So Who Is Behind Mountain-Bike-World.com?

From: Todd Molloy,

Hi,

I know you came here to learn more about mountain biking, but you may want to read about how and why I created this site.

It may even surprise you and also spark some ideas of your own.

My name is Todd Molloy and I love nothing more than riding my bike. Sadly though, unless you are a professional with a big name sponsor, it doesn’t pay well.

When I am flying down some tight single track or about to do the biggest drop I have ever tried I forget about my daily worries of paying bills or going to work and just live in the moment, in my own little world.

You know the feeling I am talking about. If you didn’t you probably wouldn’t still be reading this. Right?

Unfortunately I am not one of the blessed few who can ride bikes for a living. And as much as I love the feeling you get when you are ‘in the zone’ it doesn’t pay for my mortgage, car or groceries.

When I decided to make this website, I wanted to live in a world where I could spend more time out on my bike and less time worrying about how I could pay the incoming bills. I wanted to live in a world where I could help others to discover this great sport and help them to get that same feeling where your surroundings are flying past in a blur yet time seemingly slows as you spot a rock in the trail and adjust your line slightly as you prepare for the obstacle ahead.

Thanks to this website, I am living in the world I have always wanted. This is a world where everyday people are discovering new trails, trying out new techniques and discovering the addictive sport of mountain biking with the help I have provided on this site.

I don't know, or care, about how websites, search engines, or browsers work. I don’t know ANYTHING about how to make a webpage, submit it to a search engine, or anything else involving the web. All I know about is mountain bikes and mountain biking.

Yet, I built this website...

And, it’s earning money...

• Enough to allow me to live in the world I choose, to get out on my bike as often as I like without worrying about my bills.
  
  
• Enough to allow me to provide information and resources to other mountain bikers including people with no other means of discovering mountain biking.
  
  
• Enough to allow me to spend all the time I want with my family (and convince them to come riding a bit more).
  
  
• Enough to allow me time to watch my partner twist and contort her face into confused expressions while she wonders how I am managing to do this, knowing my lack of technical skills (she loves the extra income though).

Thanks to this website, I have created the world I have always dreamed of, my own little mountain-bike-world.

I DO NOT know how to:

• Design and create a website from scratch
  
  
• Program HTML
  
  
• Submit to a search engine
  
  
• Generate traffic to my website

I DO know how to:

• Ride a mountain bike
  
  
• Teach technique to others
  
  
• Maintain a bike
  
  
• Find the perfect bike for anyone and teach you how to spot it
  
  
• Get the best deal on a bike
  
  
• Help others to discover the amazing world of mountain biking
  
  
• Recognize an opportunity

I have been able to build a website, with no knowledge of the mechanics involved, based on all the things I do know how to do. I did it without wasting time learning skills I’m not interested in just to get a webpage up. All I had to bring to the table was my passion for mountain biking and my knowledge of how to do it. The rest was trivial.

This website:

• Reaches hundreds of visitors per day
  
  
• Is listed in every major search engine, optimized for my subject matter – mountain biking
  
  
• Takes care of itself, once the content is written

But most importantly, this website...

Allows me to help people I’ll never meet by giving me a forum to offer my knowledge and experience to a worldwide audience...

...which puts my knowledge to work for me, earning money that keeps me in my own little mountain bike world.

I wish you nothing but success while building YOUR own little world...

Warmly,

Todd Molloy

PS. If you have any questions about anything on this website, or about creating a website, please let me know by using this contact form.