It’s no secret that lately I’ve gotten back into the development mode. I’ve been trying to match ways to add meaningful content to my sites. Some ways are harder than others & all cost at the end of the day.

For the last few months I’ve spent a few thousand to get software I need & get programmers to do small fixes for me. Even though I’m not being as critical as I should be with the site designs I’m finally able to speedily create some bulk sites.

These are a few tips you can do to develop your IDNs

1. Match your domain to site content matching what people are looking for.
For example I have job or Loan related domains, even though I could put a bookstore up is that what the potential site users is looking for? No they aren’t.

2. Make sure your script is unicode friendly & can generate content in your domain’s language.
If you are like me & bad at database stuff you’ll want to make sure the script can handle your language.

3. Start UGLY
IDN Forums or IDN Talk or most of my sites (or former sites) usually start out ugly as I go through later & tweek them as I receive data. Leaving it ugly makes one think when they come back that your site is expanding or getting better. Sometimes speed is an issue too. Get it up quick & capture an audience.

4. Pick scripts you can use across multiple sites.
The current software that I’m using can be easily used with at least 10 of my IDNs & I’m taking advantage of it at a fast rate.

5. Something is better than nothing
You’re traffic you get from development will usually always beat parking. Parking is good for your domain overstock but develop some of the good ones.

6. Start with the bottom domains
If you plan to develop 10 domains with the same platform start off with the worst domains. As you proceed & tweak the scripts you want to work your way up to your better domains. This is a clear reason why I haven’t developed the top domains yet but expect them to come soon.

With a few sites I believe there’s an opportunity to create a baseline to pay for your portfolio.

If you think that I’m going to develop make money & keep buying domains, you are highly mistaken. I got about everything I could want for the Japanese market & more.