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So what have people been saying about David Wilkinson & Techzi? This page is here to boost David’s ego. 
What I love about his blog is his style of writing. He’s actually a great writer (you’d never know he was 12 most of the time) and that he writes with an authentic voice, humor and having done some good research. While he’s only been blogging for 6 months he does at a standard that is as good (if not better) than a lot of more experienced bloggers twice (or thrice) his age.
Darren Rowse - b5media Founder
What were you doing when you were 12? Were you changing the world around you and slicing out your own path? Or following in the footsteps along a worn path? David’s enthusiasm and outright honesty is endearing and charming, but it is a lesson we all can learn from. So ask yourself: Are you following your blogging instincts?
Lorelle VanFossen - Lorelle On Wordpress
Frankly, David’s writing is so good and his interactions with me so professional, I can’t believe it. Why? He’s *12 years old*! Let’s get serious and get this young entrepreneur!
Mark Seremet - Founder Of Rockstar Games
David is an incredibly smart 12-year old. I have spoken to him several times and he is wise beyond his years. I can see him becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Nate Whitehill - InfinFX Director
David is one of the first authors of Profy - and one of the best ones at that. I think we are really lucky to have him with us. And I never doubted David’s age - sometimes he simply behaves quite childish, but he is a fast learner. I think it’s one of the reasons of his success. And I am totally sure David will really be one of the biggest issues in the blogosphere - quite soon.
Svetlana Gladkova - Profy Editor
Well, I figure by the time the kid reaches college or his senior year in high school, the 12 year old will be the “King of Blogsphere”, while Darren Rowse follows closely behind! But, not bad being 12 and a PROBLOGGER, makes some sniffle’s of why didn’t we know about blogging when we were 12?
If he is for real, thats freakin crazy! Not sure what I was doing at 12, mostly running around getting sunburnt and playing stupid games. Mind you, kids today are mostly pretty tech savvy I guess. Next we’ll be hearing about the 5 yr old bloggers - live blog reports from their PDA on how their primary school teacher is yelling at them!
Matt Strange - Strange Progress
There are lots of people I look up to on the internet. People I have respect for. I have to add another to the list - you. That’s a good article - you should be immensely proud.
David Watson - Internet Wizard
And here are a tonne of the comments from my ProBlogger appearances.
Man, if I was that smart when I was 12, I would be whupping Darren’s butt in earnings right about now…
Talk about articulate. Very well written. Serves as a great checklist. Thanks for sharing.
Great post! Without the references to your page and Darrens introduction I wouldn’t have realized this is not the Problogger himself
Wow, this kid certainly knows a lot things professionals simply miss. I feel guilty myself.
This kid is going to be something great when he’s older. If he’s already tasted this much success as a young pre-teen, I can only imagine the sort of opportunities will await him in the near years to come. Awesome blogger and I do hope to hear more of, or from him.
This kid has a better understanding than many people that have been working as professionals on the internet for years. Great post.
This kid is quite amazing
I think he has accomplished quite a lot in his blog, he has a rather large MyBlogLog reader community. I’ve seen David popping up on blogs across the internet!
This young man is 12? He writes better (and more persuasively) than most adults. David, you have a new fan. Go get ‘em.
Is he “really” 12 years old?! Shame on me!
Oh boy, he’s only 12!!! Look out Darren! He could be the future of ProBlogger! An heir to the throne no less!
Really well-written post, relevant and informative ! Nice tips! I’ll be reading more of your blogging that’s for sure, Mr. Wilkinson!
I’m just getting ready to start a blog and I’m going to tape this to the wall to keep me on track. Thanks David.
Great article, definitely helpful advice for both new and old bloggers. You rock my socks, David!
David is a pro at only 12. It is amazing that he can write so clearly and provide very good advice for people 3x his age. Well done, David.
This makes me feel really old when I’m getting advice from someone who’s half my age
Wow, that`s the way to go David! Keep it up. As I see this is a real proof that the age doesn`t makes the affair… But that it`s really the personnality that comes in play. Learned a lot and still need to learn and surely you helped me in that quest! Thanks a lot David.
Wow, I really enjoyed that post! Man was I wrong about this kid… He sure knows what he’s talking about!
