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Why I’m not selling Upstart Blogger on Flippa


The more astute amongst you will have already figured out last Friday’s little riddle. It’s true. Upstart Blogger is for sale.
And yes, this is the second time that I find myself trying to sell Upstart Blogger since December 2009. Having already received some third party investment I felt, wrongly with the benefit of hindsight, that [...]

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Posted : 08 March 2010

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And now… from Norwich… it’s the quiz of the week


Anyone not born in the UK and able to absorb pop culture as a child in the 1970’s will, no doubt, be scratching their heads at the moment, wondering what tangent I have decided to veer off onto today.
And that’s the whole point.
I’m looking for someone. A particular kind of someone. Someone who lives in [...]

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Posted : 05 March 2010

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Better 31 days late than never


Everyone who reads Upstart Blogger regularly knows that a lot has happened in the last couple of months. I’ve pulled products, opened the blog up to new authors and started to make some huge changes behind the scenes that will become more obvious as 2010 progresses.
Usually I would write a post such as this at [...]

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Posted : 01 February 2010

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The ink isn’t dry yet…


…but a deal has been done.
And I think, and hope, that it is a deal that will satisfy everyone involved.
New direction, new beginning, new start.
All existing, pending and hopeful contributors will be contacted directly with the details in the next 48 hours.
To everyone who has supported Upstart Blogger for the last 26 months, thank you.

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Posted : 26 January 2010

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Upstart Blogger is for sale


After a reasonably long period of contemplation I have decided to sell Upstart Blogger.
Upstart Blogger currently receives an average daily unique visitor count of 10,576 generating a total daily average page view count of 36,231 and has a Google Page Rank of 7.
Income is generated by a combination of hosting advertisements and sponsored text [...]

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Posted : 25 January 2010

Categories : Money, News, Personal

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If you can’t beat them join them


Before I close the blogging door behind me for the last time I just wanted to make a small announcement about an opportunity that may be of interest to some Upstart Blogger contributors.
Upstart Blogger, right from the moment I purchased it a few years ago, has always been a money making entity. I have always [...]

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Posted : 14 January 2010

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Final resolution


2010 is the year when Upstart Blogger ascends to a higher online plane as it morphs into its new role as a multi author blogazine.
Furthermore, 2010 is the year when I move away from Upstart Blogger to focus on my music career.
Both of these decisions have left many people surprised and, furthermore, resulted in many [...]

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Posted : 30 December 2009

Categories : Blogging, Money, News, Personal, Publishing, Social Networking, Traffic

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