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It is with anticipation and a bit of sadness that I will be leaving We Build Pages to pursue a new career. Unfortunately, the direction of the business is not inline with my personal and professional goals at this time, and therefore I feel I must move on. Now before you hooligans get all uppity and looking for some drama, I would like to let you know that I still hold the highest regard for Jim Boykin and the We Build Pages team, but don’t see our future growth going in the same directions. I have had a great time here in upstate NY working with great people that really know how to do SEO. I’m very dedicated to branching out in marketing areas beyond SEO, however, and have decided it is time to explore new opportunities.
As far as the near term future is concerned, I will be taking a little bit of time off to weigh my options while doing some consultancy work. I’m open to mutually beneficial opportunities at this point, but probably won’t decide on my future plans until sometime into May or June at the earliest. I’m looking forward to continuing my growth as an internet marketing professional through consulting, sales, and a variety of SEM related activities.
So, in conclusion, I loved working at WeBuildPages and I think they have an excellent thing going. Jim Boykin will continue to be at the forefront of SEO research, and excel at getting clients top rankings. It was a personal decision based in part on some personal issues, but mostly I just wanted a change of pace for a bit. I am excited to take a bit of time off and then move in a different direction, and wish Jim and staff nothing but the best with their future endeavors. A huge thank you to them all for making the experience a very pleasant one.
46 Comments
Stuntdubl’s Leaving We Build Pages. - Jim Boykin’s Internet Marketing Blog
March 30th, 2006,
3:53 pm
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dazzlindonna
March 30th, 2006,
4:17 pm
Wow, knock me over with a feather! Well, good luck, best wishes, and have fun!
Lee Odden
March 30th, 2006,
5:05 pm
Hey Todd,
Best of luck to you. Hell, you don’t need luck - just do your thing. I am sure whatever you end up doing will work out just fine.
See you in Boston!
Lee
Justilien
March 30th, 2006,
5:12 pm
You will be missed Todd. It was great working with you! I know whatever you do you will be successful. You are great at internet marketing, plus an extremely smart business person. I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors!
On a side note, who is going to go eat lunch with me now at the Indian, Mediterranean and other ethic restaurants???
Sean Stahlman
March 30th, 2006,
5:17 pm
It’s been a pleasure man! I appreciate everything you’ve taught me in your time here.
JSavvy
March 30th, 2006,
5:23 pm
Best wishes Todd!
Drastic
March 30th, 2006,
5:33 pm
Wow, good stuff. Lots of changes going around lately.
Congrats and good luck.
Maybe we should talk aff stuff soon…
Gilad
March 30th, 2006,
5:36 pm
Have a good rest , I bet you’ll make the best decisions, Best of Luck!
Amy Stahlman
March 30th, 2006,
5:42 pm
Todd, where do I begin? Well, I could say a million GREAT things about you & about working with you but I will save the “sappy stuff†for our off line discussion. Thank you for all your hard work. I will continue to check your blog for the latest and greatest information as it is part of my daily routine now. Good luck with your future endeavors as I KNOW you will be a huge success no matter what route you choose!
greg
March 30th, 2006,
5:59 pm
congrats todd. striking out on your own is a tough leap to make.
i am sure that you will be missed at the WBP team.
Matt Cutts
March 30th, 2006,
6:11 pm
Hope you’re doing well. Time off to relax is always a good thing.
Shimon Sandler
March 30th, 2006,
6:19 pm
Todd, the best is yet to come:-)
Natasha Robinson
March 30th, 2006,
6:25 pm
Best of luck. I look forward to hearing about where life takes you next. With the wealth of knowledge that you provide to the SEO community, I’m sure it will be a good path.
BTW: I do hope that this blog will not be mired in politics (ie: you may have to give it up) as when other high profile seo’s left their companies…. because I honestly cannot add yet another blog to my reading list.
quadszilla
March 30th, 2006,
6:33 pm
Good luck on all your new ventures.
If you can really taking some time off, I highly recommend doing a sabbatical of at least a couple of months. Backpacking around South America or Asia is a blast and pretty darn cheap. I did Brazil and Argentina last year and only spent about $10k on a 5 month trip. This year I’ve been traveling since January and I’m in Colombia now. They’ll be plenty of time to work in your life, but when you have a break like this, it makes sense to make the best of it.
Anyway – that’s my 2 cents.
Thomas
March 30th, 2006,
6:52 pm
Good luck and keep us updated on your future adventures. Ohh and is Mr. Ploppy going with you?
Andy Beal
March 30th, 2006,
7:15 pm
If you fancy a move to NC, let me know.
Best of luck!
Andy
Triggerfinger
March 30th, 2006,
8:30 pm
Best of luck.
seoforumz
March 30th, 2006,
8:34 pm
Enjoy your time off and have FUN!
Best wishes to you Todd.
Hope you find what you are looking for.
Nadir
March 30th, 2006,
8:47 pm
Good luck to you Todd, I do hope you’ll enjoy your break and that you’ll find the right path for you really soon.
