matbram

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by matbram 8y ago
I'd say that ads in a video games are moreso of an annoyance to most people. It's not something I'd personally click on at all. I find what works best is to make a really fun game, and just have some type of in game transacti
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by matbram 9y ago
Hi, my name is Matthew Mallard but most people know me as matbram. I'm an experienced web designer and content writer (hobby developer). My clients are always extremely happy with my work due to the amount of care and attention to deta
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by matbram 9y ago
I was wondering this as well. I doubt they carry any weight to be honest. If you want a program that will give you certifications, you may have a better chance of going with Udacity( https://www.udacity.com/ ) instead. Hope t
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by matbram 9y ago
There is a live chatroom for this kind of stuff on IRC ##passiveincome on Freenode http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23passiveincome&ui...
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by matbram 9y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote Only (Alabama, United States) Extremely experienced content writer with skills in design and SEO. I'm a writer, designer, and I've recently started learning web development. I'm open to learning new thin
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by matbram 9y ago
Yeah, great community for HN folks is ##passiveincome on Freenode http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23passiveincome&ui...
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by matbram 9y ago
I first start with learning as much as humanly possible about what the client wants, is looking for, and is expecting. Next I then go looking for inspiration from websites like https://www.awwwards.com/ https://d
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by matbram 10y ago
Absolutely not. Many people and companies are actually more successful because they don't take the road most traveled. It's refreshing to come in contact with someone trustworthy and ethical.
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by matbram 10y ago
I personally use niche websites and affiliate marketing for generating pretty passive income. If you can drive traffic using keyword research, it's becomes really passive after the articles go up. Google Adsense + Amazon Associates can
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by matbram 10y ago
The ad is displayed on the results page when you click 'calculate', not the main page. Although I think he may increase ad earnings if they were on both pages.
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by matbram 10y ago
http://javascriptissexy.com/ https://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-JQuery-Interactive-Front-E... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript https://www.
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by matbram 10y ago
Hah, yeah fair point.
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by matbram 10y ago
Very valid points, especially about the type of people using the product, they're usually not tech savvy enough to do so, or care about it enough to do so. Yeah having the IP live on the server instead of the extension itself should be
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Ask HN: How do you build and monetize Chrome extensions?
30 points by matbram 10y ago|10 comments
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by matbram 10y ago
Affiliate marketing if you do you keyword research correctly. I think it's important that most people realize that with passive income, there is no such thing as 100% passive. There's always initial work or maintenance involved. P
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by matbram 10y ago
Not a gui program, but for Linux, I always love just using wget. Works great, and very powerful.
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by matbram 10y ago
##passiveincome on Freenode is where it's at! http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23passiveincome&ui...
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by matbram 10y ago
Really good advice. I especially resonate with the whole SEO traffic for building websites. I had a niche website a few years ago that made around $40 a month passively without touching it for a year. It can be a good source of income and n
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by matbram 10y ago
125% works well for me. I'm using a 22 inch monitor with a 1920x1080 screen resolution.
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by matbram 10y ago
Thanks joepie91. Yeah I'm planning on consulting with an attorney before launching it. I mean there are tons of services and even extensions doing the same thing already, but I just want to make sure legally I'm ok. Good advice ma
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Ask HN: Liability of Video Downloaders?
4 points by matbram 10y ago|2 comments
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by matbram 10y ago
I got tired of hitting 404 pages and having to manually load them in Wayback Machine and Google Cache, so I created Web Cache Viewer. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-cache-viewer/p... Right clic
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Show HN: Web Cache Viewer – Right-Click for the Wayback Machine or Google Cache(chrome.google.com)
2 points by matbram 10y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Interested in a Passive Income Live Chatroom?
6 points by matbram 10y ago|0 comments
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by matbram 10y ago
Personally, the best resources that were invaluable to me were the Jon Duckett books called... JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development http://javascriptbook.com/ and.. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Web
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by matbram 10y ago
Don't take their word that they can do something. Never hire without proof of their skills and examples of their work. Also, communication is a big factor in hiring a freelancer. If you are outsourcing something to someone in another p