27 years. Wow.

I’m not sure where all that time went. But when I look back on what I’ve done with those years, I sure filled them up with great stuff!

In business, I did a bit of trend-setting: I was the first prominent internet marketer in the world to “blog.” Everyone else thought it was dumb and resisted it; meanwhile, I discovered blogs ranked better than old HTML websites, and then one day everyone had a blog instead of a static website.

I was the first to publish an ebook, “Power Linking,” on Google’s original algorithm preference for inbound links as its main ranking factor. Power Linking went on to sell over 50,000 copies.

I was one of the first marketing podcasters online. Man, I’m feeling a bit old right about now.

I founded Content Desk and Blog Success (the first training centers dedicated to teaching content marketing with blogs) and created a wide range of books, software, and educational tools and courses, including BackTrack SEO, The Authority Black Book, Web2Submitter, CurationSoft, and Bending The Web.

I’ve helped myself and my clients to over 2 billion targeted visitors to their websites. You can accomplish a great deal in 27 years. They say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert. So I guess that’s about 16 experts by now.

In 2012, I founded Brick Road Media, a marketing firm specializing in done-for-you marketing, SEO, and web development services, leveraging my experience in digital marketing and insights gained from “growing up with Google.” 

From successful online communities built to teach internet marketing tactics and content marketing, to social media publishing software and consulting with hundreds of business owners, I think I’ve invested the hours, years, and decades well.

Timeline (Highlights)

• 1998 began exploring the web and internet marketing as one of the original Warrior Forum members, then moderator for a couple of years.
• 2001 cracked Google’s algorithm and exposed its penchant for links as a core ranking factor, leading to…
• 2002 wrote the most widely-downloaded and respected book on link building called “Power Linking.”
• 2004 started ContentDesk.com – sold out 400 charter memberships in 24 hours at $133/month
• 2005 started the first marketer-owned blog called The Friday Traffic Report – weekly podcast and major blog that proved blogging was ideal for business’ getting ranked in search
• 2006 held our first major conference in Vegas after being “hurricaned” out of New Orleans, the original location
• 2006 created BlogSuccess.com – the web’s first education center for bloggers and marketers to use content marketing effectively
• 2008 authored Authority Black Book which was downloaded by over 50,000 marketers
• 2008 did $750,000 in sales in 48 hours with one promotion
• 2009 created “BackTrack SEO” my first full search engine optimization course
• 2010 created CurationSoft – content curation software
• 2012 released “Bending The Web” teaching marketers how leverage can be used to “bend the web to their will.”
• 2013 sold BlogSuccess.com and CurationSoft.com
• 2013 became Associate Dean at DirectionsUniversity.com
• 2002-Present – well over 2 billion targeted visitors to my own and my clients/students’ sites.
• 2005-Present – Consultant, mentor and coach to business owners around the world.
• 2015-2018 Creating abundant wealth and prosperity for a select group of clients.
• 2005-Present: Director of Digital Outreach for The Rewilding Institute a
• 2018-Present: Host and Producer of The Rewilding Earth Podcast.
• 2012-Present: CEO Brick Road Media

Family

Last year, I sent my only child off to college to study wildlife biology and jazz drumming. I live with my wife in a still-full nest if you count Remi and Luna, our dogs.

Fun

I love adventure motorcycling in faraway places along with hiking, whitewater kayaking, and camping. 

Podcast

I am the host and producer of the Rewilding Earth Podcast. You should check it out!