“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”
We can talk about the temperature of the sea and the possibility of winged pork some other time; for now, I want to talk about one thing, and that’s how ridiculously good Up is. Seriously, Pixar can do no wrong. Go see it if you haven’t already. Oh, and this is my last post as an SEOmoz employee.
What’s that, you want to talk more about that second piece of news? Oh, fine, be that way. After 3 1/2 years as an SEOmozzer, I’ve decided to part ways with the company that introduced me to Internet marketing. Rand received the company credit card statement in the mail and saw that I charged $7500 worth of ShamWows to the corporate account, so I had to turn in my key and clear out my desk. Now he’ll have to clean up his office spills with measly paper towels. Sucker!
Actually, the fact of the matter is that while I greatly enjoyed working at the mozplex, I felt it was time to venture off and explore bigger opportunities elsewhere. I haven’t finalized my new job yet but have received numerous offers from potential suitors and am planning on holding a rose ceremony within the next two weeks to crown my eventual employer (it’ll be like an episode of The Bachelor, only with fewer whores). In the meantime, I’ve set up an Internet marketing blog called Fresh Edge Media that will be the new home to my snarky ramblings about SEO. Go visit it and become a FEMbot! FEMbots are the new mozfans! I may also accept the occasional SEO contract or freelance Internet marketing work, so send some stuff my way if you’d like to help ensure that I have a roof over my head.
SEOmoz has been a great home to me these past few years. I’ve become close friends with my coworkers and have gotten some great mentoring from my bosses. I’ll miss having lunches with the devs, giggling about Q&A with Jen, working on contracts with Lindsay, and making fun of Danny’s ever-changing facial hair. Most of all, though, I’ll miss the great community at SEOmoz. You guys sure know how to make a gal feel special, and I feel truly privileged to have interacted with each and every one of you. SEOmoz would be nothing without its readers, and I thank you all for being such friendly, loyal members.
I’ll still pop in every once in a while to post comments and to berate my successor for not catching a typo or deleting a spam comment, but you can also catch me at my new marketing blog my hobby athlete blog, on LinkedIn and on Twitter. You can also email me at [email protected] if you want to say hello or if you’d like to lure me into a lucrative new job position (I can be bought easily–good thing I’m not a government spy). I’ll likely announce where I end up via Twitter and on my blog in the coming weeks. Until then, enjoy this photo montage (I recommend humming Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” to yourself as you peruse). So long!
Meeting Vanessa Fox at the first conference I attended, SES Latino in 2006
