Dan Thies lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife, 2 sons, 2 cats, and a very hyperactive miniature pinscher. He has been a student and practitioner of search engine marketing since the earliest days of the industry. Since 2001, he has been an active writer, speaker, and teacher
He is a member of the Executive Committee of SeoPros, the Organization of Search Engine Optimization Professionals; a membership committee member and volunteer for SEMPO (the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization); and a frequent speaker at Jupiter Media's "Search Engine Strategies" conferences.