My new ASP.NET web application, ScoreTask, is currently under development. In the next month the initial version will go live. Some benefits of ScoreTask are:
Soon I will publish some screenshots and logos of what the application will look like.
Nick launched another website a few days ago specifically to help people find USDA mortgages in Washington state. The site is pretty basic, but has good information on how USDA mortgages work and who to contact. If you are looking into getting a home loan outside of downtown Seattle & Tacoma, a USDA mortgage may be the right option for you. … read more “USDA Mortgages For Washington”
READ MY NEW UPDATED REVIEW OF SHOPPING CART PLATFORMS INCLUDING BIGCOMMERCE BY CLICKING THE LINK!!!!
Below is my video review of three major ecommerce software platforms: ZenCart, nopCommerce, and Shopify. I discuss the pros and cons of each and my experiences using them.
Mattel is releasing a new action figure named “Businessman!”. When interviewed as to why Mattel is releasing such a seemingly boring action figure as Businessman, CEO Clark Kent responded, ” In today’s extraordinarily harsh economic environment, it’s important to give the 8-5 peons of the working class and their snotty kids a role model to look up to.”… read more “BusinessMan! New Action Figure From Mattel”
Levi shared this article via Google Buzz yesterday and agree with Peter Da Vanzo 100%. I have been neck deep in finding the best ways to build landing pages for both PPC and for SEO lately and Peter describes many of the same thoughts & tactics I have found to be true. A few of them are:
Good stuff. … read more “SEO Book Article On Landing Pages”
Aaron is preparing a big email to send out to a new list he has for his insurance ce business and these are some resources he has found helpful:
In any event, I will be using a few different tactics in sending that first email to a new list and am excited to learn what gets the best response.… read more “Email Advice”
Industries are being revolutionized left and right by new innovations. The telephone industry has been smashed by the innovation of the cell phone. The cell phone is now being pushed aside in favor of the smart phone. The old school news industry is being squeezed hard by Craigslist, blogs, social media and other improvements.
Have these changes hit your industry yet?… read more “Changes”
Building a successful business involves iterating through lots of ideas for products and services. Minimum Viable Product is a term that refers to only doing the smallest amount necessary to get something into the marketplace that will tell you if people like the idea or not. Usually this is far smaller than you expect it to be. … read more “Minimum Viable Product”
So you have come up with the next Google/Facebook/Mint website and you think you are going to make a fortune on it?
Maybe you will, but if you are a wise entrepreneur you will test out your business idea first. Why?
Testing your business idea before dedicating your nest egg and years of sweat, blood and tears to it is ABSOLUTELY necessary!… read more “How To Test Your Business Idea”
Nick and I were talking today about our home loans website and discussing the fact that 2/3 of the people who use the contact form or call the phone number on it do not have good enough credit scores to get a home loan.
We were losing money on all these people who called in and were quite annoyed that we had to deal with them, when we realized that there is a whole industry of businesspeople out there who would love to talk with exactly the people we didn’t want:
Credit repair companies. … read more “Make More Money on Your Leads”