Gabriel Harper's Blog

Speaking of Flippa, something is going on. Release? Not sure, but Sitepoint Marketplace is down for an upgrade at the same time as Flippa.com. According to SP it’ll last about three hours, which in terms of a top 1,000 site is quite a while.

If you use the Sitepoint Marketplace to buy and sell online, prepare for a big change. Sitepoint is flipping things upside-down soon, and moving the marketplace to Flippa.com. Many people are saying WTF to Flippa, and with good reasons. Is this too much at once?

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This huge list of 76 script directories took several hours to compile, but it’s a goldmine for anyone selling online software. This is one mega list of script directories that let you submit your PHP scripts, turnkey scripts, and other website scripts. Most are free, some are paid or offer paid options. Some of these script sites get tons of traffic. Getting your products listed on the right script directories pays off.

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Creating great products is easy if you identify a problem. Like many others I’m willing to pay for a good solution if the need is great enough. Identifying the deepest problem for your customers and developing a great solution is the recipe for a successful product.

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Here’s a recently compiled list of 21 25 forums to promote your Web directory. Most of these are directory announcement forums with a few general site announcement and solicitations forums. For the serious/active directory owner you know it’s important to know all the communities and directory marketplaces out there.

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Here’s a huge list of free forums to sell your Website scripts. Make sure you register and read the rules of each forum. Perfect for selling your custom PHP apps and turnkey scripts to other Webmasters. It is very up to date since I recently compiled and edited the entire list.

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A practical guide written in a technical style, Edward Hasted’s Software That Sells is more about software and less about selling. The book presents a clear overview of running a software company with some useful tips and strategies, but when it comes to marketing tactics it falls short.

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A good book keeps me engaged. A great book inspires me. Blue Ocean Strategy is a great book. The business strategies presented by this book are powerful, insightful, and actionable. Blue Ocean Strategy tells you how to forge lucrative new market space and turn competition into a thing of the past.

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On the shelves for almost ten years now, this book is still on my list of top business book recommendations. “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell is one of those books that started a wildfire in the world of business psychology, and which continues to burn fiercely to this day.

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“Unleashing the Ideavirus” by Seth Godin is a must-read for anyone involved in marketing products in this day and age.  Seth shares a simple, raw, and very powerful recipe for creating products that sweep the market through word-of-mouth.

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