Money for old rope

[Doggy Styles]

What I find most amusing is snotty nosed young contractors who fix the clients problem on day 1, tell them all about it, and then wonder why they're terminated.

The wise ones are working for EDS and Accenture.

[Board Game Geek]

The problem with price comparison websites, that purport to get you the best quote, is that I feel they are not all-encompassing enough.

There's always that nagging doubt that :

a) They are only representing a small sample of price offers (based on their Clients)
b) They are not impartial. They only promote their member's interests.
c) They "pretend" to offer you a good deal, but that "deal" is limited to a small group of advertisers. What about old Fred down the road, who runs his own business ? Why are his prices not on there ?

Does anyone really use these sorts of sites ?

[threaded]

What I find most amusing is snotty nosed young contractors who fix the clients problem on day 1, tell them all about it, and then wonder why they're terminated.

[suityou01]

I used one of those to find a cheapy flight to Brazil last year. The site flagged up the cheapest flight and I then went onto the Iberia site independently and bettered the comparison site price.

Ahaaaaaah. So there's a niche to write a price comparison site that actually works. See where you're taking this CB. Nice work. Even for a sock puppet.

[Cyberman]

Contracing buddy of mine has a travel price comparison web site he developed. In his own words "it just ticks along in background" making him money. Now I'm sure a fair few on here have had the same thoughts "if only I could do that", and largely its the idea in the first place that holds us back.

Web space and domain name reselling spring to mind, but everyone and his grandma is doing this. My question is, is this (domian and web space reselling) an avenue worth pursuing, do the profits make it worth it? I'm looking for war stories and success stories alike.

The price comparison idea is interesting, but again how do you find out about the web services you would need to connect to? Google returns nothing so I may be searching using the wrong search string or this information is locked away and I need the key.

I used one of those to find a cheapy flight to Brazil last year. The site flagged up the cheapest flight and I then went onto the Iberia site independently and bettered the comparison site price.

[suityou01]

On the basis that you appeared to be saying:
I have a brilliant money making idea but don't really know how to go about it!

and asking:
Can you Guys give me free advice on how to "go about it"?

I would say it was an easy question......... and the answer was pretty simple as well.......

Well that's certainly one take. I thought I was asking much more than that. Let wait and see eh?

[voodooflux]

Web space and domain name reselling spring to mind, but everyone and his grandma is doing this. My question is, is this (domian and web space reselling) an avenue worth pursuing, do the profits make it worth it? I'm looking for war stories and success stories alike.

I tend to offer domains and webspace to my clients as an odd-on to a web design/development package. It makes me a few quid but the margins have to be kept low to stay competitive. A couple of $ can buy you a lot of hosting in the US.

The price comparison idea is interesting, but again how do you find out about the web services you would need to connect to? Google returns nothing so I may be searching using the wrong search string or this information is locked away and I need the key.

Take a look at the Affiliate Marketing forums (and individual affiliate networks like AffiliateWindow) for more info on this.

[Drewster]

Hard question was it?

On the basis that you appeared to be saying:
I have a brilliant money making idea but don't really know how to go about it!

and asking:
Can you Guys give me free advice on how to "go about it"?

I would say it was an easy question......... and the answer was pretty simple as well.......

[Platypus]

Web space and domain name reselling spring to mind... do the profits make it worth it?

But with domain names for under a tenner and webspace for US$5 a month, what profit?

[pmeswani]

Hard question was it?

Yes. Next.

[Bagpuss]

i wouldn't say it's money for old rope, designing a nice bells and whistles website is the easy bit. the hard bit is getting people to know about it, getting them to use it, and getting the insurance companies interested.

It's not just about being a techie. IMHO that market (meerkat?) is saturated and you are a couple of years too late.

[suityou01]

Hard question was it?

[suityou01]

Contracing buddy of mine has a travel price comparison web site he developed. In his own words "it just ticks along in background" making him money. Now I'm sure a fair few on here have had the same thoughts "if only I could do that", and largely its the idea in the first place that holds us back.

Web space and domain name reselling spring to mind, but everyone and his grandma is doing this. My question is, is this (domian and web space reselling) an avenue worth pursuing, do the profits make it worth it? I'm looking for war stories and success stories alike.

The price comparison idea is interesting, but again how do you find out about the web services you would need to connect to? Google returns nothing so I may be searching using the wrong search string or this information is locked away and I need the key.