Lets make some MORE money !
Many people will remember the tutorial where 30 days were spent creating 2 galleries and 1 freesite a day, submitting them, and results (BW usage, sales, clicks, traffic stats, examples) were thrown up for all to see. For those who don’t remember or never saw it … the thread is : http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=39452
The idea of this tutorial is not only 2 galleries and 1 freesite a day, but something a little more advanced. With the changes that have happened over the last year (especially with tgp partner accounts) … it has become necessary to redo the last tutorial so that it’s a little more relevant. However this one is aimed at a slightly more advanced crowd – the more advanced newbies and midbies with income for investment, some ‘know how’, and the ability to put in more than a mere 4 hours a day 6 days a week.
This is a tutorial is aimed at those who have been in the industry for 6-18 months.
This tutorial will be posted in both my netpondblog and the netpond thread. I might also post more frequent progress updates as part of my blog posts.
This tutorial will consist of :
1. 2 galleries per day (Including the purchase of partner accounts)
2. One freesite per day (no partner accounts)
3. A small amount of blogging
4. A small amount of SEO work
5. The construction of at least 2 portals
Sponsors used to start with will be :
1. Netpondcash
2. Titanbucks
3. Jaymancash
More sponsors will be added as needed, but this is enough to start with. I make the assumption that most people in the industry for 6 months have a couple of sponsors that work well for them, so that’s why I am using two that I am used to selling, and one I have never tried selling before.
Templates and sites :
I will be using a mixture of already tested templates (maybe even one or two from the original tutorial) and new templates. Most of the galleries will be template based, with probably 6-10 starting templates rotated around. New templates will be introduced on a per need basis to replace underperforming templates/sponsor sites.
Freesite templates will probably not be used. I always suggest that you have at least 1-2 months worth of freesites before you start reusing elements from old ones. Link lists don’t want the same thing submitted every day, and each freesite should have personality (not just a different set of colors).
All blogging, Portal and SEO site design will of course not be template based.
I will also be testing the designer water. I will be trying to use each of the pond’s designers a couple of times for gallery templates. We have some talented designers on the board, and many offer some great deals on gallery designs and other design work. Lets see if I can turn a bit of a profit using and paying for design work ;)
Helping Hands :
I am expecting this tutorial to take at least 6 hours per day. Now I don’t have 6 hours a day, so certain tasks need to be outsourced or will be given to people to help me with.
I expect to use a gallery submitter using the chameleon database plus certain partner accounts, and will also use someone here in the office to submit my freesites using an enhanced freesitewizard database. Picpost submits will also be done by someone here in the office on my behalf.
I expect to be doing batching and content prep myself, but if the need arises I will also use someone here to help me with that.
I have a new person in our office and he will be creating every 2nd freesite as part of his training. This will ensure we have a balance of freesite styles.
As mentioned above I will also test the water with some of netpond’s designers by getting tgp design work done.
So in short I expect this 30 day long project to take me no more than 2-3 hours per day which I can easily afford. That being said … I will be sure to try and keep the work completed within the range of 6-7 man hours per day.
What has already been done :
These things have already been done and will not be included in the project :
- Set up of a dedicated server
- Set up and hosting of several domains
- Registration with sponsors
- Collection of raw content
- Registration of starting partner accounts
- 4 weeks worth of Milo bought
Costs and investment :
Partner accounts :
Worldsex - $100 usd per month
Tommy’s bookmarks - $50
Shemp – I have a free account but will probably upgrade if the opportunity arises since he runs a tight ship.
I will add more as needed with a total monthly budget cap of $400 for my first month. I would welcome suggestions on which PA’s are worth getting and which aren’t.
Design :
I will allocate $100 to design work this month. I expect to get around 4-8 templates for that cost, and it really depends on which designers are willing to do design work for me to be included in this tutorial and which aren’t.
Hosting :
Dedicated Server : Pentium 4 – 512k – 80 gig hd – 5mbs … $250pm
Virtual Account : $30 pm for up to 200g and 5 ip addresses
Domains :
$100 allocated for up to 11 domains through Godaddy
Content :
I assume that you use a mixture of free sponsor content and content you have accumulated. However I am putting $100 aside for some cheap content sets so its not all oversaturated free sponsor content.
Software :
Chameleon submitter : $20 for one month, $30 for the confirmer
Freesite wizard : $30 (or $20 through Betabrigade)
An assumption has been made that you have image editing software and a html editor. I have also assumed you have a PC, an internet connection and an operating system installed and working
Background reading :
Freesites : Iggysick really wrote one of the best freesite tutorials I have seen - http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=21966
Tgp : Go to the netpond newbie board or your BB platoon and do a search for tgp galleries etc. There is so much help on there I really don’t have to list tutorials for you. Also check out the netpond articles and tutorials… eg : http://www.netpond.com/forumdisplay.php?f=22
Portals : We ran a fairly successful portal project where virtually all who finished their portals enjoyed sales from them. 1st Stage of the last portal project is - http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?t=28441 and you can do a search for the other parts and chat recordings to explore the topic some more. Also all Alpha BB members can view something very similar in the Alternative traffic missions thread.
When :
I will be getting started with the first post containing examples etc as soon as the SE project has been tidied away and completed. I expect to get started in 1-4 days time.
Posts and updates won’t be every day. It can take up to an hour or two to do screencaps of all stats, sales, BW usage etc. I will give running updates on my blog, but you could probably only expect comprehensive stats updates to be done 1-2 times a week.
Running along side me :
I know many people are excited at the prospect of doing this at the same time, and while many lose their ‘gusto’ a few days in, I know of at least one person who managed to complete everything when I did last tutorial and he even made $105 more than me!!!
For those who want to do this with me, I will be getting started soon. You should have domains and hosting in place, and clear up some cash. While you won’t be able to keep up with me realtime, you will be able to complete the tasks I do as you read about them. Again I will try to give more of a running commentary on my blog so as not to clutter up the netpond thread. However please remember I will only answer questions posted on the netpond thread, so you should use both together :) | 
