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by taprun 9y ago
It also assumes that the owners will know WHY the ad revenue is drying up. They may assume it has something to do with the content.
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by taprun 9y ago
Actual title: "Free and non free books all can learn from"
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by taprun 9y ago
Sites that want to create a community, foster a dialog or encourage reader participation. The smaller the audience, the greater the chance that an empty comment section will exist. This is dangerous as it will reinforce the notion that a g
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by taprun 9y ago
As a former pm, I sure hope you're going to track risks. Things that are (or should be) spotted early need to be tracked and managed.
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by taprun 9y ago
My website petty much focuses on monetization strategies... Maybe start here: https://taprun.com/revenue/
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by taprun 9y ago
Yes. Anything that does not benefit from either network effects or economies of scale should not scale. Network effects - If I created the first telephone network, the first phone is basically a paperweight, but the more customers I convin
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by taprun 9y ago
TLDR: If you're dishonest, things that will attract buyer's attention the most for the least amount of effort. If you're honest, things that will both attract buyer's attention the most and provide the most value for the
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by taprun 9y ago
Imagine that you have two people with the exact same amount of money. One hasn't had any water in 3 days, the other just drank a gallon of water. Do you think they'd place different values on a glass of water? Do you think they&
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by taprun 9y ago
Selling something of your own that is related to the content that you provide. You'll get a bigger cut and have more control.
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by taprun 9y ago
Link to Wikipedia article on cost disease: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol%27s_cost_disease
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by taprun 10y ago
I'd suggest that you read about the Overton window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
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by taprun 10y ago
I would write a book in my field of interest. It would position me as an expert for consulting. As a bonus, this could be done while traveling, or doing other things.
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by taprun 10y ago
I have interests outside of work that I enjoy.
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by taprun 10y ago
The obvious answer is to offer (or require) a maintenance plan. Charge XX% per year for a given level of support, updates, and maybe a newsletter. Here's a list of some common revenue models: https://taprun.com/revenue
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by taprun 10y ago
This might be a case of correlation, not causation.
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by taprun 10y ago
Anyone that can make hiring better would make a fortune. Even if you can make something super specialized like hiring for ai programmers or biochemists would make a fortune.
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by taprun 10y ago
I think you need to focus on your why? If you're building a portfolio piece, there's an amazing power that comes with "I built a finished product." If you're looking to start a business, there's no sense thro
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by taprun 10y ago
I've been focusing on pricing for years and just delivered a presentation on "bad pricing pages" this afternoon. [0] Pricing can be very complex, but here are three points that many folks don't know: * The best price for
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by taprun 10y ago
I'd start by making it faster. Every time I click somewhere I have to wait and watch a spinner.
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by taprun 10y ago
There's a famous section in the Sherlock Holmes story A Study in Scarlet in which Homes talks about how he not only did not know that the Earth revolved around the sun, but that he'd do his best to forget that fact, as it had no b
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by taprun 10y ago
I think RSS is ready for a comeback... it's free, it's open and it lets anyone publish without fear of censorship. Frankly, I never figured out why people so many folks don't like it.
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by taprun 10y ago
I'm not the poster, but I hate it because it's very slow.
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by taprun 10y ago
Wordpress - It has a big community, continued developer interest and is relatively easy to use. Also, it's a one-click install for many hosting companies.
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by taprun 10y ago
I read a bunch of Nolo Press books [0], talked to accountants and did a whole lot of research. Then I downloaded the forms and discovered it was particularly easy to create an LLC in my home state. The tricky things to remember are to get
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by taprun 10y ago
I'm struggling to finish writing my third book right now. Here's what works best for me: * Know the definition of "done" from the start. Working against a moving goalpost is a motivation killer. * Have a consistent way
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by taprun 10y ago
I think the #1 thing would be to create software engineering departments. There is a lot of pressure on CS departments to focus on software engineering, when that is not the intent, desire or area of interest of many CS professors.
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by taprun 10y ago
T-Mobile has a super-secret prepaid $30 plan that no one knows about. It includes 5 GB of data and 100 minutes. Youtube, netflix and many other video and music services don't count against the data limit. https://prepaid-
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by taprun 10y ago
You can't just pluck a price out of thin air. I mean, you could, but it probably wouldn't provide the results you want. You have to examine a number of things like the type of customer you're going after, the market environm
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by taprun 10y ago
There are sites that focus on both, for instance... https://www.nten.org/jobs/
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by taprun 10y ago
Adjust the laws so that the following formula is true: perceived_chance_of_getting_caught * perceived_penalty > perceived_benefits

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