The Joys of Business
I've not spent much time in eChat today, instead I've surfed for chatware and thru hundreds of affiliate programs, you know, those ones that offer payment for showing their ads on your site. There was a common thread wiv all of these programs, if you have traffic they'll sign you up and pay reasonably well. If you don't have traffic they aren't interested.
I know the traffic we get and I know we sure don't fit into 'sign up' catagory, but I wonder if you're just starting a site how could u use these affiliate programs without knowing what traffic you're going to have?
This all come about by our only paying sponsor dis-continuing its pay program. This don't mean a great deal in reality cos we've only earned $6.00 in just on 3 months anyway.
What it has done is made me think about the whole thing, we need to earn at least $85.00 a month to cover just the connection cost and I honestly can't see us getting that. I'm also unsure if the software we're using is the cause of so few ppl actually coming in and using us. I'm kinda wondering if the environment of eChat is what ppl really want?
With these doubts in mind I spoke wiv my 'Rome wasn't built in a day' business manager (dad) and talked thru what we've done, what we're doing and what we want. After several mmm's, a few nods and the occasional shake of the head, a couple of undescribable facial contortions and a pat on the head to finish up, the decisions he left me to make were the same as what I started wiv.
So I guess we've come this far and we need to carry on and hope it improves wiv the new software if is doesn't well we reconsider then.
I can share this though:
Domain name and registration $298.00
Web hosting per annum $349.00
ADSL connection fee $268.00
Monthly ADSL charges $ 85.00
Meeting old and new friends PRICELESS!
hugzzzzzzzzzzzzz :o)
I know the traffic we get and I know we sure don't fit into 'sign up' catagory, but I wonder if you're just starting a site how could u use these affiliate programs without knowing what traffic you're going to have?
This all come about by our only paying sponsor dis-continuing its pay program. This don't mean a great deal in reality cos we've only earned $6.00 in just on 3 months anyway.
What it has done is made me think about the whole thing, we need to earn at least $85.00 a month to cover just the connection cost and I honestly can't see us getting that. I'm also unsure if the software we're using is the cause of so few ppl actually coming in and using us. I'm kinda wondering if the environment of eChat is what ppl really want?
With these doubts in mind I spoke wiv my 'Rome wasn't built in a day' business manager (dad) and talked thru what we've done, what we're doing and what we want. After several mmm's, a few nods and the occasional shake of the head, a couple of undescribable facial contortions and a pat on the head to finish up, the decisions he left me to make were the same as what I started wiv.
So I guess we've come this far and we need to carry on and hope it improves wiv the new software if is doesn't well we reconsider then.
I can share this though:
Domain name and registration $298.00
Web hosting per annum $349.00
ADSL connection fee $268.00
Monthly ADSL charges $ 85.00
Meeting old and new friends PRICELESS!
hugzzzzzzzzzzzzz :o)