The Road to BlueGlass

by Dave on June 22, 2010

ShareYesterday we announced the launch of BlueGlass, our newest project, and the collective product of several people’s passion.
In my life I have had a few dreams:
1) To marry an amazing woman - In 2005, this dream came true when I married Samantha Snyder.
2) To be an amazing father - In 2005, this dream also came [...]

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Verizon Data Roaming Nightmare

by Dave on April 13, 2010

ShareClarification : Before reading this understand I have at NO point asked Verizon for a reduction on price, I was offered a reduction. I accept the fact that I knew the TOS and I am legally bound to a contract. What I am trying to accomplish with this post is an education of other consumers [...]

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Getting to Know You

March 15, 2010

ShareI have detailed a lot about myself in the last six months on this blog. Most of it has been to share my story to show others what they can achieve, and also that issues will come along, and how to handle them.
When I first started immersing myself in this industry I had a tough [...]

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I’m Going to Out These Guys to Matt Cutts

February 17, 2010

ShareI know people hate it when people out others, but I have to do this. I ran across a site that:
1) Creates multiple pages with substantially duplicated content.
2) Has “doorway” pages created just for adsense programs with little or no original content.
3) Has already been caught buying links for one of its international sites
4) Creating [...]

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People Who Have Inspired Me Through Hustle

February 15, 2010

ShareIn January, I watched the annual group of “top lists” roll buy with disgust.
What utter bullshit.
If anyone’s top list of anything is as vertically driven as those then that person should just lock themselves in their closet. The reality is that as humans everything inspires, influences, and shapes us. For me this is definitely true. [...]

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This Weeks Shocking Lessons in Business and Life

February 11, 2010

ShareSo this week was more of a roller coaster than usual, and like all things interesting in my life I figured I would share it.
Lesson # 1: Dante is a pimp in a tie

A bit of chest thumping, but whatever.
Lesson # 2: Transparency is KEY
This was probably the most cliche statement in 2009, so I [...]

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Reality Punched Me Square in the Jaw

February 4, 2010

ShareLately I have grown exhausted.
Search & Social has grown to be a pretty important player in the search marketing space, although we normally remain pretty quiet about it. Our second venture, Second Step Search, hasn’t even been officially launched into Beta and is already cash flow positive for the entire year of 2010; no small [...]

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A Lesson in Conversion from Disney World

January 26, 2010

ShareMy family and I spent part of the last week in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Epcot. As we made our way through each ride at the theme parks I began to realize a pattern:
Photo by Express Monorail
1) Lines are setup to build up anticipation for the ride itself
2) The rides themselves are awesome, but [...]

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