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 | October 20, 2010I don't know about you, but I'm sure getting busy lately. It certainly seems like the economy has picked up over the past 6 months or so. Read More >> |
 | October 6, 2010I'm actually still in Bend as I write this, but by the time you read it I'll be in New York City for SMX East. Read More >> |
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 | June 30, 2010That's all for today. What a week it's already been. Read More >> |
 | June 16, 2010Lots of new SEO website reviews and site audits to take care of over the next few weeks. Let me know if you're interested in one for your site.
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 | May 19, 2010We had a really good SEO class last week, but we're taking a break from these for a while. Read More >> |
 | May 5, 2010I've been enjoying some warm evenings outside watching the Boston sports teams kick butt. Hope you're getting some fresh air as well. Go Celtics! Read More >> |
| April 21, 2010I don't have any upcoming trips scheduled for a while, which is nice. It gives me a chance to keep up with work as well as perform those other pesky business chores that always seem to come up.
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| March 24, 2010Hope to see you next week in Connecticut for the SEMNE networking event on Global SEO. Read More >> |
| March 10, 2010My trip to Arizona and California went well, but I'm glad to be home and in the office this week. Read More >> |
| February 24, 2010This week I'm heading out to Arizona to do some in-house SEO training for a company there and will be visiting some more universities, but this time with my daughter Corie, who's looking into a couple of law schools there. Read More >> |
| February 10, 2010Curious about my absence last week? I was in California recording my SEO training course! Read More >> |
| January 6, 2010I am totally brain-dead from looking at a decade's worth of SEO articles...phew...glad that's over with. Read More >> |
| December 16, 2009So much has happened already in the 21st century, I can't wait to see what this next decade brings. Look for an end-of-the-decade review of SEO in our next issue. Read More >> |
| December 2, 2009Did you miss me last week? It was technically a newsletter week, but with our American Thanksgiving happening on Thursday... Read More >> |
| November 11, 2009By the time you read this, I'll be in Vegas for PubCon, baby! Read More >> |
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| October 14, 2009I had a good time at SMX East last week and easily survived with NO laptop! My session went well, plus I caught up with lots of old friends. I also met quite a few HRA subscribers, which is always great. Read More >> |
| September 30, 2009I'll be at SMX East in NYC next week (Sunday through Tuesday). Seek me out if you're at the conference as well. Read More >> |
| September 16, 2009So you're probably wondering what's up with the price slashing in the newsletter ad for our SEO services. Have I finally lost my mind completely? Is this a last-ditch effort before we go bankrupt? Read More >> |
| September 2, 2009It's been a few weeks with the "full nest" at home and I have to say that it hasn't been too bad other than the sinkful of glasses. Read More >> |
| August 19, 2009I had a great time in wine country last week with my husband. Thanks for all your recommendations on places to go and things to see. Read More >> |
| August 5, 2009As mentioned, I'm off to California at the end of this week. My husband and I decided on the Russian River Valley part of Sonoma for our winery excursion. Read More >> |
| July 22, 2009I'm heading out there early with my husband to check out some of the wineries. Please email me with any must-see suggestions! Read More >> |
| July 8, 2009I've been thinking that, to go along with this new series on Google Analytics, we might start offering a Google Analytics review report, similar to our Recession Buster website review, but focused on what I find in your GoAn account. Read More >> |
| June 24, 2009Things are winding down schoolwise for 2 of the Whalen clan. Tim finishes 10th grade this week, while Corie graduated from Simmons College a few weeks ago. Unsurprisingly, she already has a number of work opportunities that play into her political and social media marketing skills. Read More >> |
| June 10, 2009That's all for today, hope you enjoyed it! Read More >> |
| May 27, 2009We finally got some nice weather this past holiday weekend, which was a welcome change. I spent most of it outside and away from the keyboard. One interesting weather glitch was the brief hailstorm we encountered on Sunday when we were about to head out for dinner. Read More >> |
| May 13, 2009Been busy with some local speaking events the past few weeks. My talk at the IMCNE conference about generating leads through SEO went well. Read More >> |
| April 29, 2009Nothing major to report this time around. Just been putting my head down and working hard to keep afloat during this irksome recession. Hope you're all doing well and figuring out your own ways to stay ahead of the game. Read More >> |
| April 15, 2009What an exciting few weeks it's been! Read More >> |
| April 1, 2009I'm really looking forward to our 2 days of website marketing workshops this week at High Rankings headquarters. We've got a good crew coming in to learn all about keyword research, copywriting, Google Analytics, and social media. Read More >> |
| March 18, 2009I am so busy that my head is spinning lately. Preparing for the upcoming April Website Marketing Workshops is taking up most of my time, but along with that I have a number of side projects going on. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, but trying to stay organized.
