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Why You Should Blog

#### Original Post from 2007 #### I’ve lately been thinking a lot about how to get more people blogging. I’m really convinced about the benefits [gunthers.org] of blogging, as I’ve said before. But how do you get started, especially with no technical background? There are two great choices for people who don’t want to have…Continue Reading…

Work for the US Patent Office

I was reading about Jacob and Joseph, which brought me to reading about Jews, which brought me to Albert Einstein, which brought me to the subject of Patent Offices, which brought me to the US Patent and Trademark Office, which brought me to looking at what jobs they offer. Wouldn’t it be cool to work…Continue Reading…

Get a Free Report

I’ve come across a little marketing idea that seems to be win-win for everyone involved. Last year, Scott Boulch released a free report and paid people $0.50 each time it was downloaded. Shortly after, Mike Filsaime did something similar. Other Internet marketers are now doing the same thing. What’s great about this is that unknown…Continue Reading…

Hiring for a Startup

I often like to entertain the idea of creating a startup. After all, the fun appeals to me, I have tons of ideas, I like to work hard (if it’s on something I’m interested in), and the potential to quickly have an effect on people’s lives is great too. Plus, you cn get rich, right?…Continue Reading…

Companies of the future may be small

More commentary on the article mentioned previously. One upshot of which is that the companies of the future may be surprisingly small. I sometimes daydream about how big you could grow a company (in revenues) without ever having more than ten people. What would happen if you outsourced everything except product development? If you tried…Continue Reading…

Popup ads start exploiting the iPhone

Even though it won’t be released for 6 months, popup advertising is already using the iPhone to catch the attention of visitors. It’s very misleading. But what I found funny is their poor grammar: “Get your PROMOTIONAL iPhone before they run LIMITED SUPPLIES.”