Meet the team part 1 - Filipino foot soldiers - the unsung heroes in our family of companies

This week I’ll be doing a series of profiles of my staff and partners. I thought it would be appropriate to start with the team that does the bulk of the work for our web design projects. They are the unsung heroes and without them nothing would get done.

The design and development of the sites for our aeiou.com clients as well as for our internal projects are done by the fine people at Open.ph, Inc, a wholly owned entity of ours in the city of Ortigas in the country The Philippines.

Many of you know that I was one of the founders of Offshoring.com and have since sold my shares in that company. Recently we have setup a new entity there and named it Open.ph. So recently, that we don’t actually have a site up for it yet so don’t bother going to that domain.

Even though there is no site up there yet, it doesn’t mean we didn’t put a lot of thought into the new name. Think about the implications a name like Open.ph can have on the overall brand. Yes, the company there needs a brand. It’s important for recruiting, moral and focus on the mission at hand.

We’ll use open source software to keep the cost down.

Management will have an open door policy with the staff at all times.

We will remain open to new ideas and initiatives at all time.

The list goes on and on…

Anyway, back to the staff. The kindness and loyalty in the Filipino culture never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been doing business there since 2004 and won’t lie that it took me years to fully appreciate these traits.

I know now that unlike in the States, you don’t hire someone unless you truly intend on being with them for years. Your team will be loyal to you if you are loyal to them. Well, that last part is the same everywhere.

It’s really an “open” arms approach to things. We are in it together and I like it that way.

Together, we have built an assembly line system that allows us to build sites quickly and inexpensively without degrading the quality and custom touch the finished product must have for our customers.

I thank them all for their service and pledge my loyalty to them in return. We have many bright years ahead of us.

Salamat sa inyo at magandang araw sa inyong lahat.

Announcing aeiou 2.0 - Death to minisites. True business opportunities for domainers and the tools they need

You’ve asked for more ways to make money with your domains. Well, now you have it.

Please take a moment to read the complete press release below. We’ve put a tremendous amount of work over the past months into this new service.

In addition to the products that we now offer on aeiou.com, you will see many more coming out in the weeks to come.

For Immediate Release:  AEIOU.COM Launches Version 2.0 with Cutting Edge Website Products for Domain Owners.

Tuesday, June 16^th Atlanta, Georgia, USA - AEIOU.COM, the development division of the Rick Latona Family of companies, has announced the launch of AEIOU.COMv2.0.  With the launch of a new website, and brand - the company now offers a broad range of business based websites that domain owners can use to economically increase their revenue and domain value.  Tapping into ecommerce, directories, squeeze pages, geo sites and more - AEIOU.COM is leading the domain development market once again to the next level.

Breaking out of the “mini site” company mold that AEIOU.COMcrafted in 2008 - the new product line offers featured filled websites that will create an easy to run business on your domains.  These development products allow the domain owner to tap into a wide range of monetization reaching far beyond the standard Pay-Per-Click model.

The new product line includes the following types of sites, with regular additions already being worked on:

Directory
2 Different types of ecommerce sites - The Amazon and the eBay.
Info Site
Squeeze Page
Domain Landing Page
Geo Site

For full details on each product, visit the all new website at http://www.aeiou.com/

Additional v2 features include:

• Real time credit card processing
• Choose your own color schemes
• Choose your own layouts
• Live sales and client support during business hours
• Expand easily with new upgrade products

 

About AEIOU.COM - aeiou.com, LLC is a full service web development firm which markets their services primarily to domainers. Using an assembly line format they quickly develop full websites while keeping the costs low for both the company and their customers.

aeiou.com Frequently Asked Questions

So after 2 days in business we’ve been inundated with questions and I thought it best to answer them right here on this blog. At least the most frequently asked ones…

If this is the first thing you are reading on aeiou.com, read the post I put in before this one for a general intro.

Question: How do I make money with my new site?
Answer: We place your ad codes on your websites and you collect 100% of the revenue instead of sharing with other companies! We recommend Google AdSense, it’s what we use on our sites. However if you would like to run any other ads, our team would be happy to assist you in having those placed.

Question: Do you have examples of revenue generated on some of the developed sites? What type of increases are you seeing?
Answer: We developed the system to run at a conservative 1 year ROI.  Keep in mind that you are not just developing for increased revenue, but you are also investing in the overall value of your domain name.  Earnings vary due to different topic earnings and available search traffic for a certain topic.

We have many clients that are doing well ahead of 1 year ROI, however we keep our conservative goal at 1 year.

