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Apr
6
comment Tips for Talking to NEW potential customers (cold-calls, cold-emails, etc)?
@Jason Swett: It went ok. I got over my fears and cold-called some attorneys that were in my niche. Got some interesting insights (mostly that the attorneys didn't see a need to pay for my solution), and decided to purse other projects.
Dec
23
comment List of domain extensions not allowing WhoIs Privacy?
I also have this stack exchange: AskAboutDomains.com
Nov
27
comment “Segmenting” visitors to my sales website
That is a good choice, but more effort I would guess. It's also possible that I have a single customer that's interested in more than one "product line." Thanks for the suggestion!
Aug
30
comment Advice to become a technical founder
"Just do it" :)
May
2
comment Website exit survey
What's the site with the survey you like?
Apr
16
comment Selling a high quality domain name
Should be easy to sell. Good luck.
Apr
15
comment Selling a high quality domain name
Everybody's curious... whatcha selling?
Mar
25
comment Startup LLC, tax time HELP, anyone?
$1500-$2000 seems kinda high.
Feb
8
comment “Segmenting” visitors to my sales website
Thanks for the feedback. The segmentation is "new" (I finally added it yesterday) -- it wasn't there before. Here is the old site: 74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:x7EPP9Av6qgJ:www.avantla.com/…
Feb
8
comment “Segmenting” visitors to my sales website
The salary.com example is excellent! Thanks.
Jan
22
comment Domain names with a hyphen, good or bad idea?
Keep in mind that this is a cultural thing. I've read that 50% of German (.DE) domains have hyphens.
Jan
21
comment Domain names with a hyphen, good or bad idea?
It's not fair. But the search engines do it. Having keywords in the domain name definitely improves your google ranking for that keyword.
Jan
21
comment How did Apple manage to get its trademark?
And Apple Records ;)
Dec
12
comment How important is it to secure domain name variants
>> people just don't type arbitrary URLs in the browser window I disagree. I'd qualify that they don't do that for crappy names. But if you own great domains like: Insurance.com or Candy.com or Toys.com, then you are counting on that kind of traffic and profiting from it.
Dec
12
comment Domain names with a hyphen, good or bad idea?
Also, I have read that in Europe, the hyphen is more common: That is, Europeans are more likely to typein the domain with a hyphen, than not.
Dec
12
comment Obtaining the perfect domain name
Another similar one: One of the founders of Twitter started a new company selling a credit-card processing product called "Square", but the website is SquareUp.com
Nov
30
comment How do you start a software business when you have no idea about it
@Tim: In the early days of a startup, it is common that no one is getting paid. So getting a co-founder on board (just based on the idea), or getting some folks to believe in your idea and work for stock is leadership to me. But, I guess you could call it salesmanship.
Nov
29
comment How do you start a software business when you have no idea about it
Totally agree. Plus the "programmer" or "IT guy" that you find has the opposite problems. He may be thinking, "I know how to write software, but I really don't know what business to start. I wish I could find a partner (or job) where I could create cool products."
Nov
29
comment Tips for Talking to NEW potential customers (cold-calls, cold-emails, etc)?
Fantastic response!!! That is some really great advice, plus it motivates me to get calling! I can really tell you've made some cold-calls :)
Oct
31
comment Why is my Tech blog not taking off?
Also, you're competing against sites that have content like this: wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_demandmedia/all/1 Read that link if you want to know what the competition is doing to you in the "how to" business.