It all began…
1989
Kristy Welsh began her career as a computer whiz due to lack of computer
staff support at various major aerospace companies where she served a term of 8 year as a research and development engineer. During a crisis in which there was a lack of software engineers and programmers, she was assigned to write an analysis program for her company, despite that fact that she didn’t know any programming languages. Taking the challenge, Ms. Welsh consulted daily, (sometimes more often) with the IT group to learn the necessary skills in less than one month. Of course, the first program she wrote in “C” did not use any pointers and used the entire resources of a Intel 386 Computer for 24 hours to run a single pass. But it predicted accurately.
There was also a shortage of personal computer support in this company: a mere 4 people to maintain and trouble shoot 500 computers (typical at the time). Out of desperation, she mastered the fine art of installing hard drives, and fixing software problems because “waiting for Information Systems Support is a long slow death.” Before long, co-workers began asking for her assistance if company-staffed support was unavailable. After becoming disillusioned with the world of government contracting (she was laid off), she began her search for a new career.
1993
During her brief period of unemployment, Kristy went to refinance her loan on her house, and the mortgage company to which she applied persuaded her to become a loan officer. Ms. Welsh quickly became top producer in her office, learning marketing and advertising skills on her own.
1994
Fate intervened again to change the course of her career. One day while visiting a
real estate office, she helped out a frustrated office manager get her immobilized computer system up and running. The grateful manager paid her for her trouble, and thus her company, ComputerMania, was created. Soon she was spending more time fixing computers, training office staff and writing small programs more than she was doing loans.
1995
During the rise of the dot.com era, Kristy kept up with the latest trends in computer technology, fascinated with the Internet and the newly created World Wide Web. In her spare time, she put together a website to advertise for her mortgage and real estate customers. As the word spread of her expertise, Ms. Welsh began to receive requests from other businesses interested in having her create Web Pages for them. Computermania was renamed to Web Nation, and incorporated in the state of Arizona in Dec of 1997.
1996 – 2001
Ms. Welsh’s company, Web Nation, Inc., operates as a full service Web site design service. The company’s clients include Arizona Medical Board, CrisisCare, United Health Care and Thunderbird School of International Management.
In addition, Web Nation’s site Credit Info Center, which grew naturally out of its real estate and mortgage site, enjoyed healthy advertising revenue for many years. You can read about the creditinfocenter journey to its present form here.
2001 – 2013
Ms. Welsh published a book, Good Credit is Sexy based on the creditinfocenter website in October 2001, and a second edition of the book in Feb 2004, and a fourth edition in March 2009. The reasons for the lack of a third edition are complex. This is supposed to be a short story.
2013 – Present
Ms. Welsh sold creditinfocenter.com in 2013 and began a new career as an Android developer. She began to write for creditrepair.com and is now one of their credit experts.
Other facts:
Kristy graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology from Arizona State University in 1985. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with
her two Chihuahua mixes. Occasionally, her sister spends the winter at her house.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Ed Cummings // Aug 20, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hi Kristy,
I found your book “Good Credit IS Sexy” to the best book about consumer credit that I’ve ever read–and I’ve read many.
Thanks for putting out such good info. What’s the latest edition, and is there a new one coming out soon?
Thanks again,
Ed Cummings
2 techartist // Aug 21, 2008 at 11:50 am
Thanks! 😳
3 Mike Fobister // Oct 17, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Hi Kristy,
Are you the owner of the site creditgmac.com
The reason is that someone claiming to be the owner of this site wants to apply as an affiliate with our affiliate network.
However, I think you’re the real owner of this site, no? Please reply and let me know. Thanks. Best Regards,
> Mike Fobister
> Affiliate Manager
>
> Phone: 604-646-1123
> Email: mikef@revenuegateway.com
> AOL IM: mkfobister
> ICQ: 439296398
> MSN : rgatewaymike@live.com
4 sasa // Apr 19, 2009 at 9:41 pm
😛 i love you my ferend
5 sasa // Apr 19, 2009 at 9:42 pm
where are you from
6 USOBA // Jan 29, 2010 at 11:51 am
Hi Kristy,
Please refrain from slandering other companies unless you are prepared to deal with the consequences of your actions. While you may feel that your company is worth very little monies you will pay for your mistakes with real dollars and sense not some scam report online.
This is the last request.
Best,
USOBA
7 techartist // Jan 29, 2010 at 12:06 pm
http://usoba.com/ a debt settlement firm.
Apparently, they want the FTC to halt a ban on advance fees: http://www.usoba.org/images/stories/USOBA_FTC_Response_Debt_Relief_Amendments_2009.pdf
8 Dan Marshall // May 8, 2011 at 10:29 pm
How’s things going at burning man? Hope to talk to you soon.
Cheers,
Dan
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