Generating income online

[Pete Roberts BA]

Hello.

I have a web domain and the email address. Can anyone suggest a way of generating an income using this domain, please?

I used it for my business as a self-employed sign-writer but have been semi-retired for a few years and it seems a shame to let it go to waste.

If anyone can come up with a genuine way of producing an income stream I'm willing to share 50/50.

Have a wonderful, profitable Christmas.

Regards,

Peter Roberts BA.

 

[fisicx]

Fill it full of useful content, the sort of answers people search for and monetise using adwords.

 

[Mr D]

Could sell it to someone looking to buy what they consider useful.

 

[fisicx]

Looking at the whois data, the domain has expired which means anyone can buy it for £1.99

 

[Pete Roberts BA]

I renewed it last month for two years, so surprising comment. Peter

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

What does your BA stand for? Suggestions welcome.

 

[fisicx]

I renewed it last month for two years, so surprising comment. Peter

Sorry my mistake. You are correct.

Monetising this domain still is going to be easy. It's going to take a lot of work over many months.

 

[billybob99]

What does your BA stand for? Suggestions welcome.

British Airways.

 

[Pete Roberts BA]

In response, I am 70 now and attended Warwick University for a four year degree course, self funded, between 2006 and 2010 full time. I was honoured to gain a BA in history of the Middle Ages. As a keen member of our Civic Society I am able to appreciate the rich history of our town and surrounding district and contribute to talks. But to anyone who does not know what BA stands for it is Batchelor of Arts. QED.

 

[Pete Roberts BA]

Hi Fisicx - as it’s going to be easy ( your last post) how do I go about it. Time is of no consequence as I’m semi-retired. Peter

 

[Opinion87]

In response, I am 70 now and attended Warwick University for a four year degree course, self funded, between 2006 and 2010 full time. I was honoured to gain a BA in history of the Middle Ages.

No comment on the subject of the thread, but good on you for doing that later in life. I find it kind of inspiring as someone in their early 30's.

 

[Pete Roberts BA]

Thanks. I have been looking at previous posts and one caught my eye, Letters After A. Name. I use the BA as I am proud of my achievement and I believe it also adds weight to ones comments. I was also a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and have used these letters after my name in the past. I also have a Higher Education Teaching Certificate but would not use their associated letters on this forum. If it was a teachers forum, I would. If you have worked hard to get a qualification, why hide it?

 

[fisicx]

Hi Fisicx - as it’s going to be easy ( your last post) how do I go about it. Time is of no consequence as I’m semi-retired. Peter

Get the site back up and running and start writing.

One good article of 600 words with images, tables, data and so on every couple of day. Keep doing this until you have a corpus of material and you should see some traffic. Once you know what people are reading do more of the same. You can then set up Adsense on the site. This will earn you a few pennies each time someone clicks on the advert. With a big enough site you could be getting thousands of visitors each day and earning a decent amount.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

I believe it also adds weight to ones comments.

Nope it doesn’t.

 

[Mr D]

In response, I am 70 now and attended Warwick University for a four year degree course, self funded, between 2006 and 2010 full time. I was honoured to gain a BA in history of the Middle Ages. As a keen member of our Civic Society I am able to appreciate the rich history of our town and surrounding district and contribute to talks. But to anyone who does not know what BA stands for it is Batchelor of Arts. QED.

Nice subject.
Perhaps one day...

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

This thoroughly solidifies my point on the previous thread that everyone knows. BA after your name means f*** all.

I have a BA (Hons) Finance. This means something totally different to a BA in the Middle Ages. Which is more pointless?

 

[Mr D]

This thoroughly solidifies my point on the previous thread that everyone knows. BA after your name means f*** all.

I have a BA (Hons) Finance. This means something totally different to a BA in the Middle Ages. Which is more pointless?

Is either one pointless?

In particular fields one is more useful for background knowledge, figuring out solutions, knowing where to find relevant information.

If I was setting up a commune for example I'd ask both of you. But the answers you gave would be relevant on different aspects.

 

[Opinion87]

I have a BA (Hons) Finance. This means something totally different to a BA in the Middle Ages. Which is more pointless?

This guy did it in his 60's for fun. You did yours to earn £50k a year. I would argue his was for personal interest and development, not for a career.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

This guy did it in his 60's for fun. You did yours to earn £50k a year. I would argue his was for personal interest and development, not for a career.

Earned 70k a year off mine, but ok take your point.

