My hair looks shocking! 🙂
Thx to Creeky as always for having me on.
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On the dawn of my next great enterprise
The next site is ready to go. Indeed the template seems 99% there and we’re not launching yet because I never launch a site without some serious content up.
It’s going up within the next 2 weeks.
But I digress.
The new site covers a niche. It’s opposite to The Inquisitr which was always about volume.
I’m not saying volume is wrong but this site will never scale like The Inquisitr. What I’m hoping is that the CPM’s are so much higher that we can build strong traffic, but traffic that pays far higher rates.
I’ve already been asked by friends why not do a similar model again (like Inq) I mean, 8m+ page views in the third year were and remain awesome.
Maybe I’m a sadist, but I love a new challenge. I love taking on a new model and seeing if it works. Sure I could repeat what I’ve done before, but where is the fun, and challenge in that.
The new site is different, and a risk, but in many ways that’s the joy of it.
What I will say is the template is 99% finished and the team is starting to post. But we won’t launch until later this week or early next week. When I launch, I launch with content.
Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me, sent me good wishes, and also been my friend. I know that what I do for a living is a bit nuts…least the banks always tell me that when they refuse me money 🙂 But each time I start a new site, I am for higher traffic and more support than the one before. I can only hope that you all like it and will support me once again.
This site won’t appeal to everyone, but we will own an unmet niche, and I’d hope define a new media niche that hasn’t ever seriously been covered before.
I’ll be back in a week with the launch. Wish me luck 🙂
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Nichenet Pty Ltd Press Release: Sale of The Inquisitr
Note from me: this is our official press release today. Timed at 10am EDT US Time 23 May 2011 under embargo.
As follows:
Nichnet Pty Ltd is proud to today officially announce the sale, and final transfer of The Inquisitr (inquisitr.com) to new owners.
As per disclosure by Flippa.com, the final sale price was USD$330,000.
Nichenet Pty Ltd CEO Duncan Riley had this to say on the sale:
“I had to sell for private reasons in the end, which weren’t related to the running of the site (indeed it ran itself) but you get to a point where you need a proper break (one I haven’t had for seven years,) and the site has gone into good hands at a good price.”
“I do believe The Inquistr was worth far more, but the quality of the buyer and the fact that they kept on the writers, who are the real assets of the company (which they have proved time and again) was an important consideration.”
“It was a clear cash sale (without conditions and with no clauses for me to stay on) which was the deciding factor in me accepting the offer.”
“The Inquisitr has been my heart and soul for three years, and as much as it hurts me to be forced to sell it, I know it goes into good hands.”
The identify of the buyer has been withheld at their request.
Riley went on to say
“Although it was a quick sale and I believe it was less than it was worth, the sale once again proves the viability of new media. The sale worked out at roughly 30x net monthly after writers, which is a good figure in the after market, and compares well to old media sales.”
Riley said that he intended to take 2-3 months off before launching a new site that would not compete with The Inquisitr in any way, but would tackle a new targeted niche that he believes is not currently being met.
ENDS.
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Live Blogging The Royal Wedding
Just a quick note to Inquisitr fans and royal junkies: I’ll be live blogging the Royal Wedding tonight on The Inquisitr.
If you’re not near a TV, you can watch the royal wedding live online, or I’ll update this post later with the live blog link.
Yeah yeah, hassle away. But it pays the bills 🙂
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So I’m Writing A Food Blog
My first attempt (ever) of writing about food. It only has a few posts up now, but I’m slowly adding to it.
It’s not a major attempt at creating a major food destination for Melbourne…yet, but more of a hobby and somewhere for me to write about food, given I have a tendency of tweeting about food on a regular basis.
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XXXV
How time flies in one year.
Highlights include
– stranger than fiction
– record results
– Lots of shows
– a fair bit of travel (I’m even a Qantas Club member now!)
– several rounds of dating
– finally finding someone who is sane and loves me back
– more dramas with the boy at schooland much much more.
Oh, and last time I weighed myself I clocked in at 76kgs. This time last year I would have been approx 102kg.
Interesting year. Oddly enough, while I usually get depressed on this day, this time I’m mildly positive. Sure, I still hate getting older, but if a change is as good as a holiday, I’ve spent most of the last year flying to Mars and back.
12 months later and I’m simply a different person. Perhaps the person I was 10 or 12 years ago. And I can’t say I’m not loving it, the occasional crazy day aside 🙂
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Inquisitr August 2010 Stats
Another great month with new record highs. Thx to the team for their work.
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Another Month With Win
My thanks to the team as always, without whom this wouldn’t be possible. Now lets not mention the ads though: July=northern summer= not good, but we’re getting closer to the good ad months now. If we can keep the traffic up coming into Oct/ thanksgiving/ xmas…. 🙂
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Life Is Good
Upcoming shows I have tickets to
July 31: Stephen Fry
August 8: Kevin Smith
August 27: Joss WhedonAlso, money permitting, I’ve got press credentials for BlogWorldExpo in Vegas in October, so that will be my first big trip this year.