Free Projects are Great - Most of the Time

January 11, 05 by kenrich

After launching my re-designed Linux Docs web site, I noticed a significant drop in traffic. It seems that even though the site appeared empty, users were still accessing the large collection of HOWTOs on the site. A HOWTO is a plain text document addressing a specific task.

So I have begun translating the latest version of HOWTOs into my wiki site. I’m sure I will lose quite a bit of traffic in the short term, but I wasn’t earning any money off that site anyways. The site is just basically a way to give something back to the Linux community which has helped me to learn how to setup and administer a Linux computer.

This year, I have committed myself to promoting the money-making aspects of my business more. Our web development business has been languishing over the past few years due to a lack of marketing and sales. We don’t have the money to hire someone even on a contract basis. My plan is to take on this role myself and learn as much as I can about sales and marketing this year.

  • Date Tuesday, 11 Jan 05 at 8:59 pm
  • Under Web Site Development
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