{"id":6342,"date":"2017-09-20T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2023-07-07T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:48:13","slug":"get-to-know-sean-van-guilder-director-of-seo-point-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/get-to-know-sean-van-guilder-director-of-seo-point-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know Sean Van Guilder, Director of SEO, Point It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Van Guilder has been helping businesses get found on the internet for over 20 years. He has a 10,000 foot view of digital marketing that helps shed light on SEO as a business driver. Sean has worn almost every digital marketing hat out there and brings strategies and tactics that have knocked the socks off of companies such as Microsoft, MSN and WONGDOODY, to name a few. Currently, Sean is leading the SEO Practice for premier digital marketing agency, Point It, in Seattle. Sean is a self-taught digital marketer and loves every minute of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-wrapper mobile-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"blog-cantent-area\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>Please introduce yourself and where you work.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>Sean Van Guilder, Director of SEO for Point It in Seattle, WA. Also, here is a full bio if you prefer: Sean Van Guilder has been helping businesses get found on the internet for over 20 years. He has a 10,000-foot view of digital marketing that helps shed light on SEO as a business driver. Sean has worn almost every digital marketing hat out there and brings strategies and tactics that have knocked the socks off of companies such as Microsoft, MSN and WONGDOODY, to name a few. Currently, Sean is leading the SEO Practice for premier digital marketing agency, Point It, in Seattle. Sean is a self-taught digital marketer and loves every minute of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"user-pic-area-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/900x900_SeanVanGuilder.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ANSWER SECTION END?\n<!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>How do you think SEO has changed over the last 10 years?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>The largest change we\u2019ve seen is the move away from keyword rankings being the golden ticket for ranking and where it is now for user intent focused. Companies and SEO agencies that rely on keyword ranking are going to miss out on a number of opportunities for revenue and connecting with their customers if they don\u2019t focus their content and assisting searchers with achieving their tasks and goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"user-pic-area-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/900x900_SeanVanGuilder.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ANSWER SECTION END?\n<!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>How did you get introduced to digital marketing, more specifically SEO?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>I started out as a web developer in 1993 and was around for the advent of search engines. Being naturally curious I started looking at how my company at the time could rank better in engines pre-Google and then eventually Google. SEO is a perfect blend of technical and creative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"user-pic-area-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/900x900_SeanVanGuilder.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ANSWER SECTION END?\n<!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>What are the services you provide to your clients?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>We provide a full-range of Digital Marketing services: SEO, PPC, Digital Marketing and Paid Social.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"user-pic-area-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/900x900_SeanVanGuilder.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ANSWER SECTION END?\n<!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>What strategy according to you will prevail in 2017 for SEO?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>Content Marketing paired with SEO. With the rise in mobile first searches, personal assistants and Artificial Intelligence, a company\u2019s content has to be that much better and promoted through various channels even more than it used to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"user-pic-area-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/900x900_SeanVanGuilder.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ANSWER SECTION END?\n<!-- QUESTION SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content-sec\">\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"user-pic-area\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170128-WA0011.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"question-sec\">\n<h2>What would your advice be to people who are looking to take up digital marketing as a career choice?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUESTION SECTION END --><br \/>\n<!-- ANSWER SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"quitions-block\">\n<div class=\"answer-sec\">\n<p>Understand all the channels. 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