Because of the low cost of online distribution a company can quickly grow from being one of your affiliates, to one of your leading sales channels, to being the leading competitor. And once they grow into a destination you can’t just cut them off without hurting your customers or your brand, as Ryanair will soon [...]

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On Sitepoint Clinton Lee wrote a 6 page high quality web site valuation guide.
The New York Times recently published a great article about flipping websites, quoting my buddy Peter Davis.
Shane Pike recently blogged about selling one of his sites to Internet Brands. The site he sold was the one that let him quit his [...]

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It is fun to watch Tamar Weinberg and John Andrews write about social media. Largely because they are both firm in their beliefs, and they believe polar opposites. Tamar’s piece covering the definition of social media marketers is uplifting and paints social media as friendships to be won rather than games to be played and [...]

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I was thrilled when I got invited to speak at Chris Pirillo’sGnomedex event happening in Seattle this August 21-23. Gnomedex is legendary to me, and to present at it — well, wow! Plus some nervousness, which I hope this post will help with. I’m looking for some thoughts on my topic of "Search Life Meets [...]

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