Yohei Nakajima

Month: May 2013

  • Amazing Video That Will Make You Want to Live and Experience Life.

    This 3 minute video got me pumped about being alive. I hope it does the same for you.

  • Tech Tools for People with a Startup Idea

    Here’s a few tools to get you started… First figure out what you’re trying to sell. Use Google Trends and Google Keyword Tool to identify the keywords that someone would use to find your product. This should give you a vague idea of the market, if it’s growing or shrinking, and the set of keywords […]

  • 147 Online Services for Entrepreneurs: Ver 1

    Version 1 (in no particular order): WordPress Mailchimp Eventbrite Twitter Facebook Google Drive Pinterest Instagram 1Password Hootsuite Buffer App PRweb Crunchbase Angellist Github Heroku Treehouse Codeschool Codecademy General Assembly Lynda Tuts+ Quora Google Analytics Google Keyword Tool Google Trends Google Apps Godaddy Bluehost Tumblr Flickr iStockPhoto Elance Odesk 99designs Craigslist Taskrabbit Recurly Chargify Shopify IFTTT […]

  • Online Tools for Landlords

    Rentmonitor – Simple rent collection tool. A Techstars company. Cozy – A more serious rent management tool. Has raised $1.5m. RentPost – Another rent management tool that also includes work order management. Splitwise – Great tool for splitting bills.

  • Everything is a Remix

    I just found out Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and it’s ad agency, saying that in their recent ad, they stole his beats from “Under the Influence.” Then, the ad agency is saying Dr. Dre took the beat from Michael Jordan’s “Give It To Me.” Listening to all three, you’ll find the similarities uncanny. […]

  • Why You Should Trust the Government

    It seems today that many people don’t trust the government, and for a good reason I guess. However, I’d like to propose that we do trust the government. Why? Because by not trusting the government and telling others not to, you’re making matters worse. The government, while it has many flaws, is set up so […]

  • What is mindfulness?

    Practicing mindfulness is not necessarily about putting aside time to meditate. It’s about learning to switch on-and-off your ability to live in the moment. Even if you have 1000 things to do at work, if you’ve set aside one hour to enjoy dinner with your friend, can you forget about work and engage fully with […]

  • 7 Simple Productivity Tips Backed By Science

    Here’s 7 productivity tips I like from the Buffer blog. Read the original article if you want to know more about any of these. For me, just simply glancing through the 7 key points is enough to inspire me. Help someone today – it will make you happier and more productive. Develop a daily routine. […]

  • Testing Facebook Ads

    I’m currently learning to test Facebook ads. I had a few ads run week, but they had horrible click thru rates (CTR), time to get aggressive with testing. Before I start just setting up ads like I did last week, this week I’m first documenting a logical process for doing this. So here we go: […]

  • Stats About Facebook Ads: Click-Thru Rates (CTR) & Cost Per Click (CPC)

    What’s a good Click Thru Rate (CTR) for Facebook ads? A CTR is calculated by dividing the number of times your ad has been shown to people (impressions), by the number of times people clicked on the ad. Optimal CTR: 0.11%-0.16% Above Avg CTR: 0.07%-0.09% Average CTR: 0.04%-0.05% Below Avg CTR: 0.02%-0.03% Poor CTR: 0.01% […]