Matthew Inman

Marketing & Design Blog

  • Google Woes and Traveling to Japan, India, and Nepal

    Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Two things: I blogged on SEOmoz recently about my recent spat with Google, and also I wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow I leave for Asia and won't be back for a few weeks.
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  • 8 Artists Who Inspire Me

    Posted on 24/3/08

    These are a few of my favorite artists I've collected from around the web, listed in no particular order.
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  • A Bear with a Mullet.

    Posted on 14/3/08

    Last week I asked you guys to pick something for me to draw, and I picked a winner: A bear with a Mullet. Thanks to Carlos for the idea.
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  • Comment on this Blog and I'll Draw it

    Posted on 6/3/08

    Seeing as how I've been captain-vector-pants lately, I thought I'd offer my readers a chance to choose something for me to draw.
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  • Creating a Pig Monster

    Posted on 27/2/08

    Last night I was trying to draw a pig, but I ended up creating this adorable little monster thing with pig-like features.
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  • Illustrating My Favorite Foods

    Posted on 22/2/08

    Watch as I justify blogging about what foods I like to eat by creating bitchin illustrations of them.
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  • How Myspace Was Born

    Posted on 20/2/08

    I've been working on some myspace-related stuff today which required me to draw the infamous photo of Tom, Myspace's founder. I got a little creative with it and decided to create a webcomic.
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  • I Wish I Knew More Web Designers

    Posted on 18/2/08

    When it comes to online marketing, I know a ton of people. If someone were to ask me to refer them to a reputable SEO firm, I'd have no trouble finding someone I could send them to. When it comes to web designers, however, I'm kind of stuck on a drop-shadowed-gradient-filled desert island.
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  • Apparently I'm an Evil Genius

    Posted on 14/2/08

    This morning I was featured in the technology section of The Guardian, a British newspaper with a daily circulation of around 400,000 readers. The article was about my viral marketing tactics and although slightly inaccurate, it paints a pretty fair portrait of what I do.
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  • What I learned about web design from walking around Tokyo, Japan

    Posted on 12/2/08

    As a design-minded pedestrian, walking around Tokyo was like being force-fed every possible permutation of every possible design idea that ever existed or will ever exist. I was exposed to a (sometimes overly) rich array of light, shape, and color. This post details a few things I learned about web design from the world's brightest city.
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  • Announcing LinkBlip

    Posted on 7/2/08

    I just finished putting the final touches on LinkBlip, a simple little web app that notifies you when someone clicks a link you send them. It also tells you where they were geographically located when they clicked it.
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  • Fighting 5 Year Olds

    Posted on 3/2/08

    "How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take in a Fight?" In terms of traffic and links, this quiz was by far the most successful piece of linkbait I've ever created.
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  • 0at.org Failed Concept

    Posted on 3/2/08

    This was one of the rejected versions of the new 0at.org website.It's got some good elements in it, but overall this thing is a mess.
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  • How to Make Awesome Business Cards at Home

    Posted on 1/2/08

    I finally made some business cards that I'm happy with. I've never been very good at print media, especially when a third party printer is involved, but after toying around with some cardstock at home I came up with these memorable cards that I think do the trick nicely.
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About Matthew

I am a 25 year old web designer, developer, and online marketer.

In early 2007 I gained notoriety by building a full-featured online dating website, from concept to launch, in only 66.5 hours. The end result was Mingle2, and within six months the website received nearly 2 million visitors and was eventually acquired by JustSayHi, a competing dating website.

Prior to working for JustSayHi, I co-founded SEOmoz and acted as CTO, web designer, and web developer.

In addition to web design, I specialize in viral marketing, linkbait, and social media marketing.

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