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| March 4, 2009I had a great time during my 2009 version of "Jill's Excellent February Adventure" in Santa Clara, CA, Las Vegas, and London. Read More >> |
| February 18, 2009That's all for today! It's a quick issue as I'm in London for the SES conference. Read More >> |
| February 4, 2009I'm looking forward to SMX West next week. It should be another good show. Who else is going? (We did give away our free pass already, sorry if it wasn't you!) If you are going, please be sure to say hi to me. I'm speaking on Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >> |
| January 21, 2009So who wants a free pass to SMX West Feb. 10–12 in Santa Clara, CA? I'll be speaking on the SEO content writing bootcamp session, as well as the "Ask the SEOs" panel. One lucky HRA subscriber has a shot at the pass... Read More >> |
| January 7, 2009So did you get any time off during the holidays? We had a really good time in Florida for the 5 days we were there. The weather was half good, half bad, but their "bad" is way better than winter in New England, so it was fine. Read More >> |
| December 17, 2008I'm writing this from New York City, where I came for just a day to hang out while my husband is attending a conference. Read More >> |
| December 3, 2008We made our travel plans for Pompano, FL for the week of Xmas to visit my grandmother again. (For those keeping count, she's 100 years old.) I'll be in that area from Monday to Friday of that week, so if you live around there or are visiting, let me know and we can try to plan some sort of meet-up. Read More >> |
| November 19, 2008Had an awesome time at PubCon last week catching up with many old friends. I found it pretty cool to hang out with some of the same folks I hung out with at my very first conference back in 2000! Read More >> |
| October 31, 2008I'm looking forward to PubCon next week. I'm not much of a gambler, but Vegas is still cool to visit now and then. And catching up with old friends makes it all the better. If you're at the conference, please try to come up and say hi! I love meeting newsletter subscribers. Read More >> |
| October 22, 2008I have a busy schedule over the next few weeks. Along with our typical client consulting, we have our October SEO training class on Friday, then next week is our SEO Luncheon, and the week after that is PubCon in Vegas. I have to say, it will be nice talking SEO in person for awhile instead of just here, on the forum and on Twitter! Read More >> |
| October 8, 2008We've had a good response so far for our SEO Luncheon on Nov. 7. There are still a few seats left, if you're interested in joining us. There's no charge and no catch! Read More >> |
| September 23, 2008So let's see, what has happened since the last newsletter? The September SEO Training Class went very well as usual, so now it's time to gear up for October's. Read More >> |
| September 10, 2008Got to continue preparing for this week's SEO Training Class so will end this now. Read More >> |
| August 27, 2008Lots has happened since the last newsletter. Read More >> |
| August 12, 2008Been busy around here still. We have our August SEO training class on Friday and are looking forward to that. Each group of 6 online marketers always brings a new perspective on things. Read More >> |
| July 30, 2008Holy smokes...I just realized July is nearly over. Besides the fact that time is slipping by way faster than usual, the 31st of July also means that the High Rankings Forum is now 5 years old! Read More >> |
| July 16, 2008We had an enjoyable 4th of July weekend on our cruise to St. John's, Canada. The cruise itself was okay, but when you're not big eaters or gamblers, there's not a whole heck of a lot to do! The good part was having the time to just hang out with the family. Read More >> |
| July 2, 2008There are still a few seats for our SEO Luncheon on July 18th. If you're in the Boston/Framingham area, please join us, we'd love to meet you. Read More >> |
| June 11, 2008Our June SEO training class is coming up this week, and we're looking forward to another great group of 6. Read More >> |
| May 28, 2008We're planning an "SEO Luncheon" on July 18 from noon to 1:30PM here at High Rankings headquarters in Framingham, MA. Read More >> |
| May 14, 2008Let's see ... what's been going on lately that I can talk about? Oh yeah...I almost forgot about last week's family reunion for my grandmother's 100th b-day in Florida. Read More >> |
| April 30, 2008If you're in the New England area this week (and if you see this before Thursday night), you don't want to miss the latest SEMNE event happening in Nashua, NH on May 1 from 6:30 to 9:00PM. A whole bunch of search marketers will be networking and sharing ideas, as well as learning why blogging is essential from business consultant Ted Demopoulos. Read More >> |
| April 23, 2008The April SEO training class went off without a hitch and turned out to be another fun and interesting group. It's really nice having just 6 people in each class because then we all get to know each other a bit during the day. Can't wait to meet the May folks in a few weeks! Read More >> |
| April 9, 2008I'm gearing up for our SEO Training Class on Friday, which looks to be a good one. After all these years in the biz (13!), I still enjoy reviewing all these websites and figuring out the best way to help them increase their search engine traffic. It's like getting to solve SEO puzzles all day long in the office!
