One thing that always surprises me is the sheer number of blogs as of late that are dedicated to successfully running and growing a home business. When WhyDoWork.com was started, “blogs as a business” was a relatively new concept. We didn’t even fully launch our blog until a few months ago!

I’d consider all of us at WhyDoWork.com to be fairly tech savvy as we all have experience with growing and starting online companies dating back to the 90’s. When Scott Wainner invited me to review his blog WRevenue.com it was a no-brainer. I had already read quite a few of his posts before he approached me, and he’d already earned my seal of approval which makes it easy to write about now.

Who is Scott Wainner

You don’t go to the dentist to get your eyes checked, so why would you follow a blog written by someone with no experience in your target niche? With the 1000’s of blogs on the topic of succeeding online, there’s really only a handful out there that are written by successful entrepreneurs, Scott being one of them.

In the late 90’s before the bubble burst, Scott was able to sell two sites he started while in high school / college for several million dollars. While that is very impressive, what holds more value is the fact that after the burst of the bubble, Scott didn’t just take his money and move to a tropical island or open a bar; he got right back on the horse and launched several more successful sites.

Do not Follow: Walk Beside

I would guesstimate that about 90% of new bloggers are trying to duplicate or emulate the success of another blogger they admire. My advice has always been to carve your own path.

You will not gain any value from reading WRevenue.com and trying to emulate Scott’s success. You will gain value from understanding Scott’s values, tips, and great advice. Regularly checking back is the best way to make the most out of WRevenue.

Some of my favorite posts on the site are:

20 Must-Do’s When Selling a Dot Com Busines – This is probably the most concise (and complete) set of steps I’ve seen. No surprise considering Scott’s background, but if you’ve ever thought about one day selling your site I’d advise bookmarking this page as it provides some great advice on how to deal with investors, get the greatest selling price, and ensure you are legally protected.

Startups: Hire Workers for Zero Dollars – I like this one because this is a technique we’ve applied at WhyDoWork.com and can attest to its effectiveness. You can attract the best from collegiate IT programs who are more than happy to work for the chance of greatness and to get some start-up experience on their resume. Just keep in mind that when your help delivers on their promises, you need to deliver on yours!

Advice for WRevenue

No review I do is complete without some advice for the site or product I’m reviewing. I see it as a value-add when purchasing a review to provide constructive criticism. In my opinion, nothing is more worthless than hearing how great you are so here’s a few things I came up with that might improve WRevenue.com:

Tip 1: Organization

It might be worthwhile to implement a tagging structure or ehance the current categories. When looking for some different posts at the site, the “General” category only had one post in it on the super sexy Telsa Roadster. Everything else is lumped into a category called “Web Business”. Segmenting this category into things like “Web Advertising” “Start-up Tips” etc. could help focus the audience and work to draw in several different user types.

Tip 2: Popular, or Featured Posts?

Personal opinion, but aside from the post Don’t Strive to be Rich, I don’t think the three popular posts in the most prominent position on the site are Scott’s best work. 10 Steps to a 7 Figure Income from your Site may be popular only because of it’s catchy title. The contents of the post are great tips for the beginning webmaster, but I wouldn’t think it to be the strongest content on the site as they aren’t really the advice you need to turn a website making six figures into millions. For this reason I’d suggest changing to featured posts and putting content up there that has garnered a lot of diggs etc.

Worth Adding to your Feed Reader

If you read my last post on iGoogle, you hopefully have a great medium for adding RSS to your homepage.

I’d advise following WRevenue on your page and keeping up with Scott’s insights into succeeding online. His down to earth writing style and past experience are a recipe for success.

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