What makes "3a. Cross-Promote" something other than a zero-sum game? Does it presume that most people have more time to devote to reading stuff online?
Does it presume that most people have more time to devote to reading stuff online?
On a niche-by-niche basis, yes. For instance, I keep a list of personal finance blogs that I check out regularly. When one of those blogs features a personal finance site I haven't seen before, I check that out as well and consider adding it to my list.
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