Thanks and goodbye to all!

By | October 23, 2006 | Marketing

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After over two years writing this blog at Sitepoint, it is time to move on.

First, I think I’ve covered most of what I can say in blog format in past entries. It is time for some “new blood” to provide new ideas for you.

Second, my own professional practice is evolving, and I’m focused on some new product/service ideas and target markets. So I need to invest my time accordingly.

I want to thank all of you and especially the great people at Sitepoint for this wonderful opportunity. It has been a true pleasure, and Sitepoint is a fantastic organization!

Finally, here is the bottom line:

1. Make business development a priority. Less qualified/talented people who market do better financially than more qualified/talented people who don’t.

2. Develop a powerful, compelling marketing message that attracts prospects to come to you.

3. Focus your marketing on a target market.

4. Get visible in low cost, high impact ways, preferably by educating your marketplace about the problems they face and how to solve them.

5. Think big. We have one go-round in life as far as we know, so don’t waste it on small thinking.

6. Do what you love, and if you can find a way to get well-paid for it, you are doubly blessed.

Peace, health, and happiness.

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underived June 14, 2007 at 3:13 am

Andrew,

Enjoyed reading your posts and thanks for all the great tips and advise. Will help me a lot while I make the transition into small business.

Wish you all the luck with your new ventures.

Cheers
PK

underived June 14, 2007 at 3:09 am

Andrew,

Enjoyed reading your posts and thanks for all the great tips and advise. Will help me a lot while I make the transition into small business.

Will you all the luck with your new ventures.

Cheers
PK

Asmat Zehra May 8, 2007 at 9:40 pm

Hi

Thanks for sharing your experince.

Best of luck

Asmat Zehra
Internet Marketing Consultant

Poornendulal February 13, 2007 at 5:16 pm

I am bothered about marketing my website, and your three points were very much impressive for a newcommer like me.

Thank you for your esteemed efforts.

Regards,
Poornendulal.V
Business Solution and Services

Provocalist November 17, 2006 at 10:15 pm

I’m sure everyone will agree that one day all your posts should be collated into some kind of book.

this book should then become required reading.
for everyone in the world ever

Nice on Andrew, signing up to your newsletter now.

Tony

Nitin Jadhav November 16, 2006 at 5:44 pm

I have just started reading your articuls

Anonymously November 11, 2006 at 10:19 am

Wow… It’s been almost a year since I’ve look at sitepoint and always though of you as a fixture to sitepoint — you’ve had a lot of great advice and I can only hope that you’re on to big and pretty things!

Cheers, Anonymously

MissyDZ November 6, 2006 at 10:49 pm

Andrew,

I will miss your blog soooooooooooo much. It helped me get through that difficult time of getting things started!

I will never forget youre advices and they deffinetly improved my marketings skills. I’ll keep reading your articles on your website!

Good luck!!!

MissyDZ

dev_cw November 6, 2006 at 10:41 pm

It has been great, thanks for sharing your experience with us. Best of luck.

Tison November 4, 2006 at 11:29 am

You have inspired, taught, and assisted me so much over my subscription within just the past few months. Truly sad to see it end. Thank you for all of your writings, and great spirit.
Best of luck,
Tison
http://www.verillion.com

kibara November 3, 2006 at 1:52 am

Hi Andrew,

I will really miss your advise mate. It has really helped me become better at my work. Now I am a web publisher and not a web designer/developer any more because of you. Thank you. If ever you are in Kenya or hearabouts gimme a call and one tusker lager is on me.

kibara in Kenya
www.nairobiliving.com

John November 2, 2006 at 12:16 pm

Thanks Andrew!

Everyone has said it really.
Thanks for your many insights!

Take care

– John from New Zealand

Anonymous November 2, 2006 at 5:19 am

Thanks Andrew,

I just loved all your input here and learned a lot from you.

Anders

Herr_Tais October 30, 2006 at 11:03 pm

Pity you leave. You gave me many new insights.
Thanks for all advise and I wish you all the best!

bcr October 28, 2006 at 4:30 pm

Sad to see you go, Andrew. All the best in the future.

aneitlich October 28, 2006 at 12:34 am

Thanks for all the kind words! It means a lot.

Stay in touch as I am not hard to find.

Best,
Andrew

junjun October 26, 2006 at 10:59 pm

There’s been so many great things talked about in this blog! Sad to see you go, thanks for all the words of wisdom.

Mark van Kampen October 26, 2006 at 7:16 am

Thank you and good bye!

rushy2uk October 25, 2006 at 10:32 pm

Thanks for all your wisdom!

gala October 25, 2006 at 7:44 pm

lost for words

Matthew Magain October 25, 2006 at 4:12 pm

Does this mean you won’t be doing the SitePoint Tribune any more?

@Kev: Brendon Sinclair has been writing the Tribune for at least 3 years (and is continuing to do so) — not Andrew.

babyboy808 October 25, 2006 at 9:21 am

Your’s was the only real blog I visited…

Goodbye Man and All the Best.

wildscribe October 24, 2006 at 11:46 pm

Thanks for all the advise the encouragement. You have helped me a great deal. I owe you a more than couple beers :-) Good luck with your business.

- – - WiLd

robokev October 24, 2006 at 10:24 pm

Does this mean you won’t be doing the SitePoint Tribune any more?

