Over the years I’ve ended up following a lot of different internet marketing “experts”. In many cases I’ve learned a lot just by watching the way they launch their products. In a few cases I have gone so far as to purchase some of their products. Overall my success and platform for growth have improved. […]
Back in 2008 I was feverishly trying to turn a few small websites of mine into something more than just a waste of time. I had invested as many as seven years into some of them. I worked through countless iterations. I change features and logos and colors and anything else that I could think […]
The gleam and apparent glamor of the internet marketing way of life has created its own host of bewildered onlookers wondering why they can’t make a fortune overnight. The sales letters they read day in and day out clearly explain that it should be possible with “virtually no experience” and on “100% autopilot”. All you […]
Oh the lure and luster of good sales copy. It’s like anticipating an inheritance or buying a lottery ticket that just ‘has to win’. I’m sure that someone is about to head straight to the comments and tell me that writing good sales copy is scientific and not at all like the lottery. If you […]
I know this post is a bit off topic, but there are some folks that would like to know a little bit more about my background. As it turns out I’ve been programming computers since about 1997 (although some of my first programs date back to the late 1980’s). Engineering vs. Programming By the time […]
A few weeks ago I posted a PDF and a write up about how to create a two level membership website. Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a live one hour session at Boise State University as part of this years Code Camp. The focus will be membership websites and will extend much of what I wrote […]
Hello Ed Dale, Since you are so into the good old USA, I wanted to sing you the National Anthem. I really hope you like it. I’m looking forward to talking with you on the phone soon. Daniel
One skill in which I’ve always felt horribly deficient is sketching. In fact, for years I thought I wasn’t creative because most people say creative in reference to artistic ability, not other forms of creativity. Turns out I can be creative from time to time, but not artistically. That’s really too bad since one of the projects […]
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