I gave a couple internet related gifts this year.
My son was (is) still with Blogger, I got him his own domain, paid up for two years and started transfering over his blog to WordPress for his Christmas gift. (with the changes, blogger wouldn't import to WP-had to give up and am copying post by post
) He was really happy and had wanted to graduate to WordPress soon anyways.
For Bob's dad (my ex), who wants to start with internet ventures, a couple of us went together and got him his own website w/optimization, content, paid links, adsense, etc. (Rob set up the site, I wrote, my older daughter will submit to directories, the youngest girl was in charge of wraping the pages that had the info on it, and my youngest son put in some cash for paid links and to expand the site). The surprise got ruined because he received a personal phone call "congratulations on your new domain". He didn't have a clue what they were talking about but figured our son had something to do with it. He was also was very happy with his gift.
Even if I have more funds available next year, I'd like to repeat the website gift, only I'd like it to be up 6 moths or more and making some income by gift giving time. It would be the gift that keeps on giving (if it's making $$$
)
My son was (is) still with Blogger, I got him his own domain, paid up for two years and started transfering over his blog to WordPress for his Christmas gift. (with the changes, blogger wouldn't import to WP-had to give up and am copying post by post
) He was really happy and had wanted to graduate to WordPress soon anyways.For Bob's dad (my ex), who wants to start with internet ventures, a couple of us went together and got him his own website w/optimization, content, paid links, adsense, etc. (Rob set up the site, I wrote, my older daughter will submit to directories, the youngest girl was in charge of wraping the pages that had the info on it, and my youngest son put in some cash for paid links and to expand the site). The surprise got ruined because he received a personal phone call "congratulations on your new domain". He didn't have a clue what they were talking about but figured our son had something to do with it. He was also was very happy with his gift.
Even if I have more funds available next year, I'd like to repeat the website gift, only I'd like it to be up 6 moths or more and making some income by gift giving time. It would be the gift that keeps on giving (if it's making $$$
)