Leon Hitchens

I am a digital creator, business owner and internet marketer based in Texas.

I use the internet to create and share my work with the people, to sell my products and services, and to market my businesses. I am passionate about using the internet to build connections and make an impact.

$500K+

Annual Revenue

5

Businesses Owned

2nd

Degree Blackbelt

5 Things you didn’t know about online advertising

Online advertising is a growing business – it’s estimated to be a $15 billion industry. That’s larger than the TV advertising industry by leaps and bounds! I’m the lead digital strategist at Digiboost, which works with small businesses and SaaS startups in San Antonio. I’ve learned a lot about digital advertising in a short period….

I stopped using Google Chrome

Recently, I have noticed Chrome has become more bloated, slower, and a big battery hog. The battery life of my 13-inch Macbook drains quickly when I have Chrome open. Beyond the poor performance, Chrome is also continually trying to be more than a web browser. Google has based Chrome OS on Chrome, brings many of…

Read More: Makerlog Featured My Friendship with Kyle & Sunny​

Imagine being online friends when your 15 years old in the early years of the internet. Well, that’s what happen with Sunny, Kyle and myself. I wrote briefly on how we met and how our friendship progressed but Basile Samel dove deep into our friendship, business relationship, and personal back stories. Read the full article…

I spoke on ‘How to Start a Podcast in 30 Days’​ During Startup Week 2019

San Antonio Startup Week is a week-long event in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas. It’s an entirely free event meant to bring together the thriving startup community with panels, workshops, and other social events. For the week, almost every startup at Geekdom (the local co-working space) and around downtown come to showcase their…

Trip to Chicago – How Kyle, Sunny & I Met

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know I flew to Chicago last week to visit my two friends Kyle McDonald and Sunny Singh. I’ve mentioned them on this blog and on social media before, but I don’t think I’ve shared the story about how we met online. This trip and other interviews…

Summer 2019 Update: Newsletter, Podcast, Blog & Side Project

At the beginning of the year, I restarted this personal blog, on a self-hosted version of Ghost. Along with the site being brought back after multiple attempts at blogging, I wrote a reasonably lengthy 2018 year in review post. Now, nine months into the year, I have started to reflect where I am and what…