Search Engine Marketing Expert Jim Hedger Goes to Jayde Online

August 31, 2006; 03:25 AM

Jayde Online, Inc. the parent company of ExactSeek.com, SiteProNews.com, and SEO-News.com announced that they have recruited renowned search engine marketing icon, Jim Hedger. Mr. Hedger is one of the most prolific writers in the search engine market with columns appearing in the ISEDB, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Guide and other search engine marketing related websites.

Hedger will serve as Senior Editor for Jayde Online's webmaster news sources which include SiteProNews.com and SEO-News.com.

Mr. Hedger has been involved with the commercial Internet for more than ten years. He began his career in search marketing as an account manager for StepForth Search Engine Placement where he became StepForth's Head SEO, News Editor, and Senior Researcher. In July 2006 he left StepForth to focus on launching a new company, Markland Media, an Internet marketing and communications firm.

Mr. Hedger stated, "I am really happy to be working for Jayde Online. SEO-News and SiteProNews have a vast and avid readership and the coming year should be a great challenge. We plan to improve the look and feel of both publications over the coming months with the goal of becoming one of the best sources of news and information for webmasters, search marketers and search advertisers."

Mel Strocen, CEO of Jayde Online, added "I've been an avid reader of Jim's articles for several years. Having Jim join the Jayde team was a real coup for us and we look forward to working with him to improve our overall news offerings."

SiteProNews.com is a daily newsletter with an audience of over 510,000 readers. As a resource site for web site owners it is dedicated to meeting the needs of both novice and professional online marketers. It provides a vast collection of software tools, general resources and expert articles. Since 2001 it has provided practical information for web site owners that are seeking to enhance their web sites and understand Internet business trends.

SEO-News.com encompasses a newsletter with 175,000 readers, search engine optimization resources and discussion forums. Web site owners who are interested in learning more about how the major search engines spider, index, and rank web sites make up the majority of SEO-News users. The site covers the most timely and relevant search engine related information. Many of the moderators in the forums are experts in the areas of search engine optimization and marketing. Registration is open to all web site owners who want to participate and benefit from the articles and tips that are available.

About Jayde Online, Inc.
Jayde Online was founded in 1993 and incorporated in early 1998. The company has been Internet focused from its creation and primarily involved in the publication of email newsletters and the development of niche and general search engines. The Jayde network of web sites includes ExactSeek.com, SiteProNews.com, GoArticles.com and Blog-Search.com among other high profile web sites. Jayde Online is also the founder of ISEDN.org (Independent Search Engine and Directory Network) which currently has a membership of over 225 search engines and web directories and serves over 150 Million ad impressions each month. Jayde Online is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and has offices in San Jose, California.