How To Start An Ecommerce Store From Scratch?
Nina Frye had an idea one day to create an ecommerce store (LTDChix.com). The problem was, she was a mom who had never done it before and had zero idea how to get it done. Fast forward now to years later and now Nina has a fully-functional, successful store. So, how did she get there? What lessons did she learn along the way? If you’ve ever thought about starting up your own online store, you MUST listen to this podcast of me talking to LTDChix.com. Nina gives all... Read More »
Consistency Of Quality Is How You Sell Everything
Just got back from vacation in the sun and surf! Wow, look at my non-tan. Hey, I used 50 spf. I don’t like getting burned. Anyway, while I was on vacation I grabbed the USA Today every day and well, it got me thinking about a theory that’s called consistency of quality. Watch the video for my full explanation, but you get the point already? Brands like the USA Today continue to produce high-quality content, over, and over, and over, and over… It makes you... Read More »
Leave The Online “Gurus” Alone!
Look, not all online “gurus” are scammers. Many will have you believe that they are, but let me tell you from 10+ years in this space… not all of them are out to steal your money by selling you junk. The big issue is determining which ones are legit and which ones are not. It’s harder than it seems. Hence, the confusion we all have. How do I know? Well, I’ve seen them all, and I’ve met with and become friends with many of them, as well... Read More »
Your Marketing & Sales Team Sucks
A bit of a rant today on the Daily Flip. Going all Feldman on ya. Basically, your marketing sucks, and your sales team too. Especially ad networks. Watch the video below to get my entire case. I’m nicer in the video I think. Honestly though, I have to call you all out for bad marketing and even worse sales. Who in the ad network space besides one or two is actually doing anything innovative and attention-getting (booth babes do not count). Just a handful of you. The... Read More »
Announcement: Making The Leap To Video Blogs Only In 2008 - No More Text
I’ve been blogging on this domain since 2001. I’ve written thousands and thousands of blog posts in text form, and while I enjoyed doing it all those years, it’s, well, boring now. This will be the last text blog entry I will post here at JimKukral.com in 2008. Instead, I’m committing to only creating video or audio content. and I’m not looking back. Who will join me? There are several reasons why I’m doing this… Reason #1: Stop Being... Read More »
ScratchBack Goes Into Live Beta
It’s finally ready for eyeballs. In case you are new to my blog, you’ve heard me talk about my new online system called ScratchBack.com for months and months. Well, it’s finally open and ready for you to try it. Register for free and give it a run. You can see a live TopSpot widget in action on the left of this page under my logo. Go ahead and tip me $1.00 for a place in my top spots! I’ll be blogging about SB mostly over at the ScratchBack blog, so... Read More »
I Pissed Off John Reese From Blogrush
Yep, add John to my list of people who I pissed off. Jakob, Jarvis, Cuban… Read the comments here for John’s retort. Look John, as I said in my private email to you. I have zero problem with you. I know for a fact you’re a smart and nice guy and you’re very successful. That’s not what this is about. The problem I have with Blogrush is that it doesn’t, in my opinion, provide value for the majority of bloggers out there. You talk about providing... Read More »
Blogrush Is A Smart Idea, For John Reese
Online Advertising Just Got Fun - My Latest Project: Scratchback.com
You thought I was done helping others make money online when I sold BlogKits eh? Not quite. Starting today, I’m accepting only 100 beta testing applications for my latest project called Scratchback.com. The press release goes out later this week, but loyal JimKukral.com blog readers get the scoop early of course, and can apply for one of the spots early as well. I’m thinking they’re going to go fast though, so sign up now if you’ll want to have an... Read More »
Pownce Looks Awesome - Like Twitter But Better
Mashable has got me all excited about Kevin Rose’s latest Twitter killer Pownce. Anyone got an invite for me? Enter Pownce, Kevin Rose’s latest startup, which we were extremely skeptical about when it first arrived on the scene less than 24 hours ago. Who needs yet another IM client, we wondered. Well, we still stand by that: it IS just another IM client. But this one simple feature, for an IM-junkie like me, is vital. Send files to one person, everyone, or... Read More »
YouTube Should Take A Lesson From VideoJug
Videojug.com is a very smart video portal. One that I think could be an acquisition target or future business model for YouTube/Google. Why? Because instead of aggregating skateboarding and puppet videos, etc… they only want videos that solve problems. They are building a massive portal of how-to content in video format, and it’s good stuff too. VideoJug hosts one of the world’s largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online. Our professionally-produced,... Read More »
The Most Overlooked Aspect In Business Online: Fun!
