Well I announced it on the twitter wire this morning so it is only fitting that I explain in a little more detail. I have officially put in my resignation to Wofford and accepted a full time position at HubSpot. For those of you who don’t know about HubSpot maybe you are familiar with Website Grader, Twitter Grader, and Press Release Grader? HubSpot specializes in Inbound Marketing and helping small business get found online. So first of the year this southern boy is taking his flip flops and moving north to Boston.
What Happens to .eduGuru?
Well as you know over the last few months this site has really outgrown me and we have a wonderful staff of excellent writers, presenters, and simply awesome people. There is no doubt .eduGuru is in the hands of an excellent team. I will continue to post on the blog, though less frequently, and will be taking more of a supportive role. This site has grown beyond my wildest expectations and there are possibilities for us to provide services to the community that I wouldn’t have dreamed possible this time last year. I am counting on the group as a whole to come up with these initiatives and I can provide the behind the scenes push to help make them happen. As Nick frequently says “you are the web workers, I’m here to help turn you into Web Rockstars!”
The truth is I can see not being tied to an institution allowing me to give more to the community, keep reading…
The 411 on HubSpot
I have actually been freelancing with HubSpot since May so this has been a gradual move and the time just finally made sense. Yes, I am moving up to Boston the first of the year and will be working out of their corporate office full time. If I am going onboard full time I want to be fully committed.
Simply put HubSpot gets it. I have been reading their blog for over a year and using their free services like Website Grader for even longer. Check this post I wrote months ago for more information about Website Grader. Inbound Marketing is a more specific term for helping people and businesses get found online through search engines, social media, and blogs. The world truly is flat and anybody can do business with anyone else in the world at any time. They provide smart tools and business smart intelligence that directly result in leads, sales, and bottom line dollars. Through teaching, training, and offering the right tools they provide the mojo that can make any website be successful online.
If anyone is interested in hearing more I would love to talk with them in more detail about HubSpot. If you haven’t figured it out yet, yes I have drunk the kool-aid and really believe in there approach. I know it works because I’ve used the same fundamental approach to turn this blog into what I would consider a success.
The Rest of the 411
Since I’m coming clean I should probably come completely clean. I’ve been developing for months a new business with some partners, nuCloud. nuCloud is using the cloud computing hosting model to provide scalable multimedia services to colleges and universities. Our first services include hosted multimedia and interactive maps but new services are already in development even as these finish up in the pipeline.
You might have noticed the free eduRank tool I’ve mentioned in my presentations? eduRank takes college website traffic from multiple tools applies some logic and ranks your college’s domain against other institutions. A really cool benchmarking tool if I do say so myself.
So check out the site, subscribe to the blog, try eduRank, follow nuCloud on Twitter and we’ll have exciting news coming soon.
Thank You
The support has been overwhelming positive and I want to thank everyone. You truly are an incredible network and one that I’m so blessed to be a part. I truly am humbled by all the positive replies this morning on twitter and encouragement I have received from Wofford. I promise this isn’t the end. I have lots of ideas and projects in the works so this isn’t the last you will hear of me.
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Kyle James - who has written 219 posts on .eduGuru
Kyle is currently the Manager of Consulting Services at HubSpot, a Co-Founder at nuCloud and formerly the webmaster at Wofford College. Kyle is an active contributor in the social media spectrum. Although his background is technical, he claims to know a thing or two about marketing, but mostly that revolves around SEO, analytics, blogging, and social media. He has spoken at multiple national conferences and done countless webinars on topics ranging from e-mail marketing to social media and Web analytics. He's definitely a fairly nice guy.
Ways to Connect with Kyle
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Hey man, thank YOU for being a part of this awesome community. I know we’ll keep in touch. I’ll come see you in Boston for sure.
Congrats on the exciting life event!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Funny timing–I just had a call from someone at HubSpot this morning, because I’d signed up for a webinar. I’ll keep following & look forward to more great resources.
