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Recent content by MikeRuss

  1. M

    3D Printing

    HOT! 
    LOL, The ear phone case is awesome!
  2. M

    What one year on this forum can do

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Excellent read!
  3. M

    12 Website Conversion Tips

    MARKETING 
    The "choice paralysis" tip is highly relevant. The worst excesses of overzealous marketing are the crowded, text-dense websites that simply try to cram too much onto a page. You're creating a look and feel with your UI as much as you are trying to feed information to your visitors. Keep it...
  4. M

    Do you recommend investing in an SEO software?

    MARKETING 
    There are really too many free tools out there to justify using a proprietary solution for a small business. I'd invest instead in a small PPC campaign, using Google AdWords keyword tool (which is free), and building your SEO knowledge bit by bit. You should be spending your money on relevant...
  5. M

    Seo 2012

    MARKETING 
    Outsourcing like that is precisely the type of low-quality tactic that Google is targeting with their updates. Those links will most likely hurt you in the long run. For small businesses, the really good bet is to start developing content and social media activity that funnels high-value traffic...
  6. M

    What inexpensive/free tools can a start up use for their marketing?

    MARKETING 
    Google AdWords keyword tool is free, and it's great for revealing less competitive keyword terms for your SEO campaigns. Also, if you're working in a relative niche market, a PPC campaign could have a great ROI if you pick the right keywords.
  7. M

    Sales Letter Review - Be Gentle, it's my first time.

    MARKETING 
    Just one tip: grammatical mistakes bleed website credibility like a thousand tiny pinpricks. Either capitalize the major words in your section headings, or make them grammatical sentences by adding some end punctuation. Also, take it easy on the exclamation marks, which can make your copy seem...
  8. M

    Can Anyone See Behind the Curtain?

    MARKETING 
    They're also the degrees very commonly offered by for-profit and online schools, which have hundreds of millions of dollars in their marketing budgets. This is a lucrative move for Yahoo, whether they're managing it themselves or not.
  9. M

    I need to fail...

    MINDSET FAILURE 
    Well said... it sure isn't easy to take the first step.
  10. M

    Rapper Math Fails Again

    FAILURE 
    Might be a good business start up!
  11. M

    Broke couple making over $200,000 a year?!

    Thanks for sharing! :)
  12. M

    How to retain 90% of everything you learn

    Interesting, will ave to try it out.
  13. M

    Perfect movie to illustrate the slowlane

    SLOWLANE 
    Now I have to see this!
  14. M

    What road to travel? Opinions please

    Read, Read, Read... at least this is a good starting point. As you read, you will discover things that you are passionate about and come up with ideas on how to monetize those passions. Work, Work, Work... You need to be working, developing networks in the work place is a huge plus. As is...
  15. M

    A Reason NOT To Hate on Jobs

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Like most have said, this is so true... I am still learning life's lessons, and I am better for it. There is nothing as motivating, as looking at those around you and realizing you want better, you don't want to get "stuck."
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