Mike Dammann: Anil, you have been on the map for a while, but one of the things most people will remember you for is your victory in the first SEO contest ever. How has this popularity in the SEO world affected your regular work and do  people still ask you for advice because of it?

Anil Dash: These days, very few people ask for my feedback on SEO, because it’s been a number of years since that contest. But being aware of search engines is still a big part of my job, trying to make best practices automatic on our platforms, so that people don’t have to be aware of
this stuff if they just want to share their ideas or promote their efforts online.

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