Thoughts in Time

Full Disclaimer - This experiment involves gambling - I don’t condone gambling - If you gamble, please do so responsibly.

So - I’ve been reading about people making money blogging and through their web sites through ad words. I haven’t seen too many blogs that detail exactly how people do this or how they’re doing. In the entrepreneurial spirit, I thought I’d start a little experiment. I like poker. I don’t like gambling… but online - the biggest payments for affiliates come from online gambling and poker sites… So - I thought I’d start a blog about gambling. Now - these sorts of blogs do exist - witness - the party poker blog, or Ken Smith’s Black Jack Blog, thus I would have to figure out a niche.

This got me thinking - why do people gamble? It’s the big payout right? It’s the chance to win the millions….It’s hard for people to understand that if they play slots, they will slowly lose 1% of whatever the house edge is…So -the most interesting way to set up a site in this genre would be to combine information about the games, tips, tricks, advice, how to’s, with reviews of outrageous items that you would buy with the big winnings. Think of it as “Card Player” crossed with “The DuPont Registry.”

Ok - so I have my theme. Now for a name… Win Big - Live Large… That works - also - I don’t want to do this on SeanGlass.com - I don’t condone gambling. It’s entertainment and should be treated that way. Set a limit, etc. etc. That being said (again)…

What next
1. Sign up for affiliate Programs
2. Setup Blog - I decided to use Google’s Blogger
3. Write first entry
4. (Repeat)

1. I chose to sign up for Party Gaming’s affiliate programs. Why? They’re a public operation in the UK, their sites have good brand names, and I doubt they will not pay me what I’m due. They also have casino, bingo, and poker sites. I will also sign up for traditional affiliate sites like buy.com and amazon as I’d like to refer people to books and nice items to buy with their winnings (ok - so Amazon’s not high end, but I’ll get there when I start writing those reviews… when I’ll have time- I don’t know… maybe I’ll let my brother write these and give him revenue sharing. He’s an aspiring director - Glass Bottle Productions - and could use some passive income.

2. I chose to setup a new blog outside of my site - as mentioned above - this is an experiment and I’d like to be able to easily shut it down at a later date…. The Blog to see and send to your friends is
WinBigLiveLarge.Blogspot.com…
3. It’s in progress…
4. I’ll let you know as they happen.

As I slowly build content on the site and start to get hits, I’ll post updates. My plan is to also publish my results each month. Will it work? I don’t know, but 20 minutes of writing a night is worth it for an interesting experiment.

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