Jill Whalen is a search engine optimization (SEO) consultant, speaker and writer. Whalen is CEO of High Rankings, and co-founder of Search Engine Marketing New England (SEMNE). She is a regular speaker at Search Engine Strategies Conferences. High Rankings includes a top-rated SEO discussion forum.[1]
The client register for High Rankings "has hit around 400 and includes companies such as J.J. Keller & Associates Inc., a Wisconsin firm that offers ways to monitor compliance with government safety regulations, and DogWatch Inc., of Natick, which sells and installs invisible fences for pets," according to The Boston Globe.[2]
Whalen has been quoted as an authority by major publications including The Wall Street Journal,[3] and Inc.,.[4] She has also written search engine optimization articles for business websites including ClickZ[5] and Search Engine Land.[6]
Career
Whalen was a stay-at-home mother with three children when she started an online parenting chat room. When the chat room became so popular that the members, who lived across the nation, wanted a website to house their forums, Whalen "began by examining listings that came up when entering a phrase such as "parenting chat," and then made sure those words were incorporated into her page. From there, she learned how to program and began experimenting."[2]
Personal
Whalen grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and attended UMass Amherst, graduating with a degree in sociology.[2] She lives in Ashland, Massachusetts with her husband and three children.[7]
References
- ^ Wendy Boswell. "The Top Ten Search Engine Optimization Forums on the Web". about.com. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ a b c Susan Chaityn Lebovits (September 23, 2007). "Finding keys to the Web". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Mangalindan, Mylene (June 16, 2003). "Playing the Search-Engine Game". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ "When Sales Hit a Wall". inc.com. August 1, 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ "Writing and Ranking for the Search Engines". clickz.com. March 7, 2001. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ "Duplicate Content Penalty Myth". searchengineland.com. March 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ Whalen, Jill. "The Video Game of Parenting". Parentsroom.org, accessed October 28, 2011.