{"id":62576,"date":"2019-03-12T20:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/au\/\/?page_id=62576"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:51:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/au\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"A History of Bruce Clay Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"western\">An SEO Pioneer\u2019s Story<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know the company history of Bruce Clay Inc. begins even before Google became a search engine? The career path of founder Bruce Clay parallels the growth of SEO itself. Many industry leaders (such as former editor of Search Engine Land, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100423051708\/http:\/\/forums.searchenginewatch.com\/showpost.php?p=2119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny Sullivan<\/a>, as cited on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Search_engine_optimization#cite_note-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>) credit Bruce with being the first to use the term \u201csearch engine optimisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The timeline below starts with the first search engine, which set the stage for Bruce Clay\u2019s journey as an SEO pioneer and the birth of a new marketing industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The history of Bruce Clay Inc. shows that 26+ years is enough time to turn a passion into a successful business, and a successful business into the respected search marketing company it is today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Put our experience to work for your business! Let us be part of your search marketing journey in the making. Whether you need search engine optimisation services, SEO tools and training, pay-per-click management or content development, Bruce Clay Inc. can help. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/au\/\/quoteform\/\">Contact us<\/a> today to discuss how.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Company Timeline<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An SEO Pioneer\u2019s Story Did you know the company history of Bruce Clay Inc. begins even before Google became a search engine? The career path of founder Bruce Clay parallels the growth of SEO itself. 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