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So Many Forms, So Little Time

Tweet Getting our EIN was not a problem but the IRS website was frustrating. The online EIN application form did not match the instructions. For some reason, the instructions were several years newer than the form (I think they were in the middle of a system update or something). It took a few minutes of […]

Mini Marketing Experiment

Tweet We put up Niche Site 2 a few days ago. The potential market for that niche is a bit larger than for Niche Site 1, so it is a good place to try out a few mini experiments. It should be easier to get some good data points with the higher traffic. A few […]

Send Your New Site Soaring

Tweet We “launched” the initial version of Niche Site 1 last weekend. It was meant to be a learning exercise for us and boy was it ever. The chances of it becoming a high (or even medium) traffic site are very low but it was an educational success (we are much, much more comfortable with […]

Matching Colors for Google AdSense

Tweet We recently signed up for a Google AdSense account (make sure you read the terms of service carefully so you don’t get banned). Deciding on the number, type, and placement of ads is more difficult than I thought. One thing I have figured out how to do is easily change the color scheme. Mac […]

Checklist for New WordPress Sites

Tweet After installing WordPress as our blogging and content management system twice now, I have a few tips for new WordPress sites using shared hosting and addon domains. Setup the addon domain. This could include purchasing a domain name, changing the name servers with your domain registrar, and creating the addon domain with your web […]