Comments on: Reinvesting in My Sites http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/ Backpacking around the world on my income from the internet. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Owen Peery http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1884 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:49:09 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1884 I forgot to mention that the interface for reading the books is pretty good. I have seen a few that were really crappy and I thought I would never get into reading books online but theirs is okay, not perfect but really decent. I've actually put in an inquiry asking if they have a reward system or affiliate program where current subscribers who refer new members can earn money or credit for their referrals. An idea hatched while reading your blog and thinking about referrals. Either way it will be my first attempt. Don't change your writing style, it is just the right mix. I forgot to mention that the interface for reading the books is pretty good. I have seen a few that were really crappy and I thought I would never get into reading books online but theirs is okay, not perfect but really decent.

I’ve actually put in an inquiry asking if they have a reward system or affiliate program where current subscribers who refer new members can earn money or credit for their referrals. An idea hatched while reading your blog and thinking about referrals. Either way it will be my first attempt.

Don’t change your writing style, it is just the right mix.

]]> by: Kirsty http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1883 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:45:24 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1883 Thanks for that tip, Owen! I haven't had a chance to check it out yet but an online subscription type thing seems like it's the exact thing I'm after but I had't even thought of that. Ya too bad you can't collect a bit of cash for referrals! Thanks for that tip, Owen! I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet but an online subscription type thing seems like it’s the exact thing I’m after but I had’t even thought of that. Ya too bad you can’t collect a bit of cash for referrals!

]]> by: Owen Peery http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1822 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:24:56 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1822 I have purchased many nerd books in the past and they have been very helpful. I just discovered something that I really like and have subscribed to. I wish I could earn a return on the number of people I have referred to them because that list is growing. It is called Safari Books online. I think it is run by O'Reilly, you know the books everyone says are great for web design, programming, etc. Well I have a subscription for $19.99 per month. It allows me to "take out 10 books on my shelf" and read them online. Once you use them more and more then you get to bring some of the content offline, etc. I like this arrangement because I have access to thousands of books. Everything technical I could ever imagine is here, the popular titles, ones you supposedly can't live without, and they are never out of the books. I also just moved from the US to France and got rid of many books because they are a pain to haul around. If you are really going to travel for so long it might be perfect for you because you don't have to lug the books around. It is not only the programming books but SEO books, Adsense Strategies, etc. Largely the programming oens are the ones I find useful. I read the O'Reilly book to Word Press while setting up my first WP site. At the same time I had a book on PHP out so I could learn how to modify PHP files so my WP site could look more and more how I wanted it to. A third book I was reading was about basic SEO strategies, ones you probably already know but I didn't and they helped me a lot and it was useful doing it from the ground up. You can put book marks in them and make notes and all the things you might do if the book were your own. The hard part is deciding which 10 books to put on your shelf. You can pay more to have more books on your shelf but for me I can't imagine reading 10 at a time. Sorry for a long post that sounded like I was a shill but i think the service is great and it won't burdon you with extra books during your travels. I have purchased many nerd books in the past and they have been very helpful. I just discovered something that I really like and have subscribed to. I wish I could earn a return on the number of people I have referred to them because that list is growing.

It is called Safari Books online. I think it is run by O’Reilly, you know the books everyone says are great for web design, programming, etc. Well I have a subscription for $19.99 per month. It allows me to “take out 10 books on my shelf” and read them online. Once you use them more and more then you get to bring some of the content offline, etc.

I like this arrangement because I have access to thousands of books. Everything technical I could ever imagine is here, the popular titles, ones you supposedly can’t live without, and they are never out of the books. I also just moved from the US to France and got rid of many books because they are a pain to haul around. If you are really going to travel for so long it might be perfect for you because you don’t have to lug the books around. It is not only the programming books but SEO books, Adsense Strategies, etc. Largely the programming oens are the ones I find useful.

