Happy Links
January 31, 2006 in Happy Links- Fast Company hands out the "25 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World" awards.
- Ajaxian on the importance of a good beta.
"...you often only get one chance with the early adopters, so if you blow it you may not have another shot." - "Tips for Increasing Sales" is Ryan Carson's 4th installment in the Small Biz 101 series.
- Tax Preparation Software reviewed over at PCMagazine where TurboTax Premier 2005 takes the top prize. My personal recommendation is actually TurboTax Premier online. It makes all my dreams come true.
- Jason Fried of 37Signals lists all the software they use to do the magic they do.
- Flipping the Funnel is a new free ebook from Seth Godin which contains his conclusion to the thesis he set out in the revolutionary Permission Marketing.
- The new rules of PR: How to create a press release strategy for reaching buyers directly is a free ebook that discusses how the rules for press releases have changed.
"The media has been disintermediated. The Web has changed the rules. Buyers read your press releases directly and you need to be talking their language." - Lifehacker offers an excellent array of free software every geek should consider. There's only one stinker in there, OpenOffice is a pig. The rest look great.
- "Enjoy Your Own Grass" is a warm and fuzzy Lifehacker pep talk. That I liked.
- How to Do What You Love is another in the magnificent series of articles by the super duper spiffy and inspiring Paul Graham.