An open invitation to work with me

I have just released a new site with friend of mine that is Hotels in Port Vila (capital of Vanuatu)! She did much of the donkey work looking for the domain name and I put the website together pretty quickly and will further promote and market it. Working this way has given me a real … Read more

Five reasons to quit your job

Am I serious? You bet ya! There are many others out there quitting their jobs, downsizing, starting new businesses, living the dream, so why can’t you? Do you realise that one of the dumbest things is only getting paid for the time you work? So here are five reasons to escape the rat race. 1. … Read more

Diversify and then diversify again

So December has hit me quite hard in the income stakes, although things have picked up a little. The days of $10,000 a month seem a long time ago! My traffic to sites have been steady but a number of affiliate schemes that I promote have moved the goalposts and slashed commissions. I have come … Read more

How much is your site worth to advertisers?

I have a steady stream of enquiries now regarding direct advertising on my sites. This is all good but I often find myself not knowing where to pitch my rates. I have been thinking for a while about creating a rate card for individual sites. I am wondering whether any of you guys have adopted … Read more

Starting an online business with a very small budget

One of the great things about making websites for online income is that you don’t have to spend much money initially to get things up and running. In theory you could spend nothing providing you have access to the Internet! So assuming you have access to the Internet and a PC or Laptop you can … Read more