Matt Holmes Personal Blog

Bought a $10,000 domain on Sedo for $100... I thought.

9/11/2018

Recently, I've been bidding on not just domain names, but domain names that come with a website. You can buy pretty inexpensive websites that are 'starter' and may not be making money each month, but have a ton of original content and viewers already visiting it. If it's a niche that you're familiar with, you may have a good chance of making money at it!

I have bid on domain names on Godaddy Auctions for years acquiring domain names for my company Handshakin, but recently have started to spend more time on Flippa and Sedo.

How to buy a car $1,500 less than Dealer Invoice

7/18/2018

Hey guys, I helped a friend buy a car here in Denver, Colorado earlier this month. It was a brand new 2018 Mazda Miata RF. Before we go how we got the car for a good deal, I'd like you to consider a few important questions I had my friend ask before we decided a Mazda Miata was the right choice for her...

Colorado, Home of the Entrepreneurship Capital of America

4/20/2018

What city is the entrepreneurship capital of the United States? Where does one find the densest enclave of concentrated, up-and-coming startup culture? Silicon Valley? Palo Alto?

Nope. It's Boulder, which boasts twice as many startups per capita versus any other American city; this pole position has been a long time in the making: "Since 1960, it has quietly nurtured nascent industries, including natural foods, computer storage, biotech, and now Internet companies." While Boulder is famed for its emphasis on work/life balance, make no mistake; its citizens take the 'work' part of that equation seriously.

I'M ABOUT TO BOARD MY FLIGHT TO ASIA

4/5/2018

I'm at SFO with just a few minutes to get this published before flying to Tokyo, Japan with my Startup Denver co-organizer Mike Kilcoyne. We're mostly visiting Tokyo for pleasure and it will be my first experience staying in a hostel for a few nights. We'll see the Cherry Blossoms with a 3rd friend who is in town, and then I'm quickly off to Philippines on April 11.

Advice from Morgan Linton for startup founders seeking to buy their domain name

3/26/2018

After organizing Startup Denver for over 3 years now and being a domain name investor for over half a decade, I've had my fair share of startup founders ask me if I could help them 'get their domain name.'

My friend Morgan Linton absolutely wrote the best article that allows you to go about it yourself, enjoy:

How to buy a domain name – here’s why nobody is responding to your domain name offers.

HOW TO PRICE YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE

3/23/2018

Knowing how much to charge for a product or service is going to be a make or break decision for a successful business. Price too low, and you will probably receive a ton of business but won't make ends meet, but price too high, and it will push customers away.

HANDSHAKIN' IS HIRING IN PHILIPPINES NEXT MONTH

3/14/2018

That's right. I'm traveling to Asia next month for half personal (seeing Cherry Blossoms in Japan), and half business. I'm incredibly excited to finally meet my team in Philippines, including one who I have worked with for over two years!

I'm planning to hire two key roles while I'm out there, a trial and sales manager, and a SEO specialist. Here's more information on the vision of Handshakin in 2018 and my next blog post will be more details on who we're looking to hire.

BlogMutt Customer Spotlight: Handshakin' From Blog To Agency

2/26/2018

GUEST POST BY ZOE TREESON OF BLOGMUTT

For this month’s customer spotlight, we’re proud to introduce Matt Holmes of Handshakin’. He’s been a longtime BlogMutt customer since 2014. Long enough, in fact, that he’s been able to witness our business grow and consistently adapt to the evolving content marketing trends.

And as BlogMutt matured, Handshakin’ was growing up right alongside us, from a single blog with a mission all the way to a successful marketing agency with multiple clients, using BlogMutt content to fuel its growth.

(Photo courtesy of Matt Holmes)

27 Viral Referral Strategies for Ultimate Growth in 2018

2/13/2018

GUEST POST BY BEN KAZINIK OF SHARESOMEFRIENDS

“If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck it’s a duck”. Have you heard that expression?

There are some companies among us that sell like the best, hire like the best, treat their customers the best possible way. They are simply the best. Everything they do makes them great.

Lessons from NamesCon 2018

2/9/2018

NamesCon 2018 was the first conference I gave a speech at! Although I've been a paid speaker since last year it was still a very special conference to me. It's no surprise it's special since it was my third year in a row learning from such a diverse crowd of online entrepreneurs and investors!

Here's my top tips I took away from the conference as well as 3 tips I mentioned during my talk you may have missed: