Author: Quentin Pain
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Test My Site With Google
What Was “Test My Site With Google” and What Has Replaced It? “Test My Site With Google” was a popular, free online tool created to help website owners evaluate their site’s speed and usability on both mobile and desktop devices. It provided a simple overview of essential performance metrics such as load times, interactivity, and…
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The 5 Most Important Questions
The Power of Asking Questions Questions have played a vital role throughout my life. As a child, I was naturally curious, always seeking to understand the world around me. This curiosity shaped many of my experiences and helped me grow both personally and professionally. Early Experiences with Questions I remember being 14, eagerly waiting to…
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A for Accounting
Starting an Accounting Firm: The Journey from AccountsCheap to A4Accountants In 2016, I made the decision to launch an accounting firm aimed at helping entrepreneurs, micro-entities, and those considering starting their own businesses. The goal was to provide quality accounting services at a fraction of the cost charged by traditional local firms. This approach was…
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It All Starts With Your Philosophy – Get It Right And Everything Works
The Foundation of Everything: Your Philosophy Your philosophy serves as the core framework for how you view the world, yourself, and your purpose. It encompasses your beliefs, values, and principles that guide every decision and action you take. More has been written about philosophy than many other subjects because it profoundly influences your life’s direction.…
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Derek Sivers Entrepreneur Guide
Who Is Derek Sivers? If you haven’t heard of Derek Sivers before, you’re in for an inspiring story that highlights the power of purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Derek is an entrepreneur and thinker best known for founding CDBaby.com. Starting from zero, he built this platform into one of the largest independent music stores online. His journey culminated…
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Legendary
Understanding the Concept of ‘Legendary’ The term legendary is often used to describe individuals, stories, or objects that have achieved a level of extraordinary fame and admiration. It signifies something or someone that leaves a lasting impact, often transcending time, culture, and borders. From mythological heroes to modern icons, being labeled legendary elevates a subject…
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What would I do if I had to start again? – Sir Richard Branson
The title of each section came from Branson. The content came from a variety of sources. Of all of them, by far the most important advice is this: “Conduct thorough market analysis and customer interviews”. The problem is, for the most part, the customer doesn’t know why or what to do about something that isn’t…
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Music Modes
If you stick with just the white keys on a piano (C major), you can create pretty much any sound or emotion you want. The reason this works depends on the note you start with, or perhaps just as importantly, the note you return to for each musical phrase you create. Here are all the…
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How to plot a novel using a spreadsheet
Why Use a Spreadsheet to Plot Your Novel? Many writers, myself included, have started novels only to abandon them partway through. Writing as inspiration strikes can feel creatively freeing, but it often leads to a tangled, unfocused narrative that is difficult to revise and even harder for an editor to untangle. A structured approach, such…
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Do photons die?
Here’s a transcript of a chat I had with the Ollama LLM on photons and our perceptions of life. By the end, it gets highly philosophical. But we start with the science. My prompts are highlighted in a quote box in italics, everything else (apart from these opening paragraphs) is produced by Ollama. You can…