Blog Intelligence Report – what to track
I have begun researching the blogs I will be marketing to for the eventual Stronico public launch. So far, here is what I am tracking Blog Name Internet Power Score, defined as a function of inbound links, number of comments, and the number of twitter followers. Inbound Links # of Comments Last Five Posts # […]
Sunday link roundup, Design, vanishings, networks and masterminds
Here are all of the links I keep meaning to send out to people, all in one place. The Ten Dollar Rule by Ben Casnocha – this is useful advice. I often find myself driving all over town to save five dollars, or searching online for hours to save eight dollars on something else. While […]
The future of newspapers, as seen through a Twitter feed
I read this quote in the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Twitter Feed ( the AJC (Twitter, @AJC) is the main paper here in Atlanta)) We’re trying to pin down the name of the College Park recording studio. It’s at the 3200 Block of E. Main St. Can you help us? and I started wondering if the […]
Free Business Idea – Right Wing Vitamins and Organic Foods
The Left Wing Temperament – Idealizes: caring, tolerance and balance Prone To: Hugging The Right Wing Temperament – Idealizes: Cleanliness, organization and order Prone To: Personal space There are many political overtones and exceptions to the above sweeping characterizations, but in terms of temperament they are true (just trust me on that). You’ve probably noticed […]
The 3 customer targets for Stronico
Someone recently asked me who would actually use this service and I had no specific answer for them. Lots of vague answers, but nothing specific. I decided to fix that problem. Since declaring targets defines them; these are the top three Stronico customer targets Primary Market – The near Aspberger entrepreneur – I call this […]
Call for Beta Testers
Stronico Contact Management has now reached the point of private beta! If you would like to be a beta tester please contact steve@stronico.com for more information. Your input will be used to shape the final product, and all beta testers will receive TWO FULL YEARS of free Stronico. We only have a limited number of […]
Seek and ye shall find, Mastermind Groups anyway
My first idea for a free business was an online helper for a secret society. Then I come across the notion of the “Mastermind Group”, which apparently is the polite name for such a thing. The I come across IMind Live, which purports to be such a thing. The site seems to be a jumbled […]
Free Idea #2 – Homemaker Incorporated
As my domestic status has changed over the past year, this idea no longer would applies to me, but here is another business idea I would have paid for. Home Maker Inc – A service that would mimic many of the offerings of the good homemaker, solely in the care and maintenance of the home […]
How to fix the 550 #5.1.0 Address rejected email problem
The Problem: All email that you send get’s bounced back with the following message: Subject Line: Delivery Status Notification (Failure) Message: Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: user@domain.com Technical details of permanent failure: Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider […]
Startup Atlanta – March 2010 Edition
Last Wednesday I attended the StartUp Atlanta March event (on the web at StartUpAtlanta.org, @StartupAtlanta on Twitter) where about 60 or so members of the Startup community mixed, mingled, and listened to 5 presentations by new Startups in Atlanta. The community was quite nice (I saw a number of familiar faces, and met some new […]