Kelsey Jones

Marketing Consultant, Owner at Six Stories & StoryShout

Kelsey Jones

Marketing Consultant, Owner at Six Stories & StoryShout

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About

Kelsey Jones is a marketing consultant, writer, and owner of SixStories.com and StoryShoutNews.com. Kelsey has been in digital marketing since 2007 and journalism since 2004. During her career, she served as a US Search Awards judge for three years, was managing/executive editor of SEJ from 2014 to 2017, and has spoken at State of Search, Pubcon, SEJ Summit, and others.

I am awesome at

SEO, Social Media, Content Marketing, Blogging, Entrepreneurism

Favorite Tools

SEMRush, SEO Powersuite, Yoast, Keywordtool.io, Serpstat, Google Analytics, Schema Creator, SE Ranking, UberSuggest, Contently, Copyscape, HARO, Medium, OptinMonster, Buffer, BuzzSumo, Hootsuite, Slideshare, Sprout Social, Mailchimp, Asana, Google docs, Evernote

Friday Focus

Can Self-Sabotage Be Sabotaged?

Self-sabotage has been a constant in my life for many years. Is this the time I finally beat it? Here’s what I’ve learned so far.

Kelsey Jones
5/22/2020
426 Reads
6 min read

Twitter

6 Interesting Ways You Can Use Twitter Polls

Here are a few interesting ways you can use Twitter polls to help drive more engagement.

Kelsey Jones
6/8/2017
11K Reads
5 min read

SEO

Emoji SEO: Can You Rank For Emoji-Based Searches?

Could you rank for an emoji-based search? Signs point to yes.

Kelsey Jones
5/11/2017
8.6K Reads
6 min read

Careers & Education·News

Kelsey Jones Leaving Search Engine Journal

Kelsey Jones is leaving Search Engine Journal, effective March 31st.

Kelsey Jones
3/24/2017
756 Reads
2 min read

Marketing Analytics

SEJ Live: Erin Robbins on Thinking Outside the Search Bubble & Beating Your Competitors

Erin Robbins joined #SEJLive to talk about how to leverage data for search campaigns, key SEO metrics to focus on, and how to monitor these...

Kelsey Jones
3/17/2017
731 Reads
2 min read

News·SEJ Show

Announcing Search Engine Nerds, a Rebranded Search Podcast

We look forward to learning more with you as we continue our podcasting journey with Search Engine Nerds!

Kelsey Jones
2/22/2017
908 Reads
6 min read

Careers & Education·News

Duane Forrester Joins Yext as VP of Industry Insights

Duane Forrester, formally of Bing and Bruce Clay Inc., joins Yext.

Kelsey Jones
2/1/2017
1.2K Reads
4 min read

Social Media

How to Capitalize on Social Media User Mistakes

Checking your brands’ common misspellings, abbreviations, and misused hashtags from users can lead to be customer service and brand sentiment gains!

Kelsey Jones
12/28/2016
1.2K Reads
6 min read

Social Media

How to Use 360-Degree Photos and Video in Social Media Marketing

360-degree photos and videos make viewing media on websites or social networks. Here’s some ideas on how to use it and what’s coming in 2017.

Kelsey Jones
12/27/2016
6.7K Reads
6 min read

News

We’ve Put Comments Out of Their Misery

We have decided to remove commenting from Search Engine Journal, effective today.

Kelsey Jones
12/22/2016
1.0K Reads
3 min read

News·Facebook

Does Facebook Live Increase Engagement and Website Traffic? [STUDY]

Here are some stats on our initiatives for Facebook Live and if they drove traffic and engagement or not.

Kelsey Jones
11/17/2016
2.7K Reads
9 min read

News·Facebook

Memorialized Account Bug is “Killing” People on Facebook

There was quite a shock Friday afternoon as many people checked their Facebook profiles, only to see that their profile had been memorialized.

Kelsey Jones
11/11/2016
1.0K Reads
2 min read

SEJ Show·SEO

Fast Page Speed Equals Higher Profits: An Interview With Fili Wiese

It’s in your best interest to keep page speed high, but not for the reasons you may think.

Kelsey Jones
11/3/2016
1.0K Reads
3 min read

Careers & Education

#SEJSummit NYC Recap: SEO, AMP, Psychology, & Content Marketing

Check out the latest in SEO, AMP, and more from SEJ Summit NYC 2016.

Kelsey Jones
11/2/2016
609 Reads
16 min read

Mobile Search

Google’s Maile Ohye: HTTPS for AMP Functionality Now Required

Maile spoke at SEJ Summit NYC 2016 about creating mobile-first content and the importance of HTTPS in AMP.

Kelsey Jones
11/2/2016
2.2K Reads
2 min read

SEJ Show·SEO

Machine Learning & Its Impact on SEO: An Interview With Eric Enge

Eric Enge, CEO and Founder of Stone Temple Consulting, discusses machine learning and its impact on SEO

Kelsey Jones
11/2/2016
1.2K Reads
2 min read

Content Marketing

How to Attract an Audience With Visual Storytelling With Debra Jasper

Telling your story more visually is a compelling way to get people’s attention in an age of dwindling attention spans. Learn more here.

Kelsey Jones
10/31/2016
1.0K Reads
3 min read

SEO

Mark Traphagen Talks The Three Pillars of SEO

Mark Traphagen discusses SEO and how authority, relevance, and trust are important factors.

Kelsey Jones
10/26/2016
707 Reads
2 min read

Mobile Search·SEO

The Future of AMP and SEO With John Shehata #SEJSummit

john Shehata of Condé Nast talks about AMP and the future of SEO.

Kelsey Jones
10/24/2016
949 Reads
3 min read

SEO·Social Media

SEJ Live: Aleh Barysevich & Christina Baldassarre on SEO, Social Media

This week #SEJLive was joined by Aleh Barysevich & Christina Baldassarre to discuss SEO metrics and social media tips.

Kelsey Jones
10/21/2016
284 Reads
3 min read

Careers & Education·SEO

#SEJSummit Speaker Glenn Gabe on This Year’s Google Changes

Glenn Gabe speaks about the latest Google changes and how SEOs should prepare for 2017.

Kelsey Jones
10/17/2016
1.0K Reads
8 min read

SEJ Show·SEO

John Jantsch on How to Use SEO For Growth #MarketingNerds [PODCAST]

John Jantsch and Kelsey Jones discuss important concepts around SEO: whether or not linkbuilding is bad, why creating a content strategy is important for SEO,...

Kelsey Jones
10/14/2016
1.6K Reads
16 min read

Careers & Education·SEO

The Why Behind Search With Kristan Bauer #SEJSummit

Kristan Bauer, Director of SEO at Zillow, discusses the impact of user intent in search.

Kelsey Jones
10/11/2016
352 Reads
4 min read

Tools

SEJ Live: Rocco Baldassarre & Ryan Clutter on PPC and SEO Tools

This week #SEJLive was joined by Rocco Baldassarre and Ryan Clutter to discuss PPC and the best SEO tools and resources.

Kelsey Jones
10/7/2016
253 Reads
3 min read

Careers & Education·SEJ Show

How to Network Like a Boss on #MarketingNerds

Join Amanda Russell, Debbie Miller, and Kelsey Jones as they discuss their most awkward networking experiences, how they feel more confident networking, and what to...