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Glissers vs Google: 0-1

Published March 30, 2008 SEO , glissers , lessons 0 Comments

The last week my search engine ranking for glissers.com dropped dramatically. Very annoying, especially since I just started to experiment with banner ads on the site, and was starting to plan my retirement in the Caribbean.

I’ve spent some time researching WHY this might happen, and the only thing I can come up with is that I’m being penalized for selling advertising without telling Google.

When I was using Google Adwords, I didn’t have this problem - everything was just fine, as long as Google got their cut of the actions. So it seams Larry and Sergey have outsmarted me, again.

“Öh, öh, ah, yes, what, öh”, says Nils Hammar

Published March 27, 2008 lessons , media 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I did an interview with a podcaster based in Colorado, USA. The interview happened at 11.30 pm on a Friday evening - not the best time to present yourself to a worldwide audience. And I did poorly, to say the least.

You don’t have to listen to the whole thing, but listen to the first minute. It’s funny: http://www.startupstoryradio.com/nils-hammer-co-founder-of-kindocom/

One of my colleagues commented the interview with: “Well at least now I don’t have to worry about doing a bad interview ever again…”

Lesson learned

A Woman and Her Handbag

Published March 13, 2008 private life , women 3 Comments

My girlfriend is usually angry with me because I spend too much time in front of the computer. As soon as we come home from anywhere, I always go “I wonder what’s happened on the Internet?” and disappear for an hour.

But now she’s found a website where people talk about their true love, their passion, their raison d’etre - their handbags. When I came home yesterday she was typing away in their forum, chatting with her new friends and discussing the best sized Hermes bag out there. And she refused to give me back my computer, using my standard phrase “just give me aminute…”

And then I fell asleep.

Headaches of a Global Startup

Published March 7, 2008 business development , kindo , private life 0 Comments

Working with people from all parts of the world is fun, but sometimes requires sacrifices. Fridays should be spent relaxing with friends and families, and usually that’s what I do. But tonight I have a conference call scheduled at 10pm GMT, and then phone interview with a US podcaster at 11pm GMT. Better stick to water, then.