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Section 2: Industry & Persona Research

Posted by on 4.23.25 in Online Classes

Choose an Industry Once a business model is selected, narrowing down to a focused niche—or “micro-niche”—can increase success in ecommerce. Patrick Rauland highlights examples like Uncle Goose (wooden toys made in the U.S.), Colorado Glasses (eco-friendly wooden sunglasses), and Button Shy (pocket-sized games) as businesses that found clarity through niche markets. Smaller niches reduce competition, […]

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Section 1: Choosing an Ecommerce Business Model

Posted by on 4.23.25 in Online Classes

Ecommerce Business Model Guide How to Choose an Ecommerce Model Patrick Rauland emphasizes the importance of three key decisions when starting an ecommerce business: selecting a business model, identifying the target market, and choosing the product. The course explores models including drop shipping, reselling, white labeling, manufacturing, digital goods, and handcrafted products. Rauland encourages aligning […]

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Printing a PDF without Margins on a Mac

Posted by on 3.10.25 in Learned Something New Today

I learned something new today, and I thought sharing it here was a good idea. I’m trying to update my resume using Photopea and I wasn’t finding the settings to print the PDF without margins, it seems so much easier using Word but I was struggling with Preview for some reason. Anyways, here are the […]

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Video Analysis – Candlestick Charts

Posted by on 2.22.25 in Stonks

As a gainfully employed loser who lives with his mom, I have acquired a decent sum of disposable income (again) and I have decided to dip my toes into the world of day trading once again. I’ve done this once before, it did not go well for me, but since then I’ve grown a lot […]

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Udemy Course: JavaScript 2018

Posted by on 8.8.18 in Online Classes

Full Course Title: The Complete JavaScript Course 2018: Build Real Projects! Instructor: Jonas Schmedtmann I am happy to finally publish this blog because I am great at starting things but not the best at finishing them especially not in a timely manner.  This specific post is also going to act as a litmus test / […]

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