Posted a new article on the Van Eldijk Studio’s website about picking the right webdesigner for the right project. Check it out (Dutch).

After almost a year I’ve sold my niche experiment Android Magazine. It has been inactive for over two months and I didn’t have the passion and/or drive to post news items every day. Below a list of things I’ve learned during the experiment:

• If you want to start a niche blog or website take an upcoming technology and start early. (A website about Google Wave extensions would be a good idea right now).
• Fill your website with content for a few weeks and sent out a press release. Pursue related websites to write a little blurb about your website.
• News related website + adsense = hard. You have to be relevant all the time. You have to be willing to post news two or three times a day or else the competition will (and they will!). Try to focus on Evergreen content. Evergreen content is relevant for a longer time.
• It’s easy to become an expert. If you applied above suggestions you will probably end up high in the google results. If the subject of matter is fairly new, media are always looking for someone who can tell them something about this upcoming technology. I’ve been on the Dutch national radio two times (once on BNR and once on Radio 1) as an Android ‘expert’ due to my website being the number one result when somebody searched for Android (in Dutch).

It was nice to experiment but it’s time to try something different. Something not dependable on posting news daily. If you have any questions about running a website or blog please comment and I will try to answer them!