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How to Turn $10 Million into $100 Million

Marios Alexandrou — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:11:06 +0000

Not sure you can wait until 65 to retire? Here are 4 steps to making a fortune in just a few years. Step 1: Start a niche service. For example, manage everyone's RSS feed and add a little value on top with some creative services. Step 2: Convince venture capitalists [...]

Best of Blogs Awards

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:06:41 +0000

As a follow-up to my earlier, half-humorous post on how the recent 2000 Bloggers effort was depressing, I thought I'd post a quick note about a more positive event taking place. And this time I'm not joking around. For those bloggers out there that can't quite get the exposure needed [...]

Web Publishing Becomes the Focus at Time Inc.

Marios Alexandrou — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:28:30 +0000

The NY Times is reporting (registration may be required) that Time Inc. is cutting 300 jobs to focus more on building new web sites and improving existing ones. I can't say I've heard of that exact explanation for cutting people before. Reading between the lines though it's basically another old [...]

How to Make Big $$$ with Your Computer

Jeffrey Stroup — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:38:53 +0000

Finally! A guaranteed way to make $$$ with your computer- no strings attached! That's right! You can makes lots of $$$$$ using the simple method described below. There is no secret to this method, it has been around for hundreds of years - before computers even existed! Read all about [...]

Even Small Web Sites Need a Content Management System (CMS)

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:58:11 +0000

If you've already decided that you want to build a web site for your business, then you should also start thinking about how you're going to manage changes and updates to keep the site relevant which will keep customers coming back. In many cases these changes will be very small, [...]

What's a Blog Worth?

Marios Alexandrou — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:42:20 +0000

The BlogHerald is a popular blog. At least that's what I'm reading. I had never heard of BlogHerald before it went up for sale. When the sale was announced there was much speculation about how much it would cost to buy. And like sales of companies, people naturally looked at [...]

Best WordPress Plugins

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:20:23 +0000

WordPress is the best blogging software. In addition to having a solid core with many features, it also includes functionality that allows anyone to improve it through the use of add-ons or plugins. From what I've seen there are hundreds of such plugins and possibly even thousands. The following is [...]

Media Companies Still Don't Get the Web

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:09:42 +0000

Back in October of 2005, MTV Networks hired their first-ever Chief Digital Officer, Jason Hirschhorn, whose purpose was to play a role in helping MTV's brands "get the web". And then seven months later, this newly minted executive left the company. Ooops. Stories like this aren't too uncommon. During the [...]

The Handiest WordPress Plugin You've Never Heard Of

Marios Alexandrou — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:24:47 +0000

There are some WordPress plugins out that are incredibly helpful, but because they don't solve a specific, well-defined problem they don't get noticed. Take for example the Search RegEx plugin which is indispensable if you're moving or updating a site. But this plugin has been downloaded just 20,000 times and [...]

WordPress Theme Frameworks Are Overrrated

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:44:01 +0000

In software development there's this concept of abstraction that permeates all activities. In a nutshell, abstraction is hiding of unnecessary details from those that don't need to know them. The end result is a piece of software that is easier to interact with and that is, in theory, more stable [...]

Disappointed with VPS.net Hosting, Loving MediaTemple

Marios Alexandrou — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:30:50 +0000

I've been running my own websites for over 10 years now. And like most others, I've been using a hosting company. The first company I started with was called CrystalTech.com. I was attracted to their offering based partly on price and based partly on their expertise with Microsoft based software [...]

Setting Up Your Web Publishing Site

Jeffrey Stroup — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:04:40 +0000

By this point you have selected a topic; picked and registered a domain; and have created an account with a web hosting company. The next step is to set up your web site. I'm a big fan of WordPress which free software that is used primarily for blogging, but can [...]

AdSense is Better

Jeffrey Stroup — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:16:18 +0000

ClickZ is reporting that a new study from the Nielsen/Normal Group has found that people are "suffering" from banner blindness i.e. "Internet users focus on the content on a page and ignore the advertisements. This is especially true for bright, flashing ads, and other units that are not relevant to [...]

Selecting a Web Site Host

Jeffrey Stroup — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:59:35 +0000

At this stage in the web publishing game, you should have a topic and a domain name selected for your web site. The next step is to open an account with a web site hosting company. A web server is where your web site will "live" and a web host [...]

AdSense Isn't for Everyone

Jeffrey Stroup — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:04:11 +0000

There's a short article in eWeek about an AdSense customer suing Google. It's articles like this that inspire things like the Darwin Awards (although no one actually died this time). In summary, this person, Theresa Bradley, has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against Google for having spent 100 hours implementing Google [...]

Selecting a Topic to Publish

Jeffrey Stroup — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:31:43 +0000

It might sound obvious, but it does bear repeating. Before you create a web site you need to pick a topic. You should put some thought in to this because you'll need to be able to write at least 50-100 pages on your chosen topic. A smaller number of pages [...]

Web Publishing Infrastructure

Jeffrey Stroup — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:46:58 +0000

Web sites are constructed in numerous ways. Some are very simple using just a smattering of HTML while others are so elaborately designed that they require the skills of multiple people. You need to find the right balance between the amount of effort you put in to a site and [...]

Picking a URL

Jeffrey Stroup — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:49:07 +0000

After selecting a topic for your web site, you'll need to select and then register a domain. A domain is what people will type in to access your web site. For example, the domain of this web site is infolific.com. People will typically also include the www in front of [...]

How to Check the Status of Your Web Sites

Jeffrey Stroup — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:39:23 +0000

When you own and run just one or two web sites, checking in on them regularly is not a problem. But when your portfolio expands to 10 or 20 web sites, it can be a real time waster to constantly check to see if they're all running. Instead, I highly [...]

Better Website ROI

Jeffrey Stroup — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:19:15 +0000

The best way to get better website ROI is to develop an understanding of who is likely to be interested in your site and then to make sure you give them what they want (for a price, of course). But the best way isn't necessarily the easiest way. Regardless of [...]