REAL referrals, in other words, you can't register accounts
yourself and put them down as your referrals.
Anyone doing this will be banned and will not be paid for any referrals, too
many people have tried it on other forums I owned in the past.
The maximum number of referrals you can make is 50 in one week.
You must make at least 5 referrals to be paid.
Interested? Just signup at Http://www.DeuceAce.com/register.php and when people
register, tell them to put in your username.
This is the most I have seen offered for referrals on a forum!
Motorbike and Car
Without a doubt I live in the worst city in the UK and Ireland for insurance.
My insurance is £3000+/year for the car, but I need it.
Car needs to get taxed, insured AND MOTd this month!
I gave someone my bike for 2 months to do his test and he did some real damage
to it.
If he told me I could have easily fixed it but he used it the whole time when
he knew he broke something and I don't even know if I can find anyone that can
fix it..I need to get cast iron welded on and some other work, not an easy job.
I have been looking around for a new bike now and I think I might have found
one that I will go for.
The owner is only a mile from me so that makes it easy! I haven't got a look
at it yet but if its good looking I think I will have a new bike this week :)
Holiday
I have been thinking where I will go this year for a while, decided to go to
Orlando, Florida.
Going to try book it this week but I don't want to go right in the middle of
the summer because I think its 35c+ and I couldn't stick that, I'm used to the
cold weather in Ireland ;)
Not too sure how much it will cost,I will be paying for two people anyway.
We went away to Santa Ponsa last year which was pretty good, but we didn't have
a TV in the hotel room!
I'm not in the room a lot but I hate not having something on, even if it would
have been in Spanish haha.
I want to get a really good hotel right in the middle of everything anyway,
been told there's a lot to do in Orlando so it should be good anyway!
Photos Coming Soon!
I will be getting some photos up soon, I just have to get a new digital camera,
the one I have is broke.
Should have it this week and when I do I will post up some pics :)
My income
Well I said a while ago that I wasn't posting my revenue details.
I am going to post how much I have made in the (roughly) last 30 days.
The earnings are just over $20,500.
It might seem like a lot but starting up so many new sites isn't cheap ;)
Hopefully that's a lil inspiration for anyone that wants to be a full time
webmaster.
I gave up my full time job less than 6 months ago so it can be done very easily.
I think its a LOT easier with the blogs online now, Tylers blog is one of the
best, you should check that out.
Its on the right navigation of my blog.
Jon's used to be very good but I haven't talked to him myself in a few months
now and don't see many updates on his blog.
I don't know if there's many others of people that own sites and make their
living from their websites, theres some good blogs out there, but none like
Tylers and Jons. I'm still looking for more though.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Just a general update :)
The new DeuceAce design is online!
I just put the design online yesterday.
I have been working on the site for ages but needed the design until I could do most of the work.
Some sections still aren't finished but they will be done and online soon, prob this week.
Take a look and let me know what you think, if your into poker you might like the site itself, I have a lot planned including freerolls (You can enter tournaments for free and win cash) and tournaments, so you wont regret it!
I got the directory integrated with the new design as well, Http://www.DeuceAce.com/directory/
If anyone is looking for a vbulletin designer I HIGHLY recommend Sheldon from www.vbulletinskinz.com - You will be more than happy if you go with him.
I dont like doing that because I have loads of work for him and know if I do it he will get more people that will take up the time I want :p
But seriously, you will be more than impressed with his work!
I am trying to come up with some concepts for more poker sites, I haven't got enough sites online and I need to get it sorted out soon!
I have one of my sponsors on DeuceAce renewing today, the sponsor is RakeNut.com, they are a great rakeback site and have been advertising with me for a while now.
They had a problem and couldn't pay their last bill because paypal isn't working for them, I have been in the same situation so I know what its like.
I kept their advertising on for the 3 weeks because I know they are good for the money.
Heard back and they are renewing for 3 weeks - Like I said I don't want to post any earnings on here but it wouldn't be hard to find out ;)
Many other blog owners here post their earnings?
I wont be doing it again because people were reading my blog and bumping up prices when I already knew their normal prices, I know a few other people said the same thing happened to them when they were posting earnings.
If you own a blog, you might want to think about that!
Something I have seen a lot of people doing is being very secret, not about projects before they are live, because I would do the same myself, but about the running of their sites.
I thought the blogs are about how they run their sites so other webmasters can learn from it?
I love reading the blogs of other webmasters, if anyone has any good links, post a comment and let me know!
Right now I only read Tylers, Jons and Anthonys, they have all been in my links to the right of the blog posts since I started my blog if you want to take a look :)
The money from the AllDotNet sale should be here any day.
Once its here Im hiring a load of people to do different work for me so I can get these other sites online soon.
I want to make them as automated as possible but non of my sites have been automated before really..
Advertising management is one of the main things, I spend far too much time on it.
I did hire a PHP coder to do me a custom system months ago but he never finished it off and just left it, I dont want to waste time again getting someone else because its a lot of work.
I need to buy some more things for my new place, just finished putting up the TV stand, 3 weeks after I moved in :p
Its not as bad as it sounds, there was a stand here already but I have a silver TV and the stand is wood, I just finished putting up the silver stand.
I said I was going to take photos when I moved in but I have been too busy, the place is a complete mess.
I need to get my girl to clean it up, she does it nearly every day but I seem to make it worse an hour later.
Damn freeview...I have freeview here and its crap.
I had Sky Digital in my old place but haven't had a chance to move it over.
Not sure if Freeview is everywhere but its digital TV without a contract.
Sky Digital is digital TV, with a contract. But it has a lot more channels.
Need to get digital organised because freeview keeps freezing, it has all the channels I need but no point if I can't watch them eh!
I have been using my laptop since I moved but I think I will get a desk setup.
I do more work when I am working at a desk, I dont have any idea why.
Also do a lot more when the place is clean, maybe thats why I have been slacking eh ;-)
Right...spending too long blabbing on.
Off to work again!
I just put the design online yesterday.
I have been working on the site for ages but needed the design until I could do most of the work.
Some sections still aren't finished but they will be done and online soon, prob this week.
Take a look and let me know what you think, if your into poker you might like the site itself, I have a lot planned including freerolls (You can enter tournaments for free and win cash) and tournaments, so you wont regret it!
I got the directory integrated with the new design as well, Http://www.DeuceAce.com/directory/
If anyone is looking for a vbulletin designer I HIGHLY recommend Sheldon from www.vbulletinskinz.com - You will be more than happy if you go with him.
I dont like doing that because I have loads of work for him and know if I do it he will get more people that will take up the time I want :p
But seriously, you will be more than impressed with his work!
I am trying to come up with some concepts for more poker sites, I haven't got enough sites online and I need to get it sorted out soon!
I have one of my sponsors on DeuceAce renewing today, the sponsor is RakeNut.com, they are a great rakeback site and have been advertising with me for a while now.
They had a problem and couldn't pay their last bill because paypal isn't working for them, I have been in the same situation so I know what its like.
I kept their advertising on for the 3 weeks because I know they are good for the money.
Heard back and they are renewing for 3 weeks - Like I said I don't want to post any earnings on here but it wouldn't be hard to find out ;)
Many other blog owners here post their earnings?
I wont be doing it again because people were reading my blog and bumping up prices when I already knew their normal prices, I know a few other people said the same thing happened to them when they were posting earnings.
If you own a blog, you might want to think about that!
Something I have seen a lot of people doing is being very secret, not about projects before they are live, because I would do the same myself, but about the running of their sites.
I thought the blogs are about how they run their sites so other webmasters can learn from it?
I love reading the blogs of other webmasters, if anyone has any good links, post a comment and let me know!
Right now I only read Tylers, Jons and Anthonys, they have all been in my links to the right of the blog posts since I started my blog if you want to take a look :)
The money from the AllDotNet sale should be here any day.
Once its here Im hiring a load of people to do different work for me so I can get these other sites online soon.
I want to make them as automated as possible but non of my sites have been automated before really..
Advertising management is one of the main things, I spend far too much time on it.
I did hire a PHP coder to do me a custom system months ago but he never finished it off and just left it, I dont want to waste time again getting someone else because its a lot of work.
I need to buy some more things for my new place, just finished putting up the TV stand, 3 weeks after I moved in :p
Its not as bad as it sounds, there was a stand here already but I have a silver TV and the stand is wood, I just finished putting up the silver stand.
I said I was going to take photos when I moved in but I have been too busy, the place is a complete mess.
I need to get my girl to clean it up, she does it nearly every day but I seem to make it worse an hour later.
Damn freeview...I have freeview here and its crap.
I had Sky Digital in my old place but haven't had a chance to move it over.
Not sure if Freeview is everywhere but its digital TV without a contract.
Sky Digital is digital TV, with a contract. But it has a lot more channels.
Need to get digital organised because freeview keeps freezing, it has all the channels I need but no point if I can't watch them eh!
I have been using my laptop since I moved but I think I will get a desk setup.
I do more work when I am working at a desk, I dont have any idea why.
Also do a lot more when the place is clean, maybe thats why I have been slacking eh ;-)
Right...spending too long blabbing on.
Off to work again!
Friday, May 12, 2006
DeuceAce v2 - 95% complete!
Hey all,
The design for DeuceAce is 95% complete now, I am still trying to get a way so I can give you a link to see the skin before its live, but I can't find a way vbulletin allows it, still trying :)
I am trying to hire a content writer that can do a lot of content on a regular basis for me, I think I have found a company but just want to work a few things out first.
I need to hire someone to write reviews for me, its not easy work and each review would take at least 2 days, more than 1 day using the poker room then writing the actual review.
I found someone that had good looking reviews and he just got them done, he wont tell me who wrote them though.
I hate when other webmasters hide things like that, its so stupid.
I think if webmasters work together we can do a lot better than trying to work on our own.
