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  1. Esquire

    How to or should I respond to request for info from Better Business Bureau

    I would not pay to join them. Money aside ... to get (paid) "BBB accreditation" they have all sorts of rules and regulations they insist you abide by ... F*ck THAT. I hate rules ... and regulations ... and any other bullshit attempt by anyone (public sector or otherwise) to tell me how to run...
  2. Esquire

    Need Advice on School/Life Debts and Getting from Slowlane to Fastlane

    SLOWLANE 
    I'd advise you to stop paying your credit cards and use the money you save to start a new fastlane business. Here is what happens when you stop paying your debts ... For six months they try to collect in-house ... Ignore em. When that fails, they refer it out to a debt collector ... debt...
  3. Esquire

    Need To Sell An Ad Space I'm So Desperate

    MARKETING 
    Who you sell to is just as important as what you sell. That demographic is (by and large) broke. Were I you I would take a big step back and start targeting a new domographic -- older people with disposable income. People on the "divorce diet" who have taken a renewed interest in health &...
  4. Esquire

    I didn't know the coffee was hot!

    Anyone can sue anyone for anything. All you have to do is file a complaint. If I wanted to sue Donald Trump for $10 million because I had a wet dream ... I could. And the media might even pick up the story. Of course, my suit would be promptly thrown out not long thereafter and I might face...
  5. Esquire

    Trying to Get a Better Understanding of Site Customization Process

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    The software company I am using does (fortunately) have an online database of freelance programers who claim to have experience working with the software. I contacted another site operator who has a niche dating site in Australia based on the same software platform ... I asked her for...
  6. Esquire

    Trying to Get a Better Understanding of Site Customization Process

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I guess a second code question would be this: Let's say the entire site was mostly uses Ariel font and blue hyperlinks ... but I prefer Palatino Linotype and red hyperlinks ... can a programmer typically do a "find and replace" (like in Microsoft word) and replace all references to Ariel Font...
  7. Esquire

    Trying to Get a Better Understanding of Site Customization Process

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I am launching a niche dating site in 2013. In connection with the same ... I researched all sorts of membership software packages back in November ... purchased an open-source software package that looked to be (closest) tailored to my audience's unique needs ... and have been working away...
  8. Esquire

    Joined FL in late 2007 w/10K+ in CC Debt. Now biz averages 170K/month. AMAA

    NOTABLE! 
    Someone ... Sometime ... is going to thank you for that little gem of advice (just hope it ain't me!) Never thought about it like that before ... but makes perfect sense. Thanks again!
  9. Esquire

    Joined FL in late 2007 w/10K+ in CC Debt. Now biz averages 170K/month. AMAA

    NOTABLE! 
    I read your article and listened to the Podcast, Dan. I found them both interesting and enlightening ... Thanks! Part of me thinks it would be fun to walk in your shoes ... the other part of me thinks there is so much to see, do and enjoy here in the USA ... I don't think there is a right or...
  10. Esquire

    Joined FL in late 2007 w/10K+ in CC Debt. Now biz averages 170K/month. AMAA

    NOTABLE! 
    Okay ... so you are a successful entrepreneur living Bali Indonesia. I'd love to know more about the English-Speaking community where you live. Who are they? Why are they there? Where do they come from? Fastlaners ... Slowlaners ... Hippees ... Retirees ... ? Do you live in a predominantly...
  11. Esquire

    Joined FL in late 2007 w/10K+ in CC Debt. Now biz averages 170K/month. AMAA

    NOTABLE! 
    Ready. Fire. Aim. Interesting .... never heard it phrased like that before. Hmmmm ... Well ... as Dan Kennedy says ... when you are not sure what to do ... look around at those who are more successful than you ... who are doing what you wish to be doing ... imitate their actions and...
  12. Esquire

    Joined FL in late 2007 w/10K+ in CC Debt. Now biz averages 170K/month. AMAA

    NOTABLE! 
    I noticed one of the books on your recommended reading list was "How to Get Rich" (Felix Dennis). I've read that book (and most others on your list) but I would like to ask you about that one, as its lessons have been both a blessing and a curse. One of the key concepts that stands out (in my...
  13. Esquire

    Thoughts on email marketing?

    MARKETING 
    I agree that unsolicited e-mail is a bad way to go. As was mentioned earlier, it is Spam. And it takes all of about 5 seconds to permanently remove you from their inbox. Plus ... the major mail service providers (google, yahoo, etc.) can easily tell when you are spamming. Same message...
  14. Esquire

    There is no future

    MINDSET 
    I think it is a GREAT quote ... and I (for one) am glad he shared it. I find myself sometimes reflecting on how little time I spend in the "present" ... I'm almost always thinking about the future ... which is a damn shame ... because my "present" is (objectively speaking) pretty damn amazing...
  15. Esquire

    Black Friday: Shaking My Head ...

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Rioting over cell phones in Walmart ??? A slowlaner's interpretation of the fastlane ... http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/23/watch-walmart-shoppers-fight-over-cell-phones-on-black-friday/
  16. Esquire

    Black Friday: Shaking My Head ...

    OFF-TOPIC 
    I can't help but shake my head watching all the news coverage for Black Friday talking about how much shoppers are "saving" ... "Saving" ...? Is that what we call it these days? I call it "spending." And (as MJ observes) wanton consumerism is the root of most servitude. All I see are...
  17. Esquire

    I'd Rather be a Failure

    MINDSET FAILURE 
    Brings Teddy Roosevelt's Quote to Mind: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood...
  18. Esquire

    Did i make a mistake investing in my wife's business?

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    I don't like partnerships for this very reason ... lack of control ... not to mention the potential "legal" issues involved if the partnership fails or the partners are at odds. So the other side is married to a corporate lawyer ...? Lucky you. Better have a rock solid partnership agreement...
  19. Esquire

    What could make your mornings better?

    HOT! 
    A room full of naked hot and horny women (you asked ...)
  20. Esquire

    Arnold Schwarzenegger / Give Four Percent

    Four percent ... is four percent ... no matter what you do (or feel that you have to do) during the other 96 percent. It's still four percent. Just highlights another reason why escaping the 9-5 (or 7 to 7) rat race is absolutely essential ... if you do not control your time ... the...

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