About
gulker.com was founded in 1995, initially because of a joke told in the San Francisco Examiner newsroom. Then-publisher Will Hearst was explaining why he ‘didn’t like The Internet’ (despite his obvious enthusiasm for it).
The conversation was something like this:
Will: “I’m a rich guy, I can afford printing presses, delivery trucks and labor contracts. That means guys like you and Rob Morse and the other people in this newsroom have to come to me and ask for jobs. And since a lot of people want to work here, I don’t have to pay you a lot. Market economics.
“But in a world with the Internet, you can go straight to the reader. Why, you could start gulker.com, and cut me out of the picture entirely.” So I did, that afternoon. A couple days later, as Will walked past my desk, I showed him my home page. Will was delighted “See, I told you!”
So it started as a joke, and while some contend that it continues to be a joke, gulker.com has really been an experiment, a place to try things out and to learn the ropes of a new and fascinating medium. Since late in 1995, it has contained a Weblog. Today it contains my ‘blog, several hundred columns and articles, many of which have been published in The Independent in London, and collections of my photographs, both serious work and snapshots.
Contact: cg at gulker dot com, Murphy and spam filter willing.
The old (pre-WordPress) site (prior to July, 2006)
The infamous Gulker Labs
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Hi Chris,
I spoke with you today regarding a photo and quick interview with Chef Russi tomorrow. It seems I wrote down your number incorrectly. Chef is not available tomorrow, but will be in on Friday. Will that work for you? I am so sorry about the phone number mix up. Please give me a call at 321-8810 or on my cell at 906-3400.
Thanks Chris, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Maria Tachis
Hi Linda, I am very sorry for your loss!! I have been reading Chris’s blog as I have been researching the disease as my 23 year old Step Son has Stage IV brain cancer and he just now started his chemo/radiation thereapy but I was hoping to exchange some emails with you … if you would please and thank you!
Wendy
Gulker.com Team,
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3. Your site has 54 Google back links, this can be improved further.
There are many additional improvements that could be made to your website, and if you would like to learn about them, and are curious to know what our working together would involve, then I would be glad to provide you with a detailed analysis in the form of a WEBSITE AUDIT REPORT for FREE.
Our clients consistently tell us that their customers find them because they are at the top of the Google search rankings. Being at the top left of Google (#1- #3 organic positions) is the best thing you can do for your company’s website traffic and online reputation.
Sounds interesting? Feel free to email us or alternatively you can provide me with your phone number and the best time to call you.
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Best Regards,
Maria Wilson
SEO Consultant
(301) 859-4332
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PS1: This is onetime email and you may ask us to “REMOVE” you from our mailing list.
PS2: I found your site from online advertising but did not click.
PS3: We operate 24 x7. I will be happy to send you links to price list, money back guarantee, client rankings, client testimonials, “How we are different from others?”, and “Why should you choose us?” on receiving a response from you.
Gulker.com Team,
I thought you might like to know some of the reasons why you are not getting enough Social Media and Organic search engine traffic for Gulker.com
1.Your website Gulker.com is not ranking top in Google organic search for many competitive keyword phrases.
2. Your website profile is not available in most of the Social Media Websites.
3. Your site has 44 Google back links, this can be improved further.
There are many additional improvements that could be made to your website, and if you would like to learn about them, and are curious to know what our working together would involve, then I would be glad to provide you with a detailed analysis in the form of a WEBSITE AUDIT REPORT for FREE.
Our clients consistently tell us that their customers find them because they are at the top of the Google search rankings. Being at the top left of Google (#1- #3 organic positions) is the best thing you can do for your company’s website traffic and online reputation.
Sounds interesting? Feel free to email us or alternatively you can provide me with your phone number and the best time to call you.
—————————————————————–
Best Regards,
Maria Wilson
SEO Consultant
(301) 859-4332
——————————————————————
PS1: This is onetime email and you may ask us to “REMOVE” you from our mailing list.
PS2: I found your site from online advertising but did not click.
PS3: We operate 24 x7. I will be happy to send you links to price list, money back guarantee, client rankings, client testimonials, “How we are different from others?”, and “Why should you choose us?” on receiving a response from you.
Maria Wilson, go fuck yourself