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Ravi Jayagopal

Arthur Ashe

February 14, 2010

Inspiration from (friendly) spam I received in my email….
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983…
From the world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why did God have to select you for such [...]

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I’m A Hunter

February 3, 2010

Oh, I’m very much a Hunter!
But being a Gemini, I do have a kind of split-personality. So, occasionally I chill out and become a “Farmer”. Not for too long though

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Twitter: @Replies Rock, DMs Over-rated

February 2, 2010

What’s the the most powerful feature of Twitter?
It’s definitely the ability to send an “@” reply to anyone on twitter – without their permission.
Now “great tools come with great responsibility” (yup, just made it up
Spam people on twitter, and you will get blocked, labeled a spammer, folks will hate on you, and word [...]

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Why WordPress Is The Absolute Best Platform For Your Membership Site

January 28, 2010

NOTE: WordPress is right for you, only if you want to actually launch your membership site some day, make money from your site, and do not wish to spend an insane amount of time creating and maintaining it, and only if you do not wish to spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars outsourcing the creation [...]

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Video LightBox Script

December 20, 2009

A Lightbox is a piece of JavaScript used to display images and videos in an ‘overlay’.
Basically, a user can click on an image to either have the image – or a video – magnified in a Lightbox window. It is usually accompanied by the use of a dark background, usually a dimming of the [...]

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Free 7FigureCode Videos

December 15, 2009

I almost purchased this product when it was originally launched at $997 (I think). But I’m glad I didn’t back then, because now I got it for free.
Well, almost free. Paid $15.95 S&H.
But I think this is a great strategy though.
Charge enough for Shipping & Handling to cover the cost of your shipping and your [...]

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Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

November 14, 2009

Do you sometimes bitch and complain and whine about your life?
If only your parents had given you the right education…
If only you were given your due recognition at work…
If only your family loved you…
If only you had more customers…
If only you had more people promoting your product…
If only you had a super-affiliate sending out emails [...]

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How To Destroy A Brand In 30 Seconds

November 8, 2009

I’ve been a fan of Guy Kawasaki for a while now.
Not a fan-boi type, but still admired him enough to call myself a “fan”.
I follow him on Twitter, read his blog occasionally, and love to watch his videos as he is a great presenter and speaker who adds a lot of humor and wit to [...]

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DigitalAccessPass.com’s 1st Birthday

October 12, 2009

1 year ago, I launched a membership plugin for WordPress, called DigitalAccessPass (DAP).
It had some ground-breaking features – many firsts for its niche. Like “Content Dripping”, for example (I even coined a new word: ContentResponder .
Yesterday (October 11, 2009), DAP celebrated it’s 1st birthday!
Just some proof that with a lot of focus, hard work, [...]

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What Would Microsoft Do?

September 24, 2009

Here’s something I completely forgot to add to my earlier post about “What Would – – – – Do?“…
Yes, I do occasionally think “What Would Microsoft Do?“.
And then of course, I do EXACTLY the OPPOSITE – especially when it comes to the quality of their products, their marketing, and their branding (or lack thereof).
So here’s [...]

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What Would – - – - – Do?

September 21, 2009

I believe it is critically important to have role models, teachers, mentors, gurus, leaders, spiritual guides – from whom we can draw courage, inspiration, enlightenment, guidance – in times of need at various stages of our life.
So here’s a short list of my role models, who have all tremendously inspired me, taught me, and given [...]

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The Power Of A Brand (Revisited)

September 9, 2009

Did you know that the incredibly famous Nike “Swoosh” logo was created by a graphic design student desperate to pay for a dress for an upcoming party, for a stunning total of $35 (at $2/hour)?
I watched a Nike documentary recently, where they interviewed  Philip Knight (one of Nike’s Founders), “His Airness” Michael Jordan, and the [...]

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Web Hosting Discount Coupon from DreamHost

June 9, 2009

Found this discount coupon online. Gives you $50 off all accounts (1-yr, 2-yr, etc) at DreamHost.
Here’s the coupon code to use: WST10609
- Ravi

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The 6-Month MBA

June 4, 2009

Seth Godin writes about his revolutionary program, the 6 Month MBA.
Very inspring. A must-read.

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“Simple” and “Easy”

June 4, 2009

The difference is pretty simple, actually
Quit Smoking
Simple: We all know the health benefits of not smoking. Quit smoking, live longer.
But Not Easy: The actual act of quitting is really hard.
Losing Weight
Simple: Do it and you will look good, feel good, and have more energy
But Not Easy: Working out frequently, cutting down on your [...]

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Saving Money vs. Making Money

May 12, 2009

I have a friend whose main purpose in life is to find deals and bargains and cut costs.
He once spent several weeks filling out an insane number of really long forms and processing rebate information, for a mail-in rebate promotion for a laptop. And he purchased that crappy, low-end laptop because that was the only [...]

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Change

May 4, 2009

Yup, sometimes it is easier “done” than “said”.
Just go do it…
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/05/can-you-change-everything.html

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How To Make A Viral Video

April 27, 2009
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Welcome to Techiiies.TV

April 19, 2009

I started Techiiies.tv as a fun project, and I’m pretty confident that YouTube would run out of storage space before I run out of ideas for creating techiiie videos.
Oh, and by the way, if you’re wondering about the weird spelling of Techiiies, it was of course because the name “Techies” (with the single “i”) wasn’t [...]

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No More Amazon Commissions For Paid Traffic

April 6, 2009

Here’s the email I received earlier today, notifying me of the change to Amazon’s Affiliate Commissions policies. Relevant portion is highlighted below.
We’re writing to let you know about a change to the Amazon Associates Program. After careful review of how we are investing our advertising resources, we have made the decision to no longer pay [...]

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