That’s right. SEJ is the honey badger of SEO journalism: We report what we want, when we want, how we want.
SEJ is still committed to reporting the truth (well, the truth until things change with the algorithms) about what is happening in SEO and marketing.
SEJ is still committed to providing unbiased education and best practices for our readers.
A.k.a. business as usual here at SEJ.
Who Is Search Engine Journal Anyways?
Our team of 26 folks around the world is made up of writers, editors, designers, technologists, the back office who keep things running smoothly, sales operations. They make me so proud, if I may brag a little.
We encourage transparency, experimentation, accountability. We don’t tolerate office politics or toxic behavior. I like to think we’re close-knit. We share, we cuss, we amuse each other with silly memes. We have laughed together and cried together.
Most importantly, when the sh* hits the fan, we pull together. We rally. We get gritty. Over and over. I ask the team to try again, to improve, to keep learning – and they do it. And that is when you know you have an A-Team on your hands.
That’s the entire roster 😎. SEJ has no investors. No corporate overlords. And we want it that way.
Our independence has been challenging at times. It would be nice to have a corporate Daddy Warbucks who can “darken the skies with people,” as one of my favorite consultants liked to say.
And so it does give me pause when a rival publisher is now backed by a multi-national company with over 1,000 employees. That’s a monumental amount of resources, firepower, and reach.
But over the years, SEJ’s independence has ensured our team’s ability to provide 100% unbiased journalism and education for the search marketing community.
We do what we want. And this is what I have faith in: That our readers, our advertisers, our community will provide what we need to be a formidable David to this new Goliath.
I welcome your comments, feedback, and ideas to make Search Engine Journal what the search marketing community needs it to be now. Leave me a message here, and I promise to reply.
Jenise Uehara
CEO, Search Engine Journal
Featured Image: Tanveer Anjum Towsif/Shutterstock