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How to Read People’s Minds–And Then Create the Product They Most Desire
What if you had a secret mind-reading device that grabbed thoughts out of your potential customers’ heads and told you exactly what they would pay for that you could create? That would be pretty awesome…wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, such a device doesn’t exist (at least as far as I know!) However, you can get pretty close [...]
Continue reading...Where to Meet Me In Person This Month…
9. March 2010
I’ve been working like mad on my new startup, BestBlogs.net. My goal is to release a (very) beta version at South by Southwest in Austin, TX later this week. Meet me at SXSW Speaking of South by Southwest, I’ll be there all week for Interactive! Will I see you there? I’m not organizing a meetup or [...]
Continue reading...This Simple Saying May Kill Your Next Business Idea…
25. February 2010
“Pfft. That’s been done before.” If I had to count the phrase that has killed more interesting business ideas than any other, “That’s been done before” would be it. Ironically, it may also be the phrase that will make your business hugely successful…with one caveat.
Continue reading...How To Survey Your Customers for Free Using Google Docs
18. February 2010
Read this post, and in just 10 minutes, you’ll have created your own survey for your customers or readers! Better yet, you will save hundreds of dollars, as you will likely never pay for an online survey tool again… It used to be, if you wanted to survey your customers or readers, you would have [...]
Continue reading...“Crowdsourcing” Your Logo Design: Should You Do It? (99designs Review)
3. February 2010
When it comes to getting a logo designed, you have a lot of choices. Should you hire someone you know personally? Someone another company recommended? Or should you try a site where you can offer a logo “contest” and pay the winner for a logo? I’ve used several different options to get logos throughout the years: I’ve [...]
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