Friday, April 27, 2007

Top Search Terms For chaparyan.com

Wow... is this really why I have traffic to my site?

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Google Maps on How To Get from New York to Paris

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Why "Get Rich Quick" Guides Sell So Well But Never Work

We have all seen those late-night infomercials about creating wealth and financial freedom by following a "simple" system. Most of us are smart enough to realize it is never that easy, but some of us are tempted to give it a shot. After all, they make it sound so simple! We all know that the vast majority of the people who try these systems never make a penny, so how come these companies are making so much damn money selling something that doesn't work? Here's why:

  1. They make it seem like it is an easy, step-by-step process by providing dozens of CDs, books, videos, and checklists.
  2. The more that is included in the package, the more enticed you are to try it.
  3. Once you actually purchase the system, you have to wait for it to get shipped to you.
  4. By the time it's shipped to you, you're no longer as excited about it.
  5. Having finally made time to skim through the package, you realize it will take a large investment of time to go through all of it, especially the audio cds and videos (who has time for those?)
  6. You get through a CD or two, then realize that the directions are general and no one is going to hold your hand through anything.
  7. You realize it's going to take considerable risk and money to actually try anything in the system.
  8. You get sidetracked with your work, family, etc.
  9. You never have time to go back and learn everything in the system and don't ask for refund because you haven't given it a shot yet.
  10. It sits in a box for years until you realize what a horrible mistake you made and throw it away.


Saturday, April 07, 2007

Famesource.com

There's a new website in town, and it's called Famesource.com. It's a very simple concept, which is what makes it so appealing: People with talent upload videos, music, and pictures (or they can link their YouTube, Vimeo, etc. media) and other people, the fans, vote and comment. It's American Idol meets YouTube.

Allen and Anto, my clients, approached me regarding this project back in August of 2006. I liked the idea from the very beginning and we started development. While the premise is simple, the backend is fairly robust. There is a lot of coding to make the site run smoothly and it took many months, many meetings, and many endless nights to get the initial beta to launch. We are still making a lot of changes to the site and you'll probably notice a new feature every couple of days.

There is one rather nifty feature that is fairly unique: The Wall of Fame. Want to be famous and on the front page but can't get people to vote on your media? Well, now you can pay to be on the Wall! You basically use "Famebucks" to bid on a position on the wall and wait for the talent agencies to call.

Check it out, tell your friends about it, and keep checking back, because this site is going places!