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Horse Racing Games

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On a personal note, I wonder how many have played any of the Virtual Horse Racing Games that proliferate the web? Well the only one I play now is called Horseracingpark, it is a replica of real life horse racing in the states only the prize money etc is based to one thousandth, so a $1,000 race on Horseracingpark is the same as a $1,000,000 race in real life.

Well I have run a stable there for a few years and now thanks to breeding I have a few great 2 year olds that will hopefully get to this years Breeders Cup in October.

I anyone wants to join click this Virtual Horse Racing Games link and enjoy. If you need help, drop me an email or post a comment on here.

Cruisers Beware the Round Headed Man

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I met a former colleague the other day from my old days of working for an online cruise travel agent. Dave Laight has returned to being a Cabby even though he is a very talented salesman. He often works nights in Southampton and just as often goes to the docks to watch the cruise ships sail in at 4 in the morning. So why “Cruisers beware the round headed man?” Well one of the office jokes concerned the shape of his head, it appears very round!

What has this got to do with optimization? Well we chatted about what we are doing and the long and short of it was we were laughing at him becoming part of cruising legend, you can see it now, cruisers lining the decks to glimpse the round headed man standing on the docks. I said to him that I would make him famous with a post on the net, hence this post. As to optimization, well his head is the most optimized head I have ever seen. and this post is optimized for Cruisers Beware the Round Headed Man.

 

Drabdesign has been Sold

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Well not really, however after much deliberation I have sold a 50% share of Drabdesign to Jetlinetravel, although I will not see any of the money myself, it does mean I can move to new offices and take on 5 staff members and finish being a one man band once and for all. The deal will pay all the bills for the foreseeable future and will mean Drabdesign will grow far quicker than first envisaged.

My new partner does not like the name Drabdesign and so the new company is called Simply Optimisation Ltd and will focus on Search Engine Optimisation. Drabdesign will still be a big part of the operation, well after all I love the name!

First Post!

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Welcome to the Drabdesign Blog!

It took me a while to get the blog up and running, that is a nice problem to have and the reason is that I have been so busy working for other people.

So what is this blog about? Well it will be a mixture of interesting things I find about Search Engine Optimization as well as personal thoughts and maybe the odd one or two about my feelings.

So where do I start?

Well firstly I would just like to put somewhere on the net my feelings about my father. Frank Stainer died in September 2007 and his loss has hit me a lot harder than I would have imagined. It is not until you loose a parent that you realise how much they mean to you and although I wanted to tell him I loved him, I only ever did when he was ill in hospital and I am not sure if he ever heard or really knew.

My father loved Football and was a referee for a number of years. He was born in Aldershot and spent his early years living in Farnborough, watching Aldershot play Football and dreaming of watching either Portsmouth or Southampton. In later life he lived half way between the two, but travelled to watch Aldershot instead. His love of Aldershot passed on to me when he took me to my first game when I was 5 years old. This season would have made him so proud, Aldershot getting to the FA Trophy semi final and after today’s win (I was there) they need just one point for promotion back into the Football League.

Why Drabdesign?

Well Drabdesign is taken from David, Ruth, Adam and Bethany and has nothing to do with being drab! It is amazing what a name does and I think a few people are put off by it after all it does not sound inviting. However look around the shops next time you are out. Why does O2 call itself O2? Next, what has that got to do with clothes? Back to phones, ORANGE? So Drabdesign, like the three I have quoted is just a name, live with it!

What is Drabdesign?

Drabdesign offers a Search Engine Optimization service and works with just one client in any niche. If someone wants a simple but effective web page, then Drabdesign can cater for it along with other forms of Internet Marketing. 

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