Leslie Carruthers

Current

• President, Founder at TheSearchGuru.com

Past

• Director of Search Solutions at SuccessWorks
• Marketing Director at Vecmar Computer Solutions
• Interactive Marketing Manager at Pioneer-Standard Electronics

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Education

• Landmark Education Corporation
• Ohio University

Recommended

10 people have recommended Leslie

Connections

486 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Leslie Carruthers’s Summary

Search Engine Marketer with broad experience in all aspects of making the search engines (Google, MSN & Yahoo, etc) sell for you. Offering consulting, training and services for both content and technical issues, including organic optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising and Pay For Inclusion (XML feeds). Direct experience with many different markets in the b2b and b2c space.

Leslie Carruthers’s Specialties:

SEO, aka: Search Engine Optimization, SEM, Search Engine Marketing and Search Marketing for Organic, Online Reputation Management, Buzz Marketing, Pay Per Click (PPC) and Pay For Inclusion (XML feeds).

Leslie Carruthers’s Experience

• President, Founder

  TheSearchGuru.com

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  As President and CEO of The Search Guru I lead a team of professionals dedicated to providing top shelf service to mid, large and enterprise level businesses in North America. We've got big ideas for your company. Ask about our FreeGift Session today.

• Director of Search Solutions

  SuccessWorks

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  2001 — 2005 (4 years )

  SuccessWorks (SearchEngineWriting.com) is a premier search engine optimization consulting firm leading the industry in technical and business SEO and SEM consultation and training.

• Marketing Director

  Vecmar Computer Solutions

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  $8M reseller and remanufacturer of computer systems and peripherals.

• Interactive Marketing Manager

  Pioneer-Standard Electronics

  (Public Company; PIOS; Internet industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years )

  $2.5B full service international distributor of electronic components and computer systems.

Leslie Carruthers’s Education

• Landmark Education Corporation

  Various Courses, 2001– present ,

  Activities and Societies:

  The Landmark Forum, The Advanced Course, the Self Expression and Leadership Program, the Communications Courses I & II, Assisting Program, many seminars.

• Ohio University

  BSJ , Journalism

Additional Information

Leslie Carruthers’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Leslie Carruthers’s Interests:

Landmark Education: Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, Self Expression and Leadership Program, Advanced Communication courses

Leslie Carruthers’s Groups:

SEO community at large, SEO Cleveland, NEO web community, COSE Tech group, Gorilla Group, The Web Association

•    LinkedSEO
•    10,000 Little (micro) Ideas to Keep You Believing in Cleveland
•    Landmark Forum Graduates Alumni
•    NE Ohio IT Professionals
•    Web Freelancers
•    Cleveland SEO
•    Social Media Club
•    RistList

Leslie Carruthers’s Honors:

Paradigm Magazine's Cool Tech 25: the top 25 people who are leading Northeast Ohio’s tech scene.
The Search Guru named one of the top up and coming 8 technology companies in Greater Cleveland by Tech.Sync.
Leslie was featured in an interview with Guy Kawasaki on WCPN's The Sound of Ideas with Dan Moulthrop.
The Search Guru named a finalist in the NEOSA Best of Tech Awards for Best SEO/SEM Company.
Leslie served on the host committee for Thompson Hine's "Spotlight On Women in Science and Technology."
Recent speaking engagements: SMX (Search Marketing Expo), BizSummits, AICI (Association of Image Consultants International), Coremetrics Client Summit

Leslie Carruthers’s Contact Settings

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