People will always pay more if they're confident in what they're getting. That's true whether we're talking about advertisers or for the eventual acquirer of your site. Not only that, given the choice of two otherwise identical sites, they'll always choose the one with greater transparency.
Because of that, there are two free services that I strongly recommend signing up for.
Google Analytics
I know some people who I highly respect recommend avoiding Google Analytics, but I just haven't ... Keep reading »
Rick Latona wrote last month that you shouldn't get into a business just because you own a good domain. He's speaking mainly to domainers, but the essential point is the same one that you hear regularly across the Internet: don't start a site unless you're passionate about the topic. Until recently I argued that point as ardently as anyone, because life is just too short to spend it doing something that you don't enjoy.
However, within the last ... 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 what's up. Very strange for a major site to just go completely offline like that.
Update: Do these strange server names have anything to do with it, or is it just that no one has ever noticed them before?
This is the best thread I've found ... Keep reading »
Easily the best superhero movie ever. I may change my mind later as I think about it, but right now nothing even comes close.
I loved just about everything about this movie. I don't want to go into details because I don't to spoil anything about it, but it was absolutely phenomenal. I can't recommend it highly enough.
