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Forget Babysitting and Paper Routes, Teen Turns to SEO

Went Hot: August 3, 2007 - 10:02 am
Posted By: stephan 702 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blogs.cnet.com)
Category: Google AdSense

SEO may seem like "rocket science" to some (like Dave Pasternack!), but one teen has cracked the code, turning knowledge of SEO and Neopets into an income-generating asset.

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from Jill 702 days ago #

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That's awesome, Stephan! My kids have been neopet fans for many, many years too. They've probably been to your daughter's site for all I know.

I'm going to pass this article along to them as perhaps it will inspire them to create their own money-making venture. (I gave them their own domains and installed wordpress for them ages ago but as far as I know, they're not using it for anything.)

Congrats to Chloe for being so innovative and also for speaking at that conference. I'm sure she has a great career ahead of here, whatever it might be.

from dannysullivan 701 days ago #

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Fantastic, Stephan. I'm going to have to get her on a panel :)

It's a really great story on so many levels. Not only that SEO can be accessible, but that it's not all blog spammers, either :)

from DLPerry 701 days ago #

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Fantastic! Congratulations Chloe - you go girl!

Stephen I bet you are the picture of proud papahood. Does this jaded ole heart good to see a Good Kid doing Good stuff for a change. :)

Danny - I agree - she'd be great. Perhaps you and Chloe and Stephen can work something out.

from stephan 701 days ago #

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Thanks guys for the kudos! I'm indeed a very proud papa! And it's been all her -- I've only given her a few hours of guidance and she's done the rest.

Danny, Chloe would love to be on a panel!

from rustybrick 700 days ago #

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Seriously... I think I may have kids just so they can now help me blog. ;-)

When will your daughter come to SMX to give presentations on AdSense?

from asnider 700 days ago #

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That's very cool. And very inspiring, for those of us who haven't yet made the jump to working for ourselves.

from AmyGreer 700 days ago #

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Stephen, I've admired your work for quite some time and what always impresses me is how well-researched and accessible your recommendations are.

And now to see your daughter doing so well with her own blog means the proof really is in the pudding. Kudos!

from SEOish 700 days ago #

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Truly nice story.

Barry Schwartz on parenting...

"Seriously... I think I may have kids just so they can now help me blog."

This needs to be a quote somewhere.

from rustybrick 700 days ago #

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Ha, that might come back to haunt me. :)

from johnandrews 700 days ago #

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Excellent news. I know an 11 year old CSS lover who has been doing something similar to fund a toy budget (and Heifer International, and reluctantly, a college fund). I swear I only help a little bit.

from Drupal 699 days ago #

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I love to see a fresh, young face doing SEO as an extra-curricular activity ;-)

from DavidWallace 696 days ago #

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An awesome story. I've tried to get my kids to do something similar but to no avail. They don't have the same drive and ambition but would rather waste precious amounts of time on MySpace.