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I’m fond of finding ways to fund projects that don’t involve traditional investors or advertisers. One of those avenues is Kickstarter, a crowdfunding resource for creative endeavors. It lets a project’s audience become its investors. So I thought I’d give it a try. The Backstory In 2003, I created Something to Be Desired, a web [...]
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The cheaper it is to create something, the easier it is to profit. That’s common sense. That’s business basics. That’s logic. So why, at a time when anyone can start a business or create and distribute media from scratch, do we still pursue venture capital and beg advertisers for sponsorships? Because all of our business [...]
On Sunday nights, Mack Collier runs a Twitter-based group chat called #blogchat, which I highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about blogging while hobnobbing with their peers. But, based on the defensive reaction to some of my comments from several of the #blogchat participants, I’ve realized that #blogchat is strictly a place [...]
Writing a blog in the hopes that you’ll get noticed — or hired — is extremely passive-aggressive. Most people who’ve made money have made it by pursuing it. Therefore, they respect what they recognize, which is a desire to achieve. So, by pursuing work and striving to get their attention, your actions resonate with them. [...]
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One of the web’s primary flaws is that it’s actually too easy to use. And as content becomes ever easier to create, finding quality content becomes even more difficult. That’s the general premise of Andrew Keen‘s Cult of the Amateur, which lobbies for the return of cultural gatekeepers. It’s when those gatekeepers are reinstated, Keen [...]
