Comments on: Reflections of a Pivotal Point in My Career http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/general/seo-career-reflections/ Dustin Woodard's thoughts on search, social media, web analytics and the web in general. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:05:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/general/seo-career-reflections/#comment-61493 Martin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:28:51 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=241#comment-61493 Great story. Amazing that Flash is still an issue 10 years later - though I think the issues with it are probably far better documented now. Great story. Amazing that Flash is still an issue 10 years later – though I think the issues with it are probably far better documented now.

]]> By: dustin http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/general/seo-career-reflections/#comment-61461 dustin Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:09:22 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=241#comment-61461 I should probably add that the philosophy of doing what is right even if I lose my job has been tested a number of times in my career. Not once did I lose my job, nor did I have any regrets about speaking up. One example was about 1-year ago I saved a company 50% of their traffic because I dug into the data to prove how one particular move would immediately eliminate half of their traffic (with no way to get it back). All execs had already signed off on it and I was throwing a wrench into the project - like the above situation, they quickly changed course and salvaged & grew their traffic. This philosophy isn't about being stubborn or lobbying for your idea or personal agenda. It is about speaking up when you are 100% certain, even if it means pissing off the guy at the top. You wouldn't let your best friend drive straight into a brick wall, especially if you are in the passenger seat. You do it simply because you care about the company. I should probably add that the philosophy of doing what is right even if I lose my job has been tested a number of times in my career. Not once did I lose my job, nor did I have any regrets about speaking up.

One example was about 1-year ago I saved a company 50% of their traffic because I dug into the data to prove how one particular move would immediately eliminate half of their traffic (with no way to get it back). All execs had already signed off on it and I was throwing a wrench into the project – like the above situation, they quickly changed course and salvaged & grew their traffic.

This philosophy isn’t about being stubborn or lobbying for your idea or personal agenda. It is about speaking up when you are 100% certain, even if it means pissing off the guy at the top. You wouldn’t let your best friend drive straight into a brick wall, especially if you are in the passenger seat. You do it simply because you care about the company.

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