The owner is selling a prominent PHP development blog, initially started as a personal project in 2004. The website has not been actively maintained over the past two years, prompting the decision to sell. It presents strong potential for higher earnings with the addition of fresh content and updates. Revenue streams for the site include the sale of Zend Certification quiz questions and testing tools, commissions from Zend via Commission Junction for users sitting the exam, sales of PDF versions of articles, and advertisements. Currently, ads are disabled on the site, but previously it utilized AdSense and other ad platforms. The website also includes an iPhone/iPad app through which users can purchase quiz questions. Only 15% of the Zend Certification test is covered by the existing quiz questions, indicating room for expansion to increase their popularity and profitability. The site is currently underperforming in terms of ad revenues and content sales, which could be addressed with new articles. The technical infrastructure comprises PHP and PostgreSQL for the website and an iOS app that has not been updated for compatibility with iOS 7. The seller offers assistance in transferring and setting up the website's code and providing guidance on iOS app updates via email support once the sale is finalized.
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