Starting a website from scratch? or buying an established website?

If you make a visit to those popular webmaster forums like digitalpoint, sitepoint, namepros, you will most probably see a buy/sell/trade section. And that’s good! Webmasters like us love those sections because it is very possible to earn an income from there. Of course, by selling and buying websites. If you have been into “webmastering” for some period, there will be a time where you have to make a choice whether is it wise to start a website from scatch or to buy a website that is already established with income monthly. And that’s is the main point that i will be sharing my experiences in this particular post.

Like any developers and webdesigners out there, i always have the same mentality as them. Why buy a website while i can develop it myself? Why spend the unneccessary money? However, think about again. I could develop a similar website, but can i make sure that it makes the same amount of income? The point that i am trying to emphasize is webmastering is not just about being able to develop out the website. There are also many factors such as being able to monetize the website, being able to market it effectively etc. For me, there are certain circumstances where i would make my decision whether to start a website from scratch or to buy an established one.

Times where i buy an established website.

1. When the website is making a stable flow of income monthly. 
2. When the website got all the features that i want.
3. Where metrics of the website is good.
4. Mostly importantly, when i have the budget.

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When it’s Time to Switch Web Hosts

Despite the banking crisis, many banking customers stick with their current bank almost blindly. The same is true for many webmasters when it comes to web hosting. Website hosting is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Being only satisfied with one company or putting up with problems just to avoid the assumed hassles of transitioning your websites to another hosting company speaks only to lost opportunities.

 What You’re Missing

Banks, web hosts and long distance plans all have the same thing in common – you rarely shop around once you’re in a pattern. While there are many adequate web hosts, there are also excellent ones available that might very well offer you more perks and options and be more affordable as well.

 Making the Switch

Start browsing web hosting companies to find affordable hosting that is value-added. You’re looking for companies that have a price that seems low in comparison to the included benefits. You’ll know it’s time to switch when:

• You’re fed up with you current web host.
• You find a deal that will save you time and money in the long run.
• You discover an affordable plan with an extremely reputable company.

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What is your purpose of blogging?

I am sorry that i am not able to blog in this blog the past few days because i am still having some problems adjusting to the “army life”. For those of you who might not know, I am enlisted for national service since the last 2 weeks and currently, i am trying to plan and manage my time well so that i can maximise my 2 years in army.

If you blog, i want you to ask yourself this question. “Why do you blog??” I develop this blog primarily because i wanted to make money online with my blog after inspired by so many successful bloggers. At the same time, all my friends have at least a blog, so in order for me to keep up with the trend, i have to create mine.

I know asking yourself that question is kind of stupid, so don’t comment on that. But i believe everyone do something for a reason. For example, students go to school because they want to get educated and find a prospective job in future. They want to learn things that benefit them. Business owners employ people because they want people to generate more wealth for them. So afterall, before you can achieve something, you need to have a purpose.

When i first started out in blogging, i do not know the purpose of me blogging. I just blog for the sake of blogging, which inturn led me to nowhere. I am losing my direction! And of course, you can see my archives and view my first few posts. Quality is very low. There are alot of problems, i have problems everyday coming out with new post, i do not know what i am going to blog about? And look back, all this happen because i do not have a solid purpose in blogging.

It was then i decided i should blog about webmaster related / web development stuffs because that might be the only area that i could share my knowledge on. After getting my purpose in blogging fixed, i have no problems coming out with new posts, because i know myself that what i want to do with this blog is to share my experiences in webmastering stuffs. And you know the difference, i have more traffic, ad sales and more value.

So after wasting so many months in blogging, i learn that before you do anything, it is best that your list your purpose and goals right and go towards it without changing your main goal ( document it down ). Currently, i am working on the community i develop and i am kind of stuck with it because i did not set the goals for it right. Here’s one lesson learnt. I hope you guys won’t follow my footsteps…

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Learn more about blogging & google adsense

I am sure that most of you who are “into” internet marketing heard of this guy called “Joel Comm”. Here’s him doing one short lesson / lecture on blogging and google adsense. He’s a good speaker, see the video.

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