Archive for March, 2006

News on the web (The Daily Telegraph) indicates that British owned genealogy website 1837online.com is up for sale. Interesting in this article, isn’t the fact that the site is for sale, but how much they expect to make from the sale.

The article mentions that the website has revenue of 10 million pounds, and profit of 3.5 million pounds (don’t we all wish we had that kind of profit and revenue ;-) ). They expect to fetch a price of between 30-40 million pounds… or 3-4x revenue, 18-22x profit. WOW!

Hmmm… at that multiple, I might be willing to part with my genealogy websites too…

 

I routinely monitor various words and domains using Google Alerts. This tool enables you to allow Google to notify you by email when it comes across your keywords in a web page or a news article. I like to do it for my own domains, and for certain topics which interest me such as my last name “Partridge.” Unfortunately, over the past 24 hours I’ve received 5 blank emails for Google Alerts, all of them purportedly for the word Partridge, but no content. Obviously, even the big boys have trouble sometimes…

 

Millions of people suffer from depression, whether diagnosed or not. To some it is a mild form of depression, with just an occasional mood swing; to others however, it can become a disabling disease. We’ve recently commissioned the development of a site devoted to straight answers to questions about depression. This site is setup in a simple to follow format, with short articles providing informative and accurate information about the disease.

Whether you suffer or know somebody that suffers from major depression or bipolar disorder, this website can help you better understand the disease. No pictures or graphics just a straight informational help site. It is very important to stay well informed of the various types of depression and their treatments. This site is designed to provide information and support for those who suffer depression, their family and friends.

Depression Help

The above website is our 9th website of the year, and as you can see, we have fallen short of our goal of 2 sites a week. Or have we??? I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to post here lately, but expect a deluge of posts from me about new websites, and updates to old ones in the next week or so.