25th
Want to buy a blog?
So, last November, I started a blog about netbooks… mostly, because I wanted to buy a netbook and wanted to do more research into them and create a place where I could go for all the latest netbook news. Unfortunately, from the start I didn’t have enough time for it. So I hired a friend to do the actual blogging. And he’s done an absolutely amazing job (especially considering this was his first real blogging job and I wasn’t paying him all that much). But given my lack of time, and given that most my money now really needs to go into the web app I am bootstrapping with my friend Kelli, it’s time to try to sell Netbook Lounge.
Between paying Stuart (the writer), running a launch contest (top prize: a netbook, naturally), web hosting, and the minor promotion I put into the site at the start, I’ve probably put in ~$2,000. I doubt I’ll get that back. Anyway, if anyone is interested, you can bid at SitePoint (reserve is $100). For anyone who wants to blog about netbooks (a really hot market), Netbook Lounge would be an awesome starting point. It’s definitely a great library of content to build from and comes with a great blogger, if you decided to keep him on.
