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.

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