Internet Marketing
September 22, 2008
Handing Over The Keys To The Blog
I’m just going to get to it.
After lots of soul searching, heartfelt conversations with friends, and intense debate between Swat, Jack and myself, I’m making the very difficult personal decision to leave Bruce Clay, Inc. and move back to the East Coast just in time to see it obliterated with snow and become a totally unbearable place to live. Or, said simpler, this will be my last week working at and blogging for Bruce Clay, Inc.
Truthfully, I can’t begin to express how much I’m going to miss everyone here (except Susan*). The entire Bruce Clay, Inc. organization has been great to me over the past two and a half years and I couldn’t have hoped to have been adopted by a better group of people. People who have helped me to grow, stood by me through personal roller coasters, and given me a voice in an industry that I love. And even though I’ll be moving on, I will miss them all dearly and will continue to value the wisdom and strong SEO background they have imparted on me.
The fact that I’m leaving is also why last week’s post thanking our readers was so important to me. Jim Hedger had no way of knowing the circumstances when he suggested it, but I am glad that I had the opportunity to say “thanks” before the news of my departure was made public. It greatly reduced the amount of snot that wound up on my sleeve.
I’m leaving, but obviously the blog will live on. In my absence, you’ll see a tag team of Bruce Clay faces (some old, some new) taking over the blogging reins while they transition and eventually adopt someone new to carry on the nonsense I’ve helped start here. I have full faith that in a few weeks they’ll be able to scrub the Lisa off this thing and make it an even better place for search marketers to hang out.
If you have any desire to be our new blogger/social media person, please send Susan your resume and let her know. I hear she’s very excited about the idea of getting someone new to abuse, torture and send for coffee.
And with that, it’s time to get back to business. We won’t be allowing any emo here on the blog, so don’t even try it.
*Okay, that’s not even a little bit true. I may just miss Susan most of all.
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Thanks for all the great blog posts and inside perspective! Good luck with your next endeavor.
Lisa – Already said it on Twitter yesterday but I just took a look to see how many commented here. As you know, you’ve got some of the most respected people in the industry missing you already. I’m really happy to see they chimed in here. You have a special writing style that makes you unique. Be sure and take that with you. It’s why I read (and shared) the blog feed with many. Best of luck!
OMG Lisa!
I’m going to miss your blogging – and can’t wait to learn what comes next from you!
HEY – Long Island – are you going back THERE? I moved “back” to Long Island so many times over the past fifteen years it eventually got to the point where I became nauseous just thinking about it. So for me, I eventually got THAT out of my system and pray that you will to eventually, (one Islander comiserating over slush and ice storms and bitter cold winters and rainy humid wet dreary summers – to another… )
Yet I also believe in following your heart’s calling wherever it takes you (hence my having driven across the entire US seven times, every time a relocation, not just a vacation…
Lisa – seriously – God bless and all the best!
Power to The Lisa! Long may you run. I’ll miss you here. You’re the best live blogger the world has EVER known and probably ever will. Seriously, you are sick. In a good way, like ’sick blog dude’. And you have a way with words that’s truly exceptional, you put yourself in every post and inject it with humor and an authentic voice. You stand apart!
You are an amazing person and I’ll miss your musings. However I will be looking forward to you popping up somewhere on the interweb. Until then, take care and good luck!
God bless you, young lady. We will all miss you.
As Susan’s Mom says….so say I! We wish you much succuss and happiness.
(Susan’s Gram)
Best of luck Lisa! Although, I am chimming in here a little late, I have enjoyed reading your posts very much and look forward to reading more from you in the future!
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Wow, I come back from holiday and now this?
Lisa, keep on spreading your wordsmith love in whatever you do, be it SEM related or not.
Kudos!