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Unanchor.com Announcement & Update

by Jason

Hello from Seoul, South Korea (again)! Sharon and I have officially settled in and are happy to be back. More on that in a future post. In today’s post I have an exciting announcement regarding Unanchor and I’d also like to give an update on the latest progress of the business.

Announcing UnAnchor 2.0

by Jason

My co-founder, Mohammad, and I are very excited to announce that the next version of UnAnchor.com has officially launched. The new version has a brand-new design as well as a complete overhaul of the back-end code. In this post I’ll be discussing the details of the new version and what we’re working on next.

The Struggle of Trip-Planning & The Creation of UnAnchor

by Jason

During our year-long trip, Sharon and I planned our tourist sight-seeing days in many different ways. We used “Lonely Planet” guidebooks, “Eyewitness” guidebooks, Wikitravel.org, local tourism brochures, and numerous other online resources. All of these resources were helpful, but none of them solved the planning process effectively. “Lonely Planet’s” recommendations were hit and miss in […]

Finding A Technical Co-Founder & An UnAnchor.com Update

by Jason

For many, finding a partner/co-founder is an important step in building a new company. The process is often compared to getting married. It’s important to find someone that complements you and you get along well with. You may end up spending more time with your co-founder than your husband or wife. In the following post […]

UnAnchor Update

by Jason

UnAnchor.com is the startup I founded and launched a few months ago. The goal of the site is to help travelers find detailed “do-it-yourself” itineraries for their next travel destination – what to see, how to get around, information on local customs, etc. All of the itineraries are written by users and available for sale […]

Launching & Marketing UnAnchor.com with a $0 Budget

by Jason

There was no big announcement or marketing media blitz, but I’ve officially launched UnAnchor.com. A previous post explains my vision for the site.

UnAnchor.Com Launch – Your Assistance Is Requested

by Jason

Over 2 months ago now, I revealed my intention to build UnAnchor.com — a platform for writers to create travel itineraries. I think of it as an “App Store” for travel itineraries. After many hours holed up in our Seoul apartment, I am ready to begin launching the site and I need your help to […]

Building A Web App - UnAnchor.com

by Jason

In a previous post I discussed my decision to start and build UnAnchor.com – a platform for users to create do-it-yourself travel itineraries for other travelers to purchase. In this post, I’m going to discuss how I’m actually going about the creation of the site. To be honest, I have very little experience in building […]

Build it Yourself or Hire a Consultant?

by Jason

Building something “in-house” versus hiring a consultant and outsourcing seems like an age old business question. In this post, I explore this decision for my own future website, UnAnchor.com – an “app store” for travel itineraries. Building it myself The primary motivation to build the website myself boils down to learning the skills to build […]

Getting Serious About Earning Money While Traveling

by Jason

Our Southeast Asia leg of the trip has now come to an end. We’re headed to Beijing for Chinese New Year and could not be more excited about it. After Chinese New Year, we’ll be settling down for 6 months in South Korea (city still to be determined). While we’re not done traveling, it oddly […]