When You Can’t Just Write About Anything Anymore
My brows knotted. My heart palpitated. Frustrated and stressed. That’s how I felt. I sometimes lose subscribers from either twitter or from this blog. I often just let it pass. Last week though, I was surprisingly annoyed. Who knew that a simple unsubscribe would be so ego-piercing? I have utterly have no claim to fame yet. Somehow though, I feel extremely pressured. I feel like a...
Read MoreHow Branding Works: A Practical Example
Let’s do a quick experiment. For this to work, I need you to look at my slides below. I used this as a presentation on my talk about branding and design. Look at it and try to figure out what the gist of my talk was all about. Ready? Start slide-flipping: Branding and UX Design View more presentations from Ely Apao. Did you look at all the slides? Did you try to figure out what it was...
Read MoreThe Technographer’s Money Making Secret
I remember how Rico told me about a great domain name that ended with a .PH. Having done a bit of research on available .PH names, he found one that would make an excellent brand name. After a web-hosting purchase and set-up, he bought Technogra.ph. By far Technograph is my most successful online project. Few websites provided regular updates on the Philippine tech scene, what gadgets were...
Read MoreThe Barebone Basics To Professional (Money-Making) Blogging Part 4
[This is part 4 of The Barebone Basics To Professional (Money-Making) Blogging . Previously we talked about finding the right domain name. This article discusses about web-hosting and site set-up] I can install a new website in 15 mins. Can you? I have a small contest with friends on how fast we can set up a blog. I found out that I can get a blog ready within 15 minutes starting from keywords...
Read MoreThe Barebone Basics To Professional (Money-Making) Blogging Part 3
[This is part 3 of The Barebone Basics To Professional (Money-Making) Blogging . Previously we talked about finding a blogging niche. This article is about SEO and finding the right domain name.] OPTION 1, A Domain Name Related To Your Niche Last 2006 I conducted an SEO experiment on how fast I could get to number 1 of Search Engine Results for the words “SEO Experiment”. In just 8...
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