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Are You Ready To Say Wow?
by Jake on Feb.01, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: I received an email from Francois Carrillo earlier today, outlining some of Valuate.com’s new services.
If you don’t know about Francois, he is the man behind Domaining.com, Valuate.com, BargainDomains.com, Domainers.org, and many other domaining websites.
Also, he is a sponsor of DotJake.com!
Here is what his email said,…
My Attempt At Launching a Forum
by Jake on Jan.30, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: Well, this is try #2. I typed up a nice long post earlier, and it has disappeared.
Over the past few weeks, and idea for a forum has kept popping up in my head.
I have website ideas on a daily basis. I would even go as far as saying I have website ideas on an hourly
Minisites Making Sales!
by Jake on Jan.27, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: Over the Christmas break, I developed a website dedicated to information about snare drum heads.
To put it simply, a snare drum head is the surface that you hit when playing a snare drum.
Since I have a strong relationship with a wholesale percussion retailer, I was able to put a form on the website offering bulk
Woke Up And Hostgator Account Is Suspended! (Me too!)
by Jake on Jan.24, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: A couple of days ago, Jason from DNPimping.com made a post about how he woke up one morning and hostgator had suspended his account.
Just like Jason, this is the first time this has happened to me. I’ve never had any problems with hostgator prior to this.
My story is almost identical to Jason’s, so if you
Big Interview: Results, & My Upcoming Bido Auctions
by Jake on Jan.21, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: Yesterday, I wrote a post asking for advice about my upcoming interview.
I was interviewing for the “Pool Manager” position at a local country club. It might not sound like a great job, but for a 16 year old like me, I’ll be way ahead of my friends!
My interview was earlier today, and I think it
Big Interview Tomorrow: Any Tips?
by Jake on Jan.20, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: Tomorrow is the big day. At 3:30 sharp, I have an interview for a management position at a local business.
I don’t want to be to specific yet, because I don’t have the job. But I believe that I have a great set of skills that I’m bringing to the table, and I think I’m a
Getting Your First Client
by Jake on Jan.19, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: Today was the big day for me.
During school, I missed a phone call from a doctor that I have been emailing for a while about websites.
When I got home, I promptly called him back, and I closed the deal.
1 webhosting package.
It might not sound like a lot to you. Maybe because in reality, it isn’t
Don’t Cut Yourself Short. Go For The Gold!
by Jake on Jan.15, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: In today’s economy, many adults seem to be taking lower pay, and crappy benefits over a job they really want. Well, I totally understand. You probably have a family to support. Even if you don’t, the bills have to get paid somehow…
Here is a quick word of advice from me:
Reach for the top!
Last summer, I
Never Stop Searching
by Jake on Jan.14, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: There are still great domains to register, today. Not Sex.com or Candy.com, but today I managed to hand register two category defining dot coms, and one product defining dot com.
The point of my post isn’t to brag by any means, but it is to motivate you to go search for domains. I don’t let a
Follow-Up Emails Are Your Friend
by Jake on Jan.12, 2010, under News
DotJake.com: This post is a follow up to my previous post about how Partnerships Are Profitable.
As domainers, we often send out tons of emails to companies begging them to buy our domain names.
Okay… Maybe not begging, but we do send out quite a few emails to businesses that could benefit from a domain name that we