Who Would Hire Matt Cutts?

From one of Kris Jones - CEO Patrick Gavin - CEO text link ads and other companies

We would hire Matt Cutts immediately after him signing a non disclosure ;) As unrealistic as this scenario is of course we would want to hire Matt. I would have to imagine he would be worth $500k+ a year. Job title would be "Strategist" and job description would be "Guide our publisher network and advertising strategies in a direction that gives our publishers and advertisers the best chance at success. Success measured from a monetization perspective for our Publishers and from a traffic and search engine rankings perspective for our Advertisers."

Rand Fishkin - Owner SEOMOZ

I would hire Matt, absolutely. Not just for his knowledge of Google, but because I believe he's someone who's become exceptionally good at managing a team in the same way that I like to do it - rewarding rather than punishing, creating an environment of fun, learning and possibilities, and inspiring people to give their best. He's also a remarkable social networker and interface person. I'd consider hiring him as something akin to VP-level. I think in our organization (SEOmoz), he'd be great at talking to clients, organizing programmers and researchers and helping to set strategy. When your company's as small as SEOmoz is, Matt's role would be like everyone else's here - do-it-all :) Salary range - well since we released our earnings, I think it would be fair to say that even if we had no expenses and gave him everything we earned, it probably wouldn't be adequate to other offers. The only real answer would be to give him a financial stake in the company (and a high one at that). The insanity of the question, and my answer, is that Matt would be more likely to hire all of my staff than I would be to hire him.

Neil Patel - CEO ACS Web Consulting

Yes I would hire Matt. I would see him best fit in the role of Chief Evangelist or Search Strategist. He would either be a good front man for the company who could bring in a lot of business or he would obviously be great at figuring out strategies for clients. I would offer Matt $200k plus bonuses and equity. I don't think that is enough though, he is worth much more than that. I would imagine that the amount of business that he could bring in would be in the several million dollar range.

Aaron Wall - SEOBOOK

I think his marketing and public relations instincts and fundamental understanding of the web are likely worth more than his search knowledge. With his knowledge of those fields I would love to see him working as a web based version of a Noam Chomsky. I would love to hire someone like Matt, but am certain I couldn't afford to pay him anywhere near what he is worth.

So there you have it. BTW Matt if you were to take a job with any of these people I want a fee k thx ;) -Shoemoney Ace Recruiter Tag: Bookmark Murdok: Years ago I found myself on unemployment and in debt but with many service oriented websites. Determined never to work for "the man" again over the next several years I learned how to monetize those websites through donation, subscription, direct sales, contextual advertising and affiliate advertising. People say that I have a knack for seeing marketing angles that most people do not. I work hard, party hard, and have a relentless work ethic when something catches my interest.

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