The latest trend in online start ups is following the “funding and popularity now, profits later” model. Stumbleupon started this way and have now begun monetizing their site by offering advertising and sponsored membership.

Problems:

This model works for some ideas, especially those that gravitate users to a specific site or area. But monetization becomes more difficult when users are spread across multiple mediums.

I work from home, and it’s absolutely great. But with the freedom and flexibility comes distraction. Here are my top ten distraction that can loosely be considered work.

10: Google- Yes, I spend a lot of time searching random words to see what comes up. It’s ok because I’m doing keyword and niche research!

9: StumbleUpon- Hitting stumble is so addicting and I love coming across awesome…

A lot of people see the potential to make money online, but few take the jump into full time affiliate and internet marketing. The possibilities for income are as endless as your creativity allows it to be. Yet still many are wary of becoming internet marketers, unsure of the true profitability of affiliate marketing. My reasons for starting this blog, and devoting my time to…

Here I am talking about Jason Calacanis of Mahalo again, and how he spoke against SEO. Yes, he got me with his linkbait, but not in the way he got everyone else. Instead of writing another post about how he was write or how someone was wrong I want to explore the impact on reputation that controversial linkbait has. When Calacanis spoke about the soon…

This post has two meanings. The first, SEO’s need to stop complaining about who said what about SEO’s. The start of this conversation was interesting, when Calacanis said that SEO is on it’s way out. It’s a true statement, IF you explain it. Although, poorly stated, Jason actually meant that SEO in its current form is on it’s way out. Leading to the second point…