by admin | Aug 31, 2008 | General Interest, Putting Food on the Table
One of the great lessons I’ve had to learn over the years of doing business online is that of “standing in the stream”. In essence, what that means is that people are looking for stuff they want/need online…and they are going to search for it...
by admin | Jun 12, 2008 | A Principled Path
Those who have spoken up over the past…oh, however long it’s been…about the “dangers of do-follow” are focused on the evils of spam and the increased maintenance side of things. Yes, if you’re going to manually monitor and approve...
by admin | Jun 11, 2008 | Stuff I Recommend
Okay…I know…I’m usually the last one to know about these things. So this probably isn’t BREAKING NEWS to anyone (not that that would stop Rita Cosby from using that sound effect of hers!). But someone has finally created a plugin that does what...
by admin | Jun 8, 2008 | A Principled Path
Despite their slowness to adopt new technologies and business models in the internet age, I’ve still found myself mostly on the side of the record companies when it comes to the file-sharing debacle. The grounds for my position have been both legal and moral:...
by admin | Jan 30, 2008 | Stuff I Recommend
I whine about Google AdSense a lot, because there are so many little areas in which it needs to be improved. But, then again…Google has been my largest single employer for a few years. And who doesn’t love to criticize the boss?? And yes, believe...
by admin | Jan 17, 2008 | Putting Food on the Table
AdSense has been the King of contextual advertising for awhile. But, before AdSense, there was Overture…which was acquired and rebranded by Yahoo some time back as Yahoo Publisher Network. I was approved for the program a couple years ago, but haven’t done...
by admin | Jan 1, 2008 | Putting Food on the Table
I saw an interesting article in the NY Times this morning, called Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike. It’s about why an increasing base of knowledge tends to results in less functional products and services. The concept is this: “it’s nearly...
by admin | Dec 25, 2007 | Putting Food on the Table
In this world of “regurgitated content”, how does one stand out? Well, first of all, I think that it’s generally a good idea NOT to invest yourself in just absorbing and then restating what everyone else is saying. Unless you’re an amazingly...
by admin | Nov 15, 2007 | Putting Food on the Table
I stumbled across something yesterday that I found interesting, and even though I my knowledge and experience with it is somewhat limited, I felt it was worth passing on. EVERYONE is on the hunt for better monetization options…and many/most of us have tried all...
by admin | Oct 14, 2007 | Stuff I Recommend
I’ve been using Google’s new service designed for small business for the last 2-3 months now…just for my email service. While it’s not perfect, I have found it more dependable than ANY domain-based email solution. The only thing I’ve seen...
