Jill Whalen

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Jill Whalen
Jill Whalen

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. (magazine),[4]. She has also written search engine optimization articles for business websites including ClickZ[5] and Search Engine Land[6].

[edit] 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." [7]

[edit] Personal

Whalen grew up in Framingham, MA and attended UMass Amherst, graduating with a degree in sociology.[8] She lives in Ashland, MA with her husband and three children.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Top Ten Web Site Optimization Forums. about.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  2. ^ Boston Globe: "Finding keys to the Web," Sept. 23, 2007[1]
  3. ^ Playing the Search-Engine Game. wsj.com (June 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  4. ^ When Sales Hit a Wall. inc.com (August 2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  5. ^ Writing and Ranking for the Search Engines. clickz.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  6. ^ Duplicate Content Penalty Myth. searchengineland.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  7. ^ Boston Globe: "Finding keys to the Web," Sept. 23, 2007[2]
  8. ^ Boston Globe: "Finding keys to the Web," Sept. 23, 2007[3]