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  • So You Want to be an Online Retailer?

    Thinking about selling stuff online?  As someone who derives most of his income from advertising, I don't suggest it -- it doesn't sound like a very fun or profitable venture for most, and it sounds like a lot of work, daily grind, and expense (inventory) for very low margins.  On ...

  • Evaluating Ideas for New Businesses and Startups

    So you have a few ideas for new businesses to start -- good for you, the wheels are turning!  How do you decide which one to pursue?  Some pointers, key things to look for: -Make sure you're passionate about the idea. It may be a good idea, and it may fill ...

  • Success Takes Time for Startups, so Start Now

    I'm not stupid, but I'm not Einstein either.  My secret has been that I have good instincts on what to work on, I have a good work ethic, and I've been at it for years (15 years now).  If I were to start a business from scratch though today, with ...

  • Conquer Decision Paralysis

    One of my biggest challenges that I deal with frequently is decision paralysis.  Most of the time, I make small day to day decisions easily and without fear.  But when the decision is big enough, the consequences of making a wrong decision large enough, and the number of different options ...

  • A Bit of Tour de France Drama

    Photo: Charles Platiau/Reuter If you follow the Tour de France like I do, you'll know that there is some team rivalry going on between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador.  Both have a chance at winning the Tour, and both are on the same team, Astana.  Generally, a team designates a ...

  • I’m Done with Tivo And You Should be Too

    Oh Tivo, how our love affair was so long and while it lasted it was pretty good.  But guess what: while your hardware/software is nice, your corporation blows, and DirecTV HD DVR is, while not perfect, so much better than you. I bought a Tivo HD for a family member in ...

  • So Just What is it That You Do, Anyway?

    I get this question from time to time, usually from other adults who aren't Internet savvy and have absolutely no idea how it is that I earn a living from "some websites".  "So you make websites for people?"... is usually the question I hear.  Kids are even more dumbfounded and ...

  • Changes in Email Etiquette

    Recently I've been noticing some changes in basic email etiquette that I thought were interesting.  I'm a grandpa when it comes to the Internet, since I was launching sites in 1994 when the Internet was still very new.  Back then, most emails began with "Hi Dave,", and ended with "Thanks, ...

  • A Different View on H1N1 Swine Flu

    There are two groups in the h1n1 swine flu issue.  Group A is panicking, flooding the ER’s, thinking they have the swine flu, fearing death, or avoiding all human contact.  Group B says the media is overhyping this, they are citing the 50M killed in 1918 compared to the 200 ...

  • Takeaways from Adspace 2009 Conference

    Adspace is a new publisher-oriented conference operated as part of Ad Tech in San Francisco.  I was there on Wednesday.  It had panel sessions focusing on monetization, Adsense, affiliate marketing.  If you missed it, there are others coming up in Chicago (Sept) and New York (Nov). I really like attending these ...

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Sramana Mitra today, about the story of how I built multiple successful businesses out of a high school hobby and with no formal business training. She now has my whole, untold story! If she writes about me, I'll link to her post or ...

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Cruise Critic is a great site to read traveler reviews of cruise ships.  It's one of many sites that offer travel user reviews, like Trip Advisor and others.  I have seen some long winded reviews in my day but I found one that is the king of all reviews.  I ...

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There is a very well-hidden setting in Paypal that can save you a lot of money in Paypal fees depending upon the volume of Paypal payments that you receive. This is particularly important for merchants selling goods, or big sites that accept subscriptions, but it's important for ebay sellers ...

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Danasoft is a site we created years ago but it was really ahead of its time, before all of these social apps became popular. The Danasoft sign is an image that people can put on their profile pages (myspace, facebook), blogs, and sites, with custom quotes. It's popular ...

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I'm at the Web 2.0 Expo this week in San Francisco. Last year, this conference sucked a bit, because it was just so much hype and no substance. This year, the bigger online players are here, the session talks are more useful, and now the hype has ...

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This came as a big surprise and made me laugh. I logged in to check the balance on one of my company credit cards and saw that my credit limit had increased from something like $40k to this: I guess they have a lot of faith in my ability to ...

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Thanks to all those who participated in the blogging challenge, including: d3rd-eye Fred Cobio Sean the Blogger News Notion Geek O World Health Niche Rumbling Lankan Techslave Cool Forex Tech Exclusive Hello Ashok Netgeex Mygodworld Sitegorge mhatamoto Henry Blogs nSpeaks Michael Graham Richard Deb's Lounge Brilliances The Rhythm of Write Charles Hamel Now to those of you lazy asses (you know who you are!) who saw the # of pingbacks on my original ...

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Never Say Never

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We've all heard that advice, right? Most people, if they've been around long enough, know that anyone who has a closed mind and therefore says that something is definitively impossible, often gets their ego handed to them on a platter when they are eventually proven wrong. Still, there ...

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Thanks to everyone who supported yesterday's blogging challenge about living indefinitely. About 60 bloggers have answered the $20 blogging challenge so far, so if you haven't done so yet, there is still time. There were a lot of insightful posts about the topic, and I was happy to ...

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I'm in San Diego this week for the Emerging Technology Conference. ETech offers a great opportunity to hear about the latest tech breakthroughs and to talk with some of today's best minds in science, engineering, and online media. There are a lot of sessions at the conference that focus on ...

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