It’s been so long I’ve almost forgotten how to start a blog post. I just about remember, though. 
Some of you will remember me as the person who created this blog in October 2007. I recently was informed that Stanley was looking to sell this blog (again) since he had university issues and I thought… why not have a go.
Although I’ve been away from blogging seriously for a while now, and been involved with a tonne of other stuff (a long vacation being one of them, along with offline marketing, seminars and moving to India to start my own company – more on that later) I’ve always felt selling this site for the amount I did was a mistake. And now that mistake has a chance to be rectified.
Firstly, the main thing which I’m sure anyone that reads this post is interested in – price. I paid just over $3,000 USD for this blog, which is the same price I sold it for. Some of you may feel that was a huge waste of money, others may feel it was a bargain. In my point of view when I sold it around April 2009, it had similar statistics to this one – traffic has slightly increased, comments on posts etc are pretty much the same, and although earnings were next to nothing, the subscriber count has roughly doubled… for me, that’s a reasonable deal.
Kind of like having someone else who’s experienced maintain your blog for almost a year at no cost.
Anyways, let me know whether you think the decision to buy the blog was a good one below…
Loading ...I think I was the only person interested in the price of $3k, so that’s food for thought. But this is the site I created, and I do see the potential in it considering I probably did nothing to promote / monetize in the last 6-8 months I was running it, I think I could make it bigger than before.
I’ve merged the website I had posted on sporadically with a partner (Make Money Dynamo) to this one, so if you’re confused seeing this in your email box you now know why you are. Hope you’ll stick around
With the MMD subscribers added on this blog now has almost 3,000 subscribers, which is pretty sweet. I’m aiming to take that to 10,000 before the year is up.
To all the old readers of this blog that have stuck around till now, howdy and I hope all of you still remember me. To those that have found this site after that, welcome and I hope you’ll give me a chance to wow you.
Of course I have ideas of what I’m going to do with this blog, the type of content I’m going to put out… however I’m always open for any suggestions. You can contact me through any of the below mediums:
MSN: JPereira.Owns@gmail.com
Skype: leonetworks
Yahoo: jasonpereira34
Email: use the contact form
Phone: +919036133170
I’m still working on things in the background so there may be some screwups on here in the next few days… one of the things I’m looking at is finding a good theme designer as this theme doesn’t quite look right. I also have a few (around 20) employee interviews over the next few days for my offline company – I’ll explain about that in a post in the next few days.
I feel that blogs have so much potential as a medium, both in terms of boosting brand reputation, marketing things online, making big connections in the form of joint ventures and of course to make more money online. I think I’ll stick to what I did when I was running this blog – a mix of entrepreneurship / make money online posts, and maybe some interviews as they seem to be pretty popular on here. Again, all suggestions welcome.
Welcome to the blog whether you know me or not and I hope I can give you the type of content that’ll keep you coming back again and again. For starters, check out the report in the sidebar – It’s a product about how to make money through Warrior Special Offers, around 30 pages of solid content that explain what they are and what you need to do to start making money with them.
Jason
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January 24th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I personally think it was a good buy Jason, glad to see you back man.
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January 24th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
“Was My Purchase of TUK A Good Decision?”
Is that really the question? Isn’t it more: Was My Sale of TUK A Good Decision?
But good you are back!
Regards,
Will
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January 24th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
The previous owner brought his own flavour, but it was never the same without you. Great to see you back here, Jason.
Take care…
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January 24th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
This really shows just how much the bottom has fallen out of the “MMO blogging” market. I had no idea you only got $3k for this blog, which is nothing really, considering the amount of effort you put into it. And now it’s got twice as many subscribers, and the guy still couldn’t get rid of it…
Incredible, and it shows that the bubble has well and truly burst on this, one of the most pathetic niches of marketing ever. That’s not to say some blogs can be successful, and I wish you every success, but let’s face it, a year ago, the “vogue” thing was to start a new MMO blog. Thank god that little phase is over.
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Melinda (3 comments) Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
That’s true, in fact a lot of bloggers have abandoned their blogs now after having spent days promoting them without seeing anything in return. Internet marketing/make money online blogs are great if you actually make money online and want to share tips with people, but if you expect to make money online by starting a make money online blog, think again!
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January 24th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Jason,
I was sorry to see you leave and am very happy that you decided to entertain us again.
You bring many interesting processes to the blogging world and I am looking forward to more of your great ideas.
I did continue to read TUK from time to time but it was different, so great to see you at the helm.
Can’t wait to hear why you have going in India. I have a VA team there now and they do most excellent work.
All the best.
Rich Hill
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January 24th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Coming from your MMD blog. Never been to this blog before. Sounds like a good business decision to buy something you had passion to build. Goodluck from a new subscriber!
