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    Carlos Slim Disses Gates’ And Buffett Billion Dollar Donations

    EXECUTION HOT! 
    Its actually set up that the money has to be spent in a certain amount of time. Translation problem or someone got their facts wrong? Are things better if the US government took a massive chunk of the money on Bill and Warren's deaths and spent it on whatever crap (or interest payments) they...
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    Which ad networks are the best? (biggest returns for publishers)

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    "Better" -- none. With adwords you have access to paid search and the google display network with an unparalleled amount of targeting options. Adcenter is like Adwords 5 years ago and you can't buy display ads through. Networks like Tribalfusion and Valueclick will force you to sign a...
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    Have web-based opportunities peaked?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    There are more opportunities now, not less. Way more people are online than in the 90s. Its so cheap to start an internet business now that there is a bubble in angel investing. Groupon was started in 2008. Minecraft was released in spring 2009 by a "hobbiest" developer and has sold something...
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    Finding THE programmer

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Since some spam bot bumped this thread, I'll add my two cents as I employ 5 full time programmers. If you aren't a programmer at all (I'm not), do these two things: 1) Make them take a basic IQ test. In order to be a good programmer they have to be sharp. There are also programmer specific...
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    adwords- bid is below first page estimate.

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Each keyword needs an ad that contains that keyword and promises that whatever that keyword is, is on your site. That's how you increase your CTR.
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    .NET, .ORG and other extensions...

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Generic .Net's and .Org's are goldmines for SEO purposes. Not only do I fresh register them when I get a .Com, but I buy them on the resale market too.
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    Ad revenue questions? What is the reality?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Two big variables -- niche and country of origin. What you are asking right now is as generalized as asking can I make money selling stuff? Big difference between selling cars to Americans and apples to Iranians. Moderate value niche with US traffic, $19 a month is easy. Say you are get $1 CPM...
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    Feds seize online poker player's accounts

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Jokes on the feds: Feds Freeze Poker Champ's Winnings
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    Slowlane Gravity ...

    MINDSET SLOWLANE 
    28) Spending tons of time thinking why you aren't where you want to be instead of how to get ahead exponentially.
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    The $300,000,000 Button

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    "On my answering machine is the message I received from the CEO of the $25 billion retailer, the first week they saw the new sales numbers from the redesigned form. It's a simple message: "Spool! You're the man!" It didn't need to be a complex message. All we did was change a button." What...
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    Berkshire Annual Meeting anyone?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    I've kept my hands off investing up to this point, but I think I'm going to put some money in to berkshire by the end of the year. Reading Warren Buffet's letters to shareholders should be mandatory reading for any investor or business owner. For book reading I would very highly recommend Poor...
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    CNBC To Investigate Snuggie, ShamWow Next

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Not just a glut of time, but a big drop in cost. If you are in direct marketing, this is your big shot. The past few years I've worked hard, and rolling in to this recession/depression I'm on the ground running.
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    After the Vision Board ....

    MINDSET FTE 
    For the "having" part, I decided I don't buy anything on the list until I figure out what goes up next. Its a damn good way to save money, because once you figure out what you want next that first item may not seem appear so desirable. As for the "doing", I've accomplished almost of the big...
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    The New Bubble ... Internet?

    Bubble, maybe. Internet advertising rates (and advertising in general) have really been decimated in the past 12 months. This has opened a lot of room for affiliate marketers to buy traffic that was otherwise too expensive. To some degree this has opened room for new guys to come in. That...
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    Low barrier investments

    Here is how I got started: Content site publishing. Costs: - Web hosting, $10 a month - Domain names, $8 each, may be 4 or 5 starting out. Challenges: - I had to develop my own content. I spent a whole summer making profiles of computer games. Resources: - I already knew all of the...
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    Misconception: Wealth = Luck

    HOT! 
    I'm probably echoing the same opinions as others in the thread, but here it goes: Luck is existing as a healthy human, mentally and physically. Everything else past that is you. The idea that bam, you are hit with luck and become a multi-millionaire business owner is ridiculous. Its hard work...
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    Cost of Google adwords?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    To answer the original post exactly: Inside AdWords: Introduction to the ad auction I've spent millions of dollars just on Adwords. Pretty much anyone with half a brain can buy traffic profitably. The hard part is buying it profitably in volume. In competitive markets refining your business...
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    From CEO to Pizza Delivery

    Thats the real story.. consider this: http://static.10gen.com/businessinsider/~~/f?id=4979e68630b7d9800073dbcd That money isn't getting paid back. Tougher luck for the lender than the borrower.
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    Apartment Market: Future cycles

    REAL ESTATE 
    Would be a good idea to re-read the date on that article.
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    Managing Elancers

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Here is a suggestion, hire a provider to do a small task for you. When they do it right, then give them another task. Doing it this way minimizes your risk of time and money. The people who mess up the big jobs screw up the small ones too.
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