MatCarpenter

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Re:If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it on Saturday April 29, 2017 @10:52AM (#14226819)

As someone who has been working online since 16 years old, this worries me.

From 0 to 500,000 Clicks in Under 24 Hours

Posted by MatCarpenter on Monday August 10, 2015 @10:03AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/from-0-to-500000-clicks-in-under-24-hours/

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Re:Show HN: Random Useful Websites on Thursday August 06, 2015 @06:25AM (#10015571)

I like that idea. See what we can do.

Why This Useless Website Gets 100,000 Visits a Month

Posted by MatCarpenter on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:37AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/how-to-find-and-use-untapped-traffic-sources/

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Gizmodo and Kotaku Coverage for $55

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday July 18, 2014 @03:42AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/case-study/gizmodo-kotaku-coverage-55/

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Rovio is OUT OF CONTROL with their licensing

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday March 04, 2014 @09:48PM
from the icandoitlater.com dept.

http://icandoitlater.com/is-rovio-out-of-control-with-licensing-19-of-the-strangest-angry-birds-products/

( Read More... | 4 comments | 5 points | on HN )

Product Photography for movienite

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @12:57AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/personal/product-photography-movienite/

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$20,000 In 1 Month at 20

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @05:23AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/personal/20000-in-1-month-at-20/

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5 Legendary (and Annoying) Online Ads, and Why They Were so Effective

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @06:15AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/affiliate-marketing/5-legendary-and-annoying-online-ads-and-why-they-were-so-effective/

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Getting an App to #1 While Getting Sued

Posted by MatCarpenter on Thursday October 04, 2012 @05:56AM
from the wiredaussie.com dept.

http://www.wiredaussie.com/rants/invisible-children-why-bother-sueing-me/

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Re:Ask PG: What caused the downtime? on Monday July 30, 2012 @11:15PM (#4315508)

I'm curious to see if it had something to do with hitting the front page of Reddit. The Facebook Bot Clicks post received over 1,700 upvotes and perhaps Reddit "performed the most friendly DDoS"

Re:This teenager is hot property in Silicon Valley on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @10:29PM (#4140203)

Great read, best of luck.

Case Study: Twitter Advertising to 1,800,000 Followers

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday June 08, 2012 @07:06AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/case-study/case-study-twitter-advertising-to-1800000-followers/

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in Adelaide, Australia? on Friday May 25, 2012 @03:17AM (#4022348)

Sydney here. Close enough? :)

Update: My 2 Co-Founders Are Being Head-Hunted By Apple, Google and Facebook.

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @09:19AM
from the self-post dept.

3 months ago I wrote a blog post titled "So I’ve Invested In An iPhone App" (link: http://bit.ly/LcvU1U) which was picked up here on Hacker News (link: http://bit.ly/MDnkhY) where I asked for advice on an issue that was affecting the company. Essentially what happened was that I had invested in an iPhone application where 2 of the co-founders were being head-hunted by Apple, Google &...

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My 2 Co-Founders Are Being Head-Hunted By Apple, Google and Facebook. Advice?

Posted by MatCarpenter on Monday March 19, 2012 @07:16AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/personal/so-ive-invested-in-an-iphone-app/

( Read More... | 18 comments | 53 points | on HN )

An Open Letter to PayPal - Or How PayPal is Stopping Me from Lodging My Tax

Posted by MatCarpenter on Sunday March 18, 2012 @11:44PM
from the plus.google.com dept.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/112726038360301567381/posts/94ApseNCASN

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The Whole College vs Starting a Business Debate

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @06:00AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/productivity/the-whole-college-vs-starting-a-business-debate/

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My (Poor) Experience with CPC Platform Bidvertiser

Posted by MatCarpenter on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @06:40AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/blogging/bidvertiser-sucks/

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Please Don’t Make Me Choose A Website Name Again

Posted by MatCarpenter on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @07:26AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/blogging/how-to-choose-a-website-name/

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Entrepreneurs: Are You Comfortable? You’re Doing It Wrong

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday August 19, 2011 @05:34AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/productivity/get-out-of-your-comfort-zone/

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Case Study: First Week of My New Business

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday August 12, 2011 @08:17AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/case-study/case-study-first-week-of-a-new-business/

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How at 14, I Made My First $5,000 through an Online Game

Posted by MatCarpenter on Monday August 08, 2011 @08:12AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/case-study/how-i-made-my-first-5000-through-an-online-game/

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When Not To Copy the Big Names in Marketing

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday August 05, 2011 @09:00AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/affiliate-marketing/when-not-to-copy-the-big-names-in-marketing/

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Web Hosting Dilemmas: Who To Avoid

Posted by MatCarpenter on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @08:35AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/blogging/web-hosting-dilemmas-who-to-avoid/

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Re:How Making Money Online Lost Me to Gambling on Friday July 29, 2011 @11:35PM (#2824786)

Completely agree.

How Making Money Online Lost Me to Gambling

Posted by MatCarpenter on Friday July 29, 2011 @10:31AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/personal/how-making-money-online-lost-me-to-gambling/

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Statistics & Thoughts for the First Month of Sofa Moolah

Posted by MatCarpenter on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @07:31AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/blogging/statistics-thoughts-for-the-first-month-of-sofa-moolah/

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The Importance of Networking – My Experience with Power Users

Posted by MatCarpenter on Thursday July 21, 2011 @09:02AM
from the sofamoolah.com dept.

http://www.sofamoolah.com/blogging/the-importance-of-networking-%E2%80%93-my-experience-with-power-users/

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Re:The Conclusion: A 6 Figure Business That Fell Apart When I Was 16 on Thursday July 14, 2011 @09:43PM (#2765967)

2GB MP3 Player - Color - Fast Postage