Sage Lewis

Sage Lewis started his online marketing company, SageRock.com, in 1999 during a time when most Internet companies were failing. SageRock, however, has thrived under Lewis’ direction -- growing an average of 30% every year, while also being recognized as one of the top ten search engine optimization firms in the U.S. by a third-party resource in the industry, Marketing Sherpa.

Regarded as a web marketing expert, Lewis speaks regularly to business organizations like NEOSA and COSE, serves as a resource for press about industry trends, and teaches a recurring class on search engine optimization at Cleveland State University.

Lewis has created a unique company culture that values the individual employee and client, and he has built SageRock around one principle, “The concern, respect and empathy for the individual people we come in contact with at SageRock is our single core value.”

Lewis lives in Akron with his wife, Rocky, and son, Indiana.

Recent articles by Sage Lewis

My Wife, the Editor
Editor of any kind of publication -- machining, food, scientific equipment -- is an underground ruling class that very few average people know about. When approaching an editor of a newspaper, trade publication, or a major publication, if you want the quote, if you want the link, treat these people with the respect they've come to know and love. Oct 9, 2008

A Tale of Two Links
Be ready. A great link can come to you at a moment's notice. If you don't pounce on it, it very likely will slip through your fingers. Sep 25, 2008

Change How You Think About Your Life and Company
Even the smallest thing can make a big difference. Here are some very small things you can do make a difference and serve a cause greater than yourself. The links will come naturally. Sep 11, 2008

Get Links Now: Make a Difference, Make Connections
Want to solve the link building riddle? Stop thinking about money and start thinking about something bigger. Getting outside of your own little world can expand your horizons, as well as your link portfolio. Aug 28, 2008

And the Link Love Award Winner is...You
Entering contests, being a finalist in contests, and especially winning contests is link nirvana. Win or lose, a contest has endless linking potential. Aug 14, 2008

Link Building: Understand Where You Are To Know Where You're Going
In link building, if you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up someplace else. Jul 31, 2008

Internal Links And My High School Evolution
Understanding internal linking is made easier by comparing it to high school. Just as cool kids in school can make others cool by associating with them, internal linking can spread the "coolness factor" of your site, aka PageRank, among various pages. Jul 17, 2008

Three Tips for Creating a Successful Blog
Instead of focusing on where to find links, SEOs and site owners should think about setting up a site so people will want to link to it. People usually put the cart (the links), before the horse (the content). But the horse is the content that drives the cart -- the links. Jul 3, 2008

The Link Bait Recipe
A good link building philosophy is to always start with great, compelling content, and let the links follow naturally. But it's difficult to garner links by being positive, helpful, and excellent. Links will come much easier if you're negative, conniving, and base. Jun 19, 2008

3 Ways to Spy on Your Competitors
James Bond would never have been the greatest secret agent on the silver screen if it weren't for his super-awesome gadgets. Fortunately for search marketers, there are some great secret agent link gadgets that can make you a top notch linker. Jun 5, 2008

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