In September of 2008 I walked out of an SEO job at a web marketing agency. I’d had enough.

The fact that this was also just when the U.S. economy was taking a big crap in its pants was just a fun coincidence. Here I was walking away from a paycheck when thousands of people a day were finding their own stripped away.

A lot of people asked me whether I had another job lined up. When I told them I didn’t they also crapped their pants.

What the hell was I thinking?

It’s been about 17 months – plenty of time to reflect on that decision, and the following decisions to turn down well-paying jobs at other agencies.

I still don’t know exactly what I’m doing.

But I have a better idea of why I’m doing it.

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It’s been a long time coming now, but the blog at UnstuckDigital.com is finally up and running.  This being the first post, I think it’s appropriate to extend something of an introduction.

My name is Mike Tekula.  I founded Unstuck Digital after 5+ years of working in web development and search marketing mainly for small and mid-sized businesses.  In these five years I’ve learned a lot about what works on the web – and a lot about what doesn’t.

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