a million things and a million places
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a bit of a hobo, always working on a million things and going a million places. I have loved working with Zillow — they are a dynamic, fun company with tons of potential and I’ve been working with a great team who I hate to leave — but with everything I’m interested in, I just don’t have the time to devote to them as I’d like. So, I’m moving on to my million things and million places.
One thing I have always known about myself is that writing is like breathing to me. I can’t really be without it. So, writing is one thing I’ll be spending a lot more time on. You’ll be seeing much more of me at Search Engine Land as Features Editor. (I wanted to be editor of awesomeness, but Danny stubbornly refused my fantastic title suggestion. Something about how they’re all awesome over there or something.) I’m still writing other places as well, including continuing to write for Information Today magazine. It’s fun to be looking at search from the other side of things and it’ll be great to have more time for that.
My other passion is helping to build the web and working with start ups on innovative, kick-ass ideas. I’ll be doing more of that, particularly as an entrepreneur in residence for Ignition Partners, based here in Seattle.
You’re also likely to see me speaking at the next conference you’re at, wherever that conference may be. Come say hi. I’ll buy you a beer.
Welcome, New Search Engine Land Editors!…
The Search Engine Land editorial staff is growing. We’ve had two editors join in the past few months that I’ve been behind in writing about, and now Vanessa Fox is coming on as our features editor, so this is a good time to bring everything up to dat…
Congratulations on making another jump! I’m looking forward to hearing from you a million times in the future :).
Congrats & all the best!
Not so great for Zillow, but certainly excellent news for those of us who selfishly try to fit into your “million things and million places” motif. Best of luck on the new hybrid adventure!!
Sounds like a good move for you. You’ll have to fill me on what else is in those millions of things. Somehow I bet more Buffy nights isn’t really among them
Good luck!
Congratulations. I’m glad you’re going to be writing a lot. Our little niche may not be lacking in creative thinkers, but we’re in dire need of good writers, and you’re certainly one of the few.
Congrats! All of the new changes sound like a ton of fun. I’d love to hear more sometime–I’ll even buy the beer.
Congrats! Wishing you best success with your new move.
Congrats Vanessa! I look forward to your writings.
Best of luck!!!! FUN is what it’s all about.
Wow, Vanessa! Good luck!!!!!!
I hope you find what your looking for. I am sure the SEO community can benefit from a little more free time on your hands and I know the Zillow team will miss you.
I saw this coming since you put your house up for sale (though I figured you were moving out of Seattle, WA). I alluded to this in our brief conversation even.
It seemed your plate was pretty full–your comment about missing SMX for example.
Shoot me an email sometime please and continue to do what you enjoy the most.
Congrats! I guess we better change the bio on your SEMpdx engagement:.)
This is cool. For whatever reason, I never thought you meshed in with Zillow. The new gig(s) sound just about right.
Do those 1 million places include web sites? This one was kind of interesting http://www.millionplacesonearth.com.
Anyways, wish you the best of luck..!
Vanessa -
Good luck w/ everything and do keep in touch!
- Spencer (from Zillow)
Now that you’ve solved all of Zillow’s challenges, you’re off on a new adventure….glamorous!
Cheers…here’s to wishing you a dollar for each thing and place…that should keep the beer flowing.
Best of luck to you Vanessa. We already know that you’ll be successful in your new journey. If you’re ever up here in Kelowna, BC, come visit us at Enquiro… By the way you do know that Canadian beer is better than the stuff you guys drink down south in the US?
Vanessa, great to hear it’s all working out well, maybe we will see you in Sydney for SMX Sydney & then I’ll buy you a beer.
What too you so long Vanessa?
I figured the culture shock between Google and wherever you landed would send you screaming away in panic in short time, kind of like a rebound lover situation.
Glad to see you opted to step back into the search engine limelight!
“a bit of a hobo”. That line was fantastic. I can totally relate
Good luck with Ignition!
Great stuff Vanessa! I wish we had a company like Ignition here in Australia. Any plans to expand Down Under? (-;
I’m 100% with you on ‘editor of awesomeness’, maybe Danny will reconsider
Good luck with your future plans though Vanessa!
oh thank god!!!!! More writing is good. More writing is great. =) Hopefully this means more “Princess Bride” related posts.
Good luck and godspeed.
Free spirited Buffy, go for it!
I had enough beers, would drink some red wine.
Vanessa, if you love traveling you should come hang out on TT, great info.
Just pick a branch.
Mozel Tov!
Congratulations and Good Luck. I look forward to reading your editor of awesomeness writings.
Excellent! You Go Girl!
Congratulations and looking for to more (non-nude) articles…
Congrats Vanessa! Now if for the next conference I’m at, you’re actually there too, instead of just on the schedule (
), I’ll buy the first beer 
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Kudos and best of luck!!
Congrats Vanessa For Jump. and All the Best for your career
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I’m sure you’ll succeed as always and prove that you are a genius - actually are there still people out there that don’t believe this?
Best of luck!
I’m sure it was a difficult decision (or not) to leave Zillow so quickly, but I’m sure you made the right decision. Looking forward to your future writings!
Just promise us you won’t leave SEland in a couple weeks, then fly off to the Cayman Islands to run gambling sites, fly to vegas to elope, then annul the wedding, have a child & leave it locked up in your car, then come back and work for Google and ban Zillow and SEland from the SERPs
With that firm’s ties to China, I’m going to have to get your new email, send it to David Temple and have him email you no less than 14,296 times a day!
*** Come say hi. I’ll buy you a beer. ***
With an offer like that, just maybe the queue to speak with Vanessa will be bigger than the queue for Matt Cutts for a change?
Now, there’s a challenge!
Gratz on the move, Vanessa.
As with all things, you can’t go wrong with following your passion (at least most of the time anyway….)
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