Journal
Selling SonSpring
2 April 2006 › 13 comments
Update: Here’s a branding preview for a revolutionary new product, dubbed the Son-Spring, which rockets babies from the crib (courtesy of Antidis.com).
I never thought this day would come, and to tell you the truth, I’m a little bit confused as to how to feel about it. Suffice it to say, this is a bittersweet moment. As you might know, my site has been getting quite a bit of traffic as of late, especially after the extremely popular Hoverbox Image Gallery. March was a record month for sonspring.com, totaling just over 82,000 visitors! The picture below was taken from my Mint stats, shortly after the month ended.
I figured that rather than hang on and wait to see what happens, it would be best for me to cash out now, while my blog is still worth $178,959.18. With the stock market being what it is, and public opinion being so fickle, I just don’t want to take a chance that the next big Bryan Veloso will hit the blogging scene and steal away the traffic I have been getting to this site. As proof of my blog’s value, I have taken this screenshot, just in case it would plummet.
That number is obviously on the extremely high end. I simply never imagined that anyone would actually want to buy my site, especially considering that it’s more of a personal sandbox than a money-driven blog. That being said, I was approached by venture capitalists recently who promised to pay quite a substantial sum of money in exchange for relinquishing control of this site. Of course, I cannot divulge the exact amount of money that changed hands.
Normally, I would not have considered this as an option, but their offer was just too good, and I have several student loans to pay off. They have assured me that the domain name will be used to promote a good cause. Additionally, they have not made me sign a non-compete contract, so I will still be able to blog about technology and web related topics over at the Godbit Project.
I will also still continue doing occasional freelance and pro-bono work, but it might be awhile until I get another portfolio site online. For now, the buyers wish to remain anonymous, until they have time for re-branding. I just wanted to thank all of the readers who regularly frequented this site. It has been a great run, and I hope to keep in touch with you through other channels. As of today, April 1st 2006, I no longer own this site. Thanks for the memories!
Discussion + Dissension
Comments closed after 2 weeks.
#1 Aaron Alexander
This announcement ranks right up there with the new Google Romance. I wish you the best of luck!
#2 Natalie Jost
Okay, I’m taking this as a joke because it’s just too darn scary to think someone could actually buy a person’s blog, and scarier to think you’d sell yourself, Nathan! :) Although… I do know about student loans so… well, okay fine. Bye.
#3 Shawn Anthony
April fools?
#4 Yannick
Haha April Fools!
#5 David
I was like WHAT!, and then I realized the date today…
#6 Shawn Anthony
Unless, of course, Nathan has out-witted us all with a reverse April Fools … which would really make us the fools, in an ingenious, twisted sort of way. Nathan?
#7 Haarball
Dangit, I never understand April Fool’s jokes until I’ve read through the whole thing. You had me for about a minute.
#8 Justin Perkins
Very funny. I love April.
#9 Elliot Swan
Haha nicely done, loved the use of the AOL-weblogs “how much is your blog worth” thing. I must say, I was expecting to see a few of these a few of these today, glad I wasn’t disappointed.
#10 Chris Harrison
Nice one :) lol was reading the article via your rss feed and clicked on over to the site just to be sure you were kidding. Have a good one bro! I’ll let you know how An Event Apart goes…
#11 JRichmond
HAHA!
April Fools day is just mean. My wife woke me up at 5:45am and told me it was time to get ready for work. Just plain mean! :)
#12 Ryan Heneise
I knew it was a hoax because my blog is only worth like $9000 and I was like Pssh… no way is Nathan’s blog worth that much more than mine. ;)
#13 Mike Montgomery
Very funny!
By the way, remember to set all your clocks forward tonight (if you live in a place with that daylight-savings thing).