Archive | March, 2005

Are Domain Names like Realestate?

16 March 2025

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Domain names to me are like virtual realestate. The older a website is, its more likely to be have more value. If you have a reasonable site put up on the web it takes time for people to start linking to it, or for it to become recognized. Pretty much like any business. Making clever […]

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Overture Keyword Tracker

15 March 2025

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The Internet is saturated in certain areas, but is almost not existent in others. After finding the Overture keyword tracker I have been searching on all and every term related to my websites. For example, I have a website on Tokyo. If I just search on “Tokyo” I get a count of 57020 searches done […]

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New Business

14 March 2025

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I have just had the text translated into Japanese for my new website. I will post details when the site is ready. I can read and speak Japanese well enough, but writing it is another story. I thought it would be easier to get the translation done by somebody else. I am not a fantastic […]

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Building a Profitable Content Website

12 March 2025

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Building a website is fairly easy nowdays with all of the information available on the Internet and the various tools available like Microsoft Frontpage. Building a profitable site, or even a site which people will be able to find on the Internet, is a little trickier. First, what do I mean by a “Content” site? […]

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Renting an Apartment in Japan

12 March 2025

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I just had an email from a fellow Australian who is moving to Japan. He was asking about buying a house before he leaves. I think it is a great idea. The yen is fairly strong to the Australian dollar, and taxes are fairly low in Japan, so there is the potential to save money […]

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London Apartments

11 March 2025

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I saw an advertisement in the Tokyo magazine Metropolis for a new development in London. The event was held in Roppongi Hills for just one day. They had on hand finance people, solicitors and of course sales agents. Prices for a small one bedroom apartment started at 250,000 pound and went up to over the […]

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Retiring Young

11 March 2025

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I don’t know if I actually want to retire now or sometime in the near future, but my aim is to build up enough income streams to at least have the ability to retire. I enjoy the friendships and networks of people you can make while you are working. Actually I can’t imagine doing nothing […]

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Refinancing Your Home Loan

11 March 2025

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I just got a letter from my bank informing me of the details of my new home loan. I increased my borrowings to $150K to buy my second and third houses. I originally borrowed $90K for my first house, which I reduced to $60K over about 4 years. By refinancing, I was able to borrow […]

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Budgeting

9 March 2025

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I have noticed quite a few people make fairly detailed budgets and post them on their web-sites. The expenses are very detailed and I admire them for being able to stick to them. I have tried to keep a budget a couple of times before, but haven’t been able to stick to it for very […]

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House 2 and 3

8 March 2025

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House 2: House 3: Bought: March 2005 NZ$91,000 Monthly Rent: NZ$960 Description: 2 x 3 bedroom houses in the town of Tokaroa, New Zealand. The land is about 1000 square metres and includes a double garage. Tokoroa has mixed views with investors and apparently some New Zealanders wouldn’t think of investing in the place. However, […]

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