Discoveries

Make $9,821 an Hour Talking on the Telephone

This is a guide to doing teleconferences. I’ve been thinking I should get into them, and this could be a useful guide.

Shopify — A shop in minutes, a business for life.

This looks like a beautiful shopping cart system. I haven’t played with it yet so I don’t know where it excells.

LifeHacking Your Grocery List

J Wynia has some good ideas on meal planning/grocery list building/non food wasting. I am going to draw from this if I ever get around to writing my grocery list/meal planning/pricebook software.

Agile Alliance

I’ve had just the briefest of introductions to agile development while goofing around with Ruby on Rails, but I’d like to learn more.

SimplytheBest DHTML popup information box

A handy little cross-browser script to pop up information. Lots of different options and completely customizable.

How Much Should a Design Cost?

A great article on why designs cost lots of money.

Prosper: Low Risk Stable Income Investment Opportunity (Listing #19660)

I’d like to lend to this person, since it sounds like there is a reasonable plan for the money.

Prosper: Help Bring Barking Dog Coffee to Life! (Updated Info Inside) (Listing #19295)

I’d like to lend money to this business; at first I though “Oh, brother, another coffee shop fantasy!” but the borrow makes a very compelling case and clearly understands the risks.

Prosper Loan Update – 43% Funded

I want to lend on this loan—I think it would be cool to have bloggers on both sides of the loan. I’m waiting for my Prosper account to get funded, and then I’m in (if it’s not too late!).

SiteProNews: Is Your Web Site Missing These Crucial Conversion Factors?

This is like a little online marketing course in a quick article. Kim covers all the major points of getting a good conversion rate with your online sales pitch.