Great article bud. You even demonstrated your self-labeled “Communication” point by writing a guest post at ProBlogger! I think you encapsulated the basics of quality content and its role as a piece of the SEO process. If only my clients understood who “the reader” really is when writing content for their sites!
David has a great future in the communities… Probably he could write articles targeting all the adult writers out there as if david is giving a lecture 101 on how to start writing & attracting the bees… Don’t be surprise that most of the adult writers do not know the basic of SEO and david could probably help in this matter… David might be able to stimulate the younger generation of his age to start building the right foundation of a quality writer/blogger… Anyway, thanks David for your article. Cheers!
I agree this is a well written piece; love the sentence structure and blog tips!
Wow! He’s a real prodigy. I remember when I started my blog. I was 15 then. Now I’m 16. But, I’m not a prodigy as this kid. How could he know so many things when he’s 12 ? I guess age doesn’t matter in SEO. Anyway, I love the “Three C’s” concept.
When I was 12, as I recall, all my energies went into finding new and creative ways to get out of helping with the dishes. David, That’s a well-considered and well-written piece - good to see literacy & articulation go hand in hand with tech know-how. We’ll all be working for you in about 4 years…
I would have never guessed the author was only 12 years old if I wasn’t told before hand. A very well written article with great recommendations and content. Well done!
Well written David! I love the advise. I use several of your suggestions at StepTalk.org on a daily basis and I’ve seen really good results. Keep up the good work and thanks for the tips!
Wow David–this is great advice. Everything you say is spot-on, now I just need to work on actually DOING all the steps! I’m amazed at your success and really happy for you. Hope to see more posts from you in the future at Problogger.
I see Darren is doing very well with the digg effect taking place on this blog and this kid is amazing… Nothing out there like him when I was 12. They grow up so fast…
12 years old, lives just a few miles from me (I’m in Oldham) and already so knowledgeable and informative. I might as well give up now!! Looks like Darren has a mini me in the making
Great Job David! You should be proud of yourself. Not many kids your age, much less adults, have such insight.
One of my favourite comments, was on a post for Shoemoney, in early August ‘07. T’is a bit long, but incredibly flattering all the same.
Aside from being sufficiently technically proficient to be able to post on an internet forum such as this one, and find my way around search engines, I’m close to being PC illiterate and have no interest in the subject matter of this splendid site; and thus no competence to assess, let alone judge, David Wilkinson’s technical expertise, which many, at least, seem impressed with, and some downright skeptical of.
I came upon this site and subject by an internet search engine happenstance, and reading posts made by DW intrigued me; not as the “techie” I’m not, but rather as a writer.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short story that was published on an internet zine, and which I have built a website around concerning the story’s subject matter of school bullying. One of the two main characters is a twelve-year old boy. As I am now well-removed from childhood, and as I have no children, nephews or nieces and have had virtually no association with kids since having been one myself, I didn’t feel competent to write the character. As a result, I asked my neighbor if I could spend a day with his then twelve-year old son and himself, treating them to a pleasant day at an amusement park and playing pool. I wanted the opportunity to study the boy’s vocabulary and speech patterns so that I could write my character’s dialogue in a credible fashion.
The youth in question had been a perfect role model for my character, as he comes from the identical ethnic, religious, social and economic backgrounds. Also like my character, he was a very bright boy, though not what one would term a prodigy. After adjusting slightly for certain environmental differences between the boy and my character, I was well-pleased with the result. I have read too many books and stories where authors put impossibly precocious dialogue into the mouths of juvenile characters, which is what I wanted to avoid.
If DW is really thirteen (and twelve at the time he wrote some of the posts attributed to him that I read on his blog), and if he really wrote the material I read, then I would say that young Mr. Wilkinson is a prodigy of the ilk of Mozart. I have never read writing with this level of sophistication of thought (leaving aside the technical aspects of it, which I could more readily accept; just concentrating on the verbiage per se) from a youngster this age. I mean *never*! I’m afraid that had I chosen him as the model for my character, I would have been laughed out of every publication I had submitted the story to.
This page will be updated as and when I can be bothered add more egotistical quotes to it, or when a conversation about me catches my interest. 