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
3 k is way too much for this blog, but I’m really happy to know that you are back. Blog was really down for some time. Boring copied posts, no real value, no activity. So …… welcome back man.
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I only voted yes because I’m glad to have you back! Missed the rawness of your posting style.
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January 25th, 2010 at 12:47 am
Nothing wrong with buying a site back that you had previously sold. I did the same thing earlier this year except I bought it back for more than I sold it for. I don’t think it was a bad deal though because it had 6 months more posts on it and more backlinks than when I sold it. Same sort of thing with this site. You didn’t lose anything, you actually gained.
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:29 am
Hey Jason,
Welcome back! Looking forward to your posts, and if you’re looking for suggestions about what to post, I’d like to see case studies with real results. I very much like your thinking of “outside the box”.
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Well uhm, I would say a bit no. The traffic has evidently dipped down and the community has been quite become silent. And obviously I don’t see why pay for same price. But who cares? heheh, welcome back man! Excited to see TUK going again
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January 25th, 2010 at 3:47 am
Congrats and best of luck Jason!
You might wanna change the About page too
Stanley
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January 25th, 2010 at 7:25 am
Congratulations, and welcome back.
I have a feeling that this blog should be worth more than the 3K now that you’re taking over.
All the best.
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January 25th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Good to see you back Jason,
Please though, keep your promise this time and post regularly, as you promised a couple of times before you sold TUK, and a couple of times with MMD too. Else I will have to change my vote in the poll to ‘no’
But good to see you back here. Good luck with it. I’ll stick around.
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January 25th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I have only been following the blog from October. I can only hope that you post more often. The content has always been good along with the comments but the posts were not often enough to keep interest. Best of luck and looking forward to your story of your other start up.
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January 25th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
This is cool! I first started following this blog just a few days before you sold it to Stanley. And I was wondering what you’ve been up to without.
Good luck with it again, and I’ll see you both around!
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January 25th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
OMG Welcome back!!
This blog had changed (for the worst) since you had sold it! Great to see you back!
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January 26th, 2010 at 1:08 am
Welcome back where you belong! I voted that it was the right decision. I for one certainly hope to see more blog posts here.
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January 26th, 2010 at 3:22 am
Glad to have you back. I think it was a great idea and it not many people get a second chance at their blog once they sell it.
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January 26th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Glad to have you back! I mean, even though I still chat with you occasionally regardless.
But I have a question, when you merge MMD and TUK, will you still have the blogroll with DatMoney on it.
Jay
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January 26th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Welcome back Jason
Looking forward to your new posts!
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January 26th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Good choice of coming back, I’d prefer you be running the blog
However I wouldn’t of paid $3k for the blog, take it easy. Looking forward to some interesting posts!
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January 27th, 2010 at 2:22 am
Great to see you bought your blog back Jason. Seems kinda like buying your first car back, all the memories come rushing back. I wish you the best of luck in your return.
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January 27th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Welcome back! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts again. Looks like 2/3 to 1/3 on the re-purchase in your poll!
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January 27th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Sounds pretty dumb. To sell your website and buy it back later.
Anyway, I had stopped reading this blog except for a cursory look at blog post titles in my email. I just didn’t feel interested in either the new owner or what he had to say. Maybe you’ll have something to re-interest people like me.
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January 31st, 2010 at 8:00 am
I was one of the original readers of this blog but left it when the other blogger was here. Following my competition, I came back here and saw this post. It’s great to see you’re back and it’s time to keep checking up on this site.
It’s kind of odd how you were able to buy your own site back. Hopefully you continue to find success with this.
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February 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 am
Though I’m quite new to this blog, i would like to say: Welcome back home! I read your previous post and it was really top notch. Now that you’ve bought back this website, I’m sure you are going to be more successful with it. I look forward to reading more of your content.
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February 6th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Welcome back stranger! I haven’t read your blog since you were gone, maybe I’ll pop in and out every so once in awhile now.
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February 27th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Hey Jason, I read a lot of your articles and they were very fantastic and helpful to me as a beginner in SEO. Congratulations and welcome back!
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March 1st, 2010 at 2:44 am
Yes! So happy to see you back, Jason! I subscribe, but to be honest, I don’t pay a lot of attention to the posts on my My Yahoo! page. I came over here to take a walk through your archives looking for hints on marketing as I’m giving IM another go, and whatdya know? I look forward to posts from TUK now. Take care.
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July 14th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Great decision, I mean after all, why not, right? I’ve been enjoying reading some of your posts all morning long here–just skimmed throught your adsense book and boy, is it packed with info! Gonna go read some more now!
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