Comments on: Dead Men Don’t Blog

By: johnfurst

johnfurst — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:55:55 +0000

Hey Ray,

Just reading through a big backlog of posts. Coincidently a couple of days ago I have posted about the very same topic; introduced three different services to my readers. Just a type of "here's a link, check it out" type of mention. No affiliate links.

http://blog.fcon21.biz/276/the-ultimate-backup-...

All of them appear to be real businesses and they charge money for their service. I think you are absolutely right, Ray. Free or even very inexpensively offers might be perceived as not reliable in that particular niche.

Yours
John

P.S.: "Laughter Yoga Home Study Course", seems like there is almost an infinite supply for potential products.

By: Gavin6

Gavin6 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:33:48 +0000

Yes this is very important. If you use virtual assistants then a lot of the information shouls be with them.
The goal for most people withan intenrnet business is 'auto pilot income' so if we need a service like this then we've not set our business up properly.

It got me thinking because there are lots of tweeks for me to make

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By: alexjenkins

alexjenkins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:44:35 +0000

Hi Ray,

I have been keeping a spreadsheet of logins, hosting, domains, etc. For my reference only. About a year ago, my partner asked how /where/what/why about our online income and it made me realize that my spreadsheet isn't enough. I immediately set out a sheet explaining where the money comes from and where it goes.

Good job on this post. I'll definitely revisit my notes to see if they are complete enough.

Best,

Alex
http://www.howtomakemoneyfromhomenow.com

By: phillip barnhart

phillip barnhart — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:19:00 +0000

I keep all of my passwords, email accounts, domains, etc in PassPack – then printed out the login and put it in my safe deposit box with instructions.

By: samcarpenter

samcarpenter — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:18:48 +0000

I turn 60 in two weeks so am hearing you loud and clear. Thanks for taking the time to create a template for this dour but necessary task.

By: Josue Diaz

Josue Diaz — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:57:47 +0000

I don't think you were being morbid AT ALL. Death is a certainty for all of us and having a presence in the cloud should be no different with how to handle certain affairs than in “real life”. Great topic.

By: Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:44:36 +0000

I know this isn't my usual blog content Eric, but these days I'm committed to being more transparent and sharing exactly what currently has my attention in the moment. I like your idea of mini-plans for each domain. What if you made them one-page plans for each domain.

By: Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:49 +0000

I know this will sound weird, but I wonder about the reliability of a free solution. How can he do that for very many people without some kind of financial support? I think something like this could be awesome if it were supported by an entity that has true probably longevity – like a church (think Mormons, Baptists or Catholics) or a university.

By: tinteiros

tinteiros — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:56:48 +0000

Sounds like a good idea. But what if... the guy at http://www.deadmansswitch.net/ is on the same plane and in the same fatal accident? John InternetMarketingWithJohn.com

By: CoachAndy

CoachAndy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:32:02 +0000

I've thought about this from time to time, when I was either talking to the insurance guy or after eating a bad pizza (and knew I was going to die within 24 hours).

You get to thinking about who would treat your baseball card collection with the respect it deserves and things like this as most of the people I know wouldn't have a clue how do log in to any of it and what to do with it even if they did. So the who to pass if off to is as important as the what to do with it after they have it.

I at least taken some action on this as I forwarded your e-mail on to a mortician friend of mine to get his thoughts. If I hear anything hopefully I'll repost.

Andy Collins

By: CoachAndy

CoachAndy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:22:46 +0000

Every so often I've gotten in the mode of thinking about this, either when I'm talking to the insurance guy or after a bad pizza (and you know you're going to die in the next 24 hours), I've thought about this and realize along with only a few people would treat my baseball card collection with the respect it deserves only a few people would even have a clue how to do half of the things I do on the Internet, so who to put in charge of that, what to get for them, how to get it to them, what you'd like them to do with it are questions that do come to mind in those instances (then you feel better and forget all about it). Good thoughts. I acted on it, at least a little, by contacting a mortuary guy and see if he has ideas. When I hear back from him, hopefully I'll report back to you.

Andy Collins

By: connieragengreen

connieragengreen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:20 +0000

I had major surgery just two weeks ago and had to deal with this same issue. Luckily, I am in a Mastermind group where the people are very thoughtful, so I wrote out everything and made sure they would receive the information. This would ensure that my business continue for at least one year, giving my family time to sort things out without having to worry about money.
Ray, this is important to think about, no matter what type of business you have.

By: ericsutherland

ericsutherland — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:17:28 +0000

Well Ray that is not your usual upbeat get moving kind of blog, but it did make me stop and think. Not about me dying but about how much internet real estate I have out there. If I'm honest the only way I track which domains I own is by checking with my ISP, so my heirs would have no chance, cos they can't even log in there. Some of these were bought 'cos I had a great idea but it went nowhere. Some have never even been used. I wonder how many “dead” domain names there are out there!

I guess the only way round it is to create a mini business plan for each domain. In it you could list the “assets”, its purpose and how it generates money (keywords, marketing methods, related articles, etc). Now just to find the time to do it all ……

Eric

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:47:00 +0000

You should check out the Dead Man’s Switch service… just for this kind of thing http://www.deadmansswitch.net/