May 2007

Proper Elements of an Email Signature

May 30, 2007 Entrepreneurship

This might seem like a completely obvious post, but sadly, it is not obvious enough. I get emails every day from people who want to do business with me, but have no clue that I’m instantly judging them by their signature (or lack, thereof). A signature is hugely important, especially online. You can’t just hand [...]

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Fight Fire With Fire: Hitting Sploggers Back Where it Hurts

May 28, 2007 Ad Networks

This week, another SPLOG popped up that included stolen copyrighted content from one of my other blogs. This time, I was pretty annoyed. Normally, when I discover that a splog has stolen content from one of my sites, I’ll request they remove the content with a CC to their host. I don’t really go after [...]

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Vacation

May 28, 2007 Commentary

I’m on vacation until later today . . . enjoy your holidays and come back later! – Josh

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Flying Tips, Cool Online Trends, and Google Gets Scary! Are We In a Brave New World?

May 23, 2007 Blogging

I’d like to thanks CNN for sharing with me the incredible AvoidDelays, which is brought to all of us from our nation’s air controllers. This site is chock full of awesome data about flying in the US, including airports to avoid, worst time to fly to certain cities, and much more. If you travel at [...]

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Un-Official Launch of Our Real Estate Ecommerce Site!

May 23, 2007 eCommerce

After a TON of work learning about ecommerce, shopping carts, security, vendors, permits, and the law, I am excited to announce that I’m un-officially launching our BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Store! The store is now live with a whopping two (2) products available for sale! (hey, we all have to start somewhere) I’m quite pleased [...]

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Vindication and a Public Apology: Courage & Cowardice

May 22, 2007 Commentary

If You Do Something Wrong, Fix It! It is really not that difficult a concept. If you do something wrong, first you must recognize that you have done so, then you should do something to rectify the situation. For those of you who have been around for a while, you know about the situation that [...]

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Productivity Tip: Take a Day Off and Work Better Tomorrow

May 20, 2007 Commentary

Sometimes, a small, irrelevant, event in our lives can completely alter our thoughts on work, family, etc. On Friday, I slammed my finger in the door while leaving my garage; while this left me with a minor bruise, it was quite painful typing. As a result, I took it easy and slacked a bit. Given [...]

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Whoops, I Did it Again

May 18, 2007 Commentary

No, not Britney . . . . I hurt my middle finger again! Just slammed it in a door. I’m taking a rest from typing. I’ll see you all over the weekend.

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Webmaster SEO Tip: Periodically Review All Pages on Your Websites

May 17, 2007 Search Engine Optimization

I’ve written in the past about the importance of periodic link reviews, but I wanted to discuss how important it also is to also keep your pages up to date. I was going through one of my websites and noticed that many pages hadn’t been updated in 4 years! Keep Your Websites Up To Date [...]

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Cyber-News: May 16, 2007

May 16, 2007 Blogging

Here are some important news stories from the past day that are worth a look: Gonzales proposes new crime: ‘Attempted’ copyright infringement (CNet News.com) This could affect every blogger and person with a website. An important read. Russia accused of unleashing cyberwar to disable Estonia (The Guardian UK) Looks like we’re possibly seeing the first [...]

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The E-Junkie Shopping Cart: Testimonials & Preliminary Thoughs

May 16, 2007 Commentary

The other day I introduced a new shopping cart to you called E-Junkie. Since then, I’ve spoken to a few people who use the site and wanted to share their thoughts. I did register to give the technology a try, as it really looked intresting to me . . . while I haven’t gotten anything [...]

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Technorati’s WTF Got Game(d)

May 15, 2007 Blogging

Introducing Technorati’s WTF aka Where’s The Fire I don’t think it has quite caught on yet, but Technorati has built it’s own answer to Digg, Reddit and the rest of the social news and bookmarking sites. It’s called Where’s The Fire or WTF and covers “What’s Hot, and Why.” Considering the popularity and resources of [...]

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An Alternative E-Commerce Shopping Cart Solution: E-Junkie?

May 14, 2007 eCommerce

While I’ve already begun to set up my e-commerce website (not even close to being complete, BTW) using OSCommerce, I’m still not 100% convinced that I’ve made the right decision. One of my ecommerce mentors Dave Pitlyuk (he doesn’t even know it yet) has suggested that I use ZenCart instead, but that has made the [...]

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Are You In Wikipedia?

May 14, 2007 Blogging

I am! I actually expected to be in the online encyclopedia for something else, but I guess I’ll take what I can get. It seems that someone felt that my post, the Real 2008 Political Internet Sensation: Ron Paul, about how Ron Paul is making strides in the 2008 Presidential Election by grassroots online support, [...]

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What Happens When Your Posts Are Translated by Others? Los 77 errores que un blogger no debe cometer

May 14, 2007 Blogging

I’m not sure whether to be annoyed or pleased . . . I’ll go with flattered, yet bothered. Someone Plagerized and Translated My Post! It seems that someone has decided to plagerize my Top 77 Mistakes That New Bloggers Make Post. The catch is that they didn’t simply copy it, but translated the entire thing [...]

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