I have to add my comments to the rest in this thread. I have benefited enormously from the thoughts you’ve shared on SitePoint. Sorry (for me) to hear you are moving on, but I certainly wish you all the very best.

Kevin

mniessen October 24, 2006 at 10:00 pm

As many SitePoint readers, I’ve learned many things reading your blog and thank you for that. Good luck with your new ventures.

Michaël

Jason Batten October 24, 2006 at 9:47 pm

Peace, health, and happiness too you too.

Thanks for your time and advice.

Divine October 24, 2006 at 9:10 pm

Hope to see you here, again. Don’t be too proud to repost something even-tho you said good bye.

Good luck and lots of prosperity!

D

Dean C October 24, 2006 at 5:50 pm

I can’t thank you enough for your posts over the last couple of years. You’ve helped me immensely and I wish you all the best in both your personal and business endeavours. Good luck!

Octal October 24, 2006 at 5:44 pm

Thank you for your tips, guidance, advice and inspiration. You have helped me put myself in a position that I never truly believed I could be.

Mark Harbottle October 24, 2006 at 10:12 am

Thanks Andrew. We won’t disable your login, you’re welcome to come back and post whenever you want at sitepoint.com.

mrsmiley October 24, 2006 at 9:27 am

Good luck

GaryS October 24, 2006 at 7:40 am

Really, really sad to see you go. Can’t begin to tell you how much your posts (and your non-SitePoint materials) have benefited me. You will be greatly missed.

Greg October 24, 2006 at 7:11 am

Thanks for all of the helpful advice. I’ve enjoyed keeping up with this blog.

charmedlover October 24, 2006 at 6:29 am

History shows that you will never have a successor. This blog will die as SitePoint fails to find someone to manage their dying blogs.

elviejo October 24, 2006 at 4:54 am

Thank you a lot I’ve been a fan of you writing fro two year
and previously in ItProSuccess…

Where are you going? will you keep writing?

Houdas October 24, 2006 at 4:54 am

Good luck Andrew! Thanks for your articles, it’s been a wonderful reading.

Wildhunter October 24, 2006 at 4:43 am

Good luck with your endeavour. I am sure you will be missed by Sitepoint community!

j8cruz October 24, 2006 at 4:29 am

You will be missed. Thank you so much!

Perhaps once in a while you will be able to write an article for SitePoint’s devoted readers…

:)

Kailash Badu October 24, 2006 at 4:18 am

You will indeed be missed.

EagleEyesDesign October 24, 2006 at 4:16 am

Thanks and good luck! Maybe you can check in yearly or something like that! – Christina

Anonymous October 24, 2006 at 4:09 am

Your articles were the most informative, insightful and important of all Sitepoint blogs. You’ll be sorely missed.

Doug October 24, 2006 at 3:53 am

Thanks for the many great posts.

Best of luck!

nico7799 October 24, 2006 at 3:31 am

Thanks for everything Andrew!

zivo October 24, 2006 at 3:20 am

Thanks Andrew… I have subscribed to your own e-newsletter and blog feed so I can keep in touch!

You are a straight-shooting, straightforward voice that is not arrogant, and most of all supportive.

Good luck with your future ventures!

mp/m

aneitlich October 24, 2006 at 3:05 am

Jeff/pdxi,

You can keep abreast of what I’m doing via my site, which has an email newsletter you can subscribe to: http://www.market-based-on-trust.com.

Andrew

WoW_15 October 24, 2006 at 2:43 am

I’ve always enjoyed and gotten much out of your posts. You’ll definitely be missed.

All the best!

pdxi October 24, 2006 at 2:20 am

Andrew,

Thank you for absolutely everything that you have done for us. I know I have learned a lot, and I’m positive that everyone else here has as well.

Do you have any mailing lists that people can subscribe to? I’d like to keep track of what you’re doing.

Best regards,
Jeff

Cianuro October 24, 2006 at 2:01 am

I have to say,I’m going to miss your blog. Good luck with your business, I hope you have learned a thing or two from us too.

And thanks for the final gems.

You will be missed!

Gamermk October 24, 2006 at 12:12 am

Your blog entries were always high quality and thought provoking. I’ll miss the insight you’ve given me day in and day out.

ASJ October 23, 2006 at 11:51 pm

Good luck to you and your business. You’ve given us a lot of valuable information to work with and I thank you.

mcahill October 23, 2006 at 11:40 pm

Thanks for providing timely, informative posts – you’ve been a part of my daily reading cycle and I’m sorry to see it end. Perhaps you’ll do some guest appearances here and there in the future, or perhaps some articles…

Sorccu October 23, 2006 at 11:23 pm

Good luck and thank you. In addition to the extremely valuable advice you’ve given over the years you were the only SitePoint blogger who actually posted regularly on the “daily” blogs.

Sad day for SitePointers :(

Web888 October 23, 2006 at 11:23 pm

Thank You for Your efforts!

Anonymous October 23, 2006 at 11:04 pm

Thanks Andrew, it’s been a pleasure reading all your tips. I really hope your replacer is as good as you are. Good luck with your next goals in life.

Greetings from tiny Belgium,
M

peach October 23, 2006 at 11:04 pm

Goodbye man! It’s been a good 2 years.
Hopefully you will have an adequate successor.

Thanks for all the time you have invested.

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