@Erica: I guess I'm just not as jaded about blog posts or articles where the recommended course of action is a specific product or service. This article was about how to build an online business, and my recommended solution was for people to use a particular service to help them do that instead of trying to master every technical detail on their own. To me that fits the title of the article perfectly. I see absolutely nothing wrong with recommending a book, product, service, or offering general advice as the situation warrants.
Today if a friend asked me about how to start an online business, I'd most likely tell them to look into SBI, depending on their level of technical knowledge.
I think those who felt mislead by the title of this article were looking for me to somehow meet their own personal expectations and desires. I'm afraid I can't control other people's expectations though. In fact, more often that not, I'd prefer to write what people don't expect.
If this article happened to bug a few people because it didn't go the direction they expected, well, that's what I'm here for!
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