http://khalidslife.com The Ramblings of Internet Entrepreneur Khalid Al-Khames Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KhalidsLifehttp://feedburner.google.com As I sit here with my lunch, it dawned on me that I hadn't updated my blog for a while and so I logged in, hit "Add New" and stopped. What should I write about? I'm currently playing a waiting game where by my projects are progressing at an acceptable ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/never-stop-asking-or-listening/ I've been working hard with Trout.co.uk and publishing six times per week, which is costing me quite a bit every month. However, "nothing ventured nothing gained" and I'm slowly seeing the site reach milestones. First it was getting some good positions for long tail terms, then it was hitting 1,000 unique ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/trout-co-uk-a-quick-update/ I've mentioned on numbers occassions (1,2,3) that "putting all your eggs in one basket" was not a wise move. But what if the opportunity held great potential and lucrative returns...? My recent acquisition of Trout.co.uk has led me to recruit five writers, two of which are respected community figures. Together, Trout.co.uk ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/reviewing-risks/ September was a fantastic month for business, with me seeing my pressure washer, dental insurance and roofing materials websites hit page 1 and me selling a joint venture website to an end user! Here's a breakdown of my earnings... Sale of one joint venture website: £8,000 / 2 = £4,000 Google Adsense ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/september-2009-earnings/ I'm pleased to announce that I have completed the aims set out in my 2009 - 2010 business strategy and now prematurely moving onto 2010's aim. In short, it is to make my first large investment, which I have already done with the acquisition of Trout.co.uk. Whilst this domain was not ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/business-strategy-2010-2011/ I've been busy with my new project Trout.co.uk and this has prompted me to get the word our about the website to fishing equipment manufacturers. Some of these companies are rather elusive when it comes to finding out the relevant contact person and so a polite e-mail asking for their ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/contacting-press-officers/ After a week in sunny Portugal my partner and I returned to half decent weather, although there's been a few showers here and there. We got to swim with dolphins at the Zoomarine park which was fantastic. I returned to around 100 emails in total and three times that in spam. ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/back-from-holiday/ This week has been a busy one both in my personal, professional and business life. I completed my first semi-large corporate deal (which will be included in next month's earnings) and my earnings picked up again too. The sale of websites that do not fit into my long term strategy ... http://khalidslife.com/entrepreneurship/an-interesting-week/ August has been a quiet month as far as starting new projects goes, I've been busy finalising a corporate deal and concentrating on the smooth transition over to the new owners. Upon receipt of the funds I have my eyes on one or two domain names I'd like to purchase with ... http://khalidslife.com/projects/august-2009-earnings/ Recently I've been concentrating on buying generic names, so if I want to sell pressure washers then I'll try to buy pressurewasher.co.uk or the plural. This certainly helps from a branding perspective as well as giving you a boost in the SERPs when it comes to ranking for the keyword ... http://khalidslife.com/entrepreneurship/you-dont-always-need-a-keyword-domain/