Blogger Biographies

Jim Boykin

Founder and CEO

Jim Boykin is the CEO and founder of Internet Marketing Ninjas (formerly We Build Pages). Jim first founded the company in 1999 and has since gained a reputation as an expert in the SEO world. While the company started out with web design, Jim's expertise in search engines led him to develop the business into a link building agency. Jim's expertise includes but is not limited to SEO and link building.

Throughout his career in SEO, Jim has given presentations at over 50 events worldwide. He regularly speaks at conferences including PubCon, SMX, SES, ExpOn, and Hostingcon among others. Jim has also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor at PubCon and currently holds a membership with the Internet Marketers of New York (IMNY).

Internet Marketing Ninjas has grown from a one man operation to a staff of almost 100 ninjas. The company has won the Business Review award for one of the Best Places to Work in The Capital Region. Jim now spends the majority of his time consulting, training, travelling to speak at conferences and talking with clients. When Jim is not in the office, he enjoys participating in activities with his sons and giving to the community through charity work.

Ann Smarty

Senior SEO Specialist

Ann Smarty has been working in various areas of the Internet Marketing for 6 years. Ann started working in SEO field when still in high school and she has never had to look for a job ever since.

Ann has been a guest author at the most prominent Internet marketing blogs including SEOmoz, Mashable, Social Media Examiner etc. She has been interviewed for multiple online publications and books. Ann is contributor for Search Marketing Standard magazine, a premium online marketing publication delivered via print.

Currently Ann contributes weekly how-tos to Internet Marketing Ninjas Blog and runs a personal blog SEOsmarty.com . She also reads a lot and shares the best finds in her Twitter stream as @seosmarty.

Jen Van Iderstyne

Marketing Manager

Jennifer Van Iderstyne was born and raised in upstate New York. She graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a BA in Politics and Minors in Acting and communication. In 2006 she joined Internet Marketing Ninja as a link builder. After training under Jim she quickly become an SEO specialist. She now contributes regularly to Search Engine Watch and has had guest posts on a number of other industry blogs. At IMN Jen is responsible for sales, marketing and client account management.

Rick DeJarnette

Senior SEO Specialist

Rick DeJarnette was the author and manager of the Official Bing Webmaster Center blog for two years. He then became an in-house SEO consultant for Bing’s content vertical teams (such as Bing Shopping, Bing Travel, etc.). Since then, Rick worked as an independent SEO doing numerous in-house projects involving website optimization, link building, social media strategy, PPC advertising and local search optimization, and founded his own blog, The SEO Ace. He is also a monthly blog contributor for Search Engine Land.

Bonnie Stefanick

Senior SEO Analyst

Bonnie fell in love with coding, the web, and technology while working in politics and joined Internet Marketing Ninjas as link builder. She has since worn many hats, including project manager and web development manager, before settling in her current role leading our online marketing reporting and analytics department. Bonnie has blogged on IMN and other industry publications on a wide range of topics, including SEO tools, strategy and news.