About Dan
Dan Holmes is a web developer who specializes in user interface, content creation and strategy, mobile-friendly websites, and social media architecture. Under the banner of his development company, Boone Digital, Holmes offers affordable web solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and organizations.
His web portfolio includes Major League Baseball (mlb.com), the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (baseballhall.org), the Basketball Hall of Fame (hoophall.com), the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (bgca.org), and the Grand Traverse Pie Co. (gtpie.com).
His articles have appeared in magazines (Geneology, Memories and Dreams), newspapers (Wall Street Journal, Detroit Free Press), and online (MotleyFool.com, MLB.com, MilB.com).
Dan built his first website in 1993 and was soon tinkering with the fledgling Internet. In 1995, he launched TheBaseballPage.com, a site devoted to baseball history. At TBP, Dan offered a service called “Ask the Baseball Expert” that answered more than 5,000 baseball questions for students and fans of the game. In 2008, Dan sold TheBaseballPage.com after overseeing its’ growth to more than 200,000 unique visitors per month.
In 1998, Holmes worked for a physician management company based in northern Michigan, where he developed a software program that was used for charting in emergency rooms. The program was a pioneer in the use of handheld computer devices.
In 2000, Dan joined Gaylord Digital (a division of Gaylord Entertainment) in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as webmaster for Songs.com, an e-commerce portal for independent recording artists. Later, he worked on the team that re-launched MusicForce.com, a popular Christian music website. Songs.com and MusicForce.com were two of the first sites to successfully offer downloadable MP3 music and make a profit.
From 2001 through 2006, Holmes was Web Manager for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in Cooperstown, New York. During his tenure at the Hall of Fame, Dan launched two new websites for the organization, a robust and profitable e-commerce site on Yahoo! Stores, and interactive kiosks in the Museum that captured visitor data. He also served as editor and primary content creator for the Hall of Fame’s website and email newsletters. He covered several Hall of Fame Induction Weekend ceremonies, the All-Star Game and the World Series, interviewing players and celebrities. His articles also appeared in the Hall of Fame’s magazine and yearbook. Dan also was instrumental in helping to launch the Hall of Fame’s Fantasy Camp, in which dozens of participants paid to play on famed Doubleday Field alongside Hall of Famers and former major league players.
In 2006, Holmes was hired by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, where he was a developer and producer, focusing on editorial duties and content creation. Holmes continued to work for MLBAM through the end of 2007.
Starting in 2007, Dan worked as Boone Digital, offering web solutions bases on his years of experience in the industry. His projects included a major website launch for the Grand Traverse Pie Co., a 18-store franchise in Michigan and Indiana. He also continued to innovate, building a social media package that made it possible for his clients to post to multiple blogs and social media networks simultaneously. In addition, Boone Digital offered wi-fi splash page development and implementation.
In October of 2004, Dan’s first book, Ty Cobb: A Biography, was published by Greenwood Press. He contributed to Deadball Stars of the American League, and is one of the authors of Sock it to ‘em, Tigers: The 1968 Tigers Championship Season, which was released in April, 2008.
Dan blogs on technology, adventure/travel, books, baseball, and other issues that interest him at www.danholmes.com.
From 2000-2008, Dan served as a weekly guest baseball commentator on WJAB radio in Portland, Maine, and he has also appeared on radio stations in Arizona and Michigan.
