EXCLUSIVE: Jon's Webmaster Challenge

[Jon]

I've decided to post this exclusively to WebsitePublisher's forums instead of my usual ones, so that people can start pointing to it. I will only place news updates about the project here.

I am currently in the midst of one of my largest projects ever. My goal is to have over 1,000 brand new websites on autopilot by Jan 2007, earning monthly revenues strictly from CPM and CPL ads.

Now with that said, I am going to make one site for everyone to see and learn from. We'll use it as a training tool for webmasters on what they should and shouldn't do. How to properly optimize a site, steps to take in the beginning, middle, end, and how to keep maintenance up on it. I won't be putting so much energy into promoting it, instead I will use the site as a dummy site to test lots of new methods on, sort of as an open book for everyone to see. Hopefully we will all be able to learn from it and you'll see first hand how a site goes from zero to hero. Maybe we'll take a vote on what types of new marketing/promoting methods to use on it every so often, just to play around with whatever is out there.

When I have more time in the summer, that's when we'll start on it. I will give people access to traffic stats of the site so we can monitor everything, and I will give limited revenue stats to reputable people so they can verify the earnings.

Please note: All profits from the site will be donated to 2-3 non-profit organizations that send our troops in Iraq care packages, because they need the help and support more than we do.

[Chris]

Neat idea, and ambitious venture. 1000 new sites in less than a year. 3+ a day?

[Jon]

Neat idea, and ambitious venture. 1000 new sites in less than a year. 3+ a day?

Well not 3 a day, but some weeks over 100, others nowhere near it.

[KLB]

Well I'm curious to see this unfold. It could prove very informative.

[agua]

Kewel - I'm looking forward to this one...

Does CPL mean "Cost Per Lead" ads?

[Chris]

Well not 3 a day, but some weeks over 100, others nowhere near it.

The most aggressive I've been was maybe 10 a day, but that didn't last long. Ran out of datafeeds.

How do you even fill so many sites? Is it to the point where you're not even promoting one program with one site, but rather one product from one program with one site?

[Cutter]

Sounds good, are you single handedly making these sites?

[Masetek]

This is going to be very interesting to see this one pan out

[Jon]

The most aggressive I've been was maybe 10 a day, but that didn't last long. Ran out of datafeeds.

How do you even fill so many sites? Is it to the point where you're not even promoting one program with one site, but rather one product from one program with one site?

All of the sites will be made around one type of service for users. It shouldn't be very hard to have a custom cookie cutter site be made, and then just make small changes to each one to keep up the uniqueness.. I really don't see it being a major problem to churn out. I'm just glad I'm not the designer on the job

[Jon]

Sounds good, are you single handedly making these sites?

Well, I'm single handedly going to finance them.. But when it comes to design and programming, I'm about as useful as a 2 yr old kid is to the stock market.

[ses5909]

Good luck Jon. I look forward to see this happen. BTW.. great cause.

[Sean]

Great idea! I have a feeling this is going to be very interesting.

OT: BTW, I like the new smileys

[BGray]

Freaking great offer Jon! Looking forward to it.

[dc dalton]

This should be interesting to say the least, I'll be keeping a close eye on it.

[FPU]

Wow Jon, thanks for posting it here and supporting Chris!

You are an man!