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See who's talking about High Rankings, where we've been quoted, as well as our interviews.

Jill Whalen Interview at SES NYC 2008

March 18, 2008

In this video interview, Jill talked with Mike McDonald from WebProNews about organic SEO and other things. Read More >>

Search Engine Watch Spotlights High Rankings SEO Training Classes

March 13, 2008
Search Engine Watch's Ron Jones, spotlights a number of in-person search marketing training options, with the High Rankings SEO Class among them. Read More >>

The Hottest SEO Trends

March 11, 2008
High Rankings CEO, Jill Whalen, was quoted in a .net Magazine article entitled, "The Hottest SEO Trends." The article revealed the latest tools and techniques in the world of SEO and provided valuable insights from Jill and other major players in the SEO industry such as Danny Sullivan and Matt Cutts of Google.
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Dr. Ralph Wilson Interviews Jill Whalen on Paid Links Penalties

January 29, 2008

Dr. Ralph Wilson and Jill Whalen discuss Google's new policy to reduce PageRank when they detect a website trying to manipulate rankings using paid links. Jill suggests showing care, using rel='nofollow' tags when appropriate, and making sure any paid links are in context.

 

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The WebMarketCentral Blog Best of 2007

January 28, 2008
Jill's article, The Art of SEO was voted one of the best articles of 2007 by Tom Pick of WebMarketCentral. Read More >>

5 Tactics for SEO Success - Recognized Expert Radio Show

January 14, 2008
In this audio radio program, Jill identifies the top five things you can do to improve your search engine optimization with her 5 tactics for on-page SEO success. Read More >>

Jill Whalen on eMarketing Talkshow Discussing SEO Training and Other Things

January 4, 2008
In this episode Jill talks with Cindy Turrieta from eMarketing Talkshow about her new SEO training program at High Rankings. Jill shares some of the information she covers in her training with Cindy and the listeners including info on learning about how to diagnose website problems, keyword research and measuring success.
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Online Marketing Heroes: Interviews with 25 Successful Online Marketing Gurus Including Jill Whalen

January 3, 2008

Jill was interviewed by Michael Miller for his Online Marketing Heroes Book published by Wiley.

 

This book focuses on today's most successful online marketers, with up-to-date information and advice on current online marketing trends. It includes 25 interviews with today's top Internet marketers -- email marketers, web marketers, advertising executives, and the like.

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Jill Whalen Interview for Best Website Book

January 1, 2008
High Rankings CEO, Jill Whalen, was interviewed for the book, Best Website: Simple Steps to Successful Websites authored by Nelson Bates. Read More >>

WebProNews Interview at Pubcon Vegas

December 6, 2007

WebProNews sat down with CEO of HighRankings, Jill Whalen at PubCon 2007 in Las Vegas. Whalen gave some tips on how to approach copy writing for search engines.

 

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Boston Globe - Finding the Keys to the Web - A profile of Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings

September 22, 2007
Jill Whalen was profiled in the Boston Globe's business section in an article entitled "Finding the Keys to the Web." Jill discussed how she got her start in SEO as well as the growth in High Rankings as a company. Read More >>

MarketingSherpa Interview With High Rankings CEO, Jill Whalen

May 7, 2007
Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings, was interviewed by MarketingSherpa about user-generated-content (UGC). Jill shared her 5-point model for the success of her High Rankings Advisor Newsletter Q&A section. Read More >>

Pandia Search Central Interview with CEO of High Rankings, Jill Whalen

May 6, 2007

Jill Whalen was interviewed by Pandia Search's Per Koch at the NYC Search Engine Strategies conference. Jill talked about SEMNE, the search marketing networking organization for New England, as well as the High Rankings Search Marketing Seminars, and of course about SEO in general!

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Webpronews Interview at SES NYC

April 18, 2007
At the SES conference in New York,
Webpronews caught up with Jill Whalen, the CEO and founder of High Rankings, and talked with her about a few of these issues.

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Webpronews Q&A About Changing Domain Names

April 10, 2007

Jill Whalen answered a quick question in person on video with Webpronews at the Search Engine Strategies conference in NYC about changing domain names.

 

 

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Podcast with Duct Tape Marketing

February 20, 2007
Jill Whalen discussed search marketing for small businesses with John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing. (Download the MP3 directly.) Read More >>

Interview with Online Marketing Blog

February 5, 2007
Jill Whalen was interviewed by Online Marketing Blog's, Lee Odden, regarding her upcoming High Rankings Search Marketing Seminar. Read More >>

Jill Whalen Profiled as a Woman of Internet Marketing

December 27, 2006

From the Women of Internet Marketing interview

 

"Jill's probably one of the most well known faces in the Search Marketing Industry, and has always been one of the most approachable. I know from first hand experience, Jill a wonderful person and very patient with "newbees" to search, as demonstrated in her High Rankings Forum."

