on Nov 23rd, 2007About
Friends and family call me Vincent, Vince, Vinny or Vin. But since 1995 I’ve been known online simply as Vingold.
This Blog
I always have way too many web sites and blogs to manage at any given time. I need to either automate more, delegate more, or just plain start eliminating.
This particular blog has had several incarnations going back the last few years. At different times I’ve blogged about all things political, educational, and media related. I’ve also thrown in way too many anecdotes that haven’t been at all interesting once I read them a second time.
In late 2007 I did a major overhaul. I moved the blog from MovableType to Wordpress. I found a few themes I liked and combined them and customized them into what exists today. And I deleted boat loads of old posts that just didn’t seem relevant or interesting anymore. The posts I did keep I consider the “best of the best” even if some of them are mediocre.
Throughout 2008 it is my intention to devote a lot more time to this blog.
My Endeavors
In addition to having a few dozen web properties, I am a full-time real estate professional and builder.
At any given time in the year I am likely to have two or three people I am helping to buy or sell a house. And I’m likely to have two or three houses under construction or being rehabbed.
Additionally, I’m the founder of a professional services firm (comprised mostly of me and a half-dozen freelancers and part-timers) that helps out some nationally recognized local companies. While we’re multi-talented, most of our consulting work is in the area of business analysis and process improvement. We’ll be branching out to media and content development in the months ahead.
Locally, I volunteer with the Anne Arundel County Literacy Council, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
Just got done reading your article on the 4-hour work week over at SEOmoz.
Excellent stuff. Was surprised that you’re actually in the real-estate business. You have a second-calling as a writer.
Cheers,
Dharmesh
Vin -
I really enjoyed your 4-hour week review, ended up writing a blog post about it over on our pre-launch site: http://promote-my-site.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,31/p,24/.
-OT
Hi Vincent,
Thats a great article on SEO that you wrote recently. I’d like to invite you as a guess author on my site http://www.semhints.com and of course I’d include links to sites of your choosing either within the content or bio.
I thought the article might have been the usual SEO stuff but it was definitely insightful to read. Thanks
Eric
Interesting to see someone in the real estate market. I recently got someone asking me for a proposal in that business. Any chance I could get some tips/reference from you?
Cheers
Gab
[…] Vinny Goldsmith, writing on SEOMOZ, penned a great article entitled, Give Your Readers Something To Do. It’s about writing content that gets your readers involved – gets them to take action. I agree with his thoughts. I love articles that are more than just news. I like to understand how the article relates to what I’m doing – and more importantly – how I can use what’s in the article to change something in my personal or professional life. […]
Wow Vin, thats a lot of irons in the fire. Do you sleep?