I just finished reading Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup
by Rob Walling, which gave me some good tips while trying to launch Monkey Finger. Here are some highlights and notes:
Lately, I’ve consulted on a few projects which I’ve had to compare using an off-the-shelf script versus a custom solution. As a programmer myself, I typically build everything myself (because I can, and because I’m a control freak). However, I’m learning that there are some off-the-shelf solutions that do the job, and save both time and money.
Adding a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to host your static files can really speed things up, and it’s super easy!
I’m using MaxCDN – they’re offering 1TB for FREE (usually $39.95, or save 25% and pay only $29.96 with this MaxCDN coupon).
Wil Reynolds held a session at Affiliate Summit East 2012 discussing Google’s recent changes (Panda, Penguin), how to diagnose the problem areas, and how to do real good. His session started with reflecting on the Keynote he gave last year.
Justin Rondeau, karaoke king and Chief Editor & Evangelist with WhichTestWon, presented on Day 1 of Affiliate Summit East 2012 with Top Testing Tips to Optimize Your Site.
This was a session all about A/B testing, guiding the audience with what to test, followed by many examples.