Your tweet about this led me here, which led me to try eduRank for the first time (and send a question via the comment form there). The world is definitely flat.
@BarbChamberlain
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Congrats, Kyle – this has got to be so exciting for you! I know you’re going to do all those great things you’re dreaming of. Best of everything to ya (and I hope you got some warm mittens)
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Great news, Kyle! Look forward to working with you.
Paul
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Congratulations, Kyle and good luck.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Congratulations, and good luck! We’re psyched to have you.
Bring a winter coat
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Congrats Kyle
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
As I mentioned earlier today, congrats and welcome to frigid New England
December 4th, 2008 at 4:27 am
Kyle
Congratulations and I trust you’ll have challenge and fun at HubSpot.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Kyle, congratulations! Hubspot is lucky to have snagged you and you’ll enjoy living in a more civilized place. [Only half joking about that part: Boston is an incredibly dynamic environment.] Michael
December 4th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Excellent! I’m not surprised, you’ve been my best “support” person at HubSpot, of the non-employee flavor. My company is already acting based on your recommendations.
See you ’round!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:56 am
AH! Kyle! Congrats. Was out sick yesterday so I missed all the news.
HubSpot is fortunate to have you. So is Boston. When I come up that way next summer for a baseball game, I’ll look you up!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Yay Kyle! We can’t wait to have you up here! I hope you have been polishing up your Foosball skillz.
Karen
December 4th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Congrats, again. Might be visiting you this summer, so buy a nice couch.
I remember 11 years ago from this January when I moved from warm Louisiana to frigid Green Bay.
Moving Tip: Replace your vehicle’s washer fluid w/ the stuff that doesn’t freeze. Imagine doing 75mph on a snow covered highway in northern Illinois and watching your windshield turn to a sheet of ice – good times, good times.
Good luck, and have FUN!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:20 am
@Todd-What part of warm Louisiana? I’m originally from the Baton Rouge area…and Oklahoma was cold enough for me. GREEN BAY!?!??!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:29 am
@Susan – Leesville, LA. Home of a Sonic and WalMart and not much else.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Woohoo! Very excited to have you joining us (finally
). Certainly a lot of fun times in store…
December 4th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Best of luck with both HubSpot and nuCloud– Boston will be a great opportunity, both personally and professionally! Very exciting times, indeed. I’ll be announcing a new venture of my own pretty soon!
December 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Wow. Good luck with your move Kyle. Boston is a great place to live. I’ve learned alot from the things you’ve posted on this blog.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Way to go, Kyle. What an amazing opportunity. Let’s be sure to stay in touch as I am very impressed with Hubspot and may be able to use a lot of what you guys are working on.
December 5th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Fantastic news, Kyle. You’ve definitely made a great impact on the higher ed blogging world in a very short time. My hat is off to you.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Congrats Kyle, and thanks for your huge contribution to the higher ed community; I hope we can learn more from you in your new role. Good luck and dress warm.
December 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Congratulations Kyle! Boston is a great city and this sounds like a great opportunity. Best of luck.
December 15th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Best wishes Kyle,
I hope you enjoy life in New England. I recommend eating a lot of lobster and visiting Maine in the summer.
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Congratulations! I missed this notice earlier somehow. I’m in Boston too; always good to have more web talent in the area. What exactly will you be doing with HubSpot?
February 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Lots and lots of lobster. I would spend every weekend eating lobster! That’s the best way to enjoy Maine!!!
October 7th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
wow, gratz Kyle and good luck to you!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I dont know anything about hubspot. Is that hub increase our visitor?. Anyone has an experience?
November 25th, 2009 at 12:28 am
I first time here and found this site very useful for those who are running online business. I was not apprise about Hub Stop. Wonderfully described by you in this post.
December 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Came across this post which took me to HubSpot. Good information to help with SEO of any business website.
December 24th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Hi, what blog platform is this? Is it working for you or..? I would really like it if you could answer this question! Regards!