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Entrepreneur Magazine E-Biz Radio Show

April 10, 2006
Jill Whalen discussed the ten tips to getting on the top of the search engines on this 1-hour live Internet broadcast from Entrepreneur Magazine's E-Biz Radio Show. (Available by streaming audio in the archives.) Read More >>

Online Marketing Blog Interview

March 9, 2006
Jill Whalen was interviewed by Lee Odden for his Online Marketing Blog. The discussion included whether ranking highly for the phrase search engine optimization provided her with much business, SEO forums, SEO fundamentals and much more. Read More >>

US News & World Report

October 15, 2005
Jill Whalen was quoted in the US News & World Report, in a short Small Business Watch article entitled "Searching for the Perfect Word Can Pay" Read More >>

eMarketing Talkshow Interview

October 2, 2005
Jill Whalen discussed site architecture as it relates to SEO on the 1-hour live Internet broadcast from World Talk Radio's eMarketing Talk Show. (No longer available by in the archives.) Read More >>

About.com Interview

September 30, 2005
Jill Whalen was interviewed by About.com's Wendy Boswell. Highlights include Jill's SEO philosophy and definition of SEO, as well as what a typical day is like for her. Read More >>

Search Engine Radio Interview

May 31, 2005
Jill Whalen appeared on Search Engine Radio with Brad Fallon and discussed her 10 years in the SEO biz, as well as her thoughts on search engine optimization in general. (Available by streaming audio in the archives.) Read More >>

Guest Appearance on eMarketing Talkshow

April 30, 2005
Jill Whalen and Karon Thackston discussed copywriting for your website on the 1-hour live Internet broadcast from World Talk Radio's eMarketing Talk Show. (No longer available in the archives.) Read More >>

Quoted in Ask Inc.

July 31, 2004
Jill Whalen was quoted in the Ask Inc. section of the magazine.
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The Recognized Expert Marketing Show

May 3, 2004
Jill did an audio interview with Bob Sommers from The Recognized Expert Marketing Show. The interview centered on how to optimize your web site for the search engines. It includes Jill's top 5 things you can do to gain how rankings right now! Read More >>

The Wall Street Journal

April 13, 2004
Jill was quoted in a an article in The Wall Street Journal entitled, "Some Web Sites Question Yahoo's 'Paid Inclusion' Plan" Read More >>

Entrepreneur Magazine

December 1, 2003
High Rankings was mentioned in the "Resources" section of the December 2003 issue of Entrepeneur Magazine. Read More >>

Inc. Magazine

September 30, 2003
Jill Whalen was quoted as saying that companies should be spending as much money to attract "free" searchers as they spend on paid search, in an article in INC. Magazine entitled "Finding the Right Keyword" by Ellen Neuborne. Read More >>

CIO Magazine

July 14, 2003
Jill Whalen was quoted in an article in CIO magazine entitled "Search engines -- The Art of Being Found."
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Search Engine Guide

June 29, 2003
Jill Whalen is interviewed in an article called Work at Home Mom Is Acclaimed Search Engine Optimization Expert. Read More >>

The Wall Street Journal

June 15, 2003
Jill had numerous quotes in a 2-page article in The Wall Street Journal entitled, "Playing the Search-Engine Game." Jill talked about choosing reputable SEM companies. Read More >>

CM Focus Magazine

June 3, 2003
Jill Whalen was quoted in an article in the CMS Focus publication for the content management professional, entitled "Warning! Your CMS could damage your content’s health.quot; Jill discussed the importance of keyword research to all search engine optimization campaigns. Read More >>

Internet Marketing Report

April 8, 2003
Jill Whalen's "Nitty-gritty of Writing for the Search Engines" special report was a front page feature of the prestigious Internet Marketing Report print publication. The Internet Marketing Report is a "fast-read source of ideas to help marketers differentiate their products and services -- and achieve profitable growth for their companies." Read More >>

e-marketing-news

March 3, 2003
Jill Whalen gets grilled by Mike Grehan for his e-marketing-news newsletter at the Boston Search Engine Strategies conference. As always, Mike G. is in top hilarious form! Read More >>

GoGuides Site of the Month

February 1, 2003
HighRankings.com was the site of the month for February at up-and-coming directory, GoGuides. See the write up in the GoGuides Newlsetter.
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JoeAnt Site of the Month

February 1, 2003
Along with the GoGuides site of the month, HighRankings.com was also the site of the month at another up-and-coming directory, JoeAnt. Read More >>

Business Essentials

January 21, 2003
Jill Whalen was interviewed by Karon Thackston for her "Case In Point: Developing An Ezine Built To Last" article in the January edition of her Business Essentials newsletter. Read More >>

The Washington Post

December 19, 2002
Jill Whalen was quoted in an article in the Washington Post -- "Marketing Via the Search Engines." Read More >>

Silicon Valley Biz Ink

December 13, 2002
Jill Whalen was quoted in an article entitled "Google dominates searches - Google's gain is Yahoo's loss," in the Silicon Valley Biz Ink. Biz Ink is considered "The voice of the valley economy," rooted in the nation's most affluent and influential locale, serving Silicon Valley. Read More >>

Sound Advice Audio Clips

November 22, 2002
Jill Whalen begins a weekly series of "Sound Advice Audio Tips" on search engine optimization for What's Working in Biz. Each week, Jill will present a minute or two audio segment giving tips on how to optimize your site for high search engine rankings. (The first one is entitled, "Search Engine Optimization Myths.") Read More >>

Search Engine Blog Interview

November 21, 2002
Jill Whalen was interviewed by " Search Engine Blog" where she discussed her SEO approach, her previous newsletter (RankWrite), and revealed her most memorable conference experience. Read More >>

The Computer Report Radio Interview

November 3, 2002
Jill was interviewed about search engine optimization on "The Computer Report" with Bill and Dave on WOTW Radio, in Nashua, New Hampshire. Read More >>

KDNK Radio

October 13, 2002
Jill was interviewed on "Geek Speek with Mark and Neil" on KDNK Radio, in the Roaring Fork Valley in Carbondale, CO. Read More >>

Achieve Net Profits

October 5, 2002
Jill Whalen was interviewed by "Jason Anderson's Achieve Net Profits" ezine where she discussed the SEO process, SEO's bad rep, automated software and free- vs. paid-inclusion. Read More >>

Business 2.0

June 30, 2002
Jill Whalen was quoted in an article by David Gallagher entitled, "Top of the Heap". The article chronicals David's quest to become the #1 David Gallagher in Google! Read More >>