Archive for May, 2008
13 Tips for creating a successful new online product
13 Tips for creating a successful new online product
http://www.inter-sections.net/2008/05/07/13-tips-for-creating-a-successful-new-online-product/
Summary:
What to build
1. Build for someone specific
2. Don’t be afraid of targeting a narrow niche
3. Solve a real problem that costs money
4. Test the market with a working prototype as soon as possible
5. Develop iteratively
6. Get things right, and be decisive in correcting the wrongs
7. Don’t spend [...]
Wordpress Error 404 when modifying permalinks
While recently modifying Wordpress 2.5.1 to use the pretty permalink structure using the WP control panel has resulted in a “Error 404 – Not Found”.
I followed the instructions at the Wp codex here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks
with no luck.
The answer was hiding here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory
Not as easy or straightforward as I would have hoped, but I discovered an oversight [...]
Simplicity versus features and the paralyzing trade offs
Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, Speaks about a study where people were asked to lower the price of a car with less safety features to make it equivalent in value as a more expensive car with more safety features.
“Since the alternatives were equivalent, you might expect that about half [...]