Online Since 1997, Blogging since 1999
My name is Michael Martine. I’ve been making websites and exploring online since 1997. I made my first blog in 1999 with Blogger. It featured bizarre videos from Google Video before YouTube (or embedding) even existed.
I’ve come a long way since then.
Over the past 12 years, I’ve also been a software trainer and created both classroom and online courses, so I have a strong background in training and teaching. I’ve studied marketing, copywriting, SEO and conversion and put that knowledge to good use not only for myself but also for my clients.
Why would any of this matter to you? Think of it this way: instead of having to find, hire and deal with several people (blog designer, marketing consultant, SEO consultant and so forth) you can get everything you need here. I’m what some folks call a scanner or multipotentialite. I’m the product of all my experiences and interests over the past twenty years. And that’s good for you because it means one stop shopping and no worrying about how to make all the pieces fit. They’re going to fit right from the beginning.
You can have more sales and more customers with blogging, social media, and email marketing. Blogging has become much, much more than an “online diary.” It’s the number one way for a business to attract new customers and to reinforce your credentials to referrals online (which is how most businesses get their clientele).
What you get here is free content on the blog and assistance and advice for your business through paid blog consulting services and information products like training programs and ebooks.
What Really Inspires Me
What turns me on about blogging and internet business is how low the barriers are to entry. Just about anyone with little determination can learn this stuff. And people do. That really inspires me. You can go from zero to hero in a short time. You can supplement or replace your day job income with online income. Helping others accomplish this for themselves and their families is a feeling I always carry with me: it’s the best part about what I do. In 2009 I quit a terrific full time job as a software trainer to run Remarkablogger full time on my own and I’ve never looked back.
What Really Pisses Me Off
Whiners and haters. People who think they’re going to get rich for no work (and the people who sell those snake oil schemes). Comic Sans MS. Boring blogs. When people say “I don’t get {insert technology here}” as an excuse not to succeed (hint: if you don’t “get” something, learn about it until you do). People who have an excuse for everything, who choose not to take responsibility for themselves. People who think they’re right, that there’s only one way to be.
What also bugs the hell out of me is when inexperienced people start looking online for blogging advice and all they see is the “make money blogging” crap out there. That stuff is worse than worthless for a real online business. And it’s everywhere. Except here. Welcome to the cutting edge of business blogging.
Okay, that’s enough of that. Starting to get pissed! 
Other Projects
Along with Grant and Clay Griffiths I’m heavily involved in the marketing and documentation for the super-cool Headway Theme for WordPress.
More About Me
I live in Montpelier, Vermont. I love it here. It’s beautiful and down-to-earth. I love the misty woods, the old, old mountains, and the air here smells unbelievably fresh and good. It’s a great place to run an online business.
In addition to general internet, computer, and marketing nerdery, I also love electronic music, reading and writing fantasy & science fiction, Japanese food, and PC games like Rift, WoW, Minecraft and Terraria.
Like What You See Here?
If my vibe agrees with you and you think I may be the right person for you to start (or restart) your business blog marketing, let’s get in touch: