Thank you for five wonderful years, readers!
Today marks five years since the launch of this organization, and we want to thank you, our loyal readers, for commenting over the years, digesting the free content, and sharing it through social networks and word of mouth. We are eternally grateful!
AG started out as a single person blog, but within the first few months exploded into a national forum with dozens of writers. We’ve been lucky to expand into new markets and extend our news coverage and are proud to be first to the story and have unique angles that others typically miss.
We have pushed ourselves hard to maintain our integrity and to keep pushing the idea that we can change the world by helping business professionals to be better informed, thus giving consumers a better experience.
What the next five years have in store
In 2007, if you had told us we would be right here right now, we would be so enthusiastic about this success, and maybe a little skeptical that we could turn a one-man blog into a vital news organization. This week, we are making several major announcements that will give you clues as to what is in store for the next five years, but we have lofty goals and a lot of coffee for late nights to reach those goals, because ultimately, we want to do the best job possible for you.
We would love to hear from you in the comments – do you remember how you learned about AG? When did you first begin reading? What has been your favorite columnist or article? What have you learned here? What impact has our team made on your business life?
We thank you so much for giving us five amazing years! Happy Anniversary, readers!
Lani is the COO and News Director at The American Genius, has co-authored a book, co-founded BASHH, Austin Digital Jobs, Remote Digital Jobs, and is a seasoned business writer and editorialist with a penchant for the irreverent.
Chris
May 9, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Congrats AG Beat …. Happy 5th birthday!
I have been a frequent reader for the past year or so and it has been really cool to watch you guys/gals morph into a news powerhouse.
Great writers + great content + great website = win!
Teresa Boardman
May 9, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Congratulations. I like to think I had a small part in your success. I remember the last article I wrote on AG that you “unpublished” was about how you needed to get more involved in AG and shortly after that you did and it really took off. Great writers are important but it takes a great editor and a vision to make a site like AG grow over the long haul. Keep up he good work.
Eric Holmes
May 10, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for trumpeting issues in an industry that despises change. You all are awesome and I appreciate all that you do.
Thomas A B Johnson
May 10, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Congratulations.
FlatFeeRealtyCT
May 12, 2012 at 7:47 am
Interesting new commenting system here