I have been to my share of conferences. And the #snowcial event I just returned from was the highlight of them all. The concerts, the snowboarding, the people, the good times, the content.. all top notch. But the planning and execution also got my attention. When we arrived at the hotel, conference check in took …
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When you start driving any sort of volume with a company they are generally agreeable to discounting your price a bit. As an example last month I asked for a price review from our credit card processor whom complied and shaved a few 10ths off our transaction fees since we are driving higher and higher …
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The american people get played like a fiddle, fear is the musician. History has shown that people threatened by losses of jobs, wages, homes, and savings are easy prey for demagogues who turn those fears into anger directed at major institutions of a society, as well as individuals and minorities who become easy scapegoats – …
There is so much hulla balloo espoused about “community” online. Build a community. Participate in a community. I myself am a huge advocate of community. I blog about it, I speak at conferences regarding collaboration within them. I even sit on the boards of local organizations that are communities of marketing professionals (AZIMA) and entrepreneurs/hackers (gangplank). But what does …
The only reason I am writing this post is because I disagree with the sensationalist nature of the reporting going on and I own a few .ly domains. Perhaps you read Engadget or Techcrunch’s scarebait reporting of Ben Metcalfe’s post getting his .ly domain yanked. My 2 cents: When you register a .ly domain the rules in …
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Last April when we announced we were rebranding and relaunching the Managed WordPress hosting system we developed in 2006 as Page.ly we did a survey of the market and found that while there were traditional hosting companies offering plans for WordPress users, no one else was offering the unique set of tools and security benefits we had …
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I will out play you I will out run you I will out smart you I will out hustle you I will out work you. I will never give up I will never rest I will never settle I will never stop. I built the stadium I planted the grass I painted the lines I …
…and it is just getting started. The days are bleeding together. One day flows into the next and the religion of strong late morning coffee to drive away the fogginess of sleep depravation has claimed another late night as a convert. My spine aches from seemingly endless hours in this chair slouched under a desk to low …
It was matter of principle for me, pride almost. Page.ly was so simple and different I felt we did not need it. Those other guys, those hacks.. they used it, but not me. But alas.. I have done what I swore I would not do. The users and new customers were asking the same questions …
I was in a roundtable the other day with some smart folks and mentioned that I have never worked “for the man”, besides a short internship after college I have been self-employed my entire professional life. Afterwards someone asked me if I felt it was a positive or negative not having the corporate experience. I …