Misc
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List of websites with the most links
I was doing some SEO research using the cloud compute engine and ended up analysing tens of millions of URL’s using a link checking tool I built. The following list of websites with the most links is a collection of the most linked to domains online. It will have a UK bias and isn’t in […]
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Ben Horowitz Hard things about hard things review
Andreeson Horowitz is Silicon Valleys leading venture capital firm. Their portfolio itself is worth a flick through at: http://a16z.com/portfolio/ It’s incredible how many of the tech startup success stories they have been involved in. Ben Horowitz is one of the cofounders and in his book the Hard things about hard things he talks about his […]
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Book Review: Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh
To get through this you are going to need to read a hundred or so pages of why Zappos is such an amazing company how how they are changing the world. That said Tony does make some interesting points throughout the book. His story of how he got started in the tech industry first with […]
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Book Review: Will it fly – Pat Flynn
This book is about testing an idea before you go all out and build a business around it. Pat goes through some interesting thought experiments based on what you want personally and how your business idea will fit in to that. There is some good information about market research in there. I particularly like the […]
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Book Review Finch Premium Posts 2016
It’s really hard to find any kind of information from experienced performance marketers. You generally have to wade through all the gurus who have no real idea or sign up to a paid forum full of newbies. Finch is an English guy I believe who now lives in Thailand, has been doing affiliate marketing for […]
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What is required to dominate an online niche?
Here is a checklist of factors that need to be taken into account when building an online business. Money Site (main website) High Converting Optimised Landing Page Effective Sales Funnel Lead Magnet / Lead capture methods Designed for user The money site is where prospects will be converted to leads. An effective sales funnel is […]
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The truth about online advertising agencies and consultants
I see a lot of companies promoting online marketing services to small and medium sized businesses. The engineering company I am involved with gets emails every day from companies offering adwords optimisation or SEO (search engine optimisation) services. How many of these companies actually know what they are doing though? I would hazard a guess […]
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Fastlane Millionaire – BoM May
The Fastlane Millionaire is a self-help style book aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs. It does contain a lot of egotistical bull sh*t that you normally find in these style of books but there is also some gems of information. It is a bit like the 4 hour work week where if you can cut through the […]
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WhatsApp being used for spam
This is the first time I’ve seen spam on WhatsApp in the UK. I got two messages from different numbers advertising the same site. I’d imagine they are utilising free sims along with an android bot of some sort to register an account and then target known mobile numbers from a list.
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The intelligent investor – April’s Book of the Month
The intelligent investor is to fund managers what cashvertising is to marketers. First published in the mid twentieth century it now comes with an updated commentary which is as good as the book itself. Graham inspired a host of famous investors including Warren Buffett and this book mirrors my own opinions about going against the […]
