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  1. MarxMelencio

    'Unsexy' Opportunity: Utilizing Waste Materials in Agriculture

    IDEA 
    @Michi49, :) I think that's a promising sustainable opportunity right there. Congratulations! ;) And in that situation, here's what I'd do (won't speak for anybody else): • Charge group A for collecting the material. ** I mean, something like what their time, energy and resource costs...
  2. MarxMelencio

    If You Work Remote at a Job, Listen To This Advice.

    IDEA 
    @ZackerySprague, ;) Well I'd say this a little bit differently. • I'd phrase this as: ** Use that newfound time and energy on stuff for your personal, professional, and creative growth. :D Now what I'm looking at here is, the time and energy that I start saving from a remote work...
  3. MarxMelencio

    I've Wasted My Life.

    INTRO 
    @Raoul Duke, ;) If you talk to say 2 to 5 people with a service similar to what @Johnny boy described (you can even start with just one), then you'd probably be able to think of something where you promote their services through a website, a mobile app, or both, with an affiliate system...
  4. MarxMelencio

    I've Wasted My Life.

    INTRO 
    @400guy, About Your cleaning Business ;) I think a clear, efficient business development pipeline would be of really good value for you right now. • And to build this pipeline, what I do first is to answer this question: ** How much is the cost of acquiring a customer? :) When I start...
  5. MarxMelencio

    Are there any things I need to look for before I work with any suppliers and manufacturers?

    QUESTION 
    @Johnny boy, Thanks for this, and especially for the stuff that you mentioned in your post! :) @Guest125474, •I suggest reading @Johnny boy's entire post. Lots of really good value. It's gold. Thanks for this. • It gives us a start point, plus an idea to frame the conversation. That's...
  6. MarxMelencio

    Google is de-indexing companies over artificial intelligence. Do you have a fail-safe plan?

    SOCIAL MEDIA 
    @buildpath, ;) But I think it does. No search product is better, in my opinion. • It just isn't bug-free, though. Especially since it's in constant development. ** They ought to do that. With thousands of groups simultaneously trying different tactics, persistently, to game their SERP algo...
  7. MarxMelencio

    Google is de-indexing companies over artificial intelligence. Do you have a fail-safe plan?

    SOCIAL MEDIA 
    @buildpath, Thanks for sharing this. • Hmmm ... Google never really liked thin content. ** But I can understand how some may think "thinness" is all about volume. And topic coverage. ** After all, remnants of the article-directory-submission-strategy-of-the-2000s still haunt us. To this day...
  8. MarxMelencio

    What skills should I learn in 2024 ?

    IDEA 
    @Mtaz, ;) The ability to design rational thought experiments. • That's the most useful skill that I learned throughout the years for future-proofing anything. :) I continue to get great value in using that to iteratively deconstruct, customize, test, tweak, scale, and morph any concept. •...
  9. MarxMelencio

    I'm 19, how do I cope with the fact that I could've done more since I knew this niche 3 years ago? Where to start? I live in the Philippines.

    QUESTION 
    @jolosd, I meant like, "Watch me as I learn and build my business. Build yours If You Want. And let's help each other along the way." • There's value in learning from the experience of others. • Better if you get to watch them go through the experience, from start to finish. • And much more...
  10. MarxMelencio

    I'm 19, how do I cope with the fact that I could've done more since I knew this niche 3 years ago? Where to start? I live in the Philippines.

    QUESTION 
    @jolosd, ;) I'm not aware of any decent engine that runs on piss. And besides, even if you could find ways for it to run on piss — I bet it just can't take you far enough. :D Though I think you can start helping yourself — right here, right now — by really thinking about the mistakes you...
  11. MarxMelencio

    Powered by Caffeine & Chaos

    Powered by Caffeine & Chaos
  12. MarxMelencio

    Help needed in identifying a better approach or where I go wrong (IT skills)

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    @M5EAGLE, From how I see it, B2B services should always translate to more traffic, more sales, increased intelligent savings, optimized investment value, enhanced sustainability and / or more net profits for the client. ;) • For example, the IT services that you're talking about should be...
  13. MarxMelencio

    Here's What I've Been Doing. After Someone Gunned Me Down. And Left Me Completely Blind, Permanently.

    INTRO 
    Thanks, @Black_Dragon43! :) My wife and kid continue to give me the inspiration that sustains me each day. My entrepreneurial and engineering work continue to motivate me to better myself each day. Developing projects for and collaborating with other persons with disability along with...
  14. MarxMelencio

    Here's What I've Been Doing. After Someone Gunned Me Down. And Left Me Completely Blind, Permanently.

    INTRO 
    @Bounce Back, Yeah. It really takes getting used to at first. The rub there though is, for sighted devs, they can easily just open their eyes for the discomfort they feel to instantly go away. :D Also, an effective alternative for sighted devs working on inclusive desktop UX design for...
  15. MarxMelencio

    Help needed in identifying a better approach or where I go wrong (IT skills)

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    M5EAGLE, That's a really good question. Have you done anything with LinkedIn groups, LinkedIn advertising and LinkedIn InMail, in that particular sequential order? I continue to get considerable success rates in terms of closing service contracts for my business through the strategy below. **...
  16. MarxMelencio

    Here's What I've Been Doing. After Someone Gunned Me Down. And Left Me Completely Blind, Permanently.

    INTRO 
    Thanks, @Bekit and @cikatomo! :) No issue skipping over blocks of text. There are straightforward keystrokes and gestures to do different things for this, i.e. Skip character, word, line, paragraph and screen. Plus, these are among the first things that blind users learn and frequently use when...
  17. MarxMelencio

    Google is de-indexing companies over artificial intelligence. Do you have a fail-safe plan?

    SOCIAL MEDIA 
    Additional Data • Here's a report with qualitative data that was published by SEMRush on Jan 31 this ear ... QUOTE: • The study analyzed over 2,600 businesses globally providing critical insights into the current state and future trends of AI in content marketing. • 67% of businesses...
  18. MarxMelencio

    Here's What I've Been Doing. After Someone Gunned Me Down. And Left Me Completely Blind, Permanently.

    INTRO 
    Thanks, acikatomo! :) Well, I use my screenreader to type this, and I just use the BB tags for italics and bolded text. :D There aren't any special IDEs designed for blind users, at least not that I know of. What I use are standard IDEs that offer workable to decent accessibility with my...
  19. MarxMelencio

    Google is de-indexing companies over artificial intelligence. Do you have a fail-safe plan?

    SOCIAL MEDIA 
    Ronnie Bryan, When it comes to Google's SERP algos — I for one tend to trust what they themselves publicly announce and consistently publish. Meanwhile, I tend to suspect groups that clearly have a commercial vested interest in contradicting what Google's saying. :D More so if that group...
  20. MarxMelencio

    Help needed in identifying a better approach or where I go wrong (IT skills)

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    M5EAGLE, There's the rub. You won't be able to sell anything if you don't even know who wants the value that you propose, and why they want it. Keep in mind, developing a value proposition and an ideal customer avatar are among the first steps in building a business. And you won't be able to...
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