threesets
Beats on Fourteens
What websites have you built from scratch?
I have built MaskedArmory.com (an anonymous WoW armory profile solution), MaskedCrusader.com (a MMO trading community for games like World of Warcraft, Order and Chaos, Star Wars: The Old Republic and much more), and KHAccounts.net (my personal WoW account sales site that I operate 100% on my own).
What school did you receive your degrees from? Which degrees were they?
I am currently still attending California State University - Sacramento. I will be done in December of this year. My degree will be in MIS (Management Information Systems).
Which person, living or dead, do you look up to?
I really do not have an influence/idol. I presume that I look up to any entrepreneur that has been able to keep his/her business afloat in these hard economic times.
Favorite music group/genre?
Whenever I am working, I always have Jazz going in the background. However, when I am in the gym, my new favorite is a group called Night Wave. It is a good music for a good pump.
Favorite food?
Filet mignon without a doubt. If prepared properly, there is just nothing more delicious.
Favorite restaurant?
We have a restaurant here in Sacramento called Banderas. They are without a doubt the best restaurant in town. They are an American Bistro and they have the best food consistently.
Winter or summer?
Summer. I much rather be hot than cold.
How hard is it to keep a website up and running?
It is really not that hard to keep the website running from a technical standpoint. From a business standpoint, it is a whole different story. Take for example my WoW account sales site KHAccounts.net. While maintaining the website is a cakewalk, the business side of account selling is extremely convoluted. If you do not know what you are doing in this market, you will get chewed up and spit out like so many have in the past.
Any tricks that you use to gain clicks to your sites?
All of my sites, minus this one, were successful because of word-of-mouth advertising. Outside of advertising KHAccounts.net on my own sites, I do not advertise it anywhere else. The rest of my business comes from word-of-mouth and the amount of business that brings in is substantial. I have created a name for myself in the WoW account sales market and now my customer/client base does the work for me by referring people.
If you could become fluent in any language, what language would it be?
Chinese (Mandarin). I personally cannot stand the language itself, but I can see there being a very large need for it in my field in the future as a lot of tech moves there.
What would be the most interesting country for you to live in for a year?
Australia. I have visited before and I absolutely love it. I would live in Sydney or Melbourne.
Nationality?
Born and raised here in the United States to an Italian mother and an Irish father. So, I am a mutt
Favorite NFL team?
I am local guy so I root for both the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers.
Winter Olympics vs. Summer Olympics?
Summer Olypmics.
Was there ever a time when WoW got boring for you?
It got boring for me when I figured out that could make money off of it by selling accounts. I started to only see value in playing an account if I could raise the market value of it. The game is boring to me now as a hardcore raider as I believe the game has been catered to the casual gamer.
Favorite WoW mount?
Invincible is probably my favorite along with the Scarab Lord black bug mount.
Best WoW toon name you have ever seen? Guild name?
Best WoW character name I saw was 'Fagbear' (Tauren Death Knight). The best guild name would probably be 'Girth'.
If you could have any exotic pet, what would it be?
Flying squirrel.
Llamas vs. alpacas?
Alpacas.
Favorite luxury car company?
Aston Martin. Every other luxury car is overdone. If I see one more Maserati around here, I am going to start losing my mind. Hideous cars...
Favorite coffee shop (Starbucks, Dunkin, etc)?
We have Pete's Coffee out here and it is leagues better than Starbucks. I like that best.
Oddest food you have ever eaten?
Hands down, sushi. I despise it. The texture is just not for me.
Favorite TCG item?
The new Corrupted Hippogryph. The model looks fantastic!
What was the most expensive item you have bought in real life and WoW?
Most expensive thing that I have bought in real life thus far has been my car. Next up will be a home.
As far as WoW is concerned, I spent about $3000 on an account back in TBC that got resold for $4700. It was a Dual Glaive Rogue with Thor'idal and Thunderfury with a top 10 US kill date for Illidan and Kil'Jaeden.
