Comments on: Launching WritingWorkbooks.com

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:24 +0000

Carl…

your ideas make me want to start rigth now…

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:47:11 +0000

Thanks Peter. If JapanSoc gets about 10 times bigger I might look for advertising revenue, but at the moment I’m not earning anything from it.

By: Peter Korkala

Peter Korkala — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:39:08 +0000

This was an interesting post! I love to read about things like this. Very interesting thoughts about squeezing the niche, I haven’t really thought about it that way.

And I’m impressed in your work with the Japan Soc site, very good done. But how do you earn money on Japan Soc? Or is it just for fun?

By: Harvey

Harvey — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:52:43 +0000

Hrmmmm Squeeze the niche. Interesting. I need to get some more Japan related ideas now that I’m back in the states but still running JapanNewbie!

This post got me thinking. Thanks!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:10:28 +0000

Squeeze that niche! Squeeze the niche! Congrats Nick on a sexy new website! Your business plan sounds great and is sure to work! If only I could think of a site that would be useful!

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:14:47 +0000

That I completely agree with, and I’m guilty of owning a couple of sites in need of a make-over myself! Thanks for your kind words.

By: Mum

Mum — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:36:01 +0000

Quite a few positive comments on the website, Nick. I’m beginning to feel quite chuffed

By: Japanite

Japanite — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:27:00 +0000

@Nick:

A website like this could be on almost automatic mode, since it has to be updated from time to time. I think there is nothing worse than seeing a stumbling into a website that’s looks like he was made in 2002. And if you stumbling a lot, you know what I’m talking about. But with this very small maintence, yes, it could be on automatic mode.

Anyway, this is an “academic” discussion only. I wish the new website great success, millions of dollars in revenue, and luxurious gifts to the veteran participants in Japansoc!

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:34:05 +0000

It’s not a bad start. Hopefully we can climb up to the #1 spot before long.

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:30:20 +0000

You’re right about Darren. He works hard and deserves everything he gets.

I have to disagree when you say only sites that sell a product can be put on “automatic” mode, though. As long as you have enough visitors, it doesn’t matter if you’re presenting information, offering a free tool or selling a product because you can earn advertising revenue.

With a resource site such as Writing Workbooks, the audience will be transient. By the time a child finishes all 20 workbooks in his chosen handwriting style, he will be older and shouldn’t need anymore practice. Meanwhile, other parents and children will hopefully find the site and start working through the workbooks, so maybe it won’t be necessary to add new workbooks after all. Time will tell!