Most designer’s will have encountered it at some stage, but few of you will have seized the opportunity. Theme Forest has a strong advertising campaign and as such, they have a vast audience of keen buyers just waiting to buy your templates. Their percentage cut, starting from 60% (you make 40% per sale), seems like extortion, but once you start making sales in these niches and boosting your cut, you will be a top seller in no time.

As a relatively new site there is an amazing number of untapped pockets of demand. Most popular CMS and web software is completely uncatered for, and here I will highlight 5 particular areas where I think there is money to be made.

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For the first available domain name of 2010, I have chosen a brandable domain name that would be ideal for almost any online company. The animal it represents symbolises strength and authority which is sure to give the website it hosts the respect it deserves.

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Let me first take this opportunity to wish everybody a happy and prosperous 2010. As we move into this new year I hope each and every one of you has great aspirations for online success this year, and I hope that I can help you on your way. For my first post of the new year I will help you to create your own domain names (and I also list a few interesting available domain names that I spotted using the tools).

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An important concept in marketing is getting your message to your target audience multiple times. If you can get someone to view your campaign several times, the message will become increasingly embedded in their mind. It’s easily applied in television, but how can you apply this to your blog or website?

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It’s now Boxing Day here in the UK but I just wanted to wish everyone a brilliant holiday. I hope everbody had a great day yesterday and has an amazing New Year.

Those who are on the mailing list will know by now that Jason was the winner of the first Cogroll contest. Congratulations to Jason, and good luck with the site.

Make sure you keep your eyes open for the next contest in the new year!

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Two days on from the end of the contest, it’s time for you guys to pick the winner. Please find below the 11 candidates for the first ever Cogroll contest. Each candidate is listed with their idea, and you may vote only once. You can find the voting box at the bottom of the page, please choose wisely.

Just to remind you, the winner will be announced first by mailing list, so please join here. (Please note: The poll results remain hidden until then).

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Whether it’s to show a client the latest revision or to showcase a new template to the world, a reliable image host is one of the essential tools for a professional web designer. There are certainly plenty of options out there, but do any of them cater exclusively to designers? A brief Google search revealed no such service and so I will highlight 3 core functions that would make for a great designer image host.

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I think it’s about time I share another available domain name don’t you? Today i’ve found a 5 letter name which is very brandable, and would be great for a social media site.

Before I reveal it, I just want to remind everyone of the contest which is currently running. You can win the brilliant domain name ouwch.com just by posting your ideas for the domain in the contest article right here.

If you like this domain name, or any of my posts be sure to join the mailing list to get great ideas straight to your inbox.

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Almost a full decade on from the dot-com bust we find ourselves in an age where the internet is thriving, a world where the web has become central to everyday business. There is going to be plenty of articles analysing the ‘digital decade’ just gone, so instead I’m simply going to look at how you can get some unique promotion for your blog, product or business as we move into the new one.

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This contest has now finished. I will select finalists within the next two days and put the winner to public vote. Keep your eyes open.
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Following on from the successful launch of the new design, I’m excited to announce the first Cogroll Contest! Up for grabs is the brilliantly unique domain name, ouwch.com, pre-registered for one year at Namecheap. The rules are simple, whoever comes up with the best idea for the domain name, will win it and be able to put their ideas into action. More details after the jump.

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