I read the O’Reilly book to Word Press while setting up my first WP site. At the same time I had a book on PHP out so I could learn how to modify PHP files so my WP site could look more and more how I wanted it to. A third book I was reading was about basic SEO strategies, ones you probably already know but I didn’t and they helped me a lot and it was useful doing it from the ground up. You can put book marks in them and make notes and all the things you might do if the book were your own. The hard part is deciding which 10 books to put on your shelf. You can pay more to have more books on your shelf but for me I can’t imagine reading 10 at a time.

Sorry for a long post that sounded like I was a shill but i think the service is great and it won’t burdon you with extra books during your travels.

]]> by: Kirsty http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1669 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:05:19 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1669 WJM I just posted an ad on a London forum have been lucky to get some good quality people. Some have been pretty average but most have been exactly what I've been after. I'll be putting another ad on soon looking for specific areas and I might also go in search of forums for the places I still need. I know Chiswick has a forum just for the area so it might be time to cruise that message board. People tend to like to write about this sort of thing and the guide I wrote only took me about 45 minutes. If the person knows their stuff then it's easy money for them. But I agree that for what I'm getting, it's a bargain for me. Lea I've been able to customise a theme to match my HTML but it was a struggle. For a new site I've got some different things in mind that might get a bit more complicated. I could pay someone to set things up but I think I'm still the type that likes to know how it all works in case I have to make changes. For now I think I'll try to work things out on my own until I get stuck and then call in the troops after that. I also meant to mention that Adwords might be something I'd be willing to pay for in the future but hae only dabbled in briefly so far without much success. WJM I just posted an ad on a London forum have been lucky to get some good quality people. Some have been pretty average but most have been exactly what I’ve been after. I’ll be putting another ad on soon looking for specific areas and I might also go in search of forums for the places I still need. I know Chiswick has a forum just for the area so it might be time to cruise that message board. People tend to like to write about this sort of thing and the guide I wrote only took me about 45 minutes. If the person knows their stuff then it’s easy money for them. But I agree that for what I’m getting, it’s a bargain for me.

Lea I’ve been able to customise a theme to match my HTML but it was a struggle. For a new site I’ve got some different things in mind that might get a bit more complicated. I could pay someone to set things up but I think I’m still the type that likes to know how it all works in case I have to make changes. For now I think I’ll try to work things out on my own until I get stuck and then call in the troops after that.

I also meant to mention that Adwords might be something I’d be willing to pay for in the future but hae only dabbled in briefly so far without much success.

]]> by: Lea de Groot http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1664 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:53:54 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1664 "Content Management Systems (CMS) like Wordpress" If you are happy doing the HTML for websites then you will almost certainly be able to do a Wordpress template too. You just need to find someone to spend 5 minutes (probably literally) to say 'see here? and look at this, and this bit...' and you'll be right. Wordpress can get fancier with php stuff and plugins, where you might want to hire someone, but the basics are no harder than straight html. :) I do recommend moving to a cms - you'll find publishing sooooo much easier :) “Content Management Systems (CMS) like Wordpress”
If you are happy doing the HTML for websites then you will almost certainly be able to do a Wordpress template too.
You just need to find someone to spend 5 minutes (probably literally) to say ’see here? and look at this, and this bit…’ and you’ll be right.
Wordpress can get fancier with php stuff and plugins, where you might want to hire someone, but the basics are no harder than straight html. :)

I do recommend moving to a cms - you’ll find publishing sooooo much easier :)

]]> by: Webjourneyman http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1660 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:26:42 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2007/12/18/reinvesting-in-my-sites/#comment-1660 Great idea this area guide for London. I notice you wrote one guide yourself. This is exactly the type of content that should with time rank highly in search engines. How did you manage to get other people with first hand knowledge to write about their area for only 10 quid a piece? Did you advertise for writers somewhere or was there some online writing service that handled this for you? Great idea this area guide for London. I notice you wrote one guide yourself. This is exactly the type of content that should with time rank highly in search engines. How did you manage to get other people with first hand knowledge to write about their area for only 10 quid a piece? Did you advertise for writers somewhere or was there some online writing service that handled this for you?

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