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wangarific
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Comment #27581054
This is amazing, you are awesome for doing this.
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Comment #24199927
In investing, this is why expense ratios and fees are so important to pay attention to. They're this.
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Comment #20611859
It's less about being "smarter," it's really about identifying your advantage and understanding whether you can exploit it. This could be something as obvious as an information adv…
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Comment #18627370
I think the key difference is the audience. For a lot of food bloggers that share their recipes, the initial group of readers is loyal fans. They want to hear the stories and the r…
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Comment #16927688
As someone who has been quoted by major news outlets in what's likely a similar fashion - adding color to the story rather than reporting news - there is rarely "vetting" and the f…
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Comment #15960020
Another benefit of publicly sharing your learning is that if you misinterpreted or misremembered something, others can point it out so you don't go through life with incorrect idea…
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Comment #14671931
Doesn't sound like you lose anything if you include roundtrip
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Comment #14580336
And long enough. It's a lot of survival until you learn enough to make money.
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Comment #14580334
There are a lot of blogging categories that are surprisingly profitable but in different ways. The internet is quite vast!
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Comment #14580333
FWIW, that fluff is what builds a relationship with readers and for a lot of food blogs that's what separates you from powerhouses like seriouseats. You can usually just jump down …
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Comment #14371661
It's a huge mental barrier for a lot of people... but can it overcome by talking to something you know is a bot?
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Comment #13960787
I thought this looked familiar!
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Comment #13889046
It's because most people don't take 45+ minutes so they don't know the difference. In 10-20min you just have soft brown onions... but once you truly caramelize, you know it's total…
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Comment #13686944
We had one growing up that was the same way. Now I own one with a bazillion buttons and I only ever press one button - +30 seconds.
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Comment #12960741
But then you can't exclaim Q.E.D., bitches! and it would be a terrible cartoon. :)
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Comment #12799663
For 100% passive, you really can't beat this. Funnel your cash into dividend stocks and now you have a stream of income that's taxed at a favorable rate too. Even if you were to go…
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Comment #12219667
I wonder how much that guy who bought Facebook ads to be the leading referrer will get...
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Comment #12079067
We have enough trouble overcoming the challenges of nature, we don't really need people making it harder for us.
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Comment #12063266
They can do this but then companies will ask fake reviewers to buy the product through Amazon and then reimburse. The seller is only out the commission + price of product - it woul…
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Comment #12022402
Ha I did this too! Those were wonderful days... can you imagine the playthrough requirements used to be as low as 4x!?!? Those were the days. :)
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Comment #11919999
I don't think it's cynical at all, I think a lot of how people view their job has to do with their evolution as an employee. If you fall in love with the mission, like the people y…
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Comment #11301616
When you saw the subsequent layoffs, what was your reaction?
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Comment #11139928
Can't the bot account for this by stating that if there's no response, call your local attorney and bring them this summary of facts?
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Comment #11072935
Testing titles isn't that innovative on the whole but coupled with different teasers on the homepage and automating that test seems to be something you don't often see. For example…