It just riles me when people put a degree after their name. Especially when I have had many, many beers. If it was for personal interest then why bother putting BA after your name? Utterly bonkers

 

[Opinion87]

Earned 70k a year off mine, but ok take your point.

It just riles me when people put a degree after their name. Especially when I have had many, many beers. If it was for personal interest then why bother putting BA after your name? Utterly bonkers

Plenty of people have useless degrees and can put useless letters after their name in persuit of recognition and respect in their careers. This guy has worked all his life and then completed a degree in something that is obviously very personal to him and he is using it to educate others, not to improve his career prospects. Huge respect to him for that, and poor form for anyone knocking him. It's not like some jumped up 21 year old with MBA after their name asking how to tie their shoelaces.

As someone with 4 GCSE's earning apparently twice what you do, I find it very inspiring, I'd love to study something to do with Roman history and this guy has made me think that maybe it is something I could do at some point.

 

[Mr D]

Earned 70k a year off mine, but ok take your point.

It just riles me when people put a degree after their name. Especially when I have had many, many beers. If it was for personal interest then why bother putting BA after your name? Utterly bonkers

The same reason anyone else puts letters after their name. Pride in achieving it.

If you got your qualification then became a solicitor specialising in family law would you call that bonkers?
Or still useful to know some information?

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

This guy has worked all his life and then completed a degree in something that is obviously very personal to him and he is using it to educate others,

Educating others in what? The Middle Ages?

I think it is utterly incredible someone in later life going and getting a degree, but to put BA after your name on a business forum? That’s what is bonkers.

My perception is of course skewed by being in Scotland, where getting a degree is free, and so universities hand them out like toilet paper to get their number up.

Mad respect for the chap though for doing his thing.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

As someone with 4 GCSE's earning apparently twice what you do, I find it very inspiring

I think this is a very useful point, although I would stress that I now earn a lot more doing something that doesn’t require a degree. The fact that you earn plenty with your 4 GSCEs suggests that a BA means nothing.

It’s truly inspiring and quite amazing.

 

[Mr D]

Educating others in what? The Middle Ages?

I think it is utterly incredible someone in later life going and getting a degree, but to put BA after your name on a business forum? That’s what is bonkers.

My perception is of course skewed by being in Scotland, where getting a degree is free, and so universities hand them out like toilet paper to get their number up.

Mad respect for the chap though for doing his thing.

They are free for English people who qualify for loans.

Just get asked to pay additional tax when working and earning over the tax free limit.
£15k for some students, now £23k or so? for later degrees.

Plenty don't pay much, if anything, off the loan.

The value of a degree is to the person who gets it. It may be helpful in a job, may be irrelevant in a job. Postgrad degrees may be more useful in particular fields.
May well be some jobs still where the only relevant stuff is postgrad. Which needs an undergrad qualification to get.

 

[Mr D]

I think this is a very useful point, although I would stress that I now earn a lot more doing something that doesn’t require a degree. The fact that you earn plenty with your 4 GSCEs suggests that a BA means nothing.

It’s truly inspiring and quite amazing.

GCSEs are not exactly relevant. I got 8 of them (as did my entire school from then on) - pretty sure I never used them.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

They are free for English people who qualify for loans.

Just get asked to pay additional tax when working and earning over the tax free limit.
£15k for some students, now £23k or so? for later degrees.

Plenty don't pay much, if anything, off the loan.

The value of a degree is to the person who gets it. It may be helpful in a job, may be irrelevant in a job. Postgrad degrees may be more useful in particular fields.
May well be some jobs still where the only relevant stuff is postgrad. Which needs an undergrad qualification to get.

You’re in Scotland yes Mr D? It used to be that having a degree meant that even outwith your field of expertise, meant you knew how to get stuff done, how to solve problems, how to produce decent work. Not so much now that anyone can do it.

 

[Mr D]

You’re in Scotland yes Mr D? It used to be that having a degree meant that even outwith your field of expertise, meant you knew how to get stuff done, how to solve problems, how to produce decent work. Not so much now that anyone can do it.

From Scotland.
I'm in England for a couple of years yet.

Pretty sure the skills elements of degrees haven't changed that much.
Taking information and using it to present something? Finding relevant information?
Managing deadlines? Utilising systems in place whereby you avoid deadlines?
Dealing with requests for information at short notice and to deadlines?

Don't know about your jobs but I've used all those at various times since graduation.
Skills taught at university.

 

[Opinion87]

Educating others in what? The Middle Ages?

I believe it's called... history? You obviously enjoy arranging finance a lot more than some people enjoy, say, the history or the Roman Empire. Should you judge? No. Should you be ashamed? Yes.

I think it is utterly incredible someone in later life going and getting a degree, but to put BA after your name on a business forum? That’s what is bonkers.

As if this forum wasn't getting clique-y and on occasion verging on un-postable, someone in their 70's asking for advice on something completely unrelated to their qualifications gets met with derision. Why?

My perception is of course skewed by being in Scotland, where getting a degree is free, and so universities hand them out like toilet paper to get their number up.

Mad respect for the chap though for doing his thing.

How many beers have you had? Clearly enough to sound like a contradictory moron. Maybe you should get one of those apps that doesn't let you post when you've been drinking.

I think this is a very useful point, although I would stress that I now earn a lot more doing something that doesn’t require a degree. The fact that you earn plenty with your 4 GSCEs suggests that a BA means nothing.

It’s truly inspiring and quite amazing.

If he has worked hard and enjoys his life, who are we to judge him?

 

[Mr D]

A thousand people reach their idea of success. Thousands of ways of getting there.
Who is to say one journey is better than another. One races straight towards their idea of success and achieves it before they die. Another meanders around a little on the way and smells the flowers, enjoys a nice pause for tea & scones, has a couple of kids then achieves success. Is one journey better than the other?
Is any of the thousand better than the others? Or is the journey useful in itself?

People study degrees and other qualifications because they need to, because they want to, or because its useful.

Some don't bother getting a degree until later or even at all.

 

[Annoying Donkey]

From Scotland.
I'm in England for a couple of years yet.

Celtic hoards invading England again...
Need to rebuild Hadrians wall...


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[Pete Roberts BA]

Thank you Terry for your suggestions. I’ve looked at the signup.com site and thought of going down this route in a small way. For local clubs and small organisations. The suggestion of writing an article, as in a blog, I’ve tried that, it did not work. I wrote a comprehensive study of becoming a signage manufacturer/fitter. Every step of the way, methods, tools, acquiring custom, vehicle, costs, materials, equipment etc. but to no avail regarding making money. People just read it and although I asked for donations towards its production, nothing. I then went one step further, I produced a CD along with the text and advertised it on eBay and other sites, I sold five (@£9.99).
How anyone makes (big) money on the internet is a mystery. Furthermore, about my use of the BA.
All my life I have respected anyone with a degree, what ever subject. When I was teaching computing at a further education college many of the teachers had degrees in completely different subjects to what they were teaching. I was told that it was not particularly the subject matter but the ability to learn and teach a different subject because they had a degree. If I am in the market for a landscape gardener and a few tenders are received the one with Joe Bloggs BA would get the job or at least be top of the list (depending on price of course). It would say “I know what I’m doing” generally. I use the letters so people generally take me seriously or take notice of what I’m saying, especially on a sub-conscious level, believe me, the general public, the 98% who have not got a degree think, because there are letters after your name you must have something between your ears...
Peter Roberts BA (Warwick), FAETC, HNC (Elect).

 

[fisicx]

You can make a lot of money if you have something people want. The trick is to find out what that something is. Hence my idea of blogging to find out which topics are popular.

As to letters after a name, we are of a generation where a degree was something to be proud of. These days pretty much anyone can get a BA. And the younger would consider putting BA after their name as anachronistic as adding Esq.

I’ve got 2.1 in Quantum Mechanics. Nobody but me cares.

 

[Mr D]

Celtic hoards invading England again...
Need to rebuild Hadrians wall...


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Both need considerable effort to get people to sign up. But once you have a list of people it's pretty easy to find things to offer them...

Why rebuild Hadrians Wall?
It cut Scotland in two!

Having some Italians decide to separate tribes by putting up a wall at one of the more narrow parts of the big island didn't decide where the Italian border was.
Try further north. The other wall they built!

Scotland used to be bigger. We had Cumbria, not you southerners.

 

[Pete Roberts BA]

WOW - This is far more interesting. The duel slit experiment, how does that happen! If observed, it creates a different pattern to when it is not, spooky. So unless we observe something it’s not there...
It’s that bloody cat again, I could not get my head around that one.

 

[fisicx]

Doesn't work quite like that!

It's called wave/particle duality. This means everything behaves as a wave or a particle depending on what you are doing. If you want a physics lesson I'll be happy to oblige but this is a really good explanation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave–particle_duality