Archive for April, 2008
Digg Effect Hack (that actually works)
There is nothing worse than getting recognition on one of the big social networking sites just to see your site come immediately crashing down under the wave of visitors. There are ways to optimize your site to help remedy this but there is no guaranteed fix, no matter how much optimizing you do or how […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008 under Blogging, Websites.
Comments: 2
Money Bomb & Cheer Chain
I often here people complain that they want to begin niche sites, but all the good domain names have already been taken. While it is true that the best names have been taken, it’s important to remember that the people who claimed these names did so when it wasn’t obvious that they would be worth […]
Posted: April 27th, 2008 under Entrepreneurship, Making Money, Websites.
Comments: 1
Lessons from the Commute Helper: How To Make A Living Sitting on Your Butt
When people tell me that they don’t have any skills to make money, I always think about a conversation I had with a man at a party I attended a couple of years ago. We were talking about jobs and when I asked him what he did, he explained that he was a “commute helper” […]
Posted: April 17th, 2008 under Entrepreneurship, Lifehack, Making Money.
Comments: 10
Building Niche Sites Isn’t Rocket Science
I mentioned previously that one of the things that I think every blogger should do is set up niche sites recycling the content that they have already written. The niche sites I have currently bring in several thousand dollars a month and deciding to create them as part of my plan to blog full time […]
Posted: April 15th, 2008 under Blogging, Making Money.
Comments: 10
The Road to Success
The very first post I made talked about what it takes to have success on the Internet, and I immediately thought of that when I came across this image (click on image to see in detail)
It’s a great little drawing that shows many of the pitfalls that will keep you from attaining success as you […]
Posted: April 14th, 2008 under Entrepreneurship.
Comments: 1
Entrepreneurial Lessons From Trash Art
I have great admiration for artist and I wish that I had more artistic talent. I’m often amazed by their artwork and wonder how they managed to get to the final stage from the humble beginning. I’m especially impressed by trash art: those objects made out of things that we would usually simply throw away […]
Posted: April 13th, 2008 under Entrepreneurship, Lifehack.
Comments: 2
40 Simple Ways I Increase My Productivity
I will not pretend to be a guru when it comes to time management. In fact, it’s a constant struggle for me. If they were offering 36 hour days, I’d be at the front of the line.
I am just like you. I have a life and there are other things that I spend my […]
Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Blogging, Lifehack.
Comments: 6
Lessons of the Square Watermelon
Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than their US counterparts and therefore don’t have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it. That is how […]
Posted: April 4th, 2008 under Entrepreneurship, Lifehack.
Comments: 71