

My book Marketing in the Age of Google, has been called the “search marketing bible” and "first must-read-to-survive business book of the twenty-first century". Buy your copy today.About Vanessa Fox
I'm founder and CEO of Nine By Blue. I also write and speak about the search engine industry and searcher behavior. I'm fascinated by our searching culture and how it's shifted the way we seek out and consume information. I used to work at Google, where I built Webmaster Central and helped launch sitemaps.org.Archives
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January 15, 2013
I just finished The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, which talks about identifying and improving habits. (You can’t really “break” habits; the best you can do is replace the routine withe something … Continue reading »
July 10, 2012
Seattle Startup Weekend Women’s Edition is this weekend and I’m a coach. But hey, where’s the men’s edition? Can’t women attend the regular startup weekends? Is this discrimination or what? Our Network is Based On Who We Know (And Who Our Network Knows) … Continue reading »
January 2, 2012
A popular new year’s resolution among those of us in the tech world seems to be focused on getting out from under being so overwhelmed. We’re drowning in a sea of information, our to do lists, our email, travel, work. … Continue reading »
September 10, 2011
Sometimes working really hard isn’t enough. Sometimes it’s even the wrong thing to move you forward. I was thinking about this the other day, not as I was running my company and pondering being the “duct tape” of my organization … Continue reading »
August 6, 2011
This is not a post about Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. I mean, it sort of is, except that I don’t actually know who they are and haven’t ever seen them except on magazine covers in the grocery store. This … Continue reading »
August 4, 2011
Tonight, I came across a series of tweets by Tara Hunt (who is, like me, a woman entrepreneur). The tweets were about a blog post written by another woman entrepreneur. Tara’s first tweet linked to the post in question in obvious … Continue reading »
July 22, 2011
I write a lot. In lots of places. But mostly about search. Yet I have opinions about all kinds of things. I’m a entrepreneur in Seattle. I’ve been running a profitable, boot-strapped startup for over three years. I’m a woman … Continue reading »

