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Ha, this is pretty cool.

I agree. I also think that the poster could have talked with a DO rep. before making this public. It seems like the intention was to "expose" DO. I could be wrong though.

I agree collecting those precious emails will go a long way.

good one!

Yes! forgot about that one. Hosting services practically hand them out.

This is a great post. I've been down a similar path. Exhausting myself financially via my first attempt at business . Learned a ton, and realized that I needed time to get somethings in order and returned to working a 9-5 only to return to solo (for the most part) consulting and working on my product.

Good luck and keep us posted!

There was a time where Google was sending them out by mail (they may still be doing this). I've also heard of people signing up and when Google gives them a call (Google usually gives you a phone call to see how everything is going with your new account) they strike a deal with the agent over the phone.

Man that link looks so suspicious! lol. At 13 though?! wow! thats pretty impressive.

+1 looks legit.

I thought that too. I like some of the JS stuff they have though. Like the pagination and date picker.

Nice! I am gonna check out the post now. It excites me to hear stories like yours - it installs a little hope in all of us :p.

What catapulted (if anything) you to achieving so much success with tiny piano? Especially with getting to 6 million free downloads?

- Was it something that people naturally search for?

- What types of marketing/advertising did you do?

- Do any of the other apps help supplement income?

haha that does sound a lil creepy!

I've yet to be asked for any type of degree (I don't have one) for places I've been hired for, consulted at and/or interviewed for. I've also seen people highly decorated with degrees and certificates that can barely get an interview. I think it all depends on the person, their attitude, their ability to connect with people and willingness to learn from others.

I'm impressed! It loads super fast. Good work.

Not sure if you've seen any of the stuff by patio11 but he's pretty much bootstrapping his companies (Bingo Card Creator & Appointment Reminder), consulting and info products and he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. He's pretty transparent about his numbers on BCC and has plenty tips for microISV's.

He blogs here: http://www.kalzumeus.com/

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I've just started to ramp up on doing a SaaS/blogging about the process. It can be pretty overwhelming if its your first go 'round.

I have to say that site looks pretty good! I didn't really read it or get into it (other than what you've stated here) but at first glance it looks really well designed.

Pretty sweet!

True. Good point.

Those are some good numbers! It's key to have an open mind about learning new things to help improve your business or anything else for that matter.

I think what happens to most people following advice from others is that they are not "dumb enough" to go with it. They just look for reasons on why tactics can't work instead of really giving them a shot.

Great honest feedback! You were not rude or on a high horse like some commenters can be.

I believe with comments like these people like Patrick can continue torwards their goals.

That's a pretty sweet idea! Good job.

lol! I was wondering the same thing! I was searching around the site for "something", but it was just pizza.

Is this legal?

Getting ready to try this out on my app!

Great company - We've used one of the PR Plays, can't remember which one :/

I found this: http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2011/09/50-must-read-...

I like the concept!

Yeah, I was running into that as well. I have quite a few machines hooked up to it so it becomes a real pain.

I just started using a private github repo.

Thanks! Never claimed to be a writer!