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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/04/08/the-andrew-warner-story-how-a-21-year-old-created-a-385-million-dollar-business-by-returning-his-jcrew-clothes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The Andrew Warner Story: How a 21 Year-Old Created a 38.5 Million Dollar Business by Returning His J.Crew Clothes">The Andrew Warner Story: How a 21 Year-Old Created a 38.5 Million Dollar Business by Returning His J.Crew Clothes</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Neil Patel</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2009-04-08">April 8, 2009</abbr></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303im_/http://www.quicksprout.com/images/andrewwarner.jpg" title="andrew warner" alt="andrew warner"/></p> <p>The chances are, you probably haven’t heard of the name <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.mixergy.com/">Andrew Warner</a>. And if you have, all you will see is a young man who throws local web conferences and interviews successful entrepreneurs. But the thing is, there is a lot more to Andrew Warner than meets the eyes. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/04/08/the-andrew-warner-story-how-a-21-year-old-created-a-385-million-dollar-business-by-returning-his-jcrew-clothes/#more-716" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/04/08/the-andrew-warner-story-how-a-21-year-old-created-a-385-million-dollar-business-by-returning-his-jcrew-clothes/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>230</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post_box hentry"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/03/02/don%e2%80%99t-give-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Don’t Give Up!">Don’t Give Up!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Neil Patel</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2009-03-02">March 2, 2009</abbr></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><object width="480" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MslbhDZoniY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303oe_/http://www.youtube.com/v/MslbhDZoniY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>If you watch the video above, you’ll notice a gentleman by the name of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/">Nick Vujicic</a>, who was born without any arms or legs. When he was 8 years old he wanted to end his life because he felt hopeless. But the thing is, he didn’t. Instead of hating his life, he learned to embrace it and live life to the fullest. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/03/02/don%e2%80%99t-give-up/#more-702" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/03/02/don%e2%80%99t-give-up/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>320</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post_box hentry"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/26/strapped-for-cash-sign-up-for-billshrink/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Strapped For Cash? Billshrink Can Save You Thousands!">Strapped For Cash? Billshrink Can Save You Thousands!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Neil Patel</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2009-02-26">February 26, 2009</abbr></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303im_/http://www.quicksprout.com/images/billshrink.jpg" title="billshrink" alt="billshrink"/></p> <p>Times are tough! Getting a higher paying job or a second job is a great way to make some extra money, but it probably is not a realistic solution for you. A more realistic solution is to make smarter spending decisions. As the saying goes, “it is easier to save money than to make it”.</p> <p>You don’t have to change your lifestyle by not buying things you want, but instead, try to save money by buying things that are on sale or look for better deals.</p> <h3>Billshrink</h3> <p>Recently, I was turned onto a new service called <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.billshrink.com/">Billshrink</a>. The cool thing about it is that it can help you save money on your credit card bill and your cell phone plan, without changing your spending habits or cutting back on your cell phone minutes. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/26/strapped-for-cash-sign-up-for-billshrink/#more-681" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/26/strapped-for-cash-sign-up-for-billshrink/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>143</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post_box hentry"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/15/15-things-i-wish-i-had-known-when-i-started-my-first-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started My First Blog">15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started My First Blog</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Neil Patel</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2009-02-15">February 15, 2009</abbr></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303im_/http://www.quicksprout.com/images/wish.jpg" title="wish blogging" alt="wish blogging"/></p> <p>Over the last 3 years I created 2 blogs, my first (<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.pronetadvertising.com/">Pronet Advertising</a>) is on marketing and my second (Quick Sprout) is on business. Although both of my blogs do well, I made my share of mistakes. I am not a big believer in regrets and I have learned a lot over the last 3 years, but if I started all over again, I would do things very differently. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/15/15-things-i-wish-i-had-known-when-i-started-my-first-blog/#more-634" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/15/15-things-i-wish-i-had-known-when-i-started-my-first-blog/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>559</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post_box hentry"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/02/how-to-optimize-your-blog-for-search-engines/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines">How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Neil Patel</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2009-02-02">February 2, 2009</abbr></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303im_/http://www.quicksprout.com/images/searchengineoptimization.jpg" title="search engine optimization" alt="search engine optimization"/></p> <p>Over the past few years I worked with 30 of the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/">top 100 blogs</a> to help them increase their traffic. The thing that all of these blogs have in common is that they have great content. But one thing that most of these blogs didn’t do right is leverage search engines.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization">Search engine optimization</a> doesn’t have to be complicated. As long as you follow the instructions below, you can optimize your blog within 30 minutes. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/02/how-to-optimize-your-blog-for-search-engines/#more-598" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/02/02/how-to-optimize-your-blog-for-search-engines/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>414</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="prev_next"> <p class="previous"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/page/2/">← Older Entries</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="sidebars"> <div id="multimedia_box"> <div id="custom_box"> <img style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 0px" align="left" alt="neil patel" title="neil patel" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303im_/http://www.quicksprout.com/images/neilpatel.jpg"/> <h3>About Neil Patel</h3> Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.crazyegg.com/">Crazy Egg</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.kissmetrics.com/">KISSmetrics</a>. Through these 2 companies he has helped large corporations such as AOL, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/about/#neilpatel">[read more...]</a> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar_1" class="sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> <li class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><div class="callout"> <p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090418142303/http://www.quicksprout.com/about">About Quick Sprout</a></strong><br><br> If you think about all the people that have high paying jobs, you’ll notice that some are talented and others are not. Regardless of how good they are, they are all perceived as “rock stars”. 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