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BOTW Reflects on 2008

Posted December 30th, 2008 by Jared

As we celebrate the close of ‘08 and anticipate the coming of ‘09, your friendly BOTW crew would like to reflect on the events and transitions that filled our busy year. Personnel changes, the launching of new initiatives, and general growth were the company’s 2008 milestones, and it’s safe to say that the year was […]

Night Before Christmas (Webmaster Version)

Posted December 22nd, 2008 by Rob Jones

‘Twas the night before Christmas, I’d gone to bed early
My click-thrus were down and I felt kinda surly.
I’d chugged a few shots of Jack straight from the bottle
Sufficiently numb, off to bed I did toddle.

I lay there awake, cause no matter how toasted
I couldn’t stop thinking of sites that I hosted
My Adsense was down and the worst of my fears
Told me something must give or I’d soon work at Sears.

SES NY Charity Party Recap

Posted March 26th, 2008 by Greg

Another search conference, another great charity party. So goes the tale of the BOTW crew.
Last week at the SES NY conference, BOTW teamed up once again with IMNY to hold a charity party. The event was put together as an opportunity for industry professionals to come together for a night of networking and […]

Win a Conference Pass at the SES Charity Party

Posted March 14th, 2008 by Jared

We are very happy to announce that we will be raffling tickets for FOUR upcoming internet marketing conferences. That’s Right! There are four conference badges - together worth over $8,000. One of them could have your name on it!
So come on out to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, network with industry titans, […]

Charity Chosen

Posted March 7th, 2008 by Greg

After a couple of weeks of voting for this year’s charity recipient for the SES NY Charity Party, the search community has spoken. The race was tight, with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society squeaking out the win by a mere 2% of the votes. Charity advocate Marty […]

SES NY Charity Party

Posted February 22nd, 2008 by Greg

About a year ago, Greg Niland approached us about sponsoring an industry party where all the proceeds would be donated to charity. Since the proposition appealed to both our desire to drink alcohol with industry friends and our philanthropic streak, it wasn’t a very hard sale. Due to the giving nature of the […]

Poker Tournament Recap

Posted December 12th, 2007 by Greg

I think I see the beginning of a tradition here.
On Thursday, December 6 a gathering of the minds took place amongst some heavy hitters in the SEO world. David Klein hosted the Purposeinc Texas Hold’em tournament in the poker room of the Venetian casino. Approximately 90 people showed up, all looking for their […]

Purposeinc PubCon Poker Tournament

Posted November 28th, 2007 by Greg

With only a handful of days until the start of PubCon Las Vegas, the BOTW crew are working feverishly to make sure that all of our “t’s” are crossed and all the “i’s” are dotted. The booth is in order, travel reservations confirmed, new shirts received, and one of my two presentations is completed.
In […]

Best. Photo. Ever.

Posted October 16th, 2007 by Greg

Thanks Danny, you’re fabulous!
Photo credit

SMX New York Party

Posted September 25th, 2007 by Greg

In April we helped the Internet Marketers of New York (IM-NY) with a fund raiser for the Ronald McDonald House. The party was held the first night of SES NY, and all agreed it was a smashing success. We raised a lot for money for charity, everybody had a great time, and nobody […]