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It would be really interesting if you could describe some of these projects briefly.

by tjogin 17y ago

thibaut_barrere 17y ago
Those I know revolve around affiliation, alternate search engines, porn/erotic stuff, niche technological forums and such topics :) Not by him but in the same kind of idea, here's an example: http://fastpowertools.com/ http://fastpowertools.com/ A while back I know the owner of this site did a few hundreds $ per month. It was really an eye-opener to me :) Of course this requires SEO skills to earn more than a few bucks, that need to be learn on the way. I started a couple of sites like this one, and although I earned a bit of money, I wanted to try sites that are really useful to myself, which I'm focusing on now. I think it's always good to remind myself that between what would look a half-spammy site to a regular programmer, and the typical too complex projects regular programmers would start, there's a sweet spot in the middle.
- aw3c2 17y ago
  That site looks like a shady search engine spam site. I could never earn money like that and feel good about myself.
  - thibaut_barrere 17y ago
    Well, it's a fun experiment per se - but for one it's hard to really get past the few bucks stage here. I do understand what you say, that said. My overall feeling is that these kind of sites are not really "changing the world", if I dare. So now I'm trying to solve real issues I have. It's more fun for me!
- jacquesm 17y ago
  What I wouldn't give for a way to filter all sites like that from search engine results ;)
  - thibaut_barrere 17y ago
    I would pay for that as well :) Do you know of projects that achieve that correctly ? I know about custom google search engines with all the big retail stores removed, for instance.
- nitrogen 17y ago
  Is there a generic webapp (something like OSCommerce) that can automatically create an affiliate store like the one you linked when supplied with a list of item names or URLs?
  - thibaut_barrere 17y ago
    Search for "affiliate store script" and I think you should find some.

It would be really interesting if you could describe some of these projects briefly.

by tjogin 17y ago

It would be really interesting if you could describe some of these projects briefly.

Those I know revolve around affiliation, alternate search engines, porn/erotic stuff, niche technological forums and such topics :) Not by him but in the same kind of idea, here's an example: http://fastpowertools.com/ http://fastpowertools.com/ A while back I know the owner of this site did a few hundreds $ per month. It was really an eye-opener to me :) Of course this requires SEO skills to earn more than a few bucks, that need to be learn on the way. I started a couple of sites like this one, and although I earned a bit of money, I wanted to try sites that are really useful to myself, which I'm focusing on now. I think it's always good to remind myself that between what would look a half-spammy site to a regular programmer, and the typical too complex projects regular programmers would start, there's a sweet spot in the middle.

aw3c2 17y ago
That site looks like a shady search engine spam site. I could never earn money like that and feel good about myself.
- thibaut_barrere 17y ago
  Well, it's a fun experiment per se - but for one it's hard to really get past the few bucks stage here. I do understand what you say, that said. My overall feeling is that these kind of sites are not really "changing the world", if I dare. So now I'm trying to solve real issues I have. It's more fun for me!
jacquesm 17y ago
What I wouldn't give for a way to filter all sites like that from search engine results ;)
- thibaut_barrere 17y ago
  I would pay for that as well :) Do you know of projects that achieve that correctly ? I know about custom google search engines with all the big retail stores removed, for instance.
nitrogen 17y ago
Is there a generic webapp (something like OSCommerce) that can automatically create an affiliate store like the one you linked when supplied with a list of item names or URLs?
- thibaut_barrere 17y ago
  Search for "affiliate store script" and I think you should find some.