About
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Me and my beautiful wife 
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My name is Dan Kolansky. I have wanted to be an entrepreneur ever since I was young. I remember riding in the car (I must have been less than 10 years old) and telling my Mom that I wanted to own a business.
That was the beginning of the resistance that I found entrepreneurs face every day. Her response to me at that time was “oh, no, you don’t want to do that, dear. You want to get a job where you’ll be safe.”
Needless to say, out of all the advice that she gave me while growing up, that was the only piece that I disregarded and have yet to regret .
Since I got married in 2006 to my wonderful wife, Kristin, I have been in business for myself. I got into business for a few reasons, but at the time it was mainly because I knew that in Northern Virginia, where I am based out of, I just couldn’t make a living wage for two. We live in an expensive area and so business (ha, if only I knew what I was getting myself into) seemed like the only viable solution.
Jumping in head first I read every book that I could get my hands on related to business or sales. I learned a ton. After meeting Marvin Powell a Small Business Coach it all started to click and I quickly became successful at networking and my small business fixing computers.
Not being quite satisfied with what I was doing, I am now reaching out to the web. At the beginning of 2009 I made a commitment to myself that by the end of 2009 I would be making the majority of my income from the web. I spent most of my teen years online and so it is only natural that I should be able to develop my business online.
Here is a quick GAINS profile for myself:
Goals
Short Term
- To provide for my family.
- To bring most of my business online.
- To develop a solid business image of who I am and what I do.
- To make this blog popular .
Long Term
- To earn enough money to be able to support the Church in its ministries, especially those pertaining to Israel.
- To travel the world.
- To have a wonderful life with my family.
Achievements
- I have gone through Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind Program.
- I have gone through Brian Clark’s Teaching Sells program.
- I got 500 Twitter followers in one day .
- I have been a dancer for 18 years. (I now run my own dance group at Kehilat Sar Shalom.)
- I have become known for being able to tackle almost any issue on your computer.
- I have established my brand as being the top notch of small business IT training and support.
- I built my own CMS (called NepheshCMS) which has since been retired. But it taught me a lot about how CMS systems operate.
Interests
- Just about anything with electricity running through it.
- Computer repair
- Website Design
- Internet Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Dancing
- Bike Riding
- Going for long walks…. especially on the beach =P.
- Browsing through book stores
- Going out to eat… especially at new restaurants.
- Hanging out at Panera Bread
- Meeting new people and networking with them ^_^.
- Using smilies ~_^.
Networks
- Business Networking International
- The Ninety Day Power Play.
- Several Social Media Networks (look up at the menu bar for an accurate list)
- Kehilat Sar Shalom
Skills
- Various web programming languages and SQL including PHP, Javascript, AJAX, (X)HTML, Python, MySQL and a few others.
- Web Server management and advanced skills with Linux, SSH, FTP, CPanel, Plesk, etc.
- Graphics design and advanced skills with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, GIMP, and basic skills with 3d Studio Max and Blender.
- Advanced video editing skills with SwishMax, Magix Movie Edit Pro, and VisionLab Studio.
- Advanced skills with SOHO computer repair.
- Basic skills with computer networking.
- Advanced skills with business networking and business development (rainmaking as I like to call it.)
- Not a bad dancer when it comes to Tap, Israeli, or Messianic dance .
- I like to keep the atmosphere light so I’m usually pretty good at finding a good way to crack a joke (though I do run the risk of being corny sometimes =P).
- Moderate sound engineering experience.
I think that about covers it!
God Bless,
-Dan
