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KP of Snooply · 05-05-2001, 05:25 AM

Hey all,

You guys know I run Snooply.com, and we are in phase 1 and 2 right now, in about 2 weeks, we are going to start preparing for phase 3.

I've talked to Ah-ha.com business development team, and they said that business has been up significantly, even though the internet slump has happened and still is happening.

I think this is a very good business model, and would make lots and lots of money, perhaps a whole team of workers http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

I mean it's value to the advertiser, they control the amount they want to pay, what keywords to target etc. True Value.

Phase 3 for Snooply.com is going to be big and I want it to be a sucess. I want to ask you all, what kind of things you'd look for in a advertiser and what kinda features, revenue generating features we can have.

Oh, btw, here is a sample search results page for phase 3: http://www.snooply.com/phase3/phase3/search.html

Thanks.

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Kaumil Patel
Snooply.com - We Snoop. You Find.

[This message has been edited by KP of Snooply (edited 05-05-2001).]

kerplunk · 05-05-2001, 06:28 AM

Yeah, how could it not? It reminds me of eBay kind of...

...anyway the company just has advertisers pay for results and they can even put banners on their pages..

ah ***** this post -- I am p.o.'d that my web host is down AGAIN.

pk · 05-05-2001, 07:24 AM

man,, i wanna make a search engine like snooply.com

is it hard? u just use PHP, right? i konw PHP and mySQL

kerplunk · 05-05-2001, 07:30 AM

Everyone is making these now, it's going to end up like something that everyone did but then it died fast... heh, yeah.

KP of Snooply · 05-05-2001, 07:47 AM

We use PHP and MySQL. It's not as easy as you think guys. It's very difficult. The minute you think its easy, is the minute you go down with a BOOM.

I have made a whole business plan out. We have features Goto or any of our competitors don't have. We are going to make it the best PPC in the world. http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

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Kaumil Patel
Snooply.com - We Snoop. You Find.

kerplunk · 05-05-2001, 07:49 AM

Good luck with the program KP. Sorry for my bitterness earlier. Please don't send me any signup **** with my email from here. I am happy with my 12 cents cpc at adsearches.com http://geekvillage.com/ubb/wink.gif

xuniverse · 05-05-2001, 08:23 AM

maybe its just me.. but i like the design you got now better.

mellow · 05-05-2001, 08:45 AM

Yep I also like the new design better, much better! It seems really fresh and clean, keep the good work up!

Michael "mellow"

notibrian · 05-05-2001, 10:39 AM

Kaumil Patel congratulations and everything looks great!!!

can you please post a message here during 3rd quater when you start to receive international webmaster? thanks in advance http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

best of luck with your business http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

cybmike · 05-05-2001, 10:44 AM

Want a tip? Try to copy goclick. For example you can transfer your own funds into keywords. Freedom of picking your own text links. Popunders?

cybmike · 05-05-2001, 10:45 AM

Odd, I just went to snooply and typed in britney spears and only got 2 results

Duchz · 05-05-2001, 10:45 AM

Your new design is nice and I think even the logo looks better now.

What about your search engine I've got one more question: Is there any search engine you're getting results from in the background if there are no paid results?

Currently I don't see that feature and therefore I'd like to know whether you're going to implement it sooner or later.

Greetings,
Duchz

mp3next · 05-05-2001, 10:54 AM

heh some people think this is easy it's not man, the scripts are complicated and if you want advertisers you're gonna have to build scripts with roi tracking and everything not to mention have people come to your site because they want to not because it got popped up on their pages or something...

all i'm saying is it's not easy to get big, it costs a lot of money and a lot of time...

just my 2 cents...

funpage · 05-05-2001, 03:04 PM

Are you going to be offering co-branding option?

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LaNMaN · 05-05-2001, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pk:
man,, i wanna make a search engine like snooply.com

is it hard? u just use PHP, right? i konw PHP and mySQL

Don't listen to KP; the back end of the PPC meta-search engine is really easy to create. I am still ironing the bugs out and finalizing agreements with sponsors, but my site currently meta-searches Ah-Ha, Epilot, and Sprinks (we are currently evaluating the possibility of including FindWhat listings as well). We don't have a contract with Sprinks yet and we need to obtain information as to how to decode the actual bid price from their encoded field, but, aside from some formatting glitches, the back end is finished. Also, we include default results from Ah-Ha and Sprinks in addition to bidded listings, unlike Snooply and Goclick.

