In my posting from 3 months ago, I told the story of how I purchased the domain Yachts.com even though I know nothing about boats and had no specific plan for what to do with it. Here’s an update: Overall, I have been making significant progress with Yachts.com, but haven’t found a good way to… Read More »
“Not all who wander are lost.” I have wandered the internet for the past 5 years, learning new things, trying various money-making ventures, and exploring. All great journeys must come to an end sometime though. I needed a purpose. I needed an income. I needed to be able to explain to people what I actually… Read More »
Here’s how a small project of mine a few months ago led to something really, really big… I have been selling domain names for over 20 years, but have mainly relied on inbound leads (people looking up I was the owner and emailing me an offer). I sometimes list domains with brokers, but that has… Read More »
It started with an idea I had to promote BoredHumans.com. Maybe I could build free websites for people in exchange for them mentioning BoredHumans.com on social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.). A potential problem, though, would be that for the past few months, I have been paying somebody $4/hr to promote BoredHumans.com on social media,… Read More »
I know I am stating the obvious here, but the COVID-19 crisis will forever change consumer behavior, shifting billions of dollars of spending to online purchasing. There are many internet services and apps younger people have become enamored with over the past few years, but were not being used by the general population. All of… Read More »
As I wrote in my last blog posting, what used to work to get visitors to websites no longer does. Any SEO (search engine optimization) is risky nowadays, from submitting to web directories and social bookmarking sites to forum commenting and guest blog postings. Google is always one step ahead of you. Worst case, they… Read More »
I haven’t made a blog posting in over 2 years because I haven’t really had anything interesting to write about. Or at least nothing I could show people, until now. A few weeks ago, I launched a new site, which is the culmination of many of the different things I have been working on: BoredHumans.com.… Read More »
As a domain investor, I have never been a big fan of new domain extensions (domains that are not .com, .net, or .org). They can be expensive, risky, and confusing. But, as a website developer, I understand there are times where it is beneficial to use one. A year ago, I found myself looking for… Read More »
I am happiest when I am working on new projects, especially ones that have the potential to make millions of dollars. The vast majority of these projects never end up making any money, but I never give up hope. “This time it will be different,” I think to myself. So goes the life of an… Read More »
“After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.” The New York Times published a very interesting article by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg about working in teams. Whether in school or at work, you have probably all worked on a team at some point, but most people never really think much… Read More »