2008
Friday, August 1st, 2008
at 8:14pm
I’m keeping up the trend of calling these posts ‘recaps’ rather than ‘earnings’. So here’s July’s recap…
Traffic wise, it’s been my most successful month to date on any site i’ve ever owned. Have a look at July’s (recorded) traffic;
Financially, it hasn’t been bad either… i’ve been keeping detailed records of all the sites i’ve sold;
In total, i took in $827 in july 2008, $634 of which was pure profit. I estimate all those sites took about 33 hours to complete.
So my average actual rate per hour works out at just under $20 
Not bad. Looking back, i *could* have done all that in one week, but it would have been extremely hard work and it’s not something i could replicate every week… i’m happy with creating a few sites a week - i find it’s just a nice balance. I sold bannedtvad.com this week for $249 - meaning for the past three weeks now, i’ve averaged over $200/week.
I’m definitely getting the hang of things…. i’ve also bought plenty of domain names this week… they all have a combined estimated value of over $2.5k. I only paid about $50 for them. Over the next while i’ll be building sites for them all, then selling.
I’ve now proven i can flip sites for a healthy profit, so i’ll be using that method to keep the cash rolling in from now on. I can only become more experienced, gain more contacts and sharpen up my skills, so the only way is up… i’ve been saying that for the past two years, but it’s true 
It’s really only NOW that i’m beginning to ‘get the hang’ of making money online. I mean, if you were to put a bet on and ask me to make $500 profit in one week, i could do it. Not a problem. But it would mean sacraficing my time on longer term projects. I don’t like doing that.
Anyway, August will be the month of my maths exam - that’s all i care about now… pass maths and earn $0 and i’ll be happy… it’s just a case of getting the job done and being prepared for a tough paper. It’s less than 13 days away now (august 14th), so my study will start this week.
Will i pass? Without question. I simply have to sit down, read over the notes and concentrate. Dedicating the time to it is the hardest part. So expect a quite couple of weeks from me… i’ll still be working here and there but my focus will be on maths 
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
at 8:35pm
Rather than refer to these end of month recaps as ‘month year earnings’, i’ll start to call then ‘month year recaps’ from now on as that’s really the way i’m heading at the minute - focus on content rather than cash. So here’s the ‘June 2008 recap’.
BeerChief. Plain and simple. It’s all been about BeerChief. Today, we’ve just launched BeerChief and it’s the culmination of a lot of money, time and hard work. So far, so good… we’ve got some great detailed feedback and i’ve already made dozens of small changes based on that.
The initial reaction thus far has been positive. Keep in mind most of the current users are friends / online pals etc… so they’re not likely to bash the site like complete strangers would. But these are people we trust to give a fair opinion of the site and that’s what we’ve gotten so far.
Anyway, it’s a bit early to be talking about how BeerChief’s doing as it’s only been up and running ~6 hours.
In June, i also headed to London for a few days. I got word i’d failed my maths exam in College and of course i introduced a new theme to this blog. I also hit the 1000 post mark on this blog and just to cap it all off hit the 250,000 word mark in the same post
On this blog, i said i’d planned to up the quality a bit. I think i’ve done that. I’ve tried to add more pictures to my posts and keep them interesting. I’ve been de-railed slightly by BeerChief but that’s to be expected really.
I also said i’d reward my top commenters at the end of every month from now on with a special mention. So here you are guys (top 5);
Keep up the good commenting 
So June was a pretty eventful month, i did make about $85 in some recent sales but as i’ve said above, it’s not about the money really any more - it’s about quality.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
at 11:48pm
It’s been a fantastic evening for me as a Man Utd fan…
The Champions League Final tonight had everything in it… goals, both sides dominating, shots hitting the post & crossbar, sendings off, extra time, penalty shoot out drama…
It was one of the great matches and finals and we’ll look back on it as the final that had everything. Chelsea were lack lustre in the first half, something i predicted. United were bright from the off and their passing was crisp and accurate. They took the lead through a Ronaldo header. Goal number 42 of the season for him.
That all changed though a minute before half time… Chelsea got lucky after the ball deflected of two Utd players in to the path of Lampard. Van der Saar slipped at the vital moment which gave Chelsea an undeserved equaliser right on half time.
Second half and both sides reversed roles. Chelsea dominated with the odd Utd attack. No goals however. In to extra time and it was 50-50… anyone’s game. Drogba stupidly got himself sent off for slapping Vidic in the face (WTF?!)
So then we come to the dreaded penalty shoot out. The first 4 penalties are tucked away. Up pops Ronaldo - mr goal machine. Misses. D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R.
The script was now written i thought… Ronaldo - the goal machine was the one who ‘lost’ it for Utd. We’re down to the last penalty now… Chelsea 4 Utd 4, and this penalty would win it for Chelsea. Up comes John Terry - Mr Chelsea. I had visions of Terry blasting it home in to the top corner and going up to lift Chelsea’s first ever Champions League. Fingers crossed, breath held and Terry runs up…
I’ve never loved a goal post so much in my life
So we’re all square now again.. we slot home a few more until all of a sudden the pressure is now on Chelsea… miss and Utd win. Tables turned.
Anelka pops up… Ex-Arsenal, Liverpool, City and Real Madrid man - 4 of Utd’s fierces rivals, now player with a 5th in Chelsea. Oh how i’d love it if he…..
MISSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Van Der Saar guesses right and shuts him out. Memories of ‘99 come flooding back… these sort of moments are priceless… they don’t come around often.
This is why we love football, and this is why Man Utd fans love Utd… ‘dramatic success’ are two words i’d associate with them. Anyway, League and European Champions 2008 - one of the great Utd sides and one of the great Utd nights!