The site took me less than a weekend to design and program, and I had to learn PHP from scratch. However, KP is right about one thing; this market is not for everybody. It has been over two weeks since I first contacted the PPC search companies and the first contracts were signed last week. All deals need to be negotiated individually, as there are no automatic affiliate programs. Also, you need to know enough PHP/Perl to extract the results from whatever format they give you the data in.

Lenny

05-05-2001, 05:25 AM	#1
KP of Snooply Member. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 278	PPC Engine Business going UP! Hey all, You guys know I run Snooply.com, and we are in phase 1 and 2 right now, in about 2 weeks, we are going to start preparing for phase 3. I've talked to Ah-ha.com business development team, and they said that business has been up significantly, even though the internet slump has happened and still is happening. I think this is a very good business model, and would make lots and lots of money, perhaps a whole team of workers http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif I mean it's value to the advertiser, they control the amount they want to pay, what keywords to target etc. True Value. Phase 3 for Snooply.com is going to be big and I want it to be a sucess. I want to ask you all, what kind of things you'd look for in a advertiser and what kinda features, revenue generating features we can have. Oh, btw, here is a sample search results page for phase 3: http://www.snooply.com/phase3/phase3/search.html Thanks. ------------------ Kaumil Patel Snooply.com - We Snoop. You Find. [This message has been edited by KP of Snooply (edited 05-05-2001).]

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05-05-2001, 06:28 AM	#2
kerplunk Member. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 443	Yeah, how could it not? It reminds me of eBay kind of... ...anyway the company just has advertisers pay for results and they can even put banners on their pages.. ah ***** this post -- I am p.o.'d that my web host is down AGAIN.

05-05-2001, 07:24 AM	#3
pk Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 209	man,, i wanna make a search engine like snooply.com is it hard? u just use PHP, right? i konw PHP and mySQL

05-05-2001, 07:30 AM	#4
kerplunk Member. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 443	Everyone is making these now, it's going to end up like something that everyone did but then it died fast... heh, yeah.

05-05-2001, 07:47 AM	#5
KP of Snooply Member. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 278	We use PHP and MySQL. It's not as easy as you think guys. It's very difficult. The minute you think its easy, is the minute you go down with a BOOM. I have made a whole business plan out. We have features Goto or any of our competitors don't have. We are going to make it the best PPC in the world. http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Kaumil Patel Snooply.com - We Snoop. You Find.

05-05-2001, 07:49 AM	#6
kerplunk Member. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 443	Good luck with the program KP. Sorry for my bitterness earlier. Please don't send me any signup **** with my email from here. I am happy with my 12 cents cpc at adsearches.com http://geekvillage.com/ubb/wink.gif

05-05-2001, 08:23 AM	#7
xuniverse Member. Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: SEATTLE Posts: 210	maybe its just me.. but i like the design you got now better.

05-05-2001, 08:45 AM	#8
mellow Registered User Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: SWEDEN Posts: 142	Yep I also like the new design better, much better! It seems really fresh and clean, keep the good work up! Michael "mellow"

05-05-2001, 10:39 AM	#9
notibrian Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Pg, Malaysia Posts: 770	Kaumil Patel congratulations and everything looks great!!! can you please post a message here during 3rd quater when you start to receive international webmaster? thanks in advance http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif best of luck with your business http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

05-05-2001, 10:44 AM	#10
cybmike -Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 81	Want a tip? Try to copy goclick. For example you can transfer your own funds into keywords. Freedom of picking your own text links. Popunders?

05-05-2001, 10:45 AM	#11
cybmike -Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 81	Odd, I just went to snooply and typed in britney spears and only got 2 results

05-05-2001, 10:45 AM	#12
Duchz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 100	Your new design is nice and I think even the logo looks better now. What about your search engine I've got one more question: Is there any search engine you're getting results from in the background if there are no paid results? Currently I don't see that feature and therefore I'd like to know whether you're going to implement it sooner or later. Greetings, Duchz

05-05-2001, 10:54 AM	#13
mp3next Member. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 139	heh some people think this is easy it's not man, the scripts are complicated and if you want advertisers you're gonna have to build scripts with roi tracking and everything not to mention have people come to your site because they want to not because it got popped up on their pages or something... all i'm saying is it's not easy to get big, it costs a lot of money and a lot of time... just my 2 cents...

05-05-2001, 03:04 PM	#14
funpage Registered User Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: New York Posts: 876	Are you going to be offering co-branding option? ------------------ Top 50 Cool Sites - Join us and increase your traffic. Daily Spark! - Add daily content to your site Web Puddle