How my Computer Science Degree Actually Hurt my Internet Business
Most online entrepreneurs that I have met are not technical people. More often than not they are visionaries with some other specialize skill set like accounting, investment banking, or general business to name a few. For these people the fears and difficulty they have is the technical stuff: putting up their website, search engine optimization, ...
Where to Enter Google Adword Coupon Codes?
Every time I start a new website I get emails from Google with a $100 Adwords coupon code in it. Besides free traffic, at a minimum, I use that $100 to test what headlines get the most click thru rates so I can use similar ones to increase conversions. Unfortunately I don’t enter these Adwords ...
Oops, I’m #1 in Google. How’d I do that?
Back in the days of 2007, before anyone knew what a “tweet” was, when Facebook was still for college kids, and before email storage space was unlimited, I needed a way to archive my funny email forwards that I got from friends and family. Well, I thought: why don’t I just start a free blog ...
How to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur
I used to lift weights a bit when I was in high school. I always thought that the harder I worked the more muscle I would gain. But after a certain point I noticed that it was much harder to see gains then it was when I originally started. This only convinced me that I ...
How to Setup a WordPress Blog in less than 3 Minutes
One of the most common questions I get from my non-technical friends and family is “how do I setup a WordPress blog?” Six or seven years ago setting up a website or blog was a bit more difficult. But today, there is no excuse for that. Almost anyone who knows how to use the Internet ...
Marketing is Like Dating
In recent weeks I’ve had a difficult time explaining to my engineering buddies how I could be into internet marketing now. They tend to equate marketing with sales, and therefore think of it as a dishonest trade. The other day I finally thought of an analogy that helped them see things from my (newly discovered) ...
Sales and Marketing Lesson for Introverts
“If you build it they will not come…” It took me a long time to actually accept that phrase. Coming from a software and engineering background, when someone would mention the word sales I would naturally think of a sleazy used car salesman. “Who needs that?” as any good engineer would say. ”Why can’t these people see that ...
How to Launch a Niche E-commerce Website
So the month of July my wife and I worked hard on launching a niche e-commerce website that sells baby shower diaper cakes. Following the advice of Tim Ferriss, Store Coach (Affiliate Link), and Andrew Youderian, I evaluated and selected my niche, found drop ship companies to purchase products from, and optimized my site. Now on ...
Install SSL Certificate in OpenCart
Installing a SSL certificate is a breeze in the open source e-commerce system OpenCart. First make sure you purchase a SSL or Secure Certificate and that it is activated for your domain where OpenCart is installed. Next, login to to the admin section of your OpenCart site at http://www.example.com/admin/. Then go to System > Settings, Click ...
Writing Inspiration
I mentioned the past how I wasn’t a big fan of writing. Getting over this is a difficult challenge because I basically am forced to re-learn all of my existing opinions and habits as they pertain to writing. But writing on a regular basis, and in this case blogging, is more important than I ever imagined. For ...