I bought a new design last night, its a vBulletin skin but I am going to use it on vBulletin and an Arcade site.
Just need to find a coder now :)
Don't want to spend too much on this one, I am doing it for a friend really, arcades aren't my type of thing since there's so much competition.
Ok, got a reply from vBulletin and they told me that I can't set it so one user can view the board.
I bought a new review and article system for DeuceAce
I am about 80% complete with the basic features on DeuceAce, I am trying to stick to vbulletin products as much as possible so it integrates well.
The money hasn't come through from escrow yet, hopefully it will come on Monday.
I am buying another poker site this weekend, it needs some work done to it but I think it looks very promising, I just need to get a PHP coder.
Seriously...I think I'm at a stage where I need a full time coder!
I'm constantly looking for someone to do coding work for me but still haven't found anyone good and reliable.
I'm looking for a coder to integrate designs to phplinkdirectory, vbulletin and gamescript right now as well, want to get those finished up soon.
Ok, I need help from anyone reading!
I want to setup the blog so it uses a domain name, but I have no idea how.
The only thing I use this for is writing and I had a quick look at the backend but it was asking for FTP info when I put in a domain...anyone know if theres a help file in blogger for setting it up with a domain?
Next....anyone have any suggestions for a domain?
I don't want to use the subdomain it has here now because I can't even spell it myself half the time ;)
The design for DeuceAce is 95% complete now, I am still trying to get a way so I can give you a link to see the skin before its live, but I can't find a way vbulletin allows it, still trying :)
I am trying to hire a content writer that can do a lot of content on a regular basis for me, I think I have found a company but just want to work a few things out first.
I need to hire someone to write reviews for me, its not easy work and each review would take at least 2 days, more than 1 day using the poker room then writing the actual review.
I found someone that had good looking reviews and he just got them done, he wont tell me who wrote them though.
I hate when other webmasters hide things like that, its so stupid.
I think if webmasters work together we can do a lot better than trying to work on our own.
I bought a new design last night, its a vBulletin skin but I am going to use it on vBulletin and an Arcade site.
Just need to find a coder now :)
Don't want to spend too much on this one, I am doing it for a friend really, arcades aren't my type of thing since there's so much competition.
Ok, got a reply from vBulletin and they told me that I can't set it so one user can view the board.
I bought a new review and article system for DeuceAce
I am about 80% complete with the basic features on DeuceAce, I am trying to stick to vbulletin products as much as possible so it integrates well.
The money hasn't come through from escrow yet, hopefully it will come on Monday.
I am buying another poker site this weekend, it needs some work done to it but I think it looks very promising, I just need to get a PHP coder.
Seriously...I think I'm at a stage where I need a full time coder!
I'm constantly looking for someone to do coding work for me but still haven't found anyone good and reliable.
I'm looking for a coder to integrate designs to phplinkdirectory, vbulletin and gamescript right now as well, want to get those finished up soon.
Ok, I need help from anyone reading!
I want to setup the blog so it uses a domain name, but I have no idea how.
The only thing I use this for is writing and I had a quick look at the backend but it was asking for FTP info when I put in a domain...anyone know if theres a help file in blogger for setting it up with a domain?
Next....anyone have any suggestions for a domain?
I don't want to use the subdomain it has here now because I can't even spell it myself half the time ;)
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Long time no update..things going slow
Hey
Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I have been really busy but I'm not getting much work done.
I was in England for 6 days (i think) and I only got to check my emails every few days, so I didn't get any work done at all there.
I got back on Tuesday night and I have been catching up on things since then but haven't got any real work done yet.
The DeuceAce design is nearly finished now!
Sheldon has installed it on my server now and it should be finished tonight or tomorrow, it was going to be finished tonight because he only had to do the buttons and icons, but then I gave him more work and asked for a custom postbit :p
The postbit is the part around your post on the forum that has your post text, sig, avatar and all the buttons.
I think its looking really good.
I am trying to finish off the other things for DeuceAce now so it will be ready to go live within a few days, once Sheldon is done I will setup a test account and let blog readers see the working skin before anyone else ;)
The AllDotNet site was taken off the market for a bit but it is now being sold again, the money is actually being sent to escrow today.
I don't want to say how much it went for, but it was xx,xxx :)
More than I thought it would but its a great site that takes very little work, I honestly think the revenue could be a lot more as well.
Once DeuceAce is finished up I am going on the hunt for advertisers again, I think a few more advertisers will cover all the costs I have had.
DeuceAce is looking like it will be a great site, but it still doesn't have that x-factor.
I am looking for some ideas on how to make it totally unique, if anyone has any suggestions please email me at john [at] deuceace . com
Has anyone used print material for advertising?
I am thinking of getting T-Shirts, mousepads and a few other things for DeuceAce.
But would anyone really use them. I know I would use the mousepads anyway, but I don't know if I would even wear T-Shirts with the name of a site on them, just seems too geeky to me, but the logo is amazing looking and I think it would look good.
Ok just spent 20 mins trying it out, the mugs look crap and I couldn't find a mousepad, that's the main one I want to get.
Come on..it had to be done ;)
I done it with cafepress, going to try it out somewhere else when I have more time and when I'm going to buy them.
Ok gotta get back to work now!
Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I have been really busy but I'm not getting much work done.
I was in England for 6 days (i think) and I only got to check my emails every few days, so I didn't get any work done at all there.
I got back on Tuesday night and I have been catching up on things since then but haven't got any real work done yet.
The DeuceAce design is nearly finished now!
Sheldon has installed it on my server now and it should be finished tonight or tomorrow, it was going to be finished tonight because he only had to do the buttons and icons, but then I gave him more work and asked for a custom postbit :p
The postbit is the part around your post on the forum that has your post text, sig, avatar and all the buttons.
I think its looking really good.
I am trying to finish off the other things for DeuceAce now so it will be ready to go live within a few days, once Sheldon is done I will setup a test account and let blog readers see the working skin before anyone else ;)
The AllDotNet site was taken off the market for a bit but it is now being sold again, the money is actually being sent to escrow today.
I don't want to say how much it went for, but it was xx,xxx :)
More than I thought it would but its a great site that takes very little work, I honestly think the revenue could be a lot more as well.
Once DeuceAce is finished up I am going on the hunt for advertisers again, I think a few more advertisers will cover all the costs I have had.
DeuceAce is looking like it will be a great site, but it still doesn't have that x-factor.
I am looking for some ideas on how to make it totally unique, if anyone has any suggestions please email me at john [at] deuceace . com
Has anyone used print material for advertising?
I am thinking of getting T-Shirts, mousepads and a few other things for DeuceAce.
But would anyone really use them. I know I would use the mousepads anyway, but I don't know if I would even wear T-Shirts with the name of a site on them, just seems too geeky to me, but the logo is amazing looking and I think it would look good.
Ok just spent 20 mins trying it out, the mugs look crap and I couldn't find a mousepad, that's the main one I want to get.
Come on..it had to be done ;)
I done it with cafepress, going to try it out somewhere else when I have more time and when I'm going to buy them.
Ok gotta get back to work now!
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Proper update!
Hey,
At last I have some free time, first time since I moved out!
My new apartment is still a bit of a mess but I will get some pics as soon as I can, I keep forgetting to take some.
First off, last week I got some very bad news.
The bar I go to every week is closed because the owner got into debt, I'm going to be lost every weekend without it.
Hopefully someone will take it over and open it up again soon, I have nowhere to sit and watch and watch myself losing money on football and racing now.
Lets all pray that Jackie Mullans will be open soon ;)
On to business...
I have put AllDotNet up for sale!
The site is amazing and its easy money, its making $600+ every month now but I want to move into poker more and the money from this will be going into some poker sites.
The site is up for sale and the current offer is $4500.
Full details here.
If anyone is interested in making an offer get me by MSN.
There's a lot of people interested in buying and close to 10 people now have asked for a BIN, I can NEVER think of a BIN for sales though.
DeuceAce.com Poker Forums
I have been slacking on the work of DeuceAce lately, I have just been too busy with things offline.
I got an update of the design back from Sheldon, you can see a sneak preview of it here:
What do you think?
I have to say, I love it :)
I need to get into action and start working on the site itself a lot more now, I'm really falling back on my plans but I can't help it after moving.
AllDotNet is my only big non-poker site now but it never really took much of my time anyway, but its still some more time to put into the poker sites.
I posted the previews of two designs for two new poker sites in my last update but I'm STILL waiting to get the last preview of a design from one of my designers, I don't think I will be using him again unless he gets back to me today, its been 16 days now since I sent the brief and I told him the design was urgent.
I need to get content writers and PHP coders to start working on my other poker sites, I just need to make sure I get a good writers that knows about poker so they don't make mistakes.
I have always hated trying to find a PHP coder, they either cost far too much or don't finish off jobs.
I think I will just have to fork out the money though to get a good coder that can do all the work for me.
I have also been looking for a good designer that I will be giving steady work to, I have used a lot of designers in the past.
Some are great but they normally start falling behind or the designs just all look the same.
I have been trying out a few different designers for a while now and there are some good, but none great.
If anyone is a designer make sure you check out this thread.
I have a question, is vbseo really worth it?
I haven't bought it because I think its far too expensive for what it does.
I have seen a good free alternative but I haven't tried that yet.
What do people use for static pages on vBulletin and does it work well?
Ok, time to go find some people to do this work for the new poker sites :)
At last I have some free time, first time since I moved out!
My new apartment is still a bit of a mess but I will get some pics as soon as I can, I keep forgetting to take some.
First off, last week I got some very bad news.
The bar I go to every week is closed because the owner got into debt, I'm going to be lost every weekend without it.
Hopefully someone will take it over and open it up again soon, I have nowhere to sit and watch and watch myself losing money on football and racing now.
Lets all pray that Jackie Mullans will be open soon ;)
On to business...
I have put AllDotNet up for sale!
