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Good thoughts, Jer. Funny you should mention ad networks. I approached Federated Media a while back. They loved the traffic, but couldn't deal with the fact that it was a tutorial …

We did a research study sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Ed that showed that for learning basic skills, black-and-white screenshots are best. Walking people through tasks step-by-ste…

Actually, the site was designed around banner ads--that's why it's so narrow. It's 728px wide--leaderboard width. They were built-in between the header and content. I had AdSense s…

Yeah, I figure that whatever gets sold there has to benefit the folks taking the tutorials. "You've learned the basics, now here are some materials to take you further." Maybe that…

Hmmm...you interest me strangely, sir. Supplemental materials may be the way to go. Thanks!

Ran AdSense for a year. 1.3 million page views delivers about $400 through Teh Google.

Hey folks, I run inpics.net, a computer tutorial site that's getting 1.3 million page views per month according to our Analytics stats. How should I monetize that? I posted that qu…

There will always be a market for custom-built sites. But for folks like local candidates and your dentist, they can really use something off-the-rack and affordable. For example, …

Pretty different, actually. In fact, podiatrists and ear/nose/throat practices, plumbers and trim carpenters may need different templates. We found that when we began talking to lo…

We just launched Electobot (www.electobot.com), which provides turnkey Web sites to political campaigns. It's basically "barackobama.com for local candidates." It's simpler than a …

The guy who wrote this is a telecom lobbyist. He's got an agenda: making money for big telcos, and tus himself. He pushes it with posts like this one on public fora. Google "Scott …

Best piece of information architecture I've ever seen.

Thanks for your comments, guys. The site is www.inpics.net -- illustration-based software tutorials. Where are online site markets other than sitepoint.com? What's a FHWW? What alt…

My current company created an online tutorial site that gets 1.3 million page views per month, and 65K unique visitors. Unfortunately, that only translates into about $500 in AdSen…

This is a story about: --Why a startup founder walked away from $100,000 in venture capital and took a regular job. --What hidden dangers lurked in this seemingly safe job with a l…