Monthly Archives: June 2007

I’m looking forward to meeting local Seattle entrepeneurs and tech gurus tomorrow at Seattle MindCamp 4.0. The festivities begin at 10 am. See you there! Where: Tukwila Community Center 12424 42nd Ave. S Tukwila, Washington 98168

Bubblegeneration put together a thoughtful analysis of Apple’s strategy to control the wireless industry with their iPhone. Scott Karp also added some great insights over at Publishing 2.0. The real battle for control is between Verizon, which has hands down the best network, and Apple, which now has hands down the best handset. The tide will turn when die hard Verizon customers start switching in significant numbers to AT&T to get an iPhone. People like me, who stood firm on the network is more important principle, will crack under the pressure. There will come a tipping point, then, when the cost to Verizon of refusing Apple’s terms will be greater than losing customers to the … Continue reading →

My uncle, who’s an avid biker, sent me these photos the other day and I thought they were cool enough to share. Talk about some extreme biking. They are from Victor Lucus Photography

It’s not secreat links bring traffic — directly and through search engine traffic. I just came across 27 great link building tips at Link Builders Union that is worth taking a look at. My favorite? Lucky Number 13. 13. Leverage Social Media Easier said than done and it does take a network of friends to help you out when the time comes and you have something really great to push for the Digg and del.icio.us home pages. My quick advice is to check in with these sites every week or two and find stories you think are interesting and vote for them. If you show some activity your future votes and submissions will be looked … Continue reading →

SEO is something every entrepreneur building a web business needs to think about. Though it was written a month ago, there’s a very interesting article over at SEOish that I just found. It’s worth reading for those interested in search engine optimization (SEO) and figuring out the best way to spend $100, $250, or $500. 7 experts in SEO give their thoughts – Aaron Wall – SEObook.com Andy Beal – Marketing Pilgram Andy Hagans – Tropical SEO Kid Disco – SEODisco.com Lee Odden – Online Marketing Blog Neil Patel – Quicksprout.com Patrick Sexton – SEOish Todd Malicoat – Stuntdubl Internet Marketing There’s some great advice just waiting to be read – check it out!