Question: Do you accept any site into your rapid site development process?
Answer: No, we do have a small review process to make sure that your domain name will pair well with our service.  We believe in that golden rule of treating other the way you wish to be treated.  If we would not develop a domain name, we would not recommend that you do either!

Question: How long does it take for aeiou.com to complete a Rapid Site Development?
Answer: Depending on order flow we try to keep everyone on a 4-5 day turn around time. That means 4-5 days after your order is placed and paid for we will hand you over the keys to your brand new mini site.

Question: If the site goes to sale, what happens?
You own the site in all of it’s entirety.  If you wish to sell the domain name, you can sell the website with it adding value to your name.  This is one of the fundamental reasons we started doing this on every domain we have.  You will maintain all brokering roles including setting up escrow etc.  If you sell the name, our team would be glad to help you transfer the domain to the new owner.

Question: Do you have a contractual agreement for your service?
Answer: We do not have any contractual agreements in place.  Once we finish our development process you own all rights to the content, design, and marketing efforts.  You can do as you wish with them.

Pricing Questions

Question: How much is a Rapid Site Development mini site?
Answer: We charge a 1 time fee of $250 to develop and market your domain. Once our service is complete, you own 100% of the website. This includes all content, design elements, and the ongoing results of our marketing campaign.

Question: Do you offer bulk discounts?
Answer: Yes we do have a bit of wiggle room for volume buyers. Please note that we already have these aggressively priced from the start in order to maximize your ROI. If you are interested in a bulk deal please contact us and we will work something out.

Question:  Do you accept PayPal for payment?
Answer:  Yes, Paypal is actually our preferred payment provider.

Development Questions

Question: Which domains work best for you service?
Answer: Throughout building these sites we have found that generic keyword combinations produce the highest results. We do not recommend abreviations and acronyms.

Question: Do you offer domain development other than mini sites?
Answer: Yes, we do offer services for your development needs beyond the rapid mini site.  Custom projects will be treated as such and we can discuss your goals and expectations and formulate a business plan that will help you get to those goals. We always recommend starting any big development with a mini site as it allows your domain to “saturate” into the search engines and also creates a traffic base that is very helpful in the launch of a new site.  If you are interested in these services let me know and we will take it from there.

Question: How often is the content updated?
Answer: Once we complete our development and marketing process there are no on-going updates.  If there are small changes that need to be made to the finished product in order to maintain relevancy and such we handle those free of charge.

Question:  Do I have any input on site content or categories?
Answer:  Of course!  If you have a certain direction you wish to head with your domain we can definitely talk about that and work it into the build.  We do research on your topic in order to make sure we maximize your opportunity to gain as much traffic as possible while maintaining a site that is useful for the surfers.  We also analyze and base our content around which areas of your subject will yield the optimal earnings per click.

Question: Does every aeiou.com developed web site have the For Sale option on it?
Answer: This is an option that we offer to our clients, it is totally optional.  If you are a reseller I recommend placing this link as it does not effect anything and you have a lead generator for the sales process outside of any other companies commissions.

Question: Is email address capture on the web site a possible future option?
Answer: Yes, this will actually come standard on all developments.  We are constantly adding features to our developments and we gladly take requests.

Marketing Questions

Question: What is involved in your marketing process?
Answer: The marketing portion of our development process is really the driving force behind why Rapid Site Development works. Not only do we build a custom site focused on your target keywords, but we also go out and set the foundation for a lifetime of additional traffic for your site.

Question: Do you use spammy or questionable methods when marketing?
Answer: Absolutely not. We do not believe in shady, black hat, what ever you may want to call it, tactics. Our team believes in quality traffic, and that is what we strive for.

Question: What is your long-term SEO plan for the finished w/site?
Answer: Our Rapid Site Development process does not include any long term SEO management.  We have however designed our marketing campaign to last.  We do not use any spammy technique or short term methods to just get your site listed.  All of our methods are natural, targeted and meant to continue to benefit the site over its lifetime.

Hosting Questions

Question: Will I need my own server for hosting?
Answer: Nope, we will host your site for free for you in exchange for a free link back to aeiou.com on your site. If you would like to host your own sites, that is not a problem either. Really it is whichever is easiest for you!

Question: How long is the hosting agreement for?
Answer: If you choose to host with us, we will host the site for life in its current state.  If you wish to add more features and require additional resources, we can work out a monthly fee to cover this.  We have many servers so we are able to keep the prices low on this.