There are so many business ideas out there and it’s difficult to say which ones will work and which ones won’t. Conventional wisdom says it’s all about the management and not about the idea. For obvious reasons, it’s pretty difficult to test this hypothesis. Once the business fails, the next iteration’s circumstances don’t necessarily match the circumstances of the first attempt. Likewise, if the business succeeds, there won’t be another iteration. There’s been a grand success!

So don’t get discouraged just because someone else is doing it. You can do it better, of course

1. Fring Makes Twitter Free - For those hooked on twitter, it looks like the free VoIP provider, Fring, has figured out how to make it free. While it’s not entirely free as you’ll still need a data plan on your cell phone, you save on SMS. Nice…

2. Joost - Watch a whole assortment of channels on your computer. Unless you have a super-fast computer, expect extreme aggravation by the resulting computer slowdown.

3. Sell your band - When all else fails, sell your band. It looks like this pop band is for sale. I don’t know about the veracity of this, but it was posted at Entrepreneur.

4. Short Sell Apple - and then delay the launch of all of its major product lines. TechCrunch posted an update in what Michael Arrington now calls Applegate.

5. Keyword Search - John Chow is in the process of performing one of the greatest linkbaits of all time. That’s right, he’s gaming the Google system, but doing it legally. Smart move. Why not do the same thing for your business? Focus on a search term, or group of search terms and make sure people link to you using that anchor text.

6. Niche Marketing - If the 80%-20% rule holds true, focus on the 20% and achieve 80% of your revenues. Good luck trying.

More to come…