SEO Forums: The Voice of the Industry - Jill Whalen's HighRankings.com Forum
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Jill Whalen has been an SEO professional for ten years, which is forever in this business. Jill's HighRankings.com forum attracts the most knowledgeable people in the SEO industry and is moderated by many experienced industry professionals, including Jill herself, who volunteer their time to interact with other industry pros and help newbies understand the details of SEO. Overseeing all activity on the forum are the administrators, who make sure the forums run smoothly and that everyone plays nice. Scottie Claiborne, a High Rankings forum administrator, says, "We set the tone and do the actual work in maintaining the forum as well as the final decision-making." The High Rankings Administrators are Jill Whalen, Scottie Claiborne, and Alan Perkins; they form a strong team with similar beliefs and viewpoints.
The moderators' presence can be felt throughout the forum, with solid, down-to-earth responses that guide newbies and experienced SEOs in the right direction. The HighRankings.com philosophy focuses on marketing-based, site-enhancing natural search optimization with an emphasis on providing great content to site visitors. Says Claiborne, "Moderators are selected from the members when the need arises and when a person seems to be a really good fit. For High Rankings, usually that means a sense of humor! We like to have original thinkers and smart, entertaining people as moderators... because it's just more fun that way. We don't take things too seriously."
The forum is broken out into six main topics with a collection of subtopics assigned to each. Topics include the expected SEO areas such as SEM and PPC, but you'll also find advice on Running your Business, Branding Yourself and Becoming an Expert, and The Pub, among others. The latter area is a great place for SEOs to meet, greet and even find some business. There are over 6,000 registered users of HighRankings.com's SEO forum, and over 130,000 total posts. If you really want to get a feel for the forum, try reading The Thread that Wouldn't Die, a 160-page tribute to nothing in particular.
The High Rankings folks dish out lots of great advice while having a lot of fun!
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