January, 2008 Archive

When I started writing this, my first sentence was "The time for making easy money with domain names has passed." It didn't take me long to realize, though, that there never really has been any easy money in domains. Think it was easy to invest $70 each for domains back in the mid-90s when no one could really be sure at all that the Internet was going to be as life-changing as it has proven to be? Think it was easy ... Keep reading »

That's the title of one of the best articles I've ever read and you can find it over at Meta Best Blog Win. Great advice in a great format. A big thanks to Free Lancer for pointing it out.

After a hiatus of several months, the guys behind Elite Retreat have thankfully announced a new Elite Retreat for this April in San Francisco. If you're entertaining any thoughts whatsoever of someday quitting your day job, I simply can't recommend this conference highly enough. It changed my life, and I have no doubt that it will change yours, too. Nowhere will you get the one-on-one time with this many true experts. ... Keep reading »

"If I ever see JJ Abrams, I'm going to punch him in the gut." - My friend Keith, with whom I just saw Cloverfield Here's my Daily Tip for today: stay far away from Cloverfield. Walking out of the theater, I half expected there to people outside handing out t-shirts that had SUCKER written on the front and I PAID TO SEE CLOVERFIELD on the back. It was that bad. I suffered through the ... Keep reading »

I love this quote that Shai posted today: The greatest reward in becoming a millionaire is not the amount of money that you earn. It is the kind of person that you have to become to become a millionaire in the first place. - Jim Rohn It reminded me so much of what people say all the time about Frank.

Developing a sense of community among your readers not only helps your readership grow faster, but it also keeps people coming back more often. I realize, though, that some of you would rather only your mother read your blog (and through a feed reader no less), so for those readers I'm excited to present two quick, easy ways to make sure your blog grows very slowly. Don't Respond to Comments This one works great! ... Keep reading »

At least on Digg, apparently. Ben and Tamar are reporting this morning on the lack of privacy with Digg's "shout" function. Definitely worth a read.

So I read Search Engine Myths Exposed yesterday. (If you're involved in Internet marketing at all, I'm sure you saw at least one person pushing it.) It was free, and since getting good at SEO is what started my journey, I figured I'd give it a look and see what "expert" advice this "guru" was giving. The first thing I found was that he definitely has the Internet Marketing Hype Meter turned all the way up to 11 ... Keep reading »

If you're a Drupal developer who's also interested in quitting a day job, you can't miss this chance to work for Aaron Wall. More than any other single source, Aaron showed me what I needed to make a clean break from the day-to-day, and I will always be thankful for that. This is a phenomenal opportunity.

I don't drink much bottled water. I work at home so I'm never very far away from the tap, and my water tastes just fine. However, the guys over at Tappening are trying to raise awareness of just how bad bottled water is for the environment, and I'm happy to lend my support. Take a look at their site for some amazing statistics. Full disclosure: I only got motivated enough to ... Keep reading »

I'm seeing reports around the web now that YouTube is completely down for everyone, but I haven't seen any word as to ...

Wanted to give a huge thanks to Deepak. After updating to WordPress 2.5 several days ago, I only today tried to upload an image for the first time. ...

Great post today by the new owner of Blogging Experiment on "What I Look For When Buying A Website." It's an outstanding look at all the elements of ...