opinion-and-editorial
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Product Review: Quip
So I got this toothbrush to review after I kind of took a jab at the company because they had an add on Twitter that caught my eye. The ad implied that keeping your teeth clean was a difficult task and they were making it simple. Apparently, most people don’t brush their teeth three times…
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Are You in Control of Your Time and Productivity?
Gary Vaynerchuck talks a lot about “knowing who you are.” And It’s true, that’s something we should do. “Know Thyself” would say Plato. So… do you know what you’re good at? What about what you’re not so good at? For me, it’s time management and time commitments. I say yes to a lot of projects,…
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About Making Money on My Blog
The FTC requires us to tell you when we get paid for some of our content. There’s a long history of small events that have led to this requirement, and I won’t get into all the details this time around, but I think in general this is a good thing. I would tell you even…
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How to Track your Miles for Tax and Expenses Automatically
Every year I get several emails from my accountant asking to provide all my receipts and deductions. I dread this email. I dread that conversation altogether. I hate taxes; I hate keeping track of those things. Don’t you!? I know they’re inevitable, but I still hate them. Another thing that I totally hate, and you may…
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Congress Killed Your Privacy, Opera Has Your Back With a Free VPN
If you’re in the U.S., then you might have heard that new legislation passed allowing your internet service provider (ISP), to collect your browsing data and sell it to the highest bidder. Yes, that just happened. Yes, your privacy and your surfing habits are now up for sale. Whatever you do on the internet from the…
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New Partnership with the O.C. Writers Community
In February I joined the O.C. Writers team as their tech resident expert and marketing blogger. We started working on a long laundry list of stuff to make the site better and start focusing on growth. I’m jubilant to say that things are going well and so far this might be one of the best…
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Starbucks Boycotts in the USA and in Mexico You Can’t Fix Stupid
If you are keeping up with the political state of things in the United States, then you might have heard about Starbucks response to the president’s EO banning travel from refugees and 7 specific countries. A few weeks ago I have predicted that Starbucks would be dominating 2017, and I think that this prediction is…
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Affiliate Summit West 2017
During my visit to Affiliate Summit West 2017 last week, I had a chance to interview the biggest blogger in India. One of the biggest bloggers in the world. I asked him about his talk and presentation at #ASW17 where he gave some great tips to growth hack your blog. He also talked about alternative…
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Having lunch with my little dude.
Having lunch with my little dude. Photo taken at: Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, Tustin View on Instagram