Rand Fishkin’s three months in VC hell in 2009 and how he woke up out of the nightmare and made SEOmoz profitable instead. Goal: build a better world.
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37signals suite review: Is it worth upgrading? First fix the suite integration and syncing guys…
Is it worth upgrading to the 37signals suite from Basecamp? Really, it depends how much sync you need and how much integration you want.
When good suppliers go bad, or why we don’t recommend Cartika Hosting anymore
When a business expands too fast and loses sight of serving customers to focus on growth instead, the results aren’t pretty. Here’s our experience at Cartika.
Verizon Hands Consumers Back $50 million in bad charges or Why government oversight of private enterprise is necessary
Alas, without civil oversight, private enterprise is not an invisible helping hand, but the ripper’s glove on your throat.
How much is a good logo worth? Case study: Agile Pain Relief
Does a strong logo make a difference to how much you can charge or getting the business at all? We think so. Here’s a case study of a homemade log vs designer.
FreeDB or Musicbrainz: Why is there no software to upload album info in OS X?
Gracenote stole the CDDB from its contributors. FreeDB and Musicbrainz appeared. But why is it almost impossible to use them on OS X?
Paypal sucks but so does Digital River and Google Checkout is no great shakes either
Between 10% commission rates and Paypal’s arbitrarily account freezing, how should a small business or software process transactions?
Paying to pitch to VC’s or Angel Investors
Don’t get sucked into paying to pitch VC’s. Use your head and get there on your own resources.
37Signals, Basecamp URL change and not giving a damn about your customers
37signals abandons white label Basecamp betraying original subscribers: open source self-hosted Basecamp replacement on the way.
Typepad Export Options: Congenial Lies from SixApart’s Anil Dash
The Wizard of Oz ends happily…the Wicked Witch melts. Why can’t this story end happily, why no working export for Typepad?
Work Life Balance from Jack Welch: A Review of Winning
Jack Welch’s Spartan philosophy of leaving the crippled employees on the mountaintop – is it worth it?
The Key to Vaynerchuk’s Success Online
Want to succeed online? Start by letting go…”You are better off letting the world run wild. You cannot completely control your message any more. Be as authentic and awesome as possible or you will fall like the Berlin Wall.”
Paying B2B writers | Reward Models for Online Publishing
How to reward online writers and encourage them not to write long wordy boring articles, but exciting, inspiring and controversial pieces.
Outsourcing in Europe
The very high euro – which seems to be carrying the local currencies with it – does make European outsourcing pretty much a local sport at this point.
Low returns, safe investment in Tech? No, it’s the dawn of a new golden age
Tech companies are bigger than banks. Has tech gone stale as an investment arena? No way – we are just at the start of a new tech business renaissance. But it’s a paradigm shift – to profit you have to get with the new program.
What is an idea worth?
Short essay about what an idea is worth. The right idea could be worth $361 million per person – or nothing.
Network Solutions bought for $20 million, sold for $800 million three years later
Is it possible for the medium sized guys to make money? You bet. Network Solutions, bought for $20 million in 2003, was just sold for $800 million three years later. And amazingly enough, this deal was done by a Persian – Iranian American Jahm Najafi. So do the Iranians know how to play a poker […]
Should Software Be Donation Only | Minimum Donation Levels
Philip Dow’s Journler Philip Dow is the developer of the very well received Mac PIM (personal information manager) Journler about donationware. His application Journler had an open donation policy for personal use. Contribute whatever you like. A single commercial use license was/is $25. Phil is going full-time as a developer now and is starting to […]
Why aren’t Ad Agencies buying More Search Companies
Some gentlemen search colleagues are thunderstruck by the acquisition of 24/7 Real Media by advertising holding company WPP for $649 million (a tidy sum it is – congratulations 24/7 – although I’ve always hated your technology). Raycam wonders why more ad agencies aren’t snapping up the smaller search houses. It’s simple. All the assets go […]
Social Web, Online Communities and the shift in Search
Manifestations of online communities: foums social bookmarking sit Ask Enquiro » Blog Archive » Business to Business (B2B) Marketers Need to Actively Participate in Online Communities: How Can B2B Marketers Actively Participate in Online Communities?… Vox – Online community where you can share information about your products, solutions and services through blog posts, audio, video and more.
