Today I had the honor of being featured on Cloudlfare’s blog. I use Cloudflare for this blog and many of my sites.
Here’s an excerpt of the post:
Tell me about yourself
I run a small technology firm and write on my blog GabeArnold.com I focus on techniques and technology that help small business owners grow and succeed in a rapid and measurable manner. CloudFlare meets my criteria as a reliable tool for small business owners and freelancers.
How did you hear about CloudFlare?
I heard about CloudFlare from my friend Lane Campbell. He has been studying CDN’s and ways to improve page load speeds since around the time Google changed to their instant search algorithm.
Why did you join CloudFlare?
After seeing the page load performance and blocked attacks that Lane showed me from one of the sites he had enrolled I decided to try it after a few weeks. I ended up joining one day because after reviewing what it takes to put a site in CloudFlare it was so simple that it literally
took 5 minutes. Basically all a user has to do is change their name server records. I also like knowing that attacks have been blocked from my sites. Using a CMS like WordPress for many of my projects presents a general security risk, so having my sites protected at another layer gives me peace of mind.
One of the other reasons I joined CloudFlare was because I had to find a service that helped me start out my projects on an affordable hosting service and grow from there. CloudFlare has allowed me to use budget hosts while… read more
Gabe founded his first service company at age 16, quickly mastered online advertising, and lead generation, and sold over 5 million in business before age 21. After the decline of the housing market Gabe moved into the technology world full time. He has founded a half dozen companies that are all in operation today.
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed” – Michael Jordan
