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The 10-Day Window to Sell Restaurant Google Cleanups

Apr 30, 2026

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3 min read

The 10-Day Window to Sell Restaurant Google Cleanups

Mother's Day is May 10. Google says menu changes take 24–48 hours to show up on Search and Maps. Restaurants with outdated listings are already losing diners

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Ecommerce

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Shopify just handed you a new B2B service

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

Shopify just handed you a new B2B service

Non-Plus merchants can now use native wholesale tools, and most don't know how to set them up

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Mark Appe

Services

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The inventory no one makes until it's too late

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

The inventory no one makes until it's too late

Turn room walkthrough videos into a quiet pre-storm documentation service

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Freelancing

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Your expertise is worth $25–$100/hr to AI companies

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

Your expertise is worth $25–$100/hr to AI companies

Specialized AI evaluation gigs pay more than generic annotation. Here's how to start.

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Mark Appe

Ecommerce

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Etsy sellers need better math tools

Apr 24, 2026

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3 min read

Etsy sellers need better math tools

Build a niche profit spreadsheet and sell it as a digital download this week

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Tech and Code

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Government PDFs need fixing. You can do it

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Government PDFs need fixing. You can do it

DA compliance deadlines shifted, but agencies are still hiring for document cleanup right now

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Services

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The back-office CAPE opening

Apr 22, 2026

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3 min read

The back-office CAPE opening

The filing rush is real, but the safer play is support work

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Ecommerce

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USPS hikes 8% on Saturday. Sell the fix.

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

USPS hikes 8% on Saturday. Sell the fix.

A quiet, fixed-fee service for sellers who haven't updated their shipping settings yet.

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Freelancing

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The listing photo cleanup window is open

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

The listing photo cleanup window is open

Spring sellers need better images, and the work is almost entirely solo

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Mark Appe

Freelancing

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Airbnb just gave us a reason to knock on host-city doors

Apr 18, 2026

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3 min read

Airbnb just gave us a reason to knock on host-city doors

Airbnb just handed host-city residents a reason to care about their listing

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Mark Appe

Freelancing

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The post-April-15 bookkeeping window

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

The post-April-15 bookkeeping window

Extension filers need clean books by October. Buyers are posting now.

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Reselling

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The Two-Week Window When Dorms Turn Into a Wholesale Warehouse

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Two-Week Window When Dorms Turn Into a Wholesale Warehouse

Move-out season opens this month on campuses across the US. Mini-fridges and microwaves pile up fast. Most students just need them gone.

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Digital Products

A $3 printable parents are buying right now

Apr 15, 2026

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3 min read

A $3 printable parents are buying right now

Teacher Appreciation Week is three weeks out. Here's the play.

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