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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I wasn't implying there there exists a dichotomy and that all businesses are one or the other. You did that on your own. I'm just saying that no business is perfect and having to choose between the two...
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Is it better to be a bully in business and do great things with the wealth or to be graceful in business and squander a fortune? I really don't know but my initial reaction says the former.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I've done two now (Redmond & Portland) and I would highly recommend going to one if your just starting to get involved in startups. I learned an incredible amount at my first one.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I would say try to go with sales if you can. I'm one of those developers that believes that non-technical people don't belong anywhere near management in tech companies. This means that I'm biased, but definitely not alone in this belief. A
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Yea, Rand's stuff us all top tier and legit information. The SEOMOZ blog is a really great resource for beginners. Stay away from the YOUMOZ posts though since they are essentially guest posts and usually shamelessly self-promotional. Also,
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Caffeine. I'm surprised nobody has admitted this yet.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
How is video, that works only on apple products, in any way remotely open?
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Every company that makes a well functioning websites "does SEO". The easier white-hat practices of the past have come into common practice as part of what is considered good web development. Things like making sure all you navigational link
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Reality Distortion Field in Full Effect(twitpic.com)
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I've been using it for about 8 months now and I have been nothing but impressed with these guys. It has proven very stable even from their earlier releases and very snappy.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Add Dell, Stone/Doresy, Rosenblatt, Bezos, Hurley/Chen/Karim, Rose/Byrne, Mullenweg...
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Indeed.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Its a mother fu^&ing parallelogram.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I like the comedy website idea as well.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Personally, for that type of time/budget size, I would probably start a company that make mobile (android) widgets. I would like to see full screen ones made with more to offer than the ones that are out there. Things like niche news portal
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
I would try looking here (if you haven't already): http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
That's probably true in some cases, like trying to land a contract with new client. I am giving this advice based on the context that this person has a fairly good idea of what this company pays their employees & contractors, since he a
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
On that same note, I would recommend trying your best to avoid saying things like "whatever you think", "I don't know" or "..if that's ok with you guys".
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
This is the one thing that I WOULD NOT do. The must successful contractors that I've worked with always take charge of the negotiation and try to say things like "going rate" or "standard rate", essentially stating their prices authoritativ
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
This post actually makes me feel kind of grateful. I have kept my day job while working on my startup and am still single. I'm 27 & I work from home. The upside is that I have a place to live and work comfortably, I'm not broke and I ca
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
In a perfect world, this shouldn't be much of a problem. It the world as it stands today I would definitely reconsider. Most startups, particularly in the tech sector, would be fine with this. However, larger companies' HR people might pass
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
It sounds like you did everything correctly but that just one minor detail is off. I hate it when that happens. Either way, I would have a fairly knowledgeable SEO colleague take a second look at it just to make sure nothing is missed. A mo
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
Also, could be duplicate content issues with the international TLD's, how old is the new domain, any tricky browser sniffing going on... Feel free to hit me up on twitter (@garrettgillas) if you want help on anything specific.
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by garrettgillas 16y ago
It depends on exacly how your transfer went. Is is on a new server, was the new domain used before you, did it have backlins, was the 301 setup correctly, how did you check it afterwards?