Am I wasting my time?

**nevermind** · 09-22-2006, 06:21 PM

I spent quite some time trying to think of a topic to built a site around, but this is what i came up with [See Sig].

I know that there are a million other resources on the web on this topic, but I was hoping to answer all the questions that I had a hard time finding on google when i was first learning these topics. I only started writing the articles this week so there are very few, but if i get ANY good responses i'll write piles more.

What do you think? The content is no good, Over done, Poorly Written? Not going anywhere? Comments or suggestions?

I predict i will get major flamming for writing crappy content :s

**vorboompsio** · 09-22-2006, 06:47 PM

I like the idea but it looks like you could have a very long term project there!

**MafiaMaster** · 09-22-2006, 06:54 PM

I don't believe anything is really a waste of time. If you enjoy what you are doing, then it is not a waste of time. However, I do believe that your articles are very choppy. The content is there and the information is there, but I see so many comma splices, fragment sentences, run ons and all of these that draw my attention more than the content. That might be because I am insane with grammar, but it is important for a level of professionalism. My advice is to either:

A) Read through them and really proof them for any errors.
B) Hire someone to read through your articles and proof them.

Option A is obviously cheaper, but Option B might allow for mistakes you skip over to be found. Your mind mentally memorizes what you write and it just thinks that it is right. That's why when writing a paper, it's better to keep it to the side for a few days and then come back to it and proof it. Anyways...Option A is cheaper, but Option B, chances are, is more reliable.

Good luck!

**nevermind** · 09-22-2006, 07:06 PM

Thank you very much for the input.!

I kind of threw my first few articles together in a day, just to see if I could get traffic in this niche. I do plan on rewriting my articles, with help from a few friends (english major's).

My question really is,
a) do i have anything to offer here, would anyone benifit from my articles?
b) will i be succesfull making money advertising with this topic?

**bux** · 09-22-2006, 08:01 PM

To be honest, I didn't find a reason to read past the first sentance. The content is a bit offputting. You need to be more assertive in your text.. I.E. - It doesn't matter how new you are to this side of it all, you don't need to tell others this fact. It dents the credability of the site somewhat.

I don't like being horrible but this aint my type of site. I hope you can take whatever has been said and make it work for you dude.

All the best.

**nevermind** · 09-22-2006, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bux

To be honest, I didn't find a reason to read past the first sentance. The content is a bit offputting. You need to be more assertive in your text.. I.E. - It doesn't matter how new you are to this side of it all, you don't need to tell others this fact. It dents the credability of the site somewhat.

I don't like being horrible but this aint my type of site. I hope you can take whatever has been said and make it work for you dude.

All the best.

Yea good point and I agree now that I read it again, my writing is absolutely terrible. So again poorly written content?
Still curious if anyone thinks if I have content that anyone would be interested in (Given that it was written better).

**kthdsn** · 09-22-2006, 09:55 PM

Announcing on the homepage that you don't know what you're doing is shooting yourself in the foot. I like the idea, but why not go for a blog format since it's going to be a journal, and come from a different angle like "learn with me" rather than "I've not got a clue but I'm going to teach you anyway"?

**bigbling** · 09-28-2006, 01:49 AM

Good idea, but no clear intent on what you are telling us. Be clear, segment your market, understand who you want to write to..Unless you have a funny video or can dance very badly (and we can see it) you maybe going down the wrong path

**shermanchoo** · 09-28-2006, 07:29 AM

You may like to check out sites offering similar content. Do a quick Google check and measure your site against those on the 1st page of Google search. Those sites are there for a good reason, and it would help for you to model your site after them, then make it better.

**junger** · 09-28-2006, 07:11 PM

The industry-wide feeling seems to be that nerd/geek/IT Web surfers don't click on ads as much as other surfers. So while you might have find a niche -- I'm not sure about that -- your CTRs might be below average.

**A.N.Onym** · 10-17-2006, 08:45 PM

You seriously need to hire a proof-reader.

Though generating AdSense from writing articles is not efficient, you can try sell WAMP related products to your audience. But a content-based project is a long-term project - have some patience before you can generate any revenue.

If anything, you can offer your consultation services on site topics for your readers after you have about 300-500 articles.

**JustinG** · 10-21-2006, 09:55 PM

I say don't give up. You have a very huge niche your in right now and I'd say that the site is good but lacking in alot of content. Why not offer a rss feed? Or maybe adding some headlines from other popular sites and then also offering your articles as well.

I better design could be in order too.

**paladine** · 10-24-2006, 09:27 AM

Yea you are going to have to do something about the websites look.

But hey, i learnt something! thanks.

Will be trying out UltraVNC, im interested in its encryption feature, as TightVNC doesnt cut it.

**Lucas3677** · 10-25-2006, 01:23 AM

You might have a good niche of PHP + MSSQL. I haven't seen any sites out there that focus on that. But then again, I haven't heard of any programmer using a MSSQL database with PHP to begin with. :P

As for the proof-reading - read the article out loud and you will notice more mistakes.

**forumGuru** · 10-25-2006, 02:29 AM

It's obviously an important topic, but are you just going to keep posting articles or are articles/discussions going to be community generated as well? It certainly helps if you let the community contribute too.