Interview with PlugIM Creator Ryan Knowles

Luke Parker:
Today I've managed to pin down Ryan Knowles for an Interview. Ryan is the creator of an excellent Social Bookmarking tool called PlugIM, which is the only Social Bookmarking tool that is currently targeted to the Internet Marketing crowd.

Thanks for allowing this Interview, Ryan. My first question for you is simple enough: Could you please tell us exactly what PlugIM is for and who it can benefit?

Ryan Knowles:
In short, PlugIM is an internet marketing news site. The twist is that the readers make the news. As a member of PlugIM you can post links to anything internet marketing related (articles, blog posts, info products, reviews etc.) and if other PlugIM members like it, they 'plug' it and once it receives enough plugs it moves on to the front page where it receives maximum exposure and traffic from all the readers.

Anyone who's interested in internet marketing can benefit. Top marketers already in the trenches making bunches of money can benefit by posting links to reviews of their latest product releases and newbies who don't even have a site yet can benefit by reading up on tips and info posted to help get them off the ground. There are thousands upon thousands of links that have been posted since we launched. Enough to keep anyone busy learning for hours on end.

Luke:
Could you tell us a little bit about your background and what brought you to create PlugIM?

Ryan:
Well I could go on and on here but I'll try to keep it short. Basically I went to school to learn how to code, which got me into software engineering when I got out. Contrary to popular belief, entry level software engineering salary wasn't all it was cracked up to be so I started trying to come up with ways to supplement my income on the side. There was this virtual online trading card game that I was heavily into for a while and my very first venture into making money online was selling my extra trading cards on ebay. That evolved into me striking a deal with the manufacturer to get discounted prices on bulk purchases and I opened my own website after teaching myself html and ASP.