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| March 26, 2008Last week's Search Engine Strategies conference in NYC went really well. The organic SEO session that I spoke at had some interesting questions posed by audience members. I even broke my no-party rule and checked out MSN's party at Slate. It was surprisingly fun for 2 reasons: 1) it wasn't too loud, and 2) they had ping-pong tables! Read More >> |
| March 12, 2008If you're at SES NYC next week, be sure to attend the Organic SEO panel discussion on Monday morning. I'm on the panel with Greg Boser and Dave Naylor. With Mike Grehan moderating, it's sure to be a fun and informative session! Read More >> |
| February 20, 2008I've been having a wonderful time traveling the world the past few weeks.
Well, not really the world, but across the world! Wellington, New Zealand was terrific, as was the Webstock conference. Every person I met there couldn't have been nicer. Read More >> |
| February 6, 2008That's all for today! I'm off to New Zealand, then Honolulu, followed by Santa Clara starting on Saturday morning. If you're in the Wellington, NZ area the week of Feb. 11, let me know and we can try to get together. If you're in the Honolulu area the week of Feb. 18, same thing! And if you're in Santa Clara the week after that for SMX West, I'll totally see you there!
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| January 23, 2008We're looking forward to our SEO Training Class at the end of next week. It looks like we have a great crew signed up so far. We've been hard at work reviewing their websites and overall SEO pain points so that we can provide them with the info and SEO strategies they're seeking. It's going to be a lot of fun!
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| January 16, 2008That's all for today. January is off to a bang, and we're busy, busy, busy! I'm looking forward to my trip to New Zealand in February for the Webstock NZ conference, although I'm not looking forward to the amazingly long flight. But I figure it can't be worse than it is in my head thinking about it. At least I hope not! Read More >> |
| January 2, 2008Between going live with the new site, uploading old newsletters (still many to go), creating redirects, and documenting how Google is indexing the whole thing, I did get away with the family for a few days to Florida. We had a nice, relaxing time, especially the full day I got to sit by the pool with my laptop. Now that's my idea of fun! The hotel had great poolside service for food and drinks, and that made things even nicer. Corie would have liked someone to go to the beach with her, but the rest of us aren't really into that, unfortunately. Read More >> |
| December 19, 2007Is it really Christmas next week? My family and I will be making the usual pilgrimage to Florida to visit with my grandmother. She's 99 years old now
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| December 12, 2007Last week's Pubcon in Vegas was a lot of fun. I enjoyed hanging out and chatting with some great people. Shout-outs to Christine Churchill, Michael Stebbins, Craig Paddock, Jessica Bowman, Lee Odden, Lyndsay Walker, John Marshall, Andrea Harris, Stoney deGeyter, Bruce Clay, Joe Dolson, Dan Thies, Alan K'necht, Cindy Turietta, Adam Audette, Derrick Wheeler, and anyone else I chatted with but forgot to mention. Read More >> |
| November 28, 2007Next week is WebmasterWorld’s PubCon in Vegas where I’ll be speaking. Read More >> |
| November 14, 2007We’ve been hard at work on the completely updated and redesigned High Rankings website. It’s taken a lot longer than expected, but we’re starting to see an end in sight and hope to have things up and running sometime over the next few weeks. Read More >> |
| October 17, 2007I had an interesting trip to Bochum, Germany last week. For the most part,
all went well, and the company I was training seemed to really get a lot out
of it. Read More >> |
| October 2, 2007Advisor Wrap-up 213 Read More >> |
| September 19, 2007Next week, watch for a review of ROI Revolution’s Google Analytics Training
Series. High Rankings SEO Associate recently finished the
6-week deluxe class and was very impressed. W Read More >> |
| September 5, 2007The kids are back in school, but it’s a bit weird for me. This is my first
September driving into the office, so I’m missing my usual “first week of
school/quiet house all to myself” feeling that I normally have this time of
year! Read More >> |
| August 15, 2007For those who were worried about me due to Hurricane Flossie, you can put your mind at ease. We're not on the Big Island but on Oahu where things are pretty calm. Read More >> |
| July 25, 2007That’s all for today. I hope you enjoyed it! I should be back in 2 weeks with the next issue, and after that I’m mixing a little business with pleasure for the last 2 weeks of August. Read More >> |
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| May 16, 2007In case you missed it, my column at Search Engine Land this month called
"Don't Sweat the Small SEO Stuff" caused a bit of a stir online (which was
my intent!). Read More >> |
| April 18, 2007Just wanted to mention that the NYC SES conference was a lot of fun last
week. Read More >> |
| April 4, 2007Last night’s informal SEMNE meeting at John Harvard’s in Framingham, MA was
a lot of fun! Lots of fresh-brewed beer and good company. Read More >> |
| March 21, 2007I’m certainly looking forward to some spring weather…I wonder if it will
ever get here? It certainly seems spring-like with the extra sunlight in
the evening. And even the car is pretty warm from the sun in the
afternoons. Today I even opened my sunroof for a bit when I had my Wed.
