About Author & Site Founder
Hi there, by now you must be wondering about me, site Founder and Author. My name as you may already know is Jeff, nice to meet you. I built this site on my love for Great Danes and to pay-forward information, but it didn't start this way. Kudos to my number one friend Bruiser for inspiring me. Thanks big guy :)
As VP of a successful business started back in 1989, I'm fortunate to have the time to enjoy my family, pets and surroundings. Owning a service oriented company is wonderful, this allows me to meet many, many interesting people. As relationships are built on trust, this is an invaluable benefit to me as a person. Even better, many of our clients are businesses as well, and further, many are in the business of dogs! From Vets, to trainers, to groomers, to retailers, perfect! Why is this important? Over 2-decades of new relationships, and a life caring for dogs, I have learned so much through conversation, listening and personal experiences. So what's this to do with all-about-Great-Danes.com? You see, once upon a time we brought home my first Dane puppy. This breed was unlike any other, many dog related issues such as diet, training and health were a no brain-er, yet there was something different, something amazing about this magnificent breed. For about a year, I took a hiatus from the normal day to day routine and focused on my family and raising my new Dane puppy. My freinds would always ask, "Were have you been Jeff?", "I've got a Great Dane to raise!", was always my answer :) Sure my knowledge of dog care was A+, but there was more about Danes I wanted to learn. As this first year with my new Dane passed, I met and became friends with some wonderful Dane people. Folks like breeders, owners, show families, and of course, continued to research and watch my boy grow like a weed! To no surprise, taking a year away from business had consequences and when it was "back to reality", my electrical business had slowed substantially. I began to search for a way to give it a "kick start", this is when I came across SBI, took a quick tour, and decided to give it a go. But our site is about Great Danes, did I originally plan to built a dog related website? Ironically, NO! To be 100% honest, my on-line venture began as a way to promote E.C.,Inc. Well I made it about a week in and I just couldn't write anymore. Ever hear that saying, "a shoemakers children never have shoes"? Exactly! Although electricity has allowed me to live a rewarding life, sitting at the keyboard and writing about it was literally painful! Sulking one evening, pondering the money I just wasted on a years subscription to SBI and looking over hundreds of successful SBI sites, it hit me like a ton of bricks! "Build on your passion" Passion? Do You Have One? Or a hobby? Knowledge of something you can share? Build It! Don't laugh, this is the principle behind SBI! I'm an electrician who loves Great Danes, a web expert by no means. Would you believe that just a few years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about getting a page on the internet? Never mind an entire site! Now check this out... We receive over 2000-visitors a day and growing every month! I talk about Great Danes with people all over the world! Recently, I've even launched an exclusive private Great Dane discussion forum that has already grown to nearly 800 friendly members! When I'm out doing wiring, I can't wait to get back to building our site and writing about Great Danes! Reading visitor feedback is wonderful and truly makes this all worth while. It's so gratifying to know that I have helped others understand the breed we love. Thinking of things to write about isn't difficult, I just reflect back on some of the major concerns I had as a new Dane owner, or my searches for info that led to websites asking 40-bucks for a Dane e-book! Not to mention the utter lack of Great Dane sized products and accessories, hmm... Before I knew it, an actual business was born, simply by offering information. People would ask, "why are you just giving away free info?", I really didn't know, I just kept writing. Then I heard something about placing small ads on the site to increase overall visitor experience. To my surprise, those little ads have me watching the mail each month for a check from Google! I can tell you straight up, my intent was never an online business yet simply by writing about Great Danes, my passion, I have created one, who'd have guessed? And the joy of helping fellow Dane owners all over the world never gets old. Guess what?... It's not just me anymore, our crew of Dane friends that help with site updates and new product development is currently larger than my electrical company's! Suddenly the skies the limit and my tiny little Dane site is growing in more ways than ever imagined. Plans are in progress to have a complete line of Dane worthy pet products at your local pet stores within the next few years. And I owe it all to SBI, their hosting, software, tools and support have helped a web illiterate electrician create one of the highest trafficked Great Dane sites on the net! If you have an interest in building a website, I highly recommend SBI! Not sure?, you can ask them for more info any time. Thanks for stopping by and learning a bit about me and my new found success here on the internet:) Have a Great Day'n, Jeff Zitzkat Site Founder, Great Dane Guardian, Canine Advocate &... Incidental Webmaster :)
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