I Got Sacked on Friday the 13th!

I can't believe it.  You ever have one of those days...you know where you just can't believe whatthe hell just happened?  That was Friday, March 13th.

I got let go.

I'm now going to start my own company and shock the world. 

You'll see!

Trade Show Exhibits and the importance of having a good one

The importance of having good trade show exhibits and trade show displays is paramount to anything else in the trade show industry. You really need something that will show your customers or potential clients that you mean business. Too many people out there try to skimp and end up purchasing a total piece of imported crap. That's just dumb to me because if you want a piece of crap, why import it? At least go American! You can still go smaller, like with banner stands or table top displays and get by just fine.

We only sell American products at my company. Word!

Begging for Backlinks

So my main job now is soliciting sites for back links to ours. What an arduous process. Begging other webmasters for a link to our site. Something that they can place on their site that says trade show displays, or perhaps trade show exhibits with a brief message about what it is that we do. It's all how you play the SEO game.

I'm finding that it's pretty hard to get links from reputable sites. It's kinda like telemarketing or cold-calling eskimos and wanting to sell them ice. Webmasters have enough issues to worry about.

On another note, I wish I could attend the Exhibitor's Show at the end of the month. I could learn so much about the industry, rub elbows with some folks and just absorb more knowledge of products, etc. That's not going to happen. Heck, I don't even think Lowell is going.

Max Rawson's Service and SEO Garbage

So I went to a service last night for Max, an old friend from high school who died in a motorcycle accident a few weeks ago. There were a few of the guys I usually run into when I attend a Jesuit function...Rob, Huston, Aaron, Zach, Hudnut. It was great seeing them all again, but under those circumstances it was awkward. Max was a good guy. He definitely went too soon. We all lifted a few pints for him at the Dublin and reminisced about the past and caught up on the present. It's always good to see those guys and I wish that I would have graduated with them. That always bothers me a bit and makes me feel like they don't see me as an equal. I just need to get over that I guess. Your friends are your friends despite some rash decisions you might make early on in life. Besides, they are all interested in my life and we laugh together. There is a bond.

I stayed at work until a little after 6, to work on the SEO stuff that is, well, kinda terra incognita for me. We got this new software about a month ago that shows us how to optimize our site. I need to get links back to the site by using the right words. Words like trade show booths, banner stands and trade show exhibits need to point to the right pages. That's optimization, baby!

Man, after a few pints last night, I'm draggin' today!

The kid broke his wrist

So my boy Tanner broke his wrist over the weekend while over at his loser dad's place. Broke it on Saturday, comes home on Sunday, goes to the doctor Monday and, yup, it's broken. I guess boys will be boys, but he's such a fragile little guy. In almost two decades of playing sports (including 8 years of football), I never broke a bone in my body. To this day, I've never broken a bone in my body. This kid is 11 and has already broken his wrist and his elbow. Maybe I shouldn't push him to play sports.

Working with computers might be good for him. Learn the internet and how things work. Then maybe one day he can end up selling hybrid displays, outdoor banner stands, and conference displays like me.

Outdoor Exhibits

If you need outdoor banner stands that will blow the socks off your competition, than look no further than my site!

Word!

Travis and Coraline

Seeing friends you haven't seen in a while is a good thing. Seing them two nights in a row is even better. Being part of a historic night for said friends is even better than that.
My friend Travis sacrificed 3 years of his life in making a wonderful bit of film that is Coraline. For once my mind wasn't on hybrid displays, or trade show exhibits, but rather taking my family out for a night they would never forget.
What a movie. Revolutionary. To think, it all started out in 7th grade when Trav built a road from his sand castle to mine on our beach retreat. From there we have built a relationship that will never die. I am proud of my friend. His talent never ceases to amaze me.