Hi, this is Kevin Henrique creator of Suki Desu, and in this article I would like to tell you a little about the history of our Site. Where did this idea come from, how did it grow, etc.
It all started many years ago when I got addicted to computers, I had the dream of programming games, and I spent every day creating games in RPG Maker. Until things changed a little bit and I started developing websites.
My goal since I was young was always to be able to work on the internet, I hated to think about having to work 8 hours a day doing something boring and repetitive. I thought the career of Web Designer it would be good for me. Before getting there, I had many attempts, how to create private servers of Dofus, create a gaming website called backerst and another called kyaneko, both to no avail.
At the same time, I was bored of working making websites for people, they were slow to pay, they didn't want to pay for additional services, besides wanting to pay too cheap, I was hating working as a Web Designer. At the time, I was addicted to anime and games, and one thing that caught my attention was the language and the environment where the animations take place, until I started to delve into the language and culture.
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The beginning of Suki Desu
I was determined to learn Japanese, however, I'm terrible at studying, I procrastinate and I can't follow routines. With that in mind, I decided to set up a site focused on learning Japanese, I started on blogger and then migrated to wordpress and, thus, I created the site skdesu.com at the end of 2014.
At first it wasn't easy, my Portuguese was horrible, I had finished high school through supplementary education and I never liked reading... I wrote articles that no one accessed, until one day I decided to write an outburst about the lies people told about japan. For some reason this article was a hit, mainly because someone shared it on the Brazilians in Japan page.
It was this article that motivated me to continue, despite all the criticism due to my exaggerations and errors in English. The article in a single day surpassed 3 thousand shares, even the Lohgann from Japan our Daily commented and it made me more motivated.
I spent the entire year of 2015 dedicating myself to the website while working as a web designer and being supported by my father. Unfortunately, websites, even receiving 5,000 visits a day, cannot generate any type of profit with Google advertisements, because Google is a poor hand... I was running out of time, my father couldn't support me for the rest of my life, and I I was dedicating all my time to the site, but I couldn't see any profit. Web designer services were boring and difficult to come by.
The growth of Suki Desu
The site is only working until today thanks to someone who showed up to help me through this crisis. O Luiz Rafael, a great entrepreneur and teacher noticed me and gave me several tips on how to organize and grow the website, at the same time I became a great partner of his, and finally I was able to generate profit with the website, thus leaving me worrying about other jobs and dedicate 100% to Suki Desu.
From the end of 2015 to the end of 2016 we grew rapidly from 1,000 visits per day to 5,000 visits per day. The Facebook page also grew from under 10,000 likes to over 45,000 likes. All this was possible thanks to you who visit and share our articles every day.
In the meantime, I found several other partners who help me on the site, such as Marcelo and Hiro from the Sushi course and the konbini store. In addition, I made several friends with whom I can exchange ideas, like Leandro from the site Did you know Anime and Giuliano do Jwave. And I managed to find support in creating articles with Leonardo and several other supporters that appear from time to time.
Thanks to Suki Desu, I was able to fulfill many dreams, such as visiting Japan, working from home and learning more about Japanese. Many things will still happen, several projects like Japanese RPG and the VIP area of the site are developing. All this thanks to the support of all of you!
