Step by Step of Launching a New Service

It’s been almost three months since I decided to create and sell an ad tracking service (in progress), and I’m still probably a few weeks away from being able to find out if anyone wants to use it. There’s so much involved in launching a new service beyond just writing the code:

Plan and Develop [...]

Dan Grossman

MrLen wrote in September:
By the way, I think I see your name “somewhere” online once or twice a day (and I get around).. you remind me of that clone guy from the Matrix lol.
And earlier today, I found a post by “Young” about WP Review Site:
Shit….I practically started this whole web shit due [...]

Looking for Sites to Advertise On

WP Review Site keeps selling, so I keep advertising it. I’ve sponsored reviews by a dozen blogs and bought ad space on a dozen more. I listed it in the major script directories, the webmaster marketplaces, and the top webmaster forums. I have AdWords ads in place to reach the small amount of search [...]

WPRS Multi-Site Licenses, Non-PayPal Payments

WP Review Site continues to sell well, enough that I spent the time to give it a proper payment form instead of just a PayPal redirect. Those that can’t or choose not to use PayPal can now pay directly by credit card. By several requests, WPRS is now available in a multi-site license ($199) [...]

WP Review Site 2.0 is Here

WP Review Site, the plugin that turns a WordPress blog into a powerful review site engine, is now available for purchase at the new wpreviewsite.com. If you want to run a site like Award Winning Hosts, allowing users to submit reviews and ratings, check it out. It’s also a great WP affiliate plugin.

FeedLines-Powered Site For Sale

The script alone has sold three copies in the first day, not bad for a few hours’ work.
I’ve gotta say it feels good to make money somewhere other than Visitor Boost, which is a nightmare to manage and never feels like stable income despite its performance.

Product in a Day: FeedLines

This is my first attempt at building a simple product of my own to sell, rather than a service or subscription. I watch the SitePoint Marketplace on an almost daily basis, and I see so many simple, turnkey sites sold and resold on a consistent basis. While the scripts behind these sites may seem [...]

W3Counter Updated Thanks to CNET

Some time this morning someone submitted W3Counter’s Global Stats report to Digg with a headline about the increase in Linux market share. The story crossed the threshold for a front page listing but was auto-buried… perhaps because that page has already been on the front page at least 4 times this year.
A CNET blogger [...]

AJAX Live-Updating Google Map

A new report I’m considering adding to W3Counter is a “Live Map” — a Google map that shows visitors arriving to your website in real-time. It updates every 3 seconds with an AJAX call, instantly recenting the map on each new visitor and popping up their information. I’ve had fun staring at it for [...]

Multiple Applications, One Code Base

With room to grow once again, I’ve been working on the other features I planned for W3Counter back in the fall. The main task, which I hope will allow me to sell to bigger customers than my normal $5/month individual webmaster, is providing private instances of the entire service. The plan is to have [...]