Backpage was my first real experience in providing SEO services on a global scale. Over the years, I grew into the director role and started using creative tactics to keep Backpage growing daily.
Backpage was averaging 25M visitors a month when I started, and upon its takedown by the U.S. Government, we had grown Backpage to over 400M visitors per month.
Even though Backpage did some shady things, I will always be grateful for the opportunity and everything I learned while working there.