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Learn From My Failed Attempt at Private Advertising
Most of you know that I use Google AdSense to monetize most of my sites. I always wonder, is there a more profitable alternative? Here’s my story exploring one of those alternatives, which as
Read More »How My Crappy App (Created in One Weekend) Made $2,500
Last year, I made a crappy app. I banged it out in one weekend and never looked back. I wasn’t proud of it, but it ended up making me $2.5k. Here’s how. It all
Read More »Reality Check: You’re not going to win the lottery
Did you hear about the latest amazingly successful app? Flappy Bird. A super simple game where you tag the screen to make a bird fly. It’s more addictive than heroine (not like I would
Read More »January 2014 Profit Report
(Every month I reveal stats about my side projects, which includes how much I’ve earned. The info below is slightly censored. For the full financial figures, sign up in the sidebar to the right)
Read More »8 blogs every sidestrapper should be reading
I have about 70 blogs that I follow in my RSS reader (yes, I still use RSS feeds). I feel like it’s an effective habit to always be learning, and reading blogs is one of
Read More »The sure-fire plan for making my project successful
I mentioned in my last blog post that I attended the 1-Day Business Breakthrough with Pat and Chris (and how awesome it was). Part of that workshop included each participant getting up in front
Read More »My First Entrepreneurial Event – Business Breakthrough with Pat and Chris
Last week I had the amazing opportunity to attend the 1-Day Business Breakthrough with Pat and Chris, and it was awesome. Everyone there was full of great ideas and inspiration, and I feel like
Read More »December 2013 Profit Report
(Every month I reveal stats about my side projects, which includes how much I’ve earned. The info below is slightly censored. For the full financial figures, sign up in the sidebar to the right)
Read More »What is a Sidestrapper?
You’ll hear me use the term ‘sidestrapper’ throughout this blog. Here’s a formal definition for those curious: Sidestrapper (noun) sighed-stap-pur : a full time software developer with an entrepreneurial drive that creates successful side projects
Read More »This HostGator alternative SCREAMS performance! (My StableHost review)
For the longest time I had been a fan of HostGator for my web hosting needs. They are cheap, reliable, and surprisingly fast. They also have plans which allow unlimited domains, which is perfect
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