It’s with trembling fingers and a quickened heart rate that I write my first blog post on GottaQuirk. My condition is partly due to the fact that I had some bad sushi last night, and now seem to have a slight fever, but it’s mostly due to the fact that I’m so excited to be a QuirkStar. My name is Shaun Oakes, and I will be part of the SEO team here at the QuirkStation.
It’s a well-known fact that SEO people are the rock stars of the online world – not the EMO types who play in dingy clubs, but rather the glam rockers who fill large multi-purpose stadiums – we’re like the Jon Bon Jovi’s of the Web world, except we don’t carry mullets very well. Nevertheless, I’m pretty chuffed to be a part of it all.
I’ve been involved in the online marketing industry for as long as I can remember, as I suffer from short term memory loss, but I’m told that I’ve been doing this for nearly five years now, which I guess is a pretty solid effort. In that time, I worked at a smaller SEO agency, where I delved into the mystical world of keywords analysis, on-site optimisation, link building strategies, and PPC campaigns, as well as doing a fair bit of html and php coding. I guess I could be classified as a bit of an “all rounder”, although my spin bowling and fielding is a bit dodgy.
I've been asked to open up and share a few things about me, so here with some arbitary facts:
- I am the author of potentially the most amazing story ever told. The beginning is brilliant, the middle is spectacular, but I can’t quite remember how the ending goes, which is proving to be an obstacle when approaching publishers.
- I am 25 years old, although I look like I’m 24.
- I once shook hands with Michael Jackson, before his bodyguards quickly bundled me away.
- I have a deep mistrust toward cats, as I believe they are evil and will try and kill me in my sleep.
- I have a fear of clowns and old women. Clowns because I watched Stephen King's “It” as a youngster, and old women because my grandmother used to break wind in front of me and it smelt of cabbage.
- I hate the smell of cabbage.
So that’s it from me, hopefully this will be the first of many posts, as I share my unique insights, thoughts and general musings regarding the world of eMarketing.
OMG!!! You shook MJ's hand!? I'M NOT WORTHY!!!!
Posted by Femme on 2008/10/09