The site is amazing and its easy money, its making $600+ every month now but I want to move into poker more and the money from this will be going into some poker sites.
The site is up for sale and the current offer is $4500.
Full details here.
If anyone is interested in making an offer get me by MSN.
There's a lot of people interested in buying and close to 10 people now have asked for a BIN, I can NEVER think of a BIN for sales though.
DeuceAce.com Poker Forums
I have been slacking on the work of DeuceAce lately, I have just been too busy with things offline.
I got an update of the design back from Sheldon, you can see a sneak preview of it here:
What do you think?
I have to say, I love it :)
I need to get into action and start working on the site itself a lot more now, I'm really falling back on my plans but I can't help it after moving.
AllDotNet is my only big non-poker site now but it never really took much of my time anyway, but its still some more time to put into the poker sites.
I posted the previews of two designs for two new poker sites in my last update but I'm STILL waiting to get the last preview of a design from one of my designers, I don't think I will be using him again unless he gets back to me today, its been 16 days now since I sent the brief and I told him the design was urgent.
I need to get content writers and PHP coders to start working on my other poker sites, I just need to make sure I get a good writers that knows about poker so they don't make mistakes.
I have always hated trying to find a PHP coder, they either cost far too much or don't finish off jobs.
I think I will just have to fork out the money though to get a good coder that can do all the work for me.
I have also been looking for a good designer that I will be giving steady work to, I have used a lot of designers in the past.
Some are great but they normally start falling behind or the designs just all look the same.
I have been trying out a few different designers for a while now and there are some good, but none great.
If anyone is a designer make sure you check out this thread.
I have a question, is vbseo really worth it?
I haven't bought it because I think its far too expensive for what it does.
I have seen a good free alternative but I haven't tried that yet.
What do people use for static pages on vBulletin and does it work well?
Ok, time to go find some people to do this work for the new poker sites :)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Very quick update!
Hey all
Just a very quick update, still haven't got the internet sorted in my new place yet but hopefully it will be soon.
That just reminds me..Im going to take my old laptop down there today and see if there's a wireless connection I can get on, for some reason my new laptop can't even use a wireless network...
I have got the two designs coded now, they are for 2 new poker sites.
Http://www.RakeBackBob.com
Http://www.FreerollBob.com
I have another one in development now, should be finished tonight but still has to be coded.
I have no idea what domains I have bought lately..I know I have bought a lot for new sites but I have been getting that many offers I forget the ones I have, going to take a look today and see what's there so I can get started on more sites.
On another note, check out www.HelloGreen.com - Someone I know online (Anthony) just took over ownership again and I am sure it will be improving a lot.
Its basically for web developers and entrepreneur (I still have to use a spell checker to spell that, its a real pain trying to remember how to spell the subdomain for this blog ;))
Talking about that...anyone know the easiest way I can forward a domain to here?
It would save a lot of hassle of using a spell checker everytime I want to find the site ;)
If anyone knows post a comment here :)
Alright, time to catch up on work! Been offline since Sunday!
Just a very quick update, still haven't got the internet sorted in my new place yet but hopefully it will be soon.
That just reminds me..Im going to take my old laptop down there today and see if there's a wireless connection I can get on, for some reason my new laptop can't even use a wireless network...
I have got the two designs coded now, they are for 2 new poker sites.
Http://www.RakeBackBob.com
Http://www.FreerollBob.com
I have another one in development now, should be finished tonight but still has to be coded.
I have no idea what domains I have bought lately..I know I have bought a lot for new sites but I have been getting that many offers I forget the ones I have, going to take a look today and see what's there so I can get started on more sites.
On another note, check out www.HelloGreen.com - Someone I know online (Anthony) just took over ownership again and I am sure it will be improving a lot.
Its basically for web developers and entrepreneur (I still have to use a spell checker to spell that, its a real pain trying to remember how to spell the subdomain for this blog ;))
Talking about that...anyone know the easiest way I can forward a domain to here?
It would save a lot of hassle of using a spell checker everytime I want to find the site ;)
If anyone knows post a comment here :)
Alright, time to catch up on work! Been offline since Sunday!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
New apartment and poker updates
Hey
Just got the word back today that I got an apartment I was looking for right in the city centre here.
I'm going to sign the contracts and deal with all the legal things tomorrow, then I am getting the keys on Saturday.
Once I get in I will post up pics :)
I got a new surround sound home cinema system yesterday but I am going to put it up in the new apartment instead.
I ordered a new TV as well and it was meant to come today, didn't have it by 6pm so phoned up and I was told they would call back on Tuesday..so no idea when it will even arrive.
I'm going to take one of the TVs from the place I'm in now anyway, I will still be using both but I think I will just be staying in the apartment once I get everything sorted, I spend most of my time right in the centre and if I have everything I need, it will save a lot of time :)
I got the logo back for DeuceAce
Whatcha think?
I like it :)
Sheldon is working on the design now, not sure when it will be finished though, hopefully not too long anyway.
I have a coder working on the two new poker designs I got for new sites and I have a designer working on another new design for another poker site.
More previews coming soon :)
Fingers crossed that everything will go well for this new apartment!
Just got the word back today that I got an apartment I was looking for right in the city centre here.
I'm going to sign the contracts and deal with all the legal things tomorrow, then I am getting the keys on Saturday.
Once I get in I will post up pics :)
I got a new surround sound home cinema system yesterday but I am going to put it up in the new apartment instead.
I ordered a new TV as well and it was meant to come today, didn't have it by 6pm so phoned up and I was told they would call back on Tuesday..so no idea when it will even arrive.
I'm going to take one of the TVs from the place I'm in now anyway, I will still be using both but I think I will just be staying in the apartment once I get everything sorted, I spend most of my time right in the centre and if I have everything I need, it will save a lot of time :)
I got the logo back for DeuceAce
Whatcha think?
I like it :)
Sheldon is working on the design now, not sure when it will be finished though, hopefully not too long anyway.
I have a coder working on the two new poker designs I got for new sites and I have a designer working on another new design for another poker site.
More previews coming soon :)
Fingers crossed that everything will go well for this new apartment!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Grrr too much happening!
Hey,
I was expecting to update sooner but I have had a lot to do.
I am getting the house I'm in now repainted everywhere and changing around the bedrooms a lot so its been mad for a while.
I am going to rent out an apartment right in the city centre, been looking at a few, the best one was yesterday and I think I will go for that, still have to see another 2 and one of those is in the same area as the one I like.
It is just as bad online, I am still waiting to hear back from Malbar, the logo was meant to be finished yesterday but I didn't like the concepts really and the final design of the concept I decided to go with just didn't look like his normal quality, which is the best I have seen anywhere.
I want this logo to be really good since its for DeuceAce and the new design for the whole site will be based around it, plus DeuceAce is going to be the "hub" of my poker network.
Sheldon still cant get started on the new design for DeuceAce until Malbar gets back to me, last time I heard from him was 1pm yesterday, its going on to 4pm now and I don't even see him online, really hope its finished today because this must be messing up Sheldons schedule.
Anyway...quit the moaning ;)
The two designs are complete for two new poker sites, they aren't anything amazing but I don't need anything amazing because they are being used for sites I want to setup and leave to run without doing work, but they still look good.
I am looking for someone to code them for me now, I know I said I would post a screenshot but it shouldn't take too long to get them coded.
I got the payment for an advertiser that is taking on a 12 month spot on DeuceAce today, have to get that setup soon.
I have been buying some poker domains and domains making revenue, nothing major, just ones around $2.5-$4/day - Each costs around $1800-$5000 - I think domains are a good investment so starting to get a few that I can just leave to go in the background.
I got OnlineTourneys.com for a great bargain - Its a great poker domain that I will be setting up as another static site, thinking of making it display different types of tournaments running and about to start on various poker rooms - I know I will easily make the money back anyway :)
Ok, time to go hunting down some things for the new apartment, just started looking yesterday but fingers crossed I will have it sorted out this week :)
I was expecting to update sooner but I have had a lot to do.
I am getting the house I'm in now repainted everywhere and changing around the bedrooms a lot so its been mad for a while.
I am going to rent out an apartment right in the city centre, been looking at a few, the best one was yesterday and I think I will go for that, still have to see another 2 and one of those is in the same area as the one I like.
It is just as bad online, I am still waiting to hear back from Malbar, the logo was meant to be finished yesterday but I didn't like the concepts really and the final design of the concept I decided to go with just didn't look like his normal quality, which is the best I have seen anywhere.
I want this logo to be really good since its for DeuceAce and the new design for the whole site will be based around it, plus DeuceAce is going to be the "hub" of my poker network.
Sheldon still cant get started on the new design for DeuceAce until Malbar gets back to me, last time I heard from him was 1pm yesterday, its going on to 4pm now and I don't even see him online, really hope its finished today because this must be messing up Sheldons schedule.
Anyway...quit the moaning ;)
The two designs are complete for two new poker sites, they aren't anything amazing but I don't need anything amazing because they are being used for sites I want to setup and leave to run without doing work, but they still look good.
I am looking for someone to code them for me now, I know I said I would post a screenshot but it shouldn't take too long to get them coded.
I got the payment for an advertiser that is taking on a 12 month spot on DeuceAce today, have to get that setup soon.
I have been buying some poker domains and domains making revenue, nothing major, just ones around $2.5-$4/day - Each costs around $1800-$5000 - I think domains are a good investment so starting to get a few that I can just leave to go in the background.
I got OnlineTourneys.com for a great bargain - Its a great poker domain that I will be setting up as another static site, thinking of making it display different types of tournaments running and about to start on various poker rooms - I know I will easily make the money back anyway :)
Ok, time to go hunting down some things for the new apartment, just started looking yesterday but fingers crossed I will have it sorted out this week :)
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Update on new sites
I have been working on a lot of new sites for the last few weeks now.
All are poker sites.
I have someone else managing the development of the sites so I can work on a few other things.
I have got some of the designs back, one is complete and the other should be complete tonight or tomorrow.
I will put up a preview of both designs tomorrow.
I couldn't find a way to send the payment for the new DeuceAce logo so I had to get a good friend I know online, Paul, to send it for me through moneybookers.
Hes a life saver because Sheldon is meant to start on my design today but I had to get the logo first.
I haven't seen the logo designer online all day so hopefully he will be on soon, fingers crossed anyway because I need it very soon so the design can be started for DeuceAce.
REALLY looking forward to getting the new DA logo now because I have so many plans that I have to hold back until I have the new design.
As soon as I get it I will be setting up a test board and installing a few things and working on things I have been planning for a while before putting it live.
I will give blog readers a preview before anyone else sees it while its in development ;-)
I have decided not to post my earnings anymore, there's a few reasons for this and I think anyone that posts their earnings will understand why.
I can say that my earnings have gone up a very nice amount and I have nearly made more this month already than I have the last two, if you saw my earnings last month you will know this is a big increase :)
All are poker sites.
I have someone else managing the development of the sites so I can work on a few other things.
I have got some of the designs back, one is complete and the other should be complete tonight or tomorrow.
I will put up a preview of both designs tomorrow.
I couldn't find a way to send the payment for the new DeuceAce logo so I had to get a good friend I know online, Paul, to send it for me through moneybookers.
Hes a life saver because Sheldon is meant to start on my design today but I had to get the logo first.
I haven't seen the logo designer online all day so hopefully he will be on soon, fingers crossed anyway because I need it very soon so the design can be started for DeuceAce.
REALLY looking forward to getting the new DA logo now because I have so many plans that I have to hold back until I have the new design.
As soon as I get it I will be setting up a test board and installing a few things and working on things I have been planning for a while before putting it live.
I will give blog readers a preview before anyone else sees it while its in development ;-)
I have decided not to post my earnings anymore, there's a few reasons for this and I think anyone that posts their earnings will understand why.
I can say that my earnings have gone up a very nice amount and I have nearly made more this month already than I have the last two, if you saw my earnings last month you will know this is a big increase :)
Monday, April 03, 2006
Back in action!
Ok, time to start working properly again this week.
I will be posting my revenue from last month soon, it is on my other computer and I'm using my new laptop!
Ordered a laptop at the end of last week and it came on Saturday!
My other laptop is really small, I got it because I wanted something really light because I was traveling over 3 hours everyday last year, now I don't have to I want something bigger and more powerful.
It isn't too heavy, I can still take it about with me and I still go away at least twice a month now, so I will be taking it with me.
I have to get a wireless internet connection now for my broadband, I have to take a lead everywhere with me.
Ok on to work....
AllDotNet
I have decided to start working on AllDotNet and improving it again, it is bringing in easy money without any marketing, if I improve the script a bit more and market I think it could bring in a lot more.
It has just under 10,000 pages index in google now, I am paying a coder to make even more pages static instead of dynamic (Google indexes static, .html, pages more than pages with =?p2 for example) to get more listed.
I also want to add a lot more unique features to set it apart from other phplinkdirectory sites.
I am thinking of adding a referral system so people earn money if they refer people that list their sites at AllDotNet, but I will have to pay for a custom system for this.
I will also have to raise the prices to cover the costs, right now it is only $4.95 which is VERY low for a directory with as good a reputation and history as AllDotNet - Most other sites are charging $19.95+ and some are recurring yearly payments, unlike AllDotNet which is a one off fee!
I have always planned on raising prices, but I want to offer more to people to justify the prices first, although I think everyone else would agree the quality of the directory alone would more than justify a raise already.
DeuceAce.com
I am sending the design brief to the designer today, he told me he will be starting on the 8th this month, can't wait to see it because I think it will really change DeuceAce.
I am looking for a number of things I can add to DeuceAce to make it unique than other poker forums and also improve what is already there.
I am getting a lot of new vBulletin modules, the first and main will be a review system for reviewing online rooms, books, DVDs etc.
To improve revenue I will be improving what is available to members that upgrade their accounts and making it very visible to see members that are upgraded, I think some people would be interested.
Once a few have it hopefully others will see their upgraded badge and signup.
I really want to get a competition lined up for DeuceAce, that is one of the first things I want to do once the site is updated.
A LOT of people are asking me to partner with them for DeuceAce, I have never really liked partnerships but I am open to suggestions and have one here I have to read over today.
I am going to raise the price for advertising on DeuceAce very soon, I hardly ever have space available yet, may as well increase it to go with the demand :)
Other Sites
I am going to hire someone to manage setting up a load of poker sites for me, I only want someone very experienced with setting up and running sites and that knows about the poker industry.
I want sites that I can setup and leave to run, something that will make me money but also to direct more traffic to DeuceAce.
Anyway...enough for now, time to work!
I will be posting my revenue from last month soon, it is on my other computer and I'm using my new laptop!
Ordered a laptop at the end of last week and it came on Saturday!
My other laptop is really small, I got it because I wanted something really light because I was traveling over 3 hours everyday last year, now I don't have to I want something bigger and more powerful.
It isn't too heavy, I can still take it about with me and I still go away at least twice a month now, so I will be taking it with me.
I have to get a wireless internet connection now for my broadband, I have to take a lead everywhere with me.
Ok on to work....
AllDotNet
I have decided to start working on AllDotNet and improving it again, it is bringing in easy money without any marketing, if I improve the script a bit more and market I think it could bring in a lot more.
It has just under 10,000 pages index in google now, I am paying a coder to make even more pages static instead of dynamic (Google indexes static, .html, pages more than pages with =?p2 for example) to get more listed.
I also want to add a lot more unique features to set it apart from other phplinkdirectory sites.
I am thinking of adding a referral system so people earn money if they refer people that list their sites at AllDotNet, but I will have to pay for a custom system for this.
I will also have to raise the prices to cover the costs, right now it is only $4.95 which is VERY low for a directory with as good a reputation and history as AllDotNet - Most other sites are charging $19.95+ and some are recurring yearly payments, unlike AllDotNet which is a one off fee!
I have always planned on raising prices, but I want to offer more to people to justify the prices first, although I think everyone else would agree the quality of the directory alone would more than justify a raise already.
DeuceAce.com
I am sending the design brief to the designer today, he told me he will be starting on the 8th this month, can't wait to see it because I think it will really change DeuceAce.
I am looking for a number of things I can add to DeuceAce to make it unique than other poker forums and also improve what is already there.
I am getting a lot of new vBulletin modules, the first and main will be a review system for reviewing online rooms, books, DVDs etc.
To improve revenue I will be improving what is available to members that upgrade their accounts and making it very visible to see members that are upgraded, I think some people would be interested.
Once a few have it hopefully others will see their upgraded badge and signup.
I really want to get a competition lined up for DeuceAce, that is one of the first things I want to do once the site is updated.
A LOT of people are asking me to partner with them for DeuceAce, I have never really liked partnerships but I am open to suggestions and have one here I have to read over today.
I am going to raise the price for advertising on DeuceAce very soon, I hardly ever have space available yet, may as well increase it to go with the demand :)
Other Sites
I am going to hire someone to manage setting up a load of poker sites for me, I only want someone very experienced with setting up and running sites and that knows about the poker industry.
I want sites that I can setup and leave to run, something that will make me money but also to direct more traffic to DeuceAce.
Anyway...enough for now, time to work!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
I need to start working!
I haven't been doing much work lately since I sold WMF, I think everyone is the same, when you know you have money available you don't work as hard.
The first payment of WMF came through from escrow and the second has just been sent by escrow again, for some reason the buyer's bank couldn't send the money.
Just sending the payment now for the new DeuceAce forum design ($800).
It is def going to be done in the first week of April, really looking forward to getting it online, I think it will really help the forum with a nice design.
Once the design is up its time to get serious with DeuceAce!
I have been selling off my sites but haven't been getting anything to replace them, I will be putting a lot into DeuceAce now anyway.
I finally got the $600 from a new advertiser on DeuceAce, IslandPoker.com
The $600 is for 3 months of advertising, it will take up the last space for an advertiser on the site.
My poker experiment is going well, I am just about to change to the next level, I have $9.91 right now and I move up a limit when I get to $10, I will be glad of it because I have been playing a lot and it took over a week to get up $5!
Wa hay...there we go, $10.05!
Time to play $0.05/$0.10 limit now!
The first payment of WMF came through from escrow and the second has just been sent by escrow again, for some reason the buyer's bank couldn't send the money.
Just sending the payment now for the new DeuceAce forum design ($800).
It is def going to be done in the first week of April, really looking forward to getting it online, I think it will really help the forum with a nice design.
Once the design is up its time to get serious with DeuceAce!
I have been selling off my sites but haven't been getting anything to replace them, I will be putting a lot into DeuceAce now anyway.
I finally got the $600 from a new advertiser on DeuceAce, IslandPoker.com
The $600 is for 3 months of advertising, it will take up the last space for an advertiser on the site.
My poker experiment is going well, I am just about to change to the next level, I have $9.91 right now and I move up a limit when I get to $10, I will be glad of it because I have been playing a lot and it took over a week to get up $5!
Wa hay...there we go, $10.05!
Time to play $0.05/$0.10 limit now!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Netrepreneur - The Life of a Netrepreneur
Hey all
The webmasterforums sale is almost complete now, escrow has released the funds ($2000) but they take up to 5 days to go into my account.
Tim also sent $3000 today (Just sent him a message to see if he got it sent off) and then I am sending him the files/content, once he has that the other $3000 is being sent.
I don’t know how long it will take for the money from Tim to come through, got a lot of money from the states but sometimes it comes the same day (Quicker than UK-UK bank transfer!) and other times it can take up to a week.
I don’t have any real rush for this anyway, don’t have anything I need to spent money on and I have everything covered that I do.
Talked to Malbar today, he’s the logo designer.
He wanted me to pay by Western Union but the fees were ~$50 and that was only payment one out of two, so that would be around $100 in fees!
No chance am I paying that much in fees. Offered to split the fees but he didn’t want to.
I have to setup an account with moneybookers now, waiting for them to verify my card.
I have to use them to buy a poker domain anyway so it doesn’t matter.
Got a chance to talk to Sheldon at last about doing the design for DeuceAce, its going to be started in the first week of April.
The cost is going to be ~$850 for a base rate, any extra graphics etc. will be extra, its well worth it though.
I wasn’t impressed with the design from WebRhino for roughly the same price, I think it would be been a LOT better to go with Sheldon for WebmasterForums too.
For anyone into poker, I decided to try out a small experiment to see how high I could get starting with just $5, you can find more information on it here.
Getting your money up on the first level is really hard, I’m thinking of skipping up to the next stages because I have been doing it for two days and I’m up about $2….
Also on poker, I played a tournament on Monday night with other poker affiliates, I think some are good players and play a lot, I don’t get a chance to play as much as I would like.
I ended up 4/27 – Not too bad and I also put out the organiser and got a $25 prize plus ~$7 I think for coming 4th hehe.
Just heard from Tim, $3k has been sent ;)
The webmasterforums sale is almost complete now, escrow has released the funds ($2000) but they take up to 5 days to go into my account.
Tim also sent $3000 today (Just sent him a message to see if he got it sent off) and then I am sending him the files/content, once he has that the other $3000 is being sent.
I don’t know how long it will take for the money from Tim to come through, got a lot of money from the states but sometimes it comes the same day (Quicker than UK-UK bank transfer!) and other times it can take up to a week.
I don’t have any real rush for this anyway, don’t have anything I need to spent money on and I have everything covered that I do.
Talked to Malbar today, he’s the logo designer.
He wanted me to pay by Western Union but the fees were ~$50 and that was only payment one out of two, so that would be around $100 in fees!
No chance am I paying that much in fees. Offered to split the fees but he didn’t want to.
I have to setup an account with moneybookers now, waiting for them to verify my card.
I have to use them to buy a poker domain anyway so it doesn’t matter.
Got a chance to talk to Sheldon at last about doing the design for DeuceAce, its going to be started in the first week of April.
The cost is going to be ~$850 for a base rate, any extra graphics etc. will be extra, its well worth it though.
I wasn’t impressed with the design from WebRhino for roughly the same price, I think it would be been a LOT better to go with Sheldon for WebmasterForums too.
For anyone into poker, I decided to try out a small experiment to see how high I could get starting with just $5, you can find more information on it here.
Getting your money up on the first level is really hard, I’m thinking of skipping up to the next stages because I have been doing it for two days and I’m up about $2….
Also on poker, I played a tournament on Monday night with other poker affiliates, I think some are good players and play a lot, I don’t get a chance to play as much as I would like.
I ended up 4/27 – Not too bad and I also put out the organiser and got a $25 prize plus ~$7 I think for coming 4th hehe.
Just heard from Tim, $3k has been sent ;)
Monday, March 20, 2006
Busy, busy busy!
Hey,
Been really busy with the WebmasterForums.net sale.
An offer was made at the BIN ($8000) and I am expecting payment today, $2000 is going through escrow and the remainder is going by wire transfer direct to my bank.
Don't like using escrow but not too worried since its a minority of the payment.
I will be glad once the sale is complete, its taken a lot of time selling it, I spent over an hour just on the paypal screenshots for revenue proof - I think paypal really need to sort out their reports.
If there's any new advertisers starting before the site is transferred I will just be asking them to wait and send the payment to the new owner.
The winning bid was on NamePros! That's the first ever sale I have got on NamePros!(Apart from a few $10 text links ;))
I was considering just leaving it off NamePros because I thought there wasn't any serious buyers there.
My Plans
I would say at least $6500 from the sale is going into DeuceAce and some new poker sites, not sure if I will buy any that already have revenue or just start from scratch...Been looking for some good poker domains and I got offers from at least 50 people on NamePros, most really overvalued their domains.
Got another one today, $2500-$3000 for winatplayingpoker.com - That's just a joke...
The designer of DeuceAce told me to email him around now to get started on the design for me, sent him an email on Friday I think and he said he didn't even know he was meant to work on one for me...
Been planning for this new design coming online for a few months now and I'm going to have to wait again for it to go into his queue.....................
Anyone have any poker domains for sale?
Post a comment here or email tmzmod [ at ] hotmail.com and include prices.
Been really busy with the WebmasterForums.net sale.
An offer was made at the BIN ($8000) and I am expecting payment today, $2000 is going through escrow and the remainder is going by wire transfer direct to my bank.
Don't like using escrow but not too worried since its a minority of the payment.
I will be glad once the sale is complete, its taken a lot of time selling it, I spent over an hour just on the paypal screenshots for revenue proof - I think paypal really need to sort out their reports.
If there's any new advertisers starting before the site is transferred I will just be asking them to wait and send the payment to the new owner.
The winning bid was on NamePros! That's the first ever sale I have got on NamePros!(Apart from a few $10 text links ;))
I was considering just leaving it off NamePros because I thought there wasn't any serious buyers there.
My Plans
I would say at least $6500 from the sale is going into DeuceAce and some new poker sites, not sure if I will buy any that already have revenue or just start from scratch...Been looking for some good poker domains and I got offers from at least 50 people on NamePros, most really overvalued their domains.
Got another one today, $2500-$3000 for winatplayingpoker.com - That's just a joke...
The designer of DeuceAce told me to email him around now to get started on the design for me, sent him an email on Friday I think and he said he didn't even know he was meant to work on one for me...
Been planning for this new design coming online for a few months now and I'm going to have to wait again for it to go into his queue.....................
Anyone have any poker domains for sale?
Post a comment here or email tmzmod [ at ] hotmail.com and include prices.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Don't be afraid to contact advertisers!
A lot of people, including myself, don't like to contact advertisers because they might see it as spam, the reality is if you contact advertisers that you think would benefit from your site, they will be more than happy to look over what you propose.
I have been doing this for WebmasterForums.net and DeuceAce.com and its working amazingly well! My ad revenue is up a lot more than normal and most of it is from the companies I have contacted.
I selected companies that would be targeting the demographic of visitors that would be on the sites and send an email telling them a bit about the site, how they could benefit being a sponsor and the cost.
I got a great response from most companies and only one replied asking not to contact them, I know some don't like it but think about it, would you be annoyed if someone sent you an email if you own a large site/company and offered a great deal? I know I wouldn't and everyone else I contacted didn't.
I offered package deals so they got as much exposure as I could give, one space for their ad wherever I already have advertising on the site plus including their company/site info in the community newsletters.
I did it because my earnings were down a bit in Feb over Jan because I didn't go out and try get advertisers really, that's a big mistake.
Getting advertisers is just as important as improving your site I think, they pay for anything that needs done, and you can't live off money you don't earn.
I will post my earnings at the end of this month and I am hoping it will be a nice increase :)
Go contact people you think would be interested in what you have to offer!
I have been doing this for WebmasterForums.net and DeuceAce.com and its working amazingly well! My ad revenue is up a lot more than normal and most of it is from the companies I have contacted.
I selected companies that would be targeting the demographic of visitors that would be on the sites and send an email telling them a bit about the site, how they could benefit being a sponsor and the cost.
I got a great response from most companies and only one replied asking not to contact them, I know some don't like it but think about it, would you be annoyed if someone sent you an email if you own a large site/company and offered a great deal? I know I wouldn't and everyone else I contacted didn't.
I offered package deals so they got as much exposure as I could give, one space for their ad wherever I already have advertising on the site plus including their company/site info in the community newsletters.
I did it because my earnings were down a bit in Feb over Jan because I didn't go out and try get advertisers really, that's a big mistake.
Getting advertisers is just as important as improving your site I think, they pay for anything that needs done, and you can't live off money you don't earn.
I will post my earnings at the end of this month and I am hoping it will be a nice increase :)
Go contact people you think would be interested in what you have to offer!
The slow progress on my new site
Anthony got started on my design last night and I was very happy, it was meant to be last week but he forgot he said to me and then it was meant to be earlier this week, but he was busy with other work.
I didn't mind waiting because I knew it would be good, but when I got up this morning I was happy to see he started and sent a preview of the design....then I saw another email.
Thought maybe he did more but had a look and he said he doesn't have time to work on my project.
Like I said before, the site was meant to be open last week and I told a lot of customers it would be and kept stalling them to get the design online first.
I feel really let down because I waited so long and then when it was started he said he couldn't do it.
It would have saved me a lot of hassle if I knew that last week..I could have got another designer to do a custom design and coding by now.
I was going to go and get someone else but its going to take at least a week so I am buying a premade skin and paying someone else to do a logo for it.
I don't think this was very good business after I was loyal enough to wait so long when I could have got another designer and had the site up and running now but....these things happen.
I still like Anthony and he is still a moderator at WebmasterForums ;)
Hopefully he can get himself sorted out and take a break, I think he took on too many jobs at once.
He's an amazing designer but just has to change his scheduling.
Anyway...I was getting a new logo done for WebmasterForums.net by Mugurel at www.Ypson.com already so I decided to ask him to do another for the new site.
Now that I'm just going with the premade design I should have it online very soon...I will post the address when I have it complete and up and running :)
I didn't mind waiting because I knew it would be good, but when I got up this morning I was happy to see he started and sent a preview of the design....then I saw another email.
Thought maybe he did more but had a look and he said he doesn't have time to work on my project.
Like I said before, the site was meant to be open last week and I told a lot of customers it would be and kept stalling them to get the design online first.
I feel really let down because I waited so long and then when it was started he said he couldn't do it.
It would have saved me a lot of hassle if I knew that last week..I could have got another designer to do a custom design and coding by now.
I was going to go and get someone else but its going to take at least a week so I am buying a premade skin and paying someone else to do a logo for it.
I don't think this was very good business after I was loyal enough to wait so long when I could have got another designer and had the site up and running now but....these things happen.
I still like Anthony and he is still a moderator at WebmasterForums ;)
Hopefully he can get himself sorted out and take a break, I think he took on too many jobs at once.
He's an amazing designer but just has to change his scheduling.
Anyway...I was getting a new logo done for WebmasterForums.net by Mugurel at www.Ypson.com already so I decided to ask him to do another for the new site.
Now that I'm just going with the premade design I should have it online very soon...I will post the address when I have it complete and up and running :)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
WebmasterForums - New moderator but considering selling
Just got a new moderator on WebmasterForums.net - Hes only the second moderator.
I'm hoping my having some great people on the moderator team it will really help improve the community.
The new moderator is Anthony, he did the design for AllDotNet and I have a few other jobs on his to-do list.
Although I'm working on developing WebmasterForums and improving it, I am considering selling it...
Like I said in my last post, I might go with poker and see how that works out.
DeuceAce is starting to pick up and I think it can do well, I think if I get a network of related poker sites they can feed off each other.
I have a few threads up at forums to see what people think the site is worth, I think it could be worth a nice little sum because of the domain and size of the community.
Anyone out there interested in buying it ;)
I'm hoping my having some great people on the moderator team it will really help improve the community.
The new moderator is Anthony, he did the design for AllDotNet and I have a few other jobs on his to-do list.
Although I'm working on developing WebmasterForums and improving it, I am considering selling it...
Like I said in my last post, I might go with poker and see how that works out.
DeuceAce is starting to pick up and I think it can do well, I think if I get a network of related poker sites they can feed off each other.
I have a few threads up at forums to see what people think the site is worth, I think it could be worth a nice little sum because of the domain and size of the community.
Anyone out there interested in buying it ;)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Should I go along with poker?
I have been thinking for a while now that poker could still be a really good network to get into..
My poker site has done pretty well so far and the ROI is very good.
I am considering doing a lot of poker sites and making them part of a network, all under DeuceAce.com
Two site genres are doing well for my lately, poker and directories.
WebmasterForums could do VERY well but I don't think I have the time or the drive to work on it enough really..What should I do about it?
Its a large site with a lot of members and a great domain, if I saw it for sale myself I would think of selling most of what I have just to get it, but now that I have it I just can't get the drive to work on it myself...
I think if I could get some long term advertisers it would give me a good drive to keep working on it and improving it, right now it isn't giving a good ROI for me.
My poker site has done pretty well so far and the ROI is very good.
I am considering doing a lot of poker sites and making them part of a network, all under DeuceAce.com
Two site genres are doing well for my lately, poker and directories.
WebmasterForums could do VERY well but I don't think I have the time or the drive to work on it enough really..What should I do about it?
Its a large site with a lot of members and a great domain, if I saw it for sale myself I would think of selling most of what I have just to get it, but now that I have it I just can't get the drive to work on it myself...
I think if I could get some long term advertisers it would give me a good drive to keep working on it and improving it, right now it isn't giving a good ROI for me.
Monday, February 27, 2006
I'm back from Dublin!
Got back yesterday from Dublin but I didn't do much work, just replied to some emails and forum posts.
It wasn't too bad but it was freezing down there and there was a big riot in the main street on Saturday, 3 cars burnt out and there was a full riot squad out in most streets in the city centre.
I was on the news worldwide in the news clips! Makes me wish I had a T-Shirt/jumper with the name of one of my sites ;-)
The amount of money you spend on the small breaks really mounts up...I went to Dublin because I'm planning on taking a bigger holiday not too long time from so I could save some money, I spent over £600 (Around $1050) in 2 nights away!
If I didn't go to Dublin and Belfast the last few times I could have had a nice little holiday in one of the Spanish Island for at least a week! Its still good to break up the months and workload by getting away though, you do work a lot better after getting away from things, even if its just a few days.
It wasn't too bad but it was freezing down there and there was a big riot in the main street on Saturday, 3 cars burnt out and there was a full riot squad out in most streets in the city centre.
I was on the news worldwide in the news clips! Makes me wish I had a T-Shirt/jumper with the name of one of my sites ;-)
The amount of money you spend on the small breaks really mounts up...I went to Dublin because I'm planning on taking a bigger holiday not too long time from so I could save some money, I spent over £600 (Around $1050) in 2 nights away!
If I didn't go to Dublin and Belfast the last few times I could have had a nice little holiday in one of the Spanish Island for at least a week! Its still good to break up the months and workload by getting away though, you do work a lot better after getting away from things, even if its just a few days.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
This months break
For anyone that hasn't read all my blogs, I am going to go away to another city or country at least once every month.
I have already been to
I think I might be going to
I was planning on going further but I'm going to wait a few months and save up a bit more cash and go somewhere really nice.
I need to buy a new laptop though, there’s two problems with my own.
The charger wont work and I bought a new one for £75 and that worked for about a month and has stopped now too.
I can't find the charger for my model of laptop (Got it last year) and its going to be around the same £60-£80.
Second problem is I spilled water on it about 5 months ago and took the keys off to dry it out, laptop is working fine but I have lost a few bits that goes between the laptop and keys...grrrrr.
I don't need anything powerful because I will just be using it to check emails and fix any urgent problems on my sites when I'm away.
Monday, February 20, 2006
New monitor came!
Monitor came today!
Didn't think it would come so quickly with the postal strike going on here.
I didn't think it would make so much difference, there's a lot more space on the screen than I thought.
I will get a pic of it soon, sounds weird but I think I have more space on my desk now than when I had the 15", I think its because of the way the bottom/stand is.
The new speakers I got last week look nice beside it too :)
Time to go watch a DVD (The Business) to see what its like!
Didn't think it would come so quickly with the postal strike going on here.
I didn't think it would make so much difference, there's a lot more space on the screen than I thought.
I will get a pic of it soon, sounds weird but I think I have more space on my desk now than when I had the 15", I think its because of the way the bottom/stand is.
The new speakers I got last week look nice beside it too :)
Time to go watch a DVD (The Business) to see what its like!
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Advertising sales
I sold a lot of ad space today, its been a great day overall with directory submission and ad sales.
I sold space on AllDotNet and DeuceAce.
Both are now fully sold out and most spaces have been reserved for a few months.
I will be removing adsense from the header of AllDotNet and changing it to private advertisers - adsense has been REALLY bad for me this whole month - Earnings are down a lot more than I expected even with the large increase in traffic.
A coder has really let me down on a custom script I am having developed to help me manage and sell my available space on all my sites.
The script looks like its 90% complete but I just can't get in contact with him.
I might just work on it and finish it off myself - Not happy about it though because my project specs included that I needed it complete ASAP - I.e. no more than a week, never mind around 6 weeks which its been now.
Once that is done it will make ad management really easy and a lot less work for me, everything will be automated so advertisers can see what's available, buy any space they want and reserve space that's already sold out!
I will be starting to put up my prices soon, especially on the DeuceAce left navigation, that's selling like mad and I never have an available space for more than a few days.
A lot of advertisers are wanting to reserve it for up to 4 month, I put a limit of 4 months max because I know I will be putting prices up, its really low at $29.95/month for a sitewide button link.
I sold space on AllDotNet and DeuceAce.
Both are now fully sold out and most spaces have been reserved for a few months.
I will be removing adsense from the header of AllDotNet and changing it to private advertisers - adsense has been REALLY bad for me this whole month - Earnings are down a lot more than I expected even with the large increase in traffic.
A coder has really let me down on a custom script I am having developed to help me manage and sell my available space on all my sites.
The script looks like its 90% complete but I just can't get in contact with him.
I might just work on it and finish it off myself - Not happy about it though because my project specs included that I needed it complete ASAP - I.e. no more than a week, never mind around 6 weeks which its been now.
Once that is done it will make ad management really easy and a lot less work for me, everything will be automated so advertisers can see what's available, buy any space they want and reserve space that's already sold out!
I will be starting to put up my prices soon, especially on the DeuceAce left navigation, that's selling like mad and I never have an available space for more than a few days.
A lot of advertisers are wanting to reserve it for up to 4 month, I put a limit of 4 months max because I know I will be putting prices up, its really low at $29.95/month for a sitewide button link.
Hungover!
I went out last night and I have been paying for it the whole day!
I am still feeling bad and its 2.40am
I took it easy today and I was just lying on my bed watching TV and doing a bit of work most of the time.
AllDotNet has been doing really well lately, I think it might be down to the new design.
I just started doing a special offer for one week, buy two listings and get one free!
If anyone has been thinking about listing on AllDotNet now is the time!
Just submit your site here (It takes less than a minute) and you will get your third listing free.
I just started this today and I have got a lot from it already!
Anyway...whats the real hangover cure :D
I am still feeling bad and its 2.40am
I took it easy today and I was just lying on my bed watching TV and doing a bit of work most of the time.
AllDotNet has been doing really well lately, I think it might be down to the new design.
I just started doing a special offer for one week, buy two listings and get one free!
If anyone has been thinking about listing on AllDotNet now is the time!
Just submit your site here (It takes less than a minute) and you will get your third listing free.
I just started this today and I have got a lot from it already!
Anyway...whats the real hangover cure :D
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Increasing traffic on my sites
I have done a lot of work on my sites in the last 3-4 months to try get them ready for a good level of traffic, i.e. to start large advertising campaigns.
I think AllDotNet is at that level now, I have changed a lot and the site seems solid, I think if I can get more traffic I wont have a lot of extra work and the revenue will be better.
My other sites still aren't ready I don't think, I think DeuceAce is close enough, its basic but its still serves its purpose.
WebmasterForums on the other hand needs quite a bit of work I think, I have a lot of plans but just don't have the time to work on them.
Now you might be asking why I'm starting a new project if I don't have time for my current sites...Well once the new project is setup it will be very minimal work, it wont need a lot of updates so I don't mind.
Now....What are my plans for increasing traffic?
AllDotNet.com
I have two markets to target with AllDotNet, my general directory.
The site is large enough to give good results to visitors searching for sites with over 12,000 sites currently listed so I would like to advertise general web users and market on the fact that sites in the AllDotNet directory have been manually approved and reviewed before being listed, unlike the major search engines that can often give a lot of results that don't include sites they want.
I need to come up with more selling points for this market...have any ideas? Post a comment :)
The other market is site owners to get their sites listed, this is where I make most of my revenue from but I am still going to advertise 50% of my budget on it.
I want to sell on the strong points that AllDotNet is established, (Over a year old now!) and their money is well spent as they know we will be around for long to come.
The directory is also very large and it does attract a lot of general visitors searching for sites.
The other factor is I charge a LOT less than most premium directories the same size, I only charge $4.95 for permanent submission and permanent featured links (Above all others in the same category) for $19.95.
I think I have good selling points to both markets so now I just have to find some good sites to advertise on!
DeuceAce.com
I only have one market I want to advertise to, poker players!
This one is very simple, I have advertising space covered really so I just want to get the general traffic levels up, I am going to advertise on other poker related sites, poker directories and if possible buy signature space of people that post in other poker or gambling forums.
I want to get some other ideas though, maybe try get some pro players to come on and answer questions from the members, do a partnership with some rooms to get good deals for my members and a few other things.
Again, if anyone has any ideas, post a comment and let me know!
WebmasterForums.NET
I just started paying for posters on WebmasterForums.net
I'm not going to get a lot, its just to spark a bit of interest.
I have done it in the past and it can work well but you have to have people that are interested in the subject, not just people that are trying to get a few extra bucks..
I don't think webmasterforums is ready for a large advertising campaign, it needs to get more active members, some more sections added to the site and a few other things.
I think I will be working on it for at least another 2 weeks before I start anything big.
I'm still losing money on the forum every month, I really want to get a sponsor that will sponsor the site long term - If anyone is interested in this please let me know!
I think AllDotNet is at that level now, I have changed a lot and the site seems solid, I think if I can get more traffic I wont have a lot of extra work and the revenue will be better.
My other sites still aren't ready I don't think, I think DeuceAce is close enough, its basic but its still serves its purpose.
WebmasterForums on the other hand needs quite a bit of work I think, I have a lot of plans but just don't have the time to work on them.
Now you might be asking why I'm starting a new project if I don't have time for my current sites...Well once the new project is setup it will be very minimal work, it wont need a lot of updates so I don't mind.
Now....What are my plans for increasing traffic?
AllDotNet.com
I have two markets to target with AllDotNet, my general directory.
The site is large enough to give good results to visitors searching for sites with over 12,000 sites currently listed so I would like to advertise general web users and market on the fact that sites in the AllDotNet directory have been manually approved and reviewed before being listed, unlike the major search engines that can often give a lot of results that don't include sites they want.
I need to come up with more selling points for this market...have any ideas? Post a comment :)
The other market is site owners to get their sites listed, this is where I make most of my revenue from but I am still going to advertise 50% of my budget on it.
I want to sell on the strong points that AllDotNet is established, (Over a year old now!) and their money is well spent as they know we will be around for long to come.
The directory is also very large and it does attract a lot of general visitors searching for sites.
The other factor is I charge a LOT less than most premium directories the same size, I only charge $4.95 for permanent submission and permanent featured links (Above all others in the same category) for $19.95.
I think I have good selling points to both markets so now I just have to find some good sites to advertise on!
DeuceAce.com
I only have one market I want to advertise to, poker players!
This one is very simple, I have advertising space covered really so I just want to get the general traffic levels up, I am going to advertise on other poker related sites, poker directories and if possible buy signature space of people that post in other poker or gambling forums.
I want to get some other ideas though, maybe try get some pro players to come on and answer questions from the members, do a partnership with some rooms to get good deals for my members and a few other things.
Again, if anyone has any ideas, post a comment and let me know!
WebmasterForums.NET
I just started paying for posters on WebmasterForums.net
I'm not going to get a lot, its just to spark a bit of interest.
I have done it in the past and it can work well but you have to have people that are interested in the subject, not just people that are trying to get a few extra bucks..
I don't think webmasterforums is ready for a large advertising campaign, it needs to get more active members, some more sections added to the site and a few other things.
I think I will be working on it for at least another 2 weeks before I start anything big.
I'm still losing money on the forum every month, I really want to get a sponsor that will sponsor the site long term - If anyone is interested in this please let me know!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
New monitor! 19 inch Digimate with DVI
I just got a new monitor today, been looking for a few weeks.
I'm using a 15" now and since I'm working more than full time I think it will be better to have a bigger screen.
I wasn't sure if I would get two 17" monitors or one 19" but the 19 will take up less space on my desk and hopefully will be enough, if not I will just need a bigger desk and buy another 19" ;)
I will post a pic when it arrives, hoping to have it by Friday!
I'm using a 15" now and since I'm working more than full time I think it will be better to have a bigger screen.
I wasn't sure if I would get two 17" monitors or one 19" but the 19 will take up less space on my desk and hopefully will be enough, if not I will just need a bigger desk and buy another 19" ;)
I will post a pic when it arrives, hoping to have it by Friday!
New project update - Going well!
I posted a few days ago about starting up a new site, its the first new site I have worked on in months.
I am paying people to do what I need to run the site/business and most of the work is complete, I think it will take another two weeks until its fully complete and online.
My costs for startup are getting bigger though but that's only because I'm trying to get something great quality, I know it will pay off in the long term anyway :)
I am paying people to do what I need to run the site/business and most of the work is complete, I think it will take another two weeks until its fully complete and online.
My costs for startup are getting bigger though but that's only because I'm trying to get something great quality, I know it will pay off in the long term anyway :)
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
SoapForum sold for £1200! (Around $2000)
Hey all
Just sold www.SoapForum.co.uk to Martin from www.JustChat.co.uk for £1200 which is around $2000!
Most of this will be spending money for myself and a small part will be going towards the new site I posted about.
I'm hoping to get everything transferred quickly, the money has already been sent through paypal.
Anyone else hate paypal? The fees are a bitch..it cost me over £40 for the transfer!!
Just sold www.SoapForum.co.uk to Martin from www.JustChat.co.uk for £1200 which is around $2000!
Most of this will be spending money for myself and a small part will be going towards the new site I posted about.
I'm hoping to get everything transferred quickly, the money has already been sent through paypal.
Anyone else hate paypal? The fees are a bitch..it cost me over £40 for the transfer!!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
AllDotNet is booming!!
Third post tonight, just an update for one of my sites, AllDotNet.com
The site stats are up TEN TIMES the normal, which is a lot because I have had a steady flow of traffic for around 4 months.
I had a look at the stats but I really can't find where its coming from.
Over 85% of my traffic is coming from direct access and bookmarks so I can't work out how it has gone up so much.
I have been getting quite a few submissions on AllDotNet lately and yesterday I got a lot from a regular submitter that has spent a lot in the directory, so I offered him free submission to my three directories, I like giving something back to people that are supporting me and try to do it as much as possible with my advertisers especially.
I have done a lot of work on AllDotNet lately and I will be doing a lot of hours on improving the script/site tomorrow - I think after doing a good bit of work and getting steady traffic of both submitters and visitors searching for sites I can start advertising the site offline and getting even more quality traffic.
The site stats are up TEN TIMES the normal, which is a lot because I have had a steady flow of traffic for around 4 months.
I had a look at the stats but I really can't find where its coming from.
Over 85% of my traffic is coming from direct access and bookmarks so I can't work out how it has gone up so much.
I have been getting quite a few submissions on AllDotNet lately and yesterday I got a lot from a regular submitter that has spent a lot in the directory, so I offered him free submission to my three directories, I like giving something back to people that are supporting me and try to do it as much as possible with my advertisers especially.
I have done a lot of work on AllDotNet lately and I will be doing a lot of hours on improving the script/site tomorrow - I think after doing a good bit of work and getting steady traffic of both submitters and visitors searching for sites I can start advertising the site offline and getting even more quality traffic.
SoapForum.co.uk up for sale again
Well I haven't heard back from the last buyer about the SoapForum sale so I have put it back up for sale.
The current stats of the forum are:
Our members have made a total of 33,567 posts
We have 1,554 registered members
The newest member is GlasgowDancer
Most users ever online was 374 on Jul 13 2005, 03:24 AM
It is a pretty large forum so I'm sure it will sell, the current offer is $1200 on DigitalPoint.
I have the BIN set at $2500 which is what I was offered by a few people the last time I had it for sale, so hopefully it will reach that, although I am willing to take a little lower (Don't tell anyone else though).
If anyone is interested in the site please let me know by posting a comment or emailing john [ at ] global eire . com - Take out the space and [ ] of course :)
The current stats of the forum are:
Our members have made a total of 33,567 posts
We have 1,554 registered members
The newest member is GlasgowDancer
Most users ever online was 374 on Jul 13 2005, 03:24 AM
It is a pretty large forum so I'm sure it will sell, the current offer is $1200 on DigitalPoint.
I have the BIN set at $2500 which is what I was offered by a few people the last time I had it for sale, so hopefully it will reach that, although I am willing to take a little lower (Don't tell anyone else though).
If anyone is interested in the site please let me know by posting a comment or emailing john [ at ] global eire . com - Take out the space and [ ] of course :)
Back after a break
Hey all,
Well after finally getting the problem with my sites fixed I decided to take a few days away with my other half.
That's the best thing with running the sites I have, as long as there isn't a problem with the hosting, the sites can run themselves and I don't have to worry about them at all while I go away.
I had a great time and hopefully I will be having another short break this month.
I made a promise that I would get at least one quick holiday each month, last month I went to
Isn't it great not having a boss :D
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Problem with the new host and vBulletin
Well I still dont have my sites up.... :(
I have made close to nothin in the first week because of my server being offline and it looks like it might be a problem because mysql is different from my server and the new host - Whatever it is its causing a database error on all my forums.
I have got over 2000 emails from people visiting my sites in the last 24 hours.
The sites are working fine on my own server (Which is back online) so I want to get the DNS to forward to my own server (This just means if anyone gets the settings to go to the new host, it will forward them to my own server).
I'm going to have to do something to start getting my revenue up again..I thought after I made the move that would be everything sorted and I could go back to normal.
My fingers are starting to hurt from crossing them so much, one last time, hope the forums are back on ASAP so I can get back to my work...
I have made close to nothin in the first week because of my server being offline and it looks like it might be a problem because mysql is different from my server and the new host - Whatever it is its causing a database error on all my forums.
I have got over 2000 emails from people visiting my sites in the last 24 hours.
The sites are working fine on my own server (Which is back online) so I want to get the DNS to forward to my own server (This just means if anyone gets the settings to go to the new host, it will forward them to my own server).
I'm going to have to do something to start getting my revenue up again..I thought after I made the move that would be everything sorted and I could go back to normal.
My fingers are starting to hurt from crossing them so much, one last time, hope the forums are back on ASAP so I can get back to my work...
Sunday, February 05, 2006
New project
I have been planning to start a new project for some time now but I haven't had enough time between my other sites.
Since my host is down and I can't work on my sites I thought it would be a good time to get started on the new site.
I'm not going to say what it is yet but I think it could do well.
It won't be something I will be working on full time, just a little thing on the side.
My plans are to develop it with minimum work and money and trying to get the highest ROI.
I'm doing something I don't like doing..I will be providing something close to a service..I don't like dealing with customers, its too much like working for someone.
I don't think I will have to offer too much support so it won't be too bad, I think it will be worth the effort and if it does get too much, I would be more than happy to sell it.
Setup will be very quick so I will be posting something about this soon :)
Since my host is down and I can't work on my sites I thought it would be a good time to get started on the new site.
I'm not going to say what it is yet but I think it could do well.
It won't be something I will be working on full time, just a little thing on the side.
My plans are to develop it with minimum work and money and trying to get the highest ROI.
I'm doing something I don't like doing..I will be providing something close to a service..I don't like dealing with customers, its too much like working for someone.
I don't think I will have to offer too much support so it won't be too bad, I think it will be worth the effort and if it does get too much, I would be more than happy to sell it.
Setup will be very quick so I will be posting something about this soon :)
Webhosts....
Hey,
Badddddd weekend this weekend.
My host hasn't been paying my server bills (I pay them every month and they resell the server for a datacentre, so they have to pay the bill at the DC).
I got a payment request on Friday from the host and that night the server was offline.
I emailed the datacentre to get a reboot and they told me there was a bill of around $380 on the server.
Obviously I'm really not happy but I'm not going to pay the $380 after already paying for the server every month.
I moved to a new host and just went with a reseller account this time, there was no need for the dedicated and the reseller will save me a bit of money - I was paying $100/month for the dedicated but the reseller is only $35/month.
I went with Http://www.a2b2.com - They are a sponsor on Http://www.WebmasterForums.net (One of my sites) and I have known the company owner for a good bit so I am sure they are a good choice.
I'm getting the account setup now but I have to wait for the DNS to propagate and change all my DNS - I'm crossing my fingers that there wont be any problems with restoring the backups.
I was doing daily backups to a backup server through cPanel, the WHM restore should restore them without any problems - * FINGERS CROSSED *
Badddddd weekend this weekend.
My host hasn't been paying my server bills (I pay them every month and they resell the server for a datacentre, so they have to pay the bill at the DC).
I got a payment request on Friday from the host and that night the server was offline.
I emailed the datacentre to get a reboot and they told me there was a bill of around $380 on the server.
Obviously I'm really not happy but I'm not going to pay the $380 after already paying for the server every month.
I moved to a new host and just went with a reseller account this time, there was no need for the dedicated and the reseller will save me a bit of money - I was paying $100/month for the dedicated but the reseller is only $35/month.
I went with Http://www.a2b2.com - They are a sponsor on Http://www.WebmasterForums.net (One of my sites) and I have known the company owner for a good bit so I am sure they are a good choice.
I'm getting the account setup now but I have to wait for the DNS to propagate and change all my DNS - I'm crossing my fingers that there wont be any problems with restoring the backups.
I was doing daily backups to a backup server through cPanel, the WHM restore should restore them without any problems - * FINGERS CROSSED *
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Lazy Day
I had a really lazy day yesterday (Wednesday).
I was waiting for my PDA/phone to come but it didn't come and I was waiting about the house most of the day because I knew I had to sign for it.
I wrote out a long list of things I am going to do for AllDotNet but didn't get around to doing anything.
I'm starting to think that I work a LOT harder when I know I haven't sold a site or don't have a sale coming up and have to work for advertising revenue.
After and before a site sale I normally take a bit of a break to reward myself - Bad move because it makes it harder getting into the work routine again.
Phone came today
Phone came this morning :)
I'm impressed with it but I think I will have to spend more money and get just a phone.
This thing is really a phonebox..not sure if I want to carry it about everywhere with me but I'm going to have a think.
Decided to get a gold phone number
Posted a few days ago that I was thinking about getting a gold number but wasn't sure, decided to go for it and got a nice little number, it will make it easier for me and other people to remember anyway :)
Starts with 07999 then has 6 other VERY easy to remember numbers, no, I won't post it here ;-)
I want to hire someone!
I'm looking to get someone that can take on some of my work load, I think if I get someone to do the backend work I will have more time improving the site content and promotion/marketing.
If anyone is interested let me know, you must be able to design and work with HTML/PHP.
DeuceAce
I'm going to start doing room reviews for DeuceAce.com - I haven't had time to write out any but I really need to start.
The one thing though is that I really don't want to add funds to every room I play at just to do a review - Any ideas? Post a comment if you do.
Enough for now :)
C'mon people, I still haven't seen any comments :)
I was waiting for my PDA/phone to come but it didn't come and I was waiting about the house most of the day because I knew I had to sign for it.
I wrote out a long list of things I am going to do for AllDotNet but didn't get around to doing anything.
I'm starting to think that I work a LOT harder when I know I haven't sold a site or don't have a sale coming up and have to work for advertising revenue.
After and before a site sale I normally take a bit of a break to reward myself - Bad move because it makes it harder getting into the work routine again.
Phone came today
Phone came this morning :)
I'm impressed with it but I think I will have to spend more money and get just a phone.
This thing is really a phonebox..not sure if I want to carry it about everywhere with me but I'm going to have a think.
Decided to get a gold phone number
Posted a few days ago that I was thinking about getting a gold number but wasn't sure, decided to go for it and got a nice little number, it will make it easier for me and other people to remember anyway :)
Starts with 07999 then has 6 other VERY easy to remember numbers, no, I won't post it here ;-)
I want to hire someone!
I'm looking to get someone that can take on some of my work load, I think if I get someone to do the backend work I will have more time improving the site content and promotion/marketing.
If anyone is interested let me know, you must be able to design and work with HTML/PHP.
DeuceAce
I'm going to start doing room reviews for DeuceAce.com - I haven't had time to write out any but I really need to start.
The one thing though is that I really don't want to add funds to every room I play at just to do a review - Any ideas? Post a comment if you do.
Enough for now :)
C'mon people, I still haven't seen any comments :)
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Good few things..
Have a good few updates today :)
New AllDotNet design
I got a new design from Anthony at Microvisuals
which I think is great looking.
You can see a preview of the design here.
I have a coder working on the design now, it looks fine in IE but has a problem
in Firefox.
Should it have finished tonight and I will be putting it online tomorrow morning.
Alternative Revenue Sources For AllDotNet
I am trying to create some new revenue sources for AllDotNet.com
I posted a tread about this on WebmasterForums.net, you can read it here.
The jist of the thread is that I want to get some other ways to profit from
the visitors on AllDotNet.com
Right now the only thing I have is adsense but that doesn't create a lot of
income, I'm sure I could do something that would generate a lot more revenue.
I have a few ideas but I'm looking for more..the traffic on the site should
be making me a lot more.
If you have any ideas don't be afraid to share them on the thread :)
Counted Revenue from Advertising this Month
Just counted up revenue from selling advertising this month and it totaled
up to just over $1200.
This doesn't count any other income this month - Just from ad space sold and
a bit from adsense.
Its not bad for the first month of really doing this full time but I know I
could be doing a lot better, I also spent a lot of money on
my sites this month so I didn't end up with much profit.
I think a lot of next month will be a lot more profit as I paid for almost
everything I need this month.
Bought a new phone / PDA
I bought a new PDA/phone today.
I was going to just get a small phone but I wanted to be able to access the
net and do some other things so I decided to go with a PDA/phone combo.
Here's a pic of it:
I'm going to give it a try and see what its like..I'm not too sure because
of the size/weight but I'll see what its like.
If I don't like it I can always flog it on eBay ;)
I'm thinking of buying a gold/platinum number for my phone - They are numbers
that are a lot easier to remember than normal but cost more.
I'm crap with remembering things so I think it could be a good idea..My last
number was really easy to remember.
Just have a normal number that I can use for now anyway.
Competition for WebmasterForums.net
I have to start arranging more prizes for a contest at WebmasterForums.net
I have a thread here
if anyone has any ideas on what to get for the winners.
So far I have a vBulletin leased license so its about time to get my ass into gear and get it sorted out
soon.
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