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If you've read here for anything length of time, you know that Heini and Rumbas have been constand contributors to the European forum. Both are experienced web pro's and know the european search engine scene well. Thanks for joing us!
with Heini and Rumbas onboard as mods
it means the crew at wmw just got even stronger
WmW just became better! Congratulations to you both, wish you sucess and good luck!
I am extremely happy with Brett's choice of new moderators for the European forum. As you all know, Heini and Rumbas have shown great community spirit and been wonderfully helpful to all members who have ventured into this corner of WebmasterWorld. They will definitely bring this forum to new heights, no question about it.
When I set out a year ago to map the European SE scene, I decided to go about it methodically as evidenced by the individual country discussions and various summaries. During the past year, hundreds of members from 30 nations have contributed bits and pieces of useful information. They are summarized in the WebmasterWorld's 3rd quarterly European SEO strategy primer [webmasterworld.com], which can be said to encompass everything known to date and probably almost all needed for a winning SEO strategy in Europe. I do believe that it should be able to last as a first class strategy handbook for a year, with only smaller updates. Perhaps even longer.
So the feeling of having finished the job has begun to prey on my mind. So has the feeling that the forum will need a new direction, different from the one I have been able to provide.
When an incredible business opportunity turned up four weeks ago, I sized upon it and now find myself the CEO and part owner of a travel company with a staff of 11 which will soon take over a $7 mill/year business of another company (which I happened to found in 1980 and ran for 12 years), shortly to be liquidated. Breathing life into this new organization is taking up every minute of my time and will keep doing so for the next six months. That is why I have asked Brett to replace me as moderator.
I am not saying good-bye just yet - I want to see Heini and Rumbas settled in first - but this will serve as fair warning that it will soon happen.
Anyway, best of luck Heini and Rumbas. I know you will do us all proud.
- Jan
I am glad to hear of your well deserved retirement conditions. Hope you will still be around to provide us with all precious informations and tools, if you feel like it.
From the bottom of my heart, please keep in touch with us.
The very generous nature of your contributions left a mark here.
Thank you very much Jan.