ToolGuyd’s 3rd Birthday, Thanks to You!!

Today is ToolGuyd’s 3rd birthday, and we wouldn’t have done it without you! Can you believe it? Three years. 1630 posts. Dozens of reviews. Countless previews. Hundreds of photos. Hours upon hours of work. And you know what? Every reader makes it worth it, thank you for coming back for more!

Whether you subscribe via RSS or email, return on occasion to check out what’s new, or are a first-time visitor that found your way here via Google or another site, we appreciate your visit and hope you leave satisfied.

You might not think so, but running a tool blog is hard work, especially for one person to manage solo. Colleagues or family members occasionally help out with certain projects, but as often I say “we,” and “us,” it’s mostly just me behind the scenes here. It can be hard work keeping things up and moving forward, but you all make my efforts worthwhile.

I started ToolGuyd way back at the end of 2008 when I had a lot to say about tools and no place to go. I had purchased new tools I wanted to review, learned a few tips and tricks that I wanted to share, and had a couple of neat stories I wanted to tell. ToolGuyd was also supposed to be a tool guide. That project is taking longer to work out than anticipated, but I still work on it as I can. Who knows, maybe it will turn into a book.

Now, I still buy new tools to review, I continue to learn more tips and tricks to share, and I have even more stories to tell. But a few things have changed. I have grown more experienced and have learned much, more than I know how to describe. Friendly PR guys and gals send me information on the latest tools, product managers answer my incessant questions, and my wife tolerates the mountains of product samples and Amazon orders that occasionally build up everywhere.

To sum it up, thank you all for your continued support! Without you I would have lost the motivation to keep ToolGuyd going a long time ago. Hopefully my content has helped you along the way, and will continue to be a valued resource for you moving forward.

So what’s in store for 2012? Videos, videos, and more videos. Videos are time consuming to put together, but you guys seem to like ’em, so I’ll work at it. I’ve also got tons of new reviews planned. If there’s ever something in particular you want to see me review or at least take a look at, feel free to contact me!