I’ve decided to experiment with putting a few domains for sale. I’ve had these for a while, but never got around to building the projects that went with the names. Here’s some links to the listings:
bridgelogic.net
ruderings.com
ruderingtones.com
versalan.com
Have you ever sold a domain? How did it go? Did you get an appraisal? Was it accurate?
Sometimes we like to take short cuts and skimp on the details, but if you want to stand out in this world you just can’t afford to cut corners when it comes to design and brand strategy. Great companies know this and they put a lot of time and effort into creating and protecting the symbols and stories that communicate their brand. Don’t believe me? Ever heard of a little company called Coca-Cola? Would you recognize their glass bottle even if it didn’t have a label? Of course you would, and it is no accident. It is smart design and a commitment to building a visual language for the brand.
I recently began a project that needed the right touch and I found that going to a smart, creative team of experts made all the difference in clarifying my market positioning and giving me an elegant and highly usable site design. Kudos to Propel Creative. Thanks for the great work!
If you’re a make-money reader, then chances are you got your first taste for wheeling and dealing the same way I did: playing Monopoly(TM). There is just no other game that captures the imagination and pulls you into the thrill of the deal at such a young age. But even something as traditional as Monopoly must eventual move with the times - innovate or get out of the way as they say - and Monopoly chose to innovate by dropping the cash and adopting a charge card for players to make their payments — the world may never be the same again.
Sometimes the smart way to make money is to be a little dumb. That is if dumb means listening to yourself when others might scoff at your idea. Hey you’ll probably go down the tubes, but just maybe you’ll hit big like the folks on this list: Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time.
If you read this blog, then you are probably a bargain hunter. Saving money and making money just seem to go hand in hand. So without further ado, here is a very cool website for the frugal: www.DealsPl.us. It combines bargain shopping with a Digg-like ability for the community to rate bargains.
Bob Parsons that is. You know the big daddy behind Go Daddy, the Internet’s largest domain registration site. Well Bob is an entrepreneur, a true self-made man. From humble beginnings he has worked his butt off to build a web phenomenon. On his blog today he shares the 16 rules that he tries to live by and that he feels have been a large part of his success. Check it out, great stuff.