Builder, founder, and relentless tinkerer based in Austin, Texas. I start things, break things, and figure out what works — from college admissions to digital products and everything between.
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Helping families navigate the college admissions process without losing their minds — strategy, essays, and a steady hand from first list to final decision.
On building the life and work you actually want — on purpose, not by accident.
Making great room design approachable for everyone, not just people with a decorator on speed dial.
Placeholder blurbs and links — send me the final copy and URL for each venture (and which to feature) and I'll drop them in.
I'm Jason Golod — a founder, builder, and lifelong generalist based in Austin, Texas, where I live with my wife and our two kids.
For the better part of two decades I've started and grown online businesses, obsessed over how people find things on the internet, and enjoyed a good espresso and a competitive tennis match in roughly equal measure. golod.com has been my corner of the web the whole time.
Draft copy — tell me what to keep, cut, or say differently and I'll rewrite it in your voice.
Question, idea, or just want to connect? Drop me a note and it'll come straight to me.
Some of these posts have been linked to for fifteen-plus years. I've given them a light refresh and a short note up top, but left the substance intact.
Mommy Noun Someone who gives every ounce of their being to their family. Never second guessing her commitment . Never seeking a return…
After monkeying with OptimizePress a bit and updating some on-page elements to my liking, I decided that I would see how my site was…
The Microdata Problem Using Google's Webmaster Tools is a great way to find little issues that might be holding your site back from…
I recently installed La Spaziale's "progressive pre-infusion" chamber on my 2 group New EK . Since installing the setup, I have not…
The Goal Pull more consistent shots. Test if there are any discernible differences with and without pre-infusion Hypothesis Most of…
Today I cried. As I sat bundled up with my three-year-old daughter on my lap and looked into the eyes of war veterans passing by, I…
Equipment: Grinder : Rancillio Rocky (set to 2) Espresso Machine: Rancillio Silvia w/ Auber PID Temperature: Auber PID set to 218…
A quick note: I created a draft of this post weeks before the Penguin Update from Google. While many people are still dealing with the…
Following up on how to get your picture next to your SERP listings, I thought I would show you that you can also get Rich Snippet…
If you are living in a cave or just had a baby, then you are excused. Otherwise, I am sure you are aware of Google's Rich…
In June of 2011 Google upgraded some of the search functionality of its Image Search . One of the interesting new features was the…
Turning an old flatbed scanner into a multi-page PDF machine with iCopy + CutePDF.
Command Line Kung Fu I was trying to figure out how to run Disk Defragmenter from the command line on a SBS2003 box as I was not sure…
Ok, I have to admit, I don't like reading manuals. But, in the case of the new iPhone 2.0 software and Microsoft Exchange 2003, I did…
If you are running SBS2003 and Exhange and you are using the built in POP3 connector to check for email on other pop3 boxes, you are…
The classic termsrv.dll registry hack for concurrent RDP sessions. Use at your own risk.
Tethering a Bluetooth phone as a dial-up internet gateway on Windows XP.
The full archive, restored from the original site backup — 17 posts, links preserved.