When I first started thinking about a city-based blog network I realized that one of my primary revenue sources would likely be link sales, since it would roughly mimic the Yellow Pages ads which were becoming gradually extinct. What I really wanted was a way to efficiently offer text link ads on specific pages, since I know that they have the most benefit to the...

This is the final installment of my domain naming series. It’s just a bunch of tips and tool that I’ve used for brainstorming and selecting the perfect domain for your projects. Consider that the domain name is the single most important part of your website and it’s also the most difficult piece to change once your site is live. It’s worth...

In this, the third part of our domain naming series, I’m going to talk about a cool tool that is used for scoring domain names. The tool is called Nemeas and it attempts to answer a simple question, “How do you know if a domain name is any good?” Well it’s a tough question to answer, and in order to answer it you probably need to ask another...

Since there are now so many domain names registered, it becomes harder and harder to find a great top level domain name for a new site. Since most webmasters won’t have the big bucks to purchase an existing high quality domain a new industry has sprung up: professional domain namers. Usually these folks/services charge pretty big money to find a brandable...

I need a new logo for my city blog network, and I was going to use a traditional logo service like My Logo but I thought it would be fun to get the network bloggers involved in the process so I decided to go the SitePoint Marketplace and run a logo contest. The process has been really interesting so I thought I would share my experience and the tips of what...

I’m writing this post to outline my efforts to find and implement an ad serving solution for my blog network. First I’ll take a look at what an ad server is and when and why you and I might want or need to implement a centralized advertising management system. Then I’ll try and match up the offerings with my needs by taking a look at some of the...