Comments on: Content Over eCommerce http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Hannes Johnson http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-24980 Hannes Johnson Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:59:03 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-24980 Yeah, content sites are great. But "digital eCommerce" sites are also great - that is, if you're selling digital products like eBooks or software. No inventory and you can run those sites from anywhere in the world ;) Yeah, content sites are great. But “digital eCommerce” sites are also great - that is, if you’re selling digital products like eBooks or software. No inventory and you can run those sites from anywhere in the world ;)

]]> By: John Chow dot Com » Blog Archive » The World Is My Office http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-24141 John Chow dot Com » Blog Archive » The World Is My Office Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:28:22 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-24141 [...] One of the best features of running a content based site is you can run it from anywhere in the world. I am not bounded to any one location when it comes to running my sites (and this blog). As long as I have internet access, I can make money when I’m away from home. Even if I don’t have internet access, the sites still makes money because they’re content based. I wrote a post on the advantages of content sites over eCommerce sites here. [...] [...] One of the best features of running a content based site is you can run it from anywhere in the world. I am not bounded to any one location when it comes to running my sites (and this blog). As long as I have internet access, I can make money when I’m away from home. Even if I don’t have internet access, the sites still makes money because they’re content based. I wrote a post on the advantages of content sites over eCommerce sites here. [...]

]]> By: Entrepreneur: John Chow, the Dot Com Mogul » Continuous Learning http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-16120 Entrepreneur: John Chow, the Dot Com Mogul » Continuous Learning Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:14:12 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-16120 [...] Content Over eCommerce - it makes me rethink about my understanding on internet business models [...] [...] Content Over eCommerce - it makes me rethink about my understanding on internet business models [...]

]]> By: Carl http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1160 Carl Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:32:58 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1160 Yes, it's one thing to offer user-created content to readers. It's another to use user-created content and pass it off as original... Yes, it’s one thing to offer user-created content to readers. It’s another to use user-created content and pass it off as original…

]]> By: John Chow http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1158 John Chow Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:32:56 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1158 Like I said at the end of my post. It doesn't have to be your content. Some of the biggest sites in the world were done with user created content. Let's face it, by yourself you can only create so much content. However a social networking site like MySpace or Digg, well they have content flying out left and right. Like I said at the end of my post. It doesn’t have to be your content. Some of the biggest sites in the world were done with user created content.

Let’s face it, by yourself you can only create so much content. However a social networking site like MySpace or Digg, well they have content flying out left and right.

]]> By: Carl http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1157 Carl Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:48:46 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1157 Oh yeah my eccomerce site cost nothing to start either - free CMS, free shopping cart, and I only buy products from the wholesaler after they've been sold. I am starting to carry some stock to be able to ship orders faster, but that's not totally necessary (and most orders are spoken for) I agree about the 'live anywhere in the world' part though, that's for sure! The idea, as always, is to build it then sell it though! ;) Oh yeah my eccomerce site cost nothing to start either - free CMS, free shopping cart, and I only buy products from the wholesaler after they’ve been sold. I am starting to carry some stock to be able to ship orders faster, but that’s not totally necessary (and most orders are spoken for)

I agree about the ‘live anywhere in the world’ part though, that’s for sure!

The idea, as always, is to build it then sell it though! ;)

]]> By: Carl http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1156 Carl Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:46:44 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1156 I started an ecommerce site a couple weeks ago, and it's doing very well for me. And I disagree that it's more work - if you actually do testing, etc, to base your content on, writing content requires a LOT of work. Unless you're talking about going on sites that offer "free content" and using press releases as content, or old blogs as content... Anyway, each has its pros and cons. There are plenty of people who make hundreds of thousands to millions on ecommerce and even just ebay. Same goes for content. But to say creating content takes no work... well to most people it does... At least to make content people actually want to read. I started an ecommerce site a couple weeks ago, and it’s doing very well for me. And I disagree that it’s more work - if you actually do testing, etc, to base your content on, writing content requires a LOT of work. Unless you’re talking about going on sites that offer “free content” and using press releases as content, or old blogs as content…

Anyway, each has its pros and cons. There are plenty of people who make hundreds of thousands to millions on ecommerce and even just ebay. Same goes for content.

But to say creating content takes no work… well to most people it does… At least to make content people actually want to read.

]]> By: Juan http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1155 Juan Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:41:18 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1155 I started with zero cash and free CMS. In fact we still use PostNuke, pretty much tweaked but PN anyways. We are now moving to Joomla, just because PN is such a PITA with our server load . ¿Do you think I got rich paying custom CMS? I´ve had e-Commerce in the past and is not as good as you might think, you recieve money, but voila! it´s not yours, it´s bank money, suppliers money, tax money, everyone´s money except yours. Being Online Media will get you free: food, travelling, pens, t-shirts, cash and more. Today I woke up at 11 AM, had lunch at the Ritz Carlton on Intel´s wallet, sold out ads in my site till 01/01/07, got a new VGA for my HTPC (free) and bought tickets for Vegas CES where I wil get more free everything :D I started with zero cash and free CMS. In fact we still use PostNuke, pretty much tweaked but PN anyways. We are now moving to Joomla, just because PN is such a PITA with our server load . ¿Do you think I got rich paying custom CMS?
I´ve had e-Commerce in the past and is not as good as you might think, you recieve money, but voila! it´s not yours, it´s bank money, suppliers money, tax money, everyone´s money except yours. Being Online Media will get you free: food, travelling, pens, t-shirts, cash and more. Today I woke up at 11 AM, had lunch at the Ritz Carlton on Intel´s wallet, sold out ads in my site till 01/01/07, got a new VGA for my HTPC (free) and bought tickets for Vegas CES where I wil get more free everything :D

]]> By: John Chow http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1153 John Chow Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:39:16 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1153 The TechZone is powered by a custom CMS. The other sites are power by http://www.joomla.org This blog is pwered by http://wordpress.org The TechZone is powered by a custom CMS. The other sites are power by http://www.joomla.org

This blog is pwered by http://wordpress.org

]]> By: Josh http://www.johnchow.com/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1152 Josh Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:15:58 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/content-over-ecommerce/#comment-1152 Hey John one thing I find hard is that I can never find a content managament system that I can use to update my site easily. Would you happen to know of any good ones? what do you use to manage your websites? Hey John one thing I find hard is that I can never find a content managament system that I can use to update my site easily. Would you happen to know of any good ones? what do you use to manage your websites?

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