Since there are now so many domain names registered, it becomes harder and harder to find a great top level domain name for a new site. Since most webmasters won’t have the big bucks to purchase an existing high quality domain a new industry has sprung up: professional domain namers. Usually these folks/services charge pretty big money to find a brandable...

I need a new logo for my city blog network, and I was going to use a traditional logo service like My Logo but I thought it would be fun to get the network bloggers involved in the process so I decided to go the SitePoint Marketplace and run a logo contest. The process has been really interesting so I thought I would share my experience and the tips of what...

I’m writing this post to outline my efforts to find and implement an ad serving solution for my blog network. First I’ll take a look at what an ad server is and when and why you and I might want or need to implement a centralized advertising management system. Then I’ll try and match up the offerings with my needs by taking a look at some of the...

There are some websites dedicated to the humble “To-Do” list where you can find all kinds of tips and even samples of real peoples lists. I’ve never found an online or web-based to-do system to be effective for me. I guess I like the tactile nature of a paper based system. I have played around quite a bit finding a system that seems to be flexible...

Getting back to my series of lessons learned while making money, it is time I dove in to the biggest lesson provider and money making adventure of my life so far. It was in 1991 when I got started making primarily one of a kind pieces of artsy furniture. A couple years later, fed up at making $5 an hour making art and sick of working in restaurants to pay the bills,...

A couple weeks ago I took aim at Pipeline Profits. Just to clarify it wasn’t because I thought what they were selling didn’t have value, it was because the way they were selling it was designed to create false hopes and liberate people from their money; whether the system was right for them or not. I found out about the Pipeline Profits system from Andy...