It's been quite some time since I had the pleasure of having coffee with Bill at the Central Perk, we would meet there every Wednesday. After learning about his blog through the early SEOChat and Cre8asite forums (17 years ago!), it was a surprise to find out just a year or so later that Bill lived in the same town as me!

Bill helped guide this ambitious young man by helping me make better decisions about where I wanted to go in business and in life in general. We would meet for coffee and we became great friends, helping to introduce me to others locally in our industry through some networking groups, and was a big brother during my first trip to Pubcon in the big scary city of Las Vegas.

Truly a mentor to me and also a good friend, and I sure hope to meet up for another cup of coffee someday soon (I'll have to get out to the West Coast, Bill!)

Hey, Bill!

I`m totally unknown to you but you need to know that some one in Romania cares about you and all the great things that you have done to us, the SEO community!

Get well fast! :)

I first met Bill in on August 26, 2014 when I barely knew how to spell SEO! I sent him a note with a question, and in spite of the fact that he was quite busy and didn't know me at all, took the time to call me that day to answer my question.

Bill gets questions from people all over the world, given the leading-edge nature of his work puts him in high demand. He is always generous with sharing his deep knowledge, courