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 :)

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!

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!

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 :)

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 :)

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!