18.8.08 - Pervez Musharraf resigns, what now, dear politicians?
Pervez Musharraf is on TV right now, giving a speech in which he’s resigned from office. I won’t go into details of what he’s saying because it’s not important. However, what’s important is where Pakistan will go from here, and the signs have been very discouraging.
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18.8.08 - Rage Against The Machine
If you understand how people tick – how they respond to certain ideas, how they act in certain environments – if you understand the basics, you can, theoretically speaking, affect the way people think around you in a deliberate, pre-determined fashion.
And if you do this in a specific way, you can get people to buy [...]
9.8.08 - Manage Your Expectations
Usually our expectations are based on what we want to happen. On the other hand, what actually happens depends on what we do, or if your expectations are from other people, what they do.
Clearly there’s something wrong with this world since it doesn’t exactly conform to our expectations – however there’s always something to be [...]
4.7.08 - The 2 Types Of Successful Linkbaiters
There are two types of successful linkbaiters:
Hustlers
Spin Doctors
Hustlers are successful because they can mobilise a lot of resources to get the necessary social votes required to get their linkbait to the front page. They will spend money, use leverage, call in favors and generally ask, ask, ask for social votes until they get them and [...]
2.7.08 - The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
Watch the video.
Why? I could have written the 8 principles down and shared them here, but as with any essential-to-life message, the delivery method is as important as the points made themselves.
So go ahead, watch it. Because you need to do it right now.
And remember to share it – social media, email, [...]
11.6.08 - How to get your website listed in Google News
Getting your blog listed in Google News is a straightforward step-by-step process for serious news bloggers.
If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you can read the whole Google News publishers’ help section and get information on all the above plus answers to more specific questions, such as how sites are ranked in Google News, how to setup [...]
20.4.08 - 8 Tips For Business Success
A few ideas I jotted down earlier this month – I’ll be adding to this list in the future (feel free to leave your additions in the comments):
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17.4.08 - 5 ways your business can make more money
To paraphrase a famous author:
Consider any businessman at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his profits.
Making more money starts with intelligent financial management – and in this article you’ll read 5 steps for your business to make more money:
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14.4.08 - AdSense is not evil
Many people have criticised AdSense for encouraging lazy monetization (at best) and splogs (at worst). I respect these people, I just don’t respect this opinion that much.
Taking any monetization method to its extremes will produce a lopsided business that is overly dependent on one form of conversions. AdSense = niche search traffic. Now you can [...]
12.4.08 - 4 reasons to beat your ego with a big stick
Self-respect is a good thing. A positive sense of self-esteem gives you the confidence to handle difficult moments in life, and also acts as an attracting force in bringing you closer to others and to your personal goals.
There are times though, when believing in yourself turns into rigidity and a blanket refusal to change your [...]