I too quit my job recently and I’m having a nice break before working anew, change is good, don’t worry.
Shak
March 30th, 2006,
8:50 pm
Todd,
best of luck for the future, I am sure Jim and the rest of WBP are very proud of you, I have enjoyed our chats in the past and look forward to seeing you again 1 day.
btw, you could always come hang out with me in China, we do errr lots of work round here
Shak
Marc Macalua
March 31st, 2006,
1:39 am
Best of luck Todd! If you should pass by the Philippines on your way to Shanghai, let me know aight so I can give you the grand tour. I’m sure Shak wouldn’t mind hehe
jamesa
March 31st, 2006,
2:09 am
Sounds like you’re staying true to yourself, bravo! Best of luck, Todd… and enjoy your downtime
James
B....
March 31st, 2006,
3:19 am
>>> … Unfortunately, the direction of the business is not inline with my personal and professional goals at this time …
so are you finaly making teh move and going to the black side of the biz.. ?
Brian Turner
March 31st, 2006,
3:33 am
Best of luck to you all.
PS Don’t forget to give Jim his passwords back.
Neil Patel
March 31st, 2006,
4:20 am
Enjoy your vacation. Hope everything goes well for you.
rmccarley
March 31st, 2006,
4:47 am
I faced a similar situation a couple years ago. The business moved into areas I just wasn’t interested in. It was the right move for the business, but I knew I had to do something else. Best of luck Todd. Thanks for all the wisdom and lessons you have posted here. And as mentioned, do keep us informed.
Nick Wilsdon
March 31st, 2006,
6:22 am
All been said already, but good luck with your next adventure Todd.
K.Ching
March 31st, 2006,
10:09 am
Best wishes Todd!
keep us posted!
steve mistretta
March 31st, 2006,
10:18 am
Hey Todd the short time I knew you was a pleasure, With your work ethic and skills you will do good whatever you decide. If you ever want to do some pro bono work for some worthy charities shoot me an email.
Good luck and be well.
Aaron Pratt
March 31st, 2006,
10:49 am
Personal growth is always good and should be celebrated by former employers if they are good people.
Yep, Todd is one of the cooler guys in SEO for sure.
Good luck dude!
Dan
March 31st, 2006,
12:43 pm
Hey Todd
You’re on your own again
I hope we’ll still see you in Boston, etc.
Good luck to you; I’m sure WBP will miss you.
Dan
Abhilash
March 31st, 2006,
4:58 pm
Imagine that. Why would you ever leave Troy, NY? It’s so extraordinarily co-o-old.
Seriously, much luck in whatever endeavor you choose. I’m sure you’ll be breaking it down in the SEO world in the not-to-distant future.
Keep it real.
*Abhilash aka Kai Brown aka the 1-way frequent flier aka AirWeb Traffic Control aka quit reading this
oddcomments
March 31st, 2006,
6:58 pm
You can’t hold a good man down.
If “exploring other opportunities†means leaving SEO, I hope that you will continue on an extremely related field. I’m sure everyone will agree that the SEO community will lose a lot without your insights.
Ben Pfeiffer
April 1st, 2006,
2:57 am
Todd, best of luck in the your future endeavors! Have always enjoyed your insight and expertise when chatting at SES. I am sure you will find moving on to different things a lot of fun and rewarding professionally and personally.
Brad
April 1st, 2006,
12:30 pm
Enjoy the time. Learn from being solo, and best of luck.
I’m always a phone call away if you need anything.
Bill Kelm
April 1st, 2006,
7:40 pm
Hi Todd,
I’m sure you’ll do well, as you know that “nothing changes until something changes”.
Taking calculated risks to have personal growth is what it is all about.
I liked it when you said: ” I’m very dedicated to branching out in marketing areas beyond SEO, however, and have decided it is time to explore new opportunities.”
The Search Marketing Industry is changing, and you “initiate change” vs. “watching change” or saying “what changed?”.
All the Best,
Bill
Jeff Hinds
April 2nd, 2006,
2:07 pm
Congratulations Todd!
I think your decision exlemplifies your leadership qualities. I think your good luck comes from your vast knowledge and experience in business and marketing I bleive you will continue to have a great future.
Best,
Jeff
Adam C
April 3rd, 2006,
4:26 am
I’m with Quadzilla… I left a job last year and had few months out in Asia, Oz and NZ backpacking around.
Is nice popping into an internet cafe every now and then and checking on the AdSense empire and knowing you’re still earning whilst you’re sitting on the beach/meeting new people/white water rafting/snowboarding/seeing cool sights/etc.
syll castillon
April 3rd, 2006,
9:26 pm
hey todd,
Good luck! I know you’ll do great in every endeavours. From syll:PH
Christoph Cemper
April 13th, 2006,
12:38 pm
Todd,
wish you all the best - and those few months of taking time off will probably change our life… I’ve had such phase too… and leaning back is always great to see new opportunities and understand your own goals better…
talk to you soon,
cheers christoph
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April 20th, 2006,
8:42 pm
not for nothing but it’s the best move you’ll ever make in your life…
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