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by jwesley 18y ago
The lawyer mentioned was clearly a dope. The story said he accepted a loan for over $100K without knowing what the interest rate was or who he was borrowing from. Sure, they might have pressured him (like car dealerships do), but you'd have
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by jwesley 18y ago
Exactly. The post does not include a single year-over-year comparison. Because of seasonal variations, year-over-year is the only valid revenue comparison in most industries. Do the writers at TC not remember that little consumer tradition
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by jwesley 18y ago
This thread on WickedFire mentions the post on HN and predicts Grants offers with soon be banned too: http://www.wickedfire.com/affiliate-marketing/50846-get-your... It was on the same forum I read about diet offers getting banned. I don'
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by jwesley 18y ago
Reverse IP look up can be helpful, as well as info from the Who Is database. Check out abouthisite.com, they have some functionality along those lines. I would also recommend using Yahoo Site Explore and the Google link: operator to look at
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by jwesley 18y ago
Yea, those grant offers are run by affiliate marketers. It's a major scam. Basically they offer to send you information on grants for the cost of shipping (like $4.99 or so) and then charge your credit card for $90 a couple weeks later. FB
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by jwesley 18y ago
Very interesting article. I think this is where the VC business is heading. Startups will either bootstrap or take very little capital and then receive larger investments when they have matured to profitability.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I think you should reconsider targeting more serious collectors. I personally buy 5 or so domains per week, so that adds up to many more sales than the average person who might buy 5 domains their entire life.
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by jwesley 18y ago
So his only argument that Twitter is a protocol is that Seth Godin said that Twitter is a protocol. I think there is some truth to it, but it is nowhere near the level of information control that Google has achieved with Search. It's an inv
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by jwesley 18y ago
You're doing it wrong man. 1. Keep the aff links out 2. Push it on social news sites 3. Get links 4. Get ranked in Google for a decent keyword 5. Insert aff links 6. Profit
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by jwesley 18y ago
I'm pretty big domain collector, and to be honest, I see no compelling reason to use this service. Something like Freshdrop.net, which allows sorting by numerous data types, searching, and the ability to get the jump on newly expired domain
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by jwesley 18y ago
This guy would have more credibility if the post wasn't filled with affiliate links. The truth is that the right combination services will be unique to every business.
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by jwesley 18y ago
Please don't use the term "eyeballs". It makes you sound like an aging marketing exec. The thinking behind "getting eyeballs" is the same as "Techcrunch is our marketing plan". It's not about how many people see your product, its about the
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by jwesley 18y ago
I've seen a several blogs saying this over the past few months and it's completely true. I think it should also be pointed out the "going viral" is not a marketing plan either. Companies that see enormous viral growth are one in a million.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I agree it makes my comments better. It leads me to be more polite and try my best to explain my points so comment raters understand the argument. By the way, this is the only site that I comment on and come back multiple times to see how p
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by jwesley 18y ago
This will turn into Kathy Sierra part 2.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I think the most retarded part is where he claims Craigslist is a destructive monopoly. Yea, Craigslist, using its market position to drive up the rates on FREE classified ads. Tell the newspaper industry to round up the anti-trust lobbyist
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by jwesley 18y ago
There is definitely something lucky about Craigslist. There is an element of luck in everything and CL was the right product at the right time. You could build a better product right now and it wouldn't beat CL because the timing isn't righ
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by jwesley 18y ago
Side note: I wish TED talks were available in text format. They're always interesting, but most of the time I'm unable (or unwilling) to hunker down and watch a 20 minute video. Web content needs to be scan-able.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I think the heart of problem is ads on NYTimes.com are exactly the same in the minds of marketers as ads on any other website, and that type of web traffic is just not that valuable. In print, big media brands can use their brand value to d
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by jwesley 18y ago
His argument could be completely reversed and make the same amount of sense. Could probably even use the same quotes.
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by jwesley 18y ago
Really? You thought Bebo was going to take off, catch MySpace and Facebook, and make AOL billions? To me this was the only way it could end, although I don't think anyone expected a sale this soon.
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Ideas for De-Bullshitting Education(universitiesandcolleges.org)
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by jwesley 18y ago
No.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I kind of liked the idea of this article, but it lost me and I skimmed to the end. I feel deeply alone at times, so I can't agree that solitude is lost.
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by jwesley 18y ago
You'll probably get down modded for not telling their cute little "app" is awesome.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I think calling this a Web App is a bit generous. It's a poll with 2 options. Have you gotten even a single sign up for the service you are trying to promote? Getting a few thousand people to visit a web page and click a button does not equ
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by jwesley 18y ago
Reading that thread opener was a waste of time. Get to the point.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I've been in a situation similar to this, where management just did not get it. They would ask for our input, but then never act on it. You are on the right track by looking for a way out. The company is doomed. I left and it has worked out
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by jwesley 18y ago
For a company with 50+ employees, $2500 per year is not a major expense, relative to rent and payroll. Still vastly cheaper than MS Office.
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by jwesley 18y ago
I'm glad that Paul is making some cash from his blog, but $1600 a month is peanuts for a 3 year old site. A blog 1/10 as popular in a lucrative niche with some decent search traffic would make 10x as much.

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