Is there a market for NiteFive.com?

No, I’m not selling my domain. What I’m asking is actually more a rhetorical question: Is there a market for a website that helps people discover what nightlife caters to eco-conscious party people? I honestly don’t know the question - it’s one of those “create the market” gambles. I’m trying to decide how to best allocate my time this summer between my numerous obligations. Obviously I’m still working on the last spurt of school so that I have that darned piece of paper that says that I did it.

Other than a very short burst of summer school, I’m going to have a pretty good amount of idle time on my hands. I’ve got a couple websites that I’m torn between working on, and I’m not sure how long some things will take versus others.

  • AltEnToday.com - This is going to become my new flagship. My objective is to update that site at least 3 times a week - if not more like 5 or 6 times a week (time and content permitting). Once fall comes, AltEnToday.com will become a major part of my week. I’ve already allocated the time this fall (while I’m wrapping my last semester of my return trip to school) on researching the solar industry. AET will be the best venue for me to document that research (some portions will probably stay private for the sake of good taste).
  • MySocialSurvey.com - One of my first web projects - this damned website gets a ton of traffic. I’ve got an enormous database filled with surveys, questions, answers, users, etc. The whole thing has run almost without a hitch since I coded it several years ago. I get the feeling that with a little parenting on my part, the site could continue to grow and actually make a couple bucks along the way.
  • Scifi-Guy.com - My science fiction blog. It’s popular, readers seem to show up on a regular basis, and I truly enjoy working on it. Not to mention I’ve got to post up a couple of new short stories that I’ve written. This’ll probably get at least once-a-week attention.
  • EvokeMG.com - Well, of course this here is sorta the hub to all these spokes. I could probably make this site a great deal better if I (a) gave it some sort of direction / purpose and (b) tweaked the theme so it wasn’t so odd. Not sure yet what to do.
  • NiteFive.com - My interesting “create-a-market” concept. I really think N5 could be a hit, but I just don’t think I’ll have nearly enough time to make it one. Perhaps I’ll develop it to the point that I’m comfortable with it, and see if I can find some writing partners to help me keep it fresh.
  • Audivian.com - Another cool concept for a home theater website that I worked on over wintertime 2007-2008. Again, it’s a solid concept, but the downside is that I’ve also been teaching myself PHP during the development process. PHP shares a lot in common with ASP, but not nearly enough that it’s a seamless transition.

So, anyways, there’s my predicament. Lots of things I’d like to work on, and only oh-so-many-hours in a day. I guess I’ll sleep on it and as things progress, I’ll figure out which project is worth the time and energy.


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