So back in November, I started work on a new casino project.  It was going to be a very simple question and answer site offering online casino information.  I launched this at the end of January, with the URL CasinoQuestions.org.

However, after a week I decided this just wasn’t going to work.  It’s all about positivity - people don’t want questions, they want answers!  ANSWERS!

So I went out and picked up the domain CasinoAnswers.org, and went about building that, forwarding everything to it etc.

Well, one thing that never left my head was the possibility of getting CasinoAnswers.com.  I was quoted $3k for it which to be honest I didn’t want to pay - the idea of $3k for a domain name repulses me.  However as I worked more and more on the website over the last few days, I realized that this website was fast becoming one of my best websites, and all the work involved in it, everything I have planned for it - yeah, I have no doubt this is going to be a huge brand name within a year.

So i sucked it up.  $3k down the drain, and I now introduce to you: Casino Answers.com

Enjoy!

Well I’m back home from London/Manchester and it was a BLAST.  A little bit too much alcohol consumed, but overall fun as all hell.

Here’s the sad thing - after launching my latest site Casino Questions I made a vow - to not build any more sites in 2010.  I’ve built too many sites lately and now what I want to do is just sit back and work on them, improve them and make them the most valuable resources on the web.

The only problem is - no-one believes me

I’ve told about 8 people now that I am not building any new websites in 2010, and every one of them just laugh.  No-one thinks I can do it - I love building websites, seeing the transformation from paper to WWW.  It’s always amazing.

However in all honestly I’ve ran myself ragged in 2010.  While I must say I do think my sites are pretty awesome, most of them are not as valuable as they could be.  Basically I want every one of my sites to be the best possible site for that niche.  And I’m determined in 2010 to simply focus on that, rather than expanding my portfolio.

It’s not going to be easy - I almost bought a new domain today FFS - but I’m going to try my best.

Anyway just wanted to get that little rant out.  NO MORE NEW WEBSITES!

Well I’m off to the London Affiliate Conference tomorrow - a conference for us gambling affiliates.  I always look forward to these - honestly, it’s past the stage of educational for me.  I also don’t really go to make business deals etc - it’s more a place to hang out with friends who are in the industry, and get motivated again.  I mean - I’m always motivated - but I always come out of these conferences fresher than ever.  There’s also a lot of people that I’ve met there that I have became great friends with, and I always meet new people while there, so very pumped about it.

I find it’s like a cornerstone of the year for me too - it’s a time to end old things, and move onto new things, work wise.  For example when I went to Budapest last year - before I went I worked like crazy, and I was actually up until 4am the day I left(noon flight) finalizing a new website - a casino bonus website.  Then when I came back I ended up basically taking the next few months “off” - not working too much for the most part.

Also Frank remembers how motivated I was after that conference - we managed to build a Keno site in exactly one fucking day!

Anyway it happened again - as I type this it is 4:20am.  My flight leaves at 6am, and I’ve been up all night building yet another website.  I’ve been working on this website since like November very slowly - and I’ve went on a mad rush in the last couple of weeks to get it finished.  I aim for it to be the premiere online casino information resource, where you go to find anything you need to know about casinos.  It’s also going to be a very content rich site eventually, although it’s a bit sparse just now with just 22 articles.

I don’t plan on any new sites for the rest of the year.  When I return from the affiliate conference I plan on focusing on my existing sites right now, as there is some that really do need some TLC to help up conversion rates.

Anyway - my new site, yeah.  As I said - I want it to be the premiere online casino resource - the place where you come with ANY casino questions.  Therefore I do believe the site is aptly named:  Casino Questions.

Off to cause me some havoc across the pond.

I wasn’t really planning on launching any new sites for the rest of the year, however this was one that was in the planning stages for awhile.  I’ve been putting in the work slowly over the last few weeks, as the concept of the site is really fun, and different from my usual websites.

As of today it is now live and launched, so it’s time to open it up to the world.

The site is called Dans Casino Blog and I’ll link you all to it in a minute.  The premise of it is very simple - on Sundays, I sign up at a new online casino, and deposit $100.  Monday through Friday I play at that casino and blog about it, while trying to clear the signup bonus.  I either profit or go bust - either way, i write about it over those 5 days.  Then at the end of the week I also do a review of the casino.

So yeah - hopefully a fun site to read.  Go read now and subscribe to the daily blog newsletter:  Dans Casino Blog.  ANd if you have Twitter, Stumble Upon, Digg etc accounts I’d love a link!

Well the adventure had to come to an end and I am now back in Kingston, after almost a week in Budapest.  I was attending the Budapest Affiliate Conference and it was a blast.  I think my favourite thing is when I came back and I am going through customs, and they ask the reason for my trip - was it personal or business.  It’s quite amusing as I think about the 5 days of non-stop drinking, the karaoke bars, the partying until 6am, hot models, sitting on patios staring at hot chicks all day, lots of half naked girls at the conference, watching Summerslam 92 at a bar at 2am…..and then saying “Business”.

I love this industry so much.  Trips like that remind me just why this job is so awesome.

I’ll probably blog about the trip later this week, but really this picture sums it all up: