My understanding is there are open source or otherwise free code to use, and there is also code that is not licensed for use. Is it common to see the latter used without permission?
1. more site visitors 2. higher subscribe rate 3. lower unsubscribe rate
There are dozens or hundreds of things you can do to work on any of those.
Here is some low hanging fruit for most folks:
1. Ask folks that have linked to your previous projects to link to this one too (SEO & maybe traffic benefit).
1. Ask current subscribers to share out your site.
2. Force the email subscribe. Create a landing page or drop down w/ SUPER CLEAR messaging that folks have to fill out or skip to get to the content. Not a popup. You should be able to get subscriptions up to 15 - 30%.
2. Run a giveaway w/ software like King Sumo.
3. Less fun answer: create more value. E.g., give them free stuff, insider info, etc.
I wrote a mega guide about this here:
In 2011 I interviewed Ramit Sethi and wrote a huge article about his system for $1 million+ product launches:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/01/26/ramit-sethi-ex...
After that, Ramit reached out to me to help w/ his business. I had shown 1: that I do a lot of work to be the best (see the above blog post), 2: we had matching communication styles, 3: he trusted me bc I wasn't some dude that was trying to shake him down for cash, and almost less important, 4: I had the technical skills for what he wanted me to do. Ramit became a 5 figure client.
Since then I've followed the same model. 1: provide a huge amount of value for free, 2: propose recurring work to the client, 3: do a really really good job. My average client provides about $20,000 work per year.
On pricing: for writing work I charge between $50 and $150 per hour, but I prefer to just set a day rate. I became a lawyer a few months ago and I'm leveraging other strategies to bill $550+ per hour. So depending on your skill-set, you can do pretty well.
If anyone wants more info, you are welcome to email me: [email protected]
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/01/26/ramit-sethi-exposed-how-he-earns-millions-blogging/
Article based on interview I did with Ramit Sethi. Reveals his R&D strategy for building a product your market wants to buy, will pay a lot for, and how to sell it to them using their own language.
So, I arrived in China yesterday and the internet is SLOW (and not just because I'm hanging my computer out the window to catch some wifi signals). Here's how our favorite sites seem to load.1. Header 2. 5 minute delay as the browser trys to reach platform.twitter.com 3. the rest of the page starts to load, while still trying to contact Twitter.So, a real gem in Firefox would be able to...
-- Anupam Mittal, on recognizing an opportunity of high demand without low connection to supply
My name is Michael and I produce WriterViews.
I'm new to Hacker News, and am sharing this interview because I'm proud of it. Ramit was really open about how he built his blog/brand - and I learned a lot.
I think the HN community would be particularly interested in watching from around [2:45], where Ramit talks about how he develops processes to get bigger results with less work.
I'd appreciate any feedback.
-- Michael
Not the "you have to apply and our autoresponder will let you in after 24 hours" kind - but the real deal, ie. "somebody who is actually an active member of the site actually intended to invite you and you actually accept it and join the site"
1) how to bounce back after hitting rock bottom 2) how to provide a service people actually want to pay you for 3) how to get started without moving in with your parents