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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 ...

Virgin America is a new discount air travel option to/from San Francisco, Vegas, L.A., NYC, and Washington DC. The Good: The planes appear to be brand new. The in-flight touch screen entertainment system (called "Red") is great, with movies, live TV, games, and the ability to order drinks and food from the touch ...

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Calling all website monetization, SEO, marketing, content, web biz experts. I'm looking for your ideas on how to make more money from any of my sites, rank better, get more traffic, improve our services, or to otherwise grow my business. See something we're not doing right or that ...

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So Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org, gave the opening keynote this morning at PubCon. It was a good presentation and he gave a bit of history about Craigslist and talked about his changing role there. He mostly works in customer service now, handling fraud complaints. Rumors online place Craigslist revenues ...

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See me, say hey, say you read W Revenue, get $100 cash, and get your photo taken for this blog. I'll be here through Thursday and if Vegas is kind, I'll still have the cash on me by then :). Photo Hint:

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PubCon, Baby

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I'm at Pubcon in Vegas this week - wasn't I just here for Blog World? I actually like this place in small doses and it's not too far from home. As long as I ration my time at the craps table, I'll be good :). If you're here too, ...

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So your site (or blog) became popular overnight and now your server is dying. If your site isn't responsive and available to your users 24/7/365, then you're losing money. Worse, if you don't know the best ways to handle this problem when it happens, you're likely to have ...

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Following my Success Without College post you might think this is going to be a lecture on studying diligently. Thankfully not :). When doing business with anyone, whether you're trying to sell something to someone, buy something from someone, or do any kind of partnership or other business ...

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For all intents and purposes, my high school and college path began like anyone else's. The difference is, I left college after two years and never obtained a degree. Some might be ashamed to admit that, but I couldn't be more proud. Breaking free from traditions, norms, family advice, and ...

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The biggest shopping day of the year is coming in two days, followed by what is usually an equally big day for my sites' shopping referral revenues, Cyber Monday. I have been working hard this week driving traffic to our Dealighted.com and ResellerRatings.com shopping sites using various low cost ...

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I couldn’t resist posting this one. I posted a few days ago about how Henry Blodget, the analyst banned from Wall Street by the SEC in 2003, is trying to weasel his way back into mainstream media. His Friday, November 16, 2007 commentary that Microsoft may be about ...

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