http://www.cameronolthuis.com Surfer and Internet Entrepreneur Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been working on this for a long time now so I am very excited that we've finally launched 5ones Earth. Big ups to all of the 5ones team for their hardwork and dedication. Earth is an interactive map for surf, skate and snow spots as well as pro shops ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2009/05/announcing-5ones-earth/ I never open email forwards but my mom sent this to me and when I noticed the word tax in the subject line, I opened and read.... Tax Poem Be sure to read all the way to the end! Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2009/04/taxed-to-death/ Sometimes I forget I still have a blog. I guess that's because a lot my thoughts are now going on Twitter. No need to write a whole blog post when I can just say it in 140 characters or less. My Twitter handle is @factive, so follow me there if ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2009/02/i-still-have-a-blog/ There are a couple products I've received lately that I want to show my appreciation for... New Laptop Battery I've had my MacBook Pro for a few years now. So it was no surprise that a few months ago my battery went to complete crap. It was basically at the point where ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2009/02/free-stuff-i-love-the-perks/ They do, it's true. It's one of the reasons I got into the industry when I started Factive. The other reason being it's been a passion all my life. Long have I felt that action sports companies don't get the Internet, especially the big media corpos that try to play ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/action-sports-websites-suck/ Maybe it should be the other way around (what business can teach you about surfing), since I learned to entrepreneur before I learned to surf. Either way, I came across a couple of blog posts this morning about surfing lessons for entrepreneurs and felt as both an entrepreneur and surfer, ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/5-things-surfing-can-teach-you-about-business/ I am reading a great post about not selling out on your blog that I found through a post on Shoe's blog. It's something that I feel compelled to write about because it's something I've struggled with ever since starting this blog 3 years ago. For the longest time, since ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/not-selling-out/ I am asking you this question, seriously. So feel free to leave your answer in the comments. I'm convinced after dominating the ASP World Tour this year that Kelly Slater is the greatest athlete ever. He won a record breaking 9th World Title this year and just finished winning a ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/is-kelly-slater-the-greatest-athlete-ever/ My buddy Mat from Dream Systems Media did an awesome little Q&A with me on Social Media. He asked some really great questions, like this one... What would be your best tips for someone brand new to social media? (how to grow in the communities etc.) The best tip I can give ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/social-media-q-a/ Common sense tip that's always been a great motivator for me to make sure I increase traffic every single day: Hustle every new day until I beat out the metrics from the day before. Whatever goals you've set for yourself, you need to wake up the next morning ready to ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/12/do-the-competitive-webmaster-hustle-every-day/ I'm heading to Las Vegas in the morning for Webmaster World's Pubcon Conference for the week. I'm speaking on social media on Tuesday morning, my session is about understanding the complex social media playing field. I hope that you can all come see my presentation. For the time ever, I'm ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/11/pubcon-las-vegas-2008-come-see-me-speak/ I got an email yesterday from a reader asking what my strategy is to survive the economic recession. I've actually been preparing for it, for awhile now. I pretty much saw this coming at least a year ago and really knew it was coming fast during late spring/early summer. The ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/10/whats-my-plan-for-the-recession-buy-buy-buy/ Lately, we've seen a lot of doom & gloom reports in regards to what will happen with online advertising during the recession we're already in. We're even seeing some of the more popular online media companies slash their workforces in anticipation that ad spending on the Internet will drastically decline ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/10/my-predictions-for-online-advertising-during-the-recession/ Here are a couple of posts I came across over my morning coffe that I found interesting enough to share.... How to get rich - I'm a big fan of Mark Cuban and his blog. This is a great post about not taking shortcuts to get rich (cause there aren't any) ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/10/links-of-interest-100608/ Yesterday I had the pleasure of making my kids sit through several hours of the public hearing for the Trestles Toll Road. I wasn't sure how well it would go, considering my girls are 5 & 2, and public hearings can be about as fun as a kick to the ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/09/saving-trestles/ Funny mental picture isn't it? A bunch of sun-starved geeks out on the beach trying to learn how to surf. Alas, I vow that every one of them, who gives an honest effort, will get up and feel the sensation of riding a wave. Wondering what I'm talking about? ThinkTank, ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/09/internet-marketers-learning-to-surf/ While sipping guzzling my morning coffee and reading through my feeds, I came across a great post from Sugarrae titled How to Find a Pair of Balls. Her post is more or less about; if you're wanting something out of life you need to reach out and grab it. It's ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/09/get-off-your-lazy-ass/ Is there such a place where time ceases to exist? Where the land is so beautiful that you could swear you just saw the most mind blowing scenery that's ever graced your eyes, only to turn the corner to a view that out-does the last? Where the people, who have ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/07/i-heart-nicaragua/ I have to admit, I'm really having a lot of fun playing around in the action sports industry. Besides, my passion for action sports, one of the main reasons for starting Factive was that I knew I could come in with my audience building skills, dominate the online space, and ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/05/combine-work-with-your-passions/ I have my sights on moving to Nicaragua right now. I'm trying to figure out the logistics so I can spend 2 out of the 3 months there this coming summer. Go down, check the place out, scope some real estate, surf my brains out, etc. Consistent year-round swells, offshore ... http://www.cameronolthuis.com/2008/05/nicaragua/