The 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Igor Mordkovich
By Igor Mordkovich on Dec 19, 2006 in Blog Related, General
I am guessing you’ve seen this Tag game going on around online bloggers. One blogger started it off where he would say 5 things no one knew about him and then tag 5 more people to follow the chain. There are now about 50+ bloggers who’ve followed this thing and wrote about themselves.
You know why this works? Because we LOVE to talk about ourselves and we do it every chance we get. I am no different, here we go. 5 things you didn’t know about Igor.
1. I got my first job in U.S. when I was 13 years old. My salary … $1.25 / hour. That was in 1994
2. I got my first SEO project in 2001 to optimize an online gambling website to rank in top 5 on Google (yea, I know you’re smiling right now). Not an easy task. I got paid $800 for promising quick turn around at that time thinking that a $90 software can do it for me. That didn’t work. I returned the money.
3. I was born in Ukraine or Russia USSR back then (same sh*t), oh and just like Rand, Barry and Jaimie, I am Jewish (not religious though).
4. I used to dance competitively for 7 years (ballroom / Latin). I sang in restaurants and played piano in the Italian wedding band (while in college). Every wedding, someones face would get slammed with a cake (fun stuff).
5. I am a big Queen (Classic Rock Band) fan. Actually my first website that I created in 1997 was a Queen fan site.
Now I am going to tag 5 people to continue this thing. Let’s try Seth Godin (I know it’s a very long shot, but hey, who knows), Stoney, Shimon, Mike & Vishen and Yaro Starak.
Hi Igor,
Interesting post. You say you were born ‘in Ukraine or Russia’ — why not just Ukraine? I mean, it’s a bit like saying I was born in Greece or Turkey, make your choice.
Apart from that, I must admit you have achieved a tremendous level of success. I’ve reading your newsletter ever since you started it and you gone from strength to strength. I’m very glad you now have added a blog to your site so we can interact with each other and share ideas.
Talk to you soon and poka,
Torsten
Torsten | Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Torsten,
Thank you for the kind words. So you still remember those 9 page long letters I wrote a few years ago, huh?
With the Ukraine and Russia thing … I am sure you know it was all one thing and then the separation. Borders were set, but most people still call it Russia and the language that’s being spoken is still … Russian.
Torsten, thanks for commenting.
Igor Mordkovich | Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
One of my favorite Queen tunes is “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaADL4kktkM
Shimon Sandler | Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Hey Shimon … that’s a great song. By the way … I like the redesign of your blog. Great job.
Igor Mordkovich | Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Hi Igor, thanks for clarifying the Ukraine/Russia question, now I know what you mean. It’s funny that so many people think Ukraine and Russia is the same thing, they have a lot in common but then again they are different.
As for your letters, yes I read all of them because they were written in a very fresh and intriguing style. I thought to myself: “This guy is amazing, he is describing all the little but important things he sees when he looks around.”
I’m sure you are on the right track!
Torsten | Dec 20, 2006 | Reply
Hi Igor!
You have worked hard to achieve the present success. And that you dance, sing and play the piano too! Wow!
eastcoastlife | Jan 5, 2007 | Reply
Hey Eastcoastlife …. all the way from Singapore. Thanks for commenting.
Igor Mordkovich | Jan 6, 2007 | Reply