the more I play, and the more I learn in this online space, the more I desperately feel the need to learn.
the aspects I’m comfortable with - domaining, SEOmaining, HTML, CSS, SEO, PPC, tracking, hosting, etc..
don’t seem to matter when it comes to aspects I’m *not* familiar with - mySQL, PHP, Javascript, C#, basically the hard coding stuff. The stuff I yearn to learn.
And coming from the ad side into the development side, it’s tough to determine where to start.
I wanna learn more about dynamic websites. I wanna learn how to code. I wanna learn how to administer databases. I want to be a Domaining and SEOmaining Terminator.
Imagine - a domainer who knows how to hand code apps & administer open-source databases. One that understands how to establish dynamic websites, and CMS applications that wrap around them.
I’m an idea guy, when it all boils down. An idea guy without a development background.
That’s gotta change.
The days of domaining and developing static HTML sites are coming to an end for me.
The days of domaining and developing full-functional dynamic website applications are on the horizon.
Today, I’m gonna to start learning : )
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Well, I’m normally a lurker rather than a commenter… but this is the second time this week your post has made me reply!
It seems I am your antithesis! I have a development background, but am really keen to get into domaining and SEOmaining!
Perhaps we can do a trade…
Peter, I am hearing you loud and clear.
I do adult blogs and some SEO-aware freesites, and I’ve been picking up adult domains like a bad habit. I come to this from a very non-tech background, and in five years I’ve graduated from knowing about six html tags, though learning CSS at a rudimentary level, to my current level of dabbling in .php because I SIMPLY CANNOT stand not knowing how to make dynamic websites.
I’ve learned everything I know about javascript and PHP by doing what I call “cargo cult programming” — which is to say, finding a script that does something close to what I want, and then making tiny incremental changes (with much crossed fingers and swearing) until it starts doing what I want it to. It’s very slow and very frustrating, but much better than not being able to program at all.
Unfortunately mySQL is still a complete foreign country — I have to rely on my managed hosting to do so much as set up a new DB for a WordPress install, and beyond that, I’ve got nuthin’.
Not to mention the fact that I could write out the specs for at least four different PHP scripts that would make me money, but I can’t *write* them and I don’t have the capital to hire it done.
This need to learn the development backend has been riding me urgently for about eight months now. So I am very much in sympathy with your post.
Hey,
Good luck learning php + mysql. They both are really valuable to know.
I started the opposite way around. Php and mysql were the first thing i started to learned 7 years ago. Learned SEO and PPC for couple of years and reached to SEOmining and domaining about couple of months ago. I am really excited i discovered domaining and seomining.
Nice blog btw, keep up the good work!
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“So much to learn” indeed!
Have fun.
Patrick
Peter,
I too am opposite of you. I started programming early in ASP and some PHP. I not a coder (by far) but just learned enough to be (mildly) useful. However, as of late, I find myself in a quandry…owning several hundred mostly long-tail domain names and dire desire to find the right way to monetize them. I’ve been reading feverishly over the last couple of months in an effort to find just the thing. I’d welcome the chance for us to chat/email/communicate sometime.
Also, starting out where Dan mentioned above is a great way to go. Hacking a little bit here and there to get the results you want from a script someone else wrote is a great way to learn.
Regards…
Nooooooo Peter dont do it!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not saying don’t learn about these languages, just remember that its a lot of work to get on top of these languages properly - and web dev is something you can outsource. Plus there is plenty of open source stuff you can download for free and plenty of people on webmaster forums to help.
Just don’t forget your hourly rate - if you can make say $50 per hour dealing in domain names it is probably worth paying half of that to some web developer freelancer to pick up on the stuff you can’t manage yourself.
Good luck - I enjoy reading your blog,
Ray
thanks for the kind comments guys..and thanks for all those links Patrick..
ray - I can’t say I’m a huge outsourcer yet.. would rather learn the basics first, hand code myself until I hit a wall. Then - at that point - I’ll at least be able to speak against the language, and propertly communicate what I need done to some future developer, you know?
Still, though, I’m big on self-reliance, and honestly would rather teach myself rather than relying on someone else to grow my business..
-peter
Peter –
I’ve recently started reading your blog and have enjoyed the posts and thoughts. I was happy to read you are in the Atlanta area, as recently moved to Atlanta as well. If you are interested, I would like to possibly meet up and speak more about the domaining business, ideas, collaborating, etc. Keep up the great work and contact me if interested.
- Michael
totally know how you feel. my first website was a static HTML junk site with adsense plastered everywhere (think geocities kind of look)
and i’ve noticed that every project i took on ever since, i’ve been focusing more and more on development and providing for the user, even if it means less revenue.
SEO will get u traffic, but the greatest value is returning traffic, and u need a badass site for that!