carpool duty. But generally, it’s still feeling darn cool around here. Read More >> |
| March 7, 2007That's all for today! Read More >> |
| February 28, 2007For those keeping track of the new office saga, we still don’t have our
phones, but we’re getting closer. In fact, by the time I come in tomorrow,
I may actually have a usable phone line in my space! Read More >> |
| February 21, 2007That's it for today -- check back next week for a full newsletter!
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| February 14, 2007Quick update on what’s been going on with me and High Rankings lately. Read More >> |
| January 31, 2007It’s sure been a busy few weeks around High Rankings headquarters. That’s because we actually finally *have* a headquarters! We just signed the lease for some great office space in Framingham, MA and are slowly moving in this week. It’s very exciting! If anyone would like to send us an office-warming gift [cough…chocolate], the new address is: Read More >> |
| January 17, 2007I’m heading out early for a networking event in Boston. Gotta do some
competitive intelligence for good ‘ole SEMNE! Read More >> |
| January 3, 2007So how were your holidays? Mine were very low-key, which is exactly as I like it. We did get a chance to head down to Florida to visit my 98-year-old grandmother, who’s still doing great! Read More >> |
| December 13, 2006Looks like that wraps up another Advisor! I didn’t think I’d be done with
this on time today, as I was in Boston most of the day. Read More >> |
| November 29, 2006Whew…that was a long newsletter! I hope you managed to read every bit of
it, because I think it was all important stuff! Read More >> |
| November 8, 2006Like I've seen with many in the search marketing world recently, it was a
crazy September and October for me. The good news is that it looks like
November and December -- as well as 2007 in general -- is going to be a time
for new (great) beginnings. Read More >> |
| October 25, 2006We had an awesome time last week at the High Rankings® Dallas/Ft. Worth
seminar. Read More >> |
| October 12, 2006We’re back to an every-other-week schedule now. Next
week is the seminar anyway, and I’m really looking forward to seeing a bit
of Dallas/Ft. Worth, as well as getting to know the latest crop of
attendees. Read More >> |
| September 27, 2006It's been a tough few weeks here at High Rankings® headquarters, but things
are looking up! Read More >> |
| September 20, 2006Been a busy week gearing up for the seminar, plus trying to keep afloat with
all the work. So no time to chat today. Read More >> |
| September 13, 2006Had a nice brunch in Nashua, NH with my seminar partner Lee today, and still had time to finish this newsletter. Read More >> |
| September 6, 2006Been busy preparing for the seminar as well as for my kids going back to
school. I'm back working at home for a little bit, and I have to say, I'm
enjoying the peace and quiet of an empty house. It almost feels like I'm on
vacation! Read More >> |
| August 30, 2006Hard to believe it’s back-to-school time already. Corie’s back in NY at
college, and Jamie and Timmy start their respective schools next week after
Labor Day. What’s even harder to believe is that Jamie is going to be a
senior in high school this year…wow! Read More >> |
| August 16, 2006As you probably guessed, I’m back from the San Jose conference and from my vacation in Hawaii! Read More >> |
| August 2, 2006And speaking of the forum, it was its third birthday this week. In many
ways it seems way longer than 3 years since we started it. I really can't
remember a time without it as it's been such a huge part of my life for so
long. Read More >> |
