My name is Hal.
I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. People call it Philly for short - hence the nickname Halinphilly (Hal In Philly).

My skills include video editing, writing, songwriting, music production and some web-building knowledge (a little html, flash, javascript copy and pasting)… you know... just enough to be considered dangerous). I own quite a few internet video marketing tools such as Explaindio, Easy Sketch Pro, Simple Video Pro and Screenflow for Mac. Oodles of doodles, motion backgrounds, royalty free music, some DFY marketing videos for several niches, and a bunch of other "shiny objects"...

Throughout most of 2014, I was recovering from a bout with (Stage 3) colon cancer. During that period, in a brave effort to remain positive and maintain my sense of humor, I often joked with friends that "I was "planning to build an internet empire - as soon as the effect from the radiation and the chemotherapy drugs wear off." Actually, I was only half joking. My intention truly is to earn money online so I can work from anywhere in the world, visit friends, far away places and fulfill my bucket list. When I wrote this profile, the clock was only a few hours away from chiming in 2016… This is the year I finally begin to see results. [RIGHT?]

So, After spending most of 2014 - 2015 in bed studying and learning as much as I could about online video marketing, there are still a few missing pieces of the puzzle as to how all the parts work together. I know it's all very simple once you "see" it. Every once in a while, I have one of those "AHA!" moments. Always look forward to those.

But all of the best tools were useless without knowing how to apply those tools effectively. Many people have succeed online without owning any of the skills, apps or courses I have at my disposal. Finally, at the end of 2015, just before the New Year, I found my way here to Wealthy Affiliate University through a free email course from Ian Pribyl, know around here as Pribs.

Now that I've been here 3/4 of a year, I can honestly say my experiences here, and all of the available training is exactly what I had been looking for! Thanks to all the WA members who have contributed to make this site the amazing resource that it is.

There is one thing I would ask, now that the Stuff For Baby Boomers site matured enough to call it a "real" website - please visit and leave a comment somewhere. There is a comment box on almost every page, so if you read something that compels your to respond, by all means - I would love that.

In the meantime... I look forward to meeting, teaching and learning from many of you as time goes on!