http://www.jdavidrogers.com Can I earn enough online to leave my corporate career? Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:38:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the decision to go with Joomla as my CMS, my next hurdle is to figure out what additional components I'll use with it. As I'm building a jobs site, my first priority is to evaluate and select a classified ads platform. I'm going to want to keep ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/12/12/picking-the-right-classified-ads-platform-for-joomla/ It's been quite some time since I last posted an update... a far too common occurrence with blogs! I have been actively working on ESL Jobs World, though, and thought it would be helpful to post some new information to get everyone caught up with where I am. Building ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/12/08/getting-started-again/ I thought I'd take a detour from discussing the development of ESL Jobs World and address a strategy that has helped me in the past on similar online projects. It's really quite simple, but very effective when followed. Ask for feedback, and then act on that feedback to make improvements! A ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/04/19/using-feedback-to-improve-my-projects/ I've decided that a Content Management System (CMS) is the best foundation for my site. My next step is to choose the right one. A great place to start is OpenSourceCMS, a site with user reviews of pretty much all the major players in the CMS space. ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/04/07/drupal-or-joomla-picking-a-cms/ My competitive analysis of the major and minor players in my niche has given me a much clearer picture of the web site I plan to create, and a clear set of requirements has emerged. A fundamental question, however, remains unanswered. Just exactly how am I going to ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/30/deciding-between-a-forum-a-blog-or-a-cms/ I now have an actual live domain name attached to my hosting account. My next step is to get a little more specific about the type of content that should appear on my web site, as well as its general look and feel. My answers to these questions ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/26/analyzing-both-major-and-niche-competitors/ Selecting and registering a domain name is a great first start, but without a place for it to live, it's basically worthless. I need a hosting provider, a company that will provide a server where my web site lives, including its hardware, software and connectivity to the Internet. ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/20/finding-a-web-hosting-provider/ With the topic of my first web site decided, I now need to figure out what to call it. Like any business, picking a name is a critical decision. Unless you have a huge marketing budget to give meaning to a somewhat nonsense word like Dell or Amazon, my ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/18/selecting-and-registering-a-domain-name/ I decided that I want to focus on making money online by providing information that is supported by ad revenue. My next step, then, is to determine exactly what kind of information. There are a number of criteria I need to consider. Picking a topic that I enjoy This probably ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/10/selecting-a-topic-for-my-first-web-site/ As I understand it, whether it's online or offline, there are basically just a few basic ways to earn an income: selling a product, selling a service, or selling information. All of them share things in common. At the end of the day, though, no matter ... http://www.jdavidrogers.com/2007/03/07/choosing-a-method-to-earn-money-online/