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    Business System Web Development Languages to learn?

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    I'm not a programmer but I find that if you need to bring in extra help, there's a lot more people comfortable in PHP than other languages. That's not gospel truth nor is it universal standard, but it's an observation. Ruby on Rails is probably stronger/tighter code. I would compare this to...
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    My best Internet strategy in 12 months of trying to make mo money

    A hint for next-time... Just front-load your capital by offering a "discount" for a set term. If your membership is $29 a month, then right after they join the trial, offer them a one-time chance to lock in an ANNUAL membership of just $199 for a year (use a one-time-offer script). Most...
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    13 Ways To Get To $10 Million In Revenues (Part I)

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    Well, it kinda depends on the offer, the market and the price-point. In every case, higher price point = higher attrition. So something I've seen that's pretty successful is where a long-term service is offered (like webhosting, or otherwise something integral) at, say $9/mo. or whatever. Very...
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    Question for web designers

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    Yes, and until then... and most likely afterwards as well... Freelancer.com is your best friend :-) -Chris
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    It's Friday, Friday . . .

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    And that, right there, is a very effective marketing angle on the web, BTW. I once built a very... "interesting" service for lawyers. I barely told one editor and in a week's time it was featured in almost every State Bar newsletter, Lawyers Weekly, even the ABA mentioned it. Ridiculous. I...
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    Giving away an idea

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    I'm an affiliate marketer, author, software & service producer and in some cases a consultant. I started out with affiliate marketing. I was primarily active in the public records market, along with about 3 or 4 others (like Forex, Foreclosure Investing, Digital TV, etc.) At the time I thought...
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    13 Ways To Get To $10 Million In Revenues (Part I)

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Nobody thinks about attrition, though. I've promoted and been behind the scenes a few recurring model biz's in the past. I agree it's a great profit model, but the reality is you need continual influx to either exceed or at least match your outgoing attrition (members who cancel). What most...
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    Giving away an idea

    IDEA 
    I would be very careful about how much time/capital you invest into something that's not yet been done. Your idea seems nice but there is no clear profit center. You do not want to be relying on "huge generic traffic". You will literally need millions of visitors just to make the numbers work...
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    Giving away an idea

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    Your audience doesn't seem defined. Are you wanting to compete with Forbes, or TMZ? Also - if you're going to go to all the trouble of doing research, due-diligence, historical data, etc. on celebrities... why not consider doing the same process (research, DD, etc.) on stuff that people will...
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    Need some advice on a website.

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Sorry man, it's pretty hard to take that seriously unless you have a track record. I don't wanna rain on your parade, but this is all just conjecture. We'll be happy to help you once you have traffic coming in and ad management is actually a concern. All the best -Chris
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    Need some advice on a website.

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    You're asking the wrong question. The REAL question is this: What kind of MARKET can support profitable advertising? Nobody here is going to steal your idea. If it's a genuinely good idea, you'll have to shove it down people's throats anyway. Marketing is all about scale and value. Having...
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    scared to start

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    Then why not start something that is clearly working for others, but offer more value? With inexpensive tools like SEMRush, KeywordSpy and so on, it takes like 5 minutes to completely reverse-engineer your competitor's entire game-plan. The keywords they invest in, the ads they've developed and...
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    What would you go with $150k?

    150K is certainly not chump-change, but when you start talking about commercial RE, you'll be limited to smaller-scale rev properties. Not sure how it is in the US, but in Canada normally a lender wants about 30% down (sometimes more) on larger commercial buildings. Where the "zero-down"...
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    Buying email lead lists

    Yep, totally. Probably the best way to do this is to advertise in an existing newsletter - or newsletters - preferably with a solo ad, and point all traffic to a squeeze page (to build your own list). Even a list of a few thousand built like this will be far more valuable to you than a "leads...
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    CD's.....the easiest money you will ever make?

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    Yep, agreed. I think to a manageable extent it makes sense - but only if you actually understand the nature of the investment. IMO the reason why "diversification" gets pushed so hard by financial planners (and their parent companies) is for the following self-serving equation...
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    Lamborghini owner shows his car in a video - hilarious comments

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    Technically, yes. If you consider 0.00005% AdSense CTR's on YouTube videos to be "making money". If you want to make money using YouTube, put up video product reviews. I have one that produced about $150/day for a few years, just from getting the video ranked up in Google's SERPs. These...
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    Super Rich Have Their Own Problems

    All I can say is when you don't have to count every penny or go to bed worrying about how you'll make it through this month - life is better. Hands down. As for "happier"? I think you're way happier as soon as you get past the "survival" threshold. But will you be happier making...
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    CD's.....the easiest money you will ever make?

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    Cool!! Let us know more details about that when a prospectus is ready. -Chris
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    CD's.....the easiest money you will ever make?

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    Hi Global I think the term is maybe more of a Canadian thing, but there's no way they don't exist in the States. Mortgage REIT's are probably very similar, if not the same thing. Here are some examples of MICs in Canada: Welcome to Antrim Investments | Antrim Investments Ltd. Investor Info...
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    Drugstore.com sells for $409 million

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    Not bad...

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