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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:22:58 +0000

[...] How to start a tech site : Startup tips for making a tech site like his (techzone) [...]

By: Qwerty_

Qwerty_ — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:38:46 +0000

Nice post there John I really enjoy reading all the posts you have made, they have really inspired me.

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Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:12:18 +0000

[...] How To Start A Tech Site [...]

By: My Sattrack Blog » Blog Archive » Why are you doing this?

My Sattrack Blog » Blog Archive » Why are you doing this? — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:12:53 +0000

[...] First, I would like to update my linkpage in a quick and easy way. In the past I tried to update by adding a what’s new section in my index page, but it was a tedious job. I need to go through editing, uploading process etc. With a blog, it’s much easier and I can update it individually without tying it to any page. Second, I love to do volunteer work, such as being the webmaster of my church or helping people with their charity work. All these takes time…., and sometime I have to spend extra out of pocket money. After reading the various stories at John Chow’s blog, like this one I thought, hm, may be I need to create a blog and let the blog collect some extra money to reduce my expenses after spending time working on these sites. The extra income that people can make from the Internet as described in John Chow’s posting is really amazing. This is what John Chow wrote about Jeremy Shoemaker: [...]

By: Vikas

Vikas — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:33:22 +0000

Nice Article.
Can you suggest me some way to get the news service’s lists. W/out Searching ofcourse.

By the way nice blog.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:18:17 +0000

Yet another great gift to the internet. I like the advice to loan the hardware from the local PC shop. It’s probably even better if you know someone who is already working in one of those shops. I bet they probably take some cool hardware home to play with themselves and then reshelf them when they’re done.

By: marcel

marcel — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:54:29 +0000

Being one of those who asked for help, I’m glad your so generous.

By: Rayman

Rayman — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:25:41 +0000

Thanks for your insight John, guess I’ll have to get out there and pound the pavement a bit.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:01:19 +0000

Hey John -

I will see you at CES!

Great post, as usual. It’s interesting to read from the “other side.” I agree with much of what you said.

Laura

By: John Chow

John Chow — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:50:04 +0000

Networking is a very big part of tech site building. You are building relationship as much as a site. Your relationship with vendors that supply you with review samples can almost be viewed as a lifeline. The truth of the matter is, that 200,000 page view figure is just something I threw out - it could be more, it could be less. It really depends on how well the manufacturers know you. I’ve seen ex-writers of other tech sites start their own sites and without any traffic at all, are able to get manufacturer support because they are a known quality.

While traffic will grab a manufacturer’s attention, the best way to go about it is to meet them at the trade shows. Spending the money to attend a major trade show like the Consumer Electronics Show that is happening this January shows the manufacturers that you are serious about your site. I go one-step further by throwing a big party in my hotel room the night before CES starts. It’s a great way to meet up with my product sponsors, advertisers and media friends.

It also lets me stay in a $3,000 a night hotel room and write it off as a business expense.