Today we went back on the slope, but I decided to Ski. At first I had a hard time, but I got the concept, and I did well. I went down the Big Blue trail which is the second hardest out of all the slopes, and I did well. There were several kids on snowboard who did not know what they were doing. One of those kid fell right in front of me. So I had to make a sharp turn due to which I lost control and I fell on my face. I have abrasion on my face and a cut on my leg. That was a pretty hard fall. You will see in pictures. But after that fall I became a pro lol. I went down hard slopes and all. I had one heck of a time skiing. I am going to say one thing that snowboard falls are much easier, but it is harder to stay up with a snowboard. It is easier to stay up with Ski, but ski falls are real bad.

Anyways I am not going to ramble more check out the pictures and enjoy. I will post more pictures from the knife shop hopefully soon.

Day 1 started today with us heading over to Smoky Mountains Resort. All of us decided to Snowboard today. I fell a few times. JJ, Brian, and David were the only ones out of nine of us who knew how to snowboard. Rest of us it was the first time. I did freaking good from my perspective. I went down the intermediate slope. I found it pretty steep but I did good. Then I went shopping. This place is very good for shopping.

Anyways lets check out some pictures.

I will put other pictures of the world’s largest knife shop as soon as I get them

So we finally overcame about 9 hour drive to Tennessee. I checked in the hotel about an hour from now. I have made the video to give you a small tour of this suite.

If you are here in Ober Gatlinburg give me a shout.

It is that time of year again, where the year is summed and it is time to come to turns with what I have and havn’t done this year. After reflecting on this year of great tutorials and overwhelming success here at Balkhis, I would like to show you what is my plan for 2009.

1. Release a Premium Theme Website
   Now that Pimp My Blog has been discontinued, I want to channel my designing skills into a site that showcases beautiful designs that are tailored for SEO. The benefit for you guys of course is that I will be giving away free copies of these themes here at Balkhis.
2. Redesign Uzzz Productions
   Something surprising about this industry is that the more advanced you get with your clients the more you start to laugh at your old designs. The Uzzz Products website has been around for a while now and it is about time that we see a new era of design and SEO friendlyness.
3. Improve SEO
   The more active I am in the world of SEO the more I learn, and I will continue to learn and implement as much as I can in 2009.
4. Keep Providing Quality Content
   Balkhis will be seeing more of the quality content that brought it such success in 2008. Expect to see more How-to’s and case studies next year
5. Keep Meeting Readers
   There are some many great bloggers out there who I have only met through comments and forums. Here is to hoping that 2009 will bring more face-to-face meetings at conventions and beyond.
6. Spend more time with my family
   I try to see my family (who live about four hours from my college) as often as possible, but the time I spend with them feels shorter and shorter. Therefore, I am going to spend as much time as I can with them, especially my rapidly growing younger brother.

With that, here is to wishing you a happy New Year and a very productive 2009!

Hey Balkhis users,

This was a great year, and I wish you happy holidays and a very happy new year. I am enjoying my time with my family, and I hope you do the same. This year I am not giving away anything special on new years except for my best wishes to you all. I think I have given one of the best tutorials over the course of this year. I think you can find a lot of tricks on this blog that will get you tons of traffic.

Have a great time on holidays and enjoy the time with your family. There is nothing that deserves your time more than your family specially at this time of the year.

-Syed Balkhi