Comments on: Great Content vs Wide Range Of Content?

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:32:00 +0000

Bah, stupid blogger eating my link …

http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/
big-sites-rules-small-sites-drool

Gonna have to copy/paste it

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:31:00 +0000

jon, I read your blog off and on and really respect what you’ve managed to do. You’ve definately zeroed in on the current trends and monetized them well with a large network of small sites. On the other hand, there are definately some benefits to focusing on large sites rather than small ones.

But don’t take my word for it, John does a much better job explaining:

http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/big-sites-rules-small-sites-drool

By: Cody

Cody — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:36:00 +0000

Ok boys, do I have to send you to your rooms?

By: Jonathan Waraas

Jonathan Waraas — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:21:00 +0000

Yeah, im going to leave this whole thing alone. Its just not worth it. That reid guy has a lot to learn about how business and money works… he will learn someday. Until then, I will be driving around in my 06 truck, and playing with all my toys. hehe

By: Reid Levy

Reid Levy — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:10:00 +0000

At this point, it’s not worth my time trying to explain my side of the story. Think what you want. I know what I said and what I didn’t say. That’s all that matters.

By: Ph0eNiX

Ph0eNiX — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:05:00 +0000

I agree with khalidslife,you should spread your content. Actually it’s very logical. By puttin all your content on 3-5 sites you put a big risk on if the sites will be a success and make money. So spread it
And about the kid(reid): I don’t think your post on that forum was very constructive. he helped you with giving some info about the Yahoo advertising system,and then you tell bad things about him. Isn’t that a bit lame?

By: Reid Levy

Reid Levy — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:52:00 +0000

Oh and by the way, who was it that introduced you to Web 2.0? Ruby on Rails? And WordPress? ME!

By: Reid Levy

Reid Levy — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:46:00 +0000

Listen,

I never said you weren’t making money. And second, I’m not jealous. Sure I’d love to make over a thousand a day but that’s not what matters most right now. When I’ve compared your website to other sites, I found you had less content. I wanted to simply pose the question: Quality or Quantity? Third, you didn’t help me with advertising. You pointed me to Yahoo advertising and told me that you make a lot of money from their program. Fourth, I never said Tyler made more money than you. If I were you, I’d go back and read my posts more carefully before you paraphrase me again. By the way, aren’t entreps supposed to take constructive criticism?

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:11:00 +0000

I felt like posting a response on YE in your defense, as I am a member there as well.. but I figured you can handle yourself and these kids won’t listen anyways.

I’ve gotta say that have a lot of websites is better than one or two. If you only have two sites and then google bans one for some reason, you’re screwed!

By not having all your money invested into 1 site, you can afford to lose one or two out of 40 and you won’t be hurt financially.

By: khalidslife

khalidslife — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:54:00 +0000

Tip – “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. By spreading your resources over your entire network, you have ensured that, if one or two sites fail, your others will still support you.

I think that “kid” (yes he is one, a very immature one, hence why I don’t post on YE anymore) is just jealous of your success and is trying to slate you by any means possible…35 layouts is more than enough!

I’d certainly add more content when you have time, it’ll better your site by adding value and increasing the time each unique surfs it for. Not only that, each new page brings more ads!

Good luck mate.