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That being said, does anyone have any topic in particular that they would like me to write about?

1. Firefox with Web Developer plugin, Google bar plugin, and SEOFox plugin.
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4. Adobe Photoshop 7
5. W3Counter.com (best visitor counter / analyzer that I have seen)

What are yours?

His blog is filled with short, thought-provoking and call-to-action posts, which I find great. Anyways, without further ado, here is the interview.

1. How did you get into the fields of product management and marketing?

I got into the field when i started making web businesses in college, comegetused.com, collegeup (defunct), ninjacard.com. I had to market and PM which i guess was deciding how to build the websites.

2. As you have grown and taken on new projects (like Mint and CommunityNext), what has been one or two of the most important lessons you have learned in terms of marketing?

Marketing is 1 thing. who is your audience and how do you get a hold of them. secondly, is how to get your audience to help (want to) do the marketing.

3. From a marketing/promotion standpoint, what are some things that you always take into consideration when launching a new project (for example, creating hype for the product/service)

Build hype WAY before you ever need it.

4. On OkDork.com you state that you are interested in social networking and that you have worked at Facebook. Obviously, these sites deal with many thousands of users – is there anything of particular interest that you have learned by dealing with such a large volume of users?

Yeah, people love complaining. its hard to figure out what to do when you have so many people wanting so many things.

5. Do you have any essential tips, techniques, software, or resources that you think would be beneficial for new webmasters struggling to promote their sites?

Yeah, try a lot of things to promote, measure EVERYTHING, test, repeat.

6. Last question, and possibly the most important – Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?

Neither ;) [Gasp!]

• 7 Reasons Why The Best Marketers Are Bloggers @WarriorBlog.net
• A fun exercise on “Could You Turn $200 Into $400 In A Week” at Cathlawson.com
• Stop Worrying About Google @Copyblogger.com – talks about how you can become successful by just focusing on the three “S”s.
• 3 Simple Concepts To Follow For A Successful Website or Business @DoshDosh.com

Remember, there is always more to learn!

• Stop Checking Your Statistics at WarriorBlog.net – I know a lot of us suffer from the syndrome of checking your stats 20 times a day, I am guilty of it myself. Sean writes a good and motivational post about why this is a bad habit.
• Do You Have Trouble Being Creative at getFreshMinds.com – this is an excellent post that details activities in getting yourself to think creatively.
• You say you don’t get any opportunities? THEN QUIT! at ThomasSinfield.com – Thomas writes a great post about how “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
• 15 Ways To Become An Influential Blogger at NineSlashes.com – Karri goes over 15 well detailed tips on how to become an influential blogger. This is a must-read.