Comments on: Lesson 1: The Importance of Relationships http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php Sound Strategies for Building an Online Business You Can Retire On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 5 Great Reasons to Start Flipping Sites » Ask Shane.org http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php/comment-page-1#comment-60283 5 Great Reasons to Start Flipping Sites » Ask Shane.org Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:26:47 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/daily-tips/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php#comment-60283 [...] of the most important lessons I ever learned about making a living from the Internet is how crucial relationships are.  No one who has had great success online did it all alone, and you can make some great contacts in [...] [...] of the most important lessons I ever learned about making a living from the Internet is how crucial relationships are.  No one who has had great success online did it all alone, and you can make some great contacts in [...]

]]> By: Shane http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php/comment-page-1#comment-59660 Shane Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:33:58 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/daily-tips/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php#comment-59660 Thanks for the kind words, Stephen! I don't have a blogroll I can put you on, but I definitely like your blog. You have a new subscriber now. I'd definitely recommend you switch to full feeds instead of partial feeds, though. I haven't ever read any successful blogger who said they did better with partial feeds than with full feeds, and in fact I've seen several who experimented with partial but went back to full pretty quickly. Thanks for the kind words, Stephen! I don’t have a blogroll I can put you on, but I definitely like your blog. You have a new subscriber now.

I’d definitely recommend you switch to full feeds instead of partial feeds, though. I haven’t ever read any successful blogger who said they did better with partial feeds than with full feeds, and in fact I’ve seen several who experimented with partial but went back to full pretty quickly.

]]> By: Stephen Douglas http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php/comment-page-1#comment-59657 Stephen Douglas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/daily-tips/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php#comment-59657 Hi Shane, Very nice blog article. So true. A phone call in 1999 from my best friend Darryl Brooks telling me he sold a domain name for $150,000 pulled me out of producing live events and right into buying up domains at $75 a piece (back in the "NETSOL OWNS THE REGISTRAR BIZ" days). I still have few domains from that period. I like your reference to your wife helping you "think" and how Frank took chances with his finances and his wife going along with it too... my wife just says "YAY" and gives me a kiss if I sell a domain for $100 that I bought for $7. However, she quietly puts newspaper articles discussing my domain niches on my keyboard when I'm asleep. She tells me "if you sold 10 domains in a week for $750, is that just as good as waiting for three months to sell one of those domains for $7500?" Logic. I sell a lot of good domains for $750 and the profits add up quickly by the end of the month. Keep up the good work... oh yes, I forgot, want to exchange blogrolls? Stephen Douglas Successful Domain Management™ BLOG: http://www.Successclick.com DomainRelevance.com "Own Your Competition™" Hi Shane,

Very nice blog article. So true. A phone call in 1999 from my best friend Darryl Brooks telling me he sold a domain name for $150,000 pulled me out of producing live events and right into buying up domains at $75 a piece (back in the “NETSOL OWNS THE REGISTRAR BIZ” days). I still have few domains from that period.

I like your reference to your wife helping you “think” and how Frank took chances with his finances and his wife going along with it too… my wife just says “YAY” and gives me a kiss if I sell a domain for $100 that I bought for $7. However, she quietly puts newspaper articles discussing my domain niches on my keyboard when I’m asleep. She tells me “if you sold 10 domains in a week for $750, is that just as good as waiting for three months to sell one of those domains for $7500?” Logic. I sell a lot of good domains for $750 and the profits add up quickly by the end of the month.

Keep up the good work… oh yes, I forgot, want to exchange blogrolls?

Stephen Douglas
Successful Domain Management™
BLOG: http://www.Successclick.com
DomainRelevance.com
“Own Your Competition™”

]]> By: Shane http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php/comment-page-1#comment-34357 Shane Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:08:54 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/daily-tips/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php#comment-34357 Sol, I know what you mean about the burnout. The very first site I ever did aged me tremendously. So much of the success depended on me, and if I ever chose to spend some free time with my family, it was always in the back of my mind that I <i>really</i> should be in there working on the site. It was a tremendous drain. Even now, it's a struggle finding a balance. I get the sense that I'll <i>always</i> be able to convince myself that, "I've only got a few more months of working like this, and then I'll be able to relax a little and enjoy the fruits of my labor with my family." Every month brings exciting new opportunities, though. The discipline to do the right thing -- by your family, not only by your business -- is so important. Sol, I know what you mean about the burnout. The very first site I ever did aged me tremendously. So much of the success depended on me, and if I ever chose to spend some free time with my family, it was always in the back of my mind that I really should be in there working on the site. It was a tremendous drain.

Even now, it’s a struggle finding a balance. I get the sense that I’ll always be able to convince myself that, “I’ve only got a few more months of working like this, and then I’ll be able to relax a little and enjoy the fruits of my labor with my family.” Every month brings exciting new opportunities, though.

The discipline to do the right thing — by your family, not only by your business — is so important.

]]> By: Sol Lederman http://www.askshane.org/features/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php/comment-page-1#comment-34139 Sol Lederman Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:02:01 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/daily-tips/lesson-1-the-importance-of-relationships.php#comment-34139 Great post. I found your blog off a link from Caroline Middlebrook's blog. You made a comment about not needing to be sneaky to make affiliate sales. I completely agree. Your comment touched me and here I am. I quit my high paying job a couple of months ago to follow my heart and combine my computer, mathematics, writing, and teaching talents and make the world a better place for people who are learning Math. It's been a difficult road emotionally more so than financially since I've got savings and some income because I've not focused on the relationships part. I've worked hard and gotten my blog to over 200 readers quickly with great content and a sincere desire to help folks. But now I'm finding myself burnt out. So, I'm shifting my priorities to have time for me and for families and friends first. The blog posts can wait. I've added you to my RSS reader and I'm looking forward to sharing in your community as I'm very eager to make my way with honesty, integrity and forthrightness in the Internet world. If you want to know more about my story just go to my blog and click on the "About" link. Great post.

I found your blog off a link from Caroline Middlebrook’s blog. You made a comment about not needing to be sneaky to make affiliate sales. I completely agree. Your comment touched me and here I am.

I quit my high paying job a couple of months ago to follow my heart and combine my computer, mathematics, writing, and teaching talents and make the world a better place for people who are learning Math. It’s been a difficult road emotionally more so than financially since I’ve got savings and some income because I’ve not focused on the relationships part. I’ve worked hard and gotten my blog to over 200 readers quickly with great content and a sincere desire to help folks.

But now I’m finding myself burnt out. So, I’m shifting my priorities to have time for me and for families and friends first. The blog posts can wait.

I’ve added you to my RSS reader and I’m looking forward to sharing in your community as I’m very eager to make my way with honesty, integrity and forthrightness in the Internet world.

If you want to know more about my story just go to my blog and click on the “About” link.

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