One year ago in June 2006 Awesome Dave and I launched AwesomeMillion.com, a fun project that allows anyone or anyplace or anything to be really awesome at their own personal url. Example: JimKukral.Isreallyawesome.com. Since then we’ve helped make thousands of people, places and things really awesome. Through my experience of designing, building and marketing this fun project, I’ve come to realize that this is what I want to do for a living. In other words,... Read More »
Ever Wonder About The Domain Buying & Selling Business?
I’m a domain junkie. I own over 100 domains, and I buy about 3 per week on average. But that’s nothing compared to this guy, Kevin Ham, who has a portfolio of domains valued in the millions upon millions. $300 million to be exact. This is a very interesting, yet long, read. If you’re into domains, you’ll enjoy this. A personal flashback. I remember sitting around with my friend Jeno back in 1997 thinking together… “What domains could be... Read More »
Changing Advertising Forever?
I just talked about user generated content and advertising in my last post, and then what do I find this morning? I find ChangeAdvertisingForever.com. The only problem I see with this is you “might” get chosen and eventually get paid, but… that payment could be like $50k. Paying advertisers post “Requests for Brilliance†on our site, seeking YOUR creative talents in a variety of advertising media. Feeling inspired, YOU choose to respond. YOU... Read More »
8 Internet Millionaires You Can Learn From
Take a look at these people who are making millions online. What I want you to look at is how they are doing it. Learn from it. Analyze their sites and ask yourself what the have in common. Then emulate them. :) 8 people living the REAL American dream through the Internet. I know three of these people personally and I can tell you this is no b.s. list. Very real. It can be done. Read More →
Build Your Customer Base First. Then Figure Out How To Sell To It?
Or at least that’s what they’re saying this guy did. He identifies a business niche or a hot growth area like commercial real estate. Then he buys domain names around the topic, saving money by shunning pricey domains for names with hyphens, such as http://www.commercial-property.co.uk/. He builds the sites, adds content, and waits for customers. Search the phrase “commercial property” in MSN, for instance, and Carter’s site pops up on the first... Read More »
How-To Videos Plus Online Subscriptions Make A Recipe For Success
CNNmoney.com writes a piece called ‘How to Score with How-to Video‘, Niche players are resuscitating the subscription model to make money off homemade instructional websites. (Business 2.0 Magazine) — When Evan Margolin launched SalsaBootCamp to sell instructional video clips online, everyone he knew told him it was a crazy idea. Why would people offer up their credit cards to him - a dance teacher known only to his students in San Francisco - when they... Read More »
New FreeIQ Marketing System A Marketing & Super Affiliate Dream
FreeIQ is smart, fresh and new. If you’re an affiliate, you should join for free. If you’re a marketer with an info product (ebook, videos, guides, etc…), you should join as well. The mission of Free IQ is to create an online community where people can share knowledge and expertise, using streaming video and other media. Ok, let me break this down for you. Basically, FreeIQ is a place for marketers to help promote and sell their products, and on the flip-side,... Read More »
Win Jim Kukral’s Domain Name Contest: NicheROI.com
Take my domain names, please. I own about 150 or so domain names, most of which I don’t or ever will use. But I keep buying them as I “hope” to one day make them a good home. So why not give them away to someone with a good idea who can use them? Here’s the deal. Every once in a while I’m going to give away one of my domain names to one of my readers who can come up with the best business model or website idea for that domain name. No, you don’t... Read More »
Online Video Business Models Explained
Every day online I find juicy nuggets of information that teach me something I didn’t know. Some days, it’s REALLY juicy information, like today. I came across a blog by a person named Shawn M. Livermore, who has written a piece called Online Video - New Business Models. Talk about juicy. Shawn breaks down the entire spectrum of online video business models, in short form (I hate long analysis). Did he leave some stuff out? Probably, but I defy you to find a better... Read More »
