Say what you will about Mark Cuban, but he knows how to promote. And it's this one skill, probably more than all of his others, that has made him rich.
I love the 2 paragraphs before "You get the picture." Reread them. Obviously, no one actually needs to do what he's suggesting; that's not the point. You just need to think like that.
We all need to take the same imagination we already use on our hacking and use it on our promotion. Just think of the possibilities of those who could benefit. That, as much as anything else, is what turns a successful geek into a successful entrepreneur.
I don't know how it is over the States, but at least here in Sweden it's only "national" ads that I ever see on the news papers' websites. I wonder if it's too hard, too expensive or not useful enough for local ads on the web. In the physical papers it's mainly local ads, so the need and market should be there.
Might be interesting to look into this more; if technology is the only problem there's definately money to be made.
These penniless bloggers always know how to do someone else's job. I suppose they expect some internet billionaire to follow their plan and send them roses.
I love the 2 paragraphs before "You get the picture." Reread them. Obviously, no one actually needs to do what he's suggesting; that's not the point. You just need to think like that.
We all need to take the same imagination we already use on our hacking and use it on our promotion. Just think of the possibilities of those who could benefit. That, as much as anything else, is what turns a successful geek into a successful entrepreneur.