For those, e.g. current and potential advertisers, interested in how this site performed in 2008, here are Google Analytics reports you can download. Note that visits/page views are somewhat underreported from October, more sharply so from mid-November, when I moved some of my most popular pages to WordPress and forgot to add the Google Analytics… Continue reading Site Statistics 2008
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When a Spell Checker Won’t Save You
70 million blogs, and thousands more “professional” news sources online, collectively produce billions of words every day. I rejoice that so many people are able to publish their thoughts and seek an audience, at low or no cost – information is good, freely shared information even better. But I cringe at the abuses I see… Continue reading When a Spell Checker Won’t Save You
Requesting Reader Reviews and Input
I’m thinking about writing a(nother) book, based on or at least related to (at least some of) what I already write about on my site. However, that covers a lot of ground, from Italy to India to the Internet, and I’m trying to figure out where to focus. And, in order to persuade a publisher… Continue reading Requesting Reader Reviews and Input
How Now John Chow?
A Useful Site If You’re Looking to Monetize I’ve mentioned him in passing, but I’ll be more explicit now: if you are interested in making money from your website/blog, John Chow is full of good advice. Though already a “Dot Com Mogul”, he started a new blog about a year ago which focuses mostly on… Continue reading How Now John Chow?
Earning from Advertising Online
My new goal is to earn a living wage from this site. I’ve got a long way to go, but at least the trend is upward. I’ve been using Google AdSense since May, 2004, to place "context-sensitive" ads on my pages. I earn money whenever a site visitor clicks on one of these ads. The… Continue reading Earning from Advertising Online