Comments on: How does Kelly Sonora make money? http://blog.hudgeon.com/2009/01/05/how-does-kelly-sonora-make-money/ Managing vendors from sourcing through to payment reconciliation Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: hudgeon http://blog.hudgeon.com/2009/01/05/how-does-kelly-sonora-make-money/#comment-12610 hudgeon Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:20:24 +0000 http://blog.hudgeon.com/?p=313#comment-12610 Hi Jessica, Thanks for the response. Let me say at the outset that I am fan of your work. The breadth of topics that you and your colleagues cover is impressive and your writing style is clear and concise. I'm interested in how your company monetises your work. Can you describe it further? Hi Jessica,

Thanks for the response. Let me say at the outset that I am fan of your work. The breadth of topics that you and your colleagues cover is impressive and your writing style is clear and concise. I’m interested in how your company monetises your work. Can you describe it further?

]]> By: Jessica Merritt http://blog.hudgeon.com/2009/01/05/how-does-kelly-sonora-make-money/#comment-12609 Jessica Merritt Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:52:59 +0000 http://blog.hudgeon.com/?p=313#comment-12609 Hi Doug, Both Kellys are fictional, created for privacy reasons by my employer. I'm the writer of the cost-cutting blog post that you reference-I hope you enjoyed it! The blood diamond one is mine as well. As for the business model, I encourage you to take a closer look. Click through advertising is just one of the ways to monetize a website. All the best, Jessica Merritt Hi Doug,

Both Kellys are fictional, created for privacy reasons by my employer.

I’m the writer of the cost-cutting blog post that you reference-I hope you enjoyed it! The blood diamond one is mine as well.

As for the business model, I encourage you to take a closer look. Click through advertising is just one of the ways to monetize a website.

All the best,

Jessica Merritt

]]> By: thedoctor http://blog.hudgeon.com/2009/01/05/how-does-kelly-sonora-make-money/#comment-12608 thedoctor Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:37 +0000 http://blog.hudgeon.com/?p=313#comment-12608 Well, according to the site, it is maintained by "Tuckers Crossing". A search for such turns up over 14,000 hits - including a large number about "subdivisions". Trying to narrow down with "web development" turns up nothing of relevance. A WhoIs search says the domain is owned by one James McIver in Kingwood, Texas. A search through the search tool takes you to "searchschoolsnetwork.com", owned by QuinStreet, Inc and, according to WhoIs, registered in VA. Maybe, Kelly, and her alter-ego Jessica, who are both addicted to creating lists for no discernible reason, talked their new boyfriend, owner of Tuckers Crossing "Web Design" (a company with no discernible web presence) into paying them to create content for his search engine, because content-heavy sites get high Google Rankings, and that's the only way any of his sites are going to be found. Does it make any sense? Not really, but, as you pointed out, it doesn't make much sense as it is. Well, according to the site, it is maintained by “Tuckers Crossing”. A search for such turns up over 14,000 hits – including a large number about “subdivisions”. Trying to narrow down with “web development” turns up nothing of relevance.

A WhoIs search says the domain is owned by one James McIver in Kingwood, Texas.

A search through the search tool takes you to “searchschoolsnetwork.com”, owned by QuinStreet, Inc and, according to WhoIs, registered in VA.

Maybe, Kelly, and her alter-ego Jessica, who are both addicted to creating lists for no discernible reason, talked their new boyfriend, owner of Tuckers Crossing “Web Design” (a company with no discernible web presence) into paying them to create content for his search engine, because content-heavy sites get high Google Rankings, and that’s the only way any of his sites are going to be found.

Does it make any sense? Not really, but, as you pointed out, it doesn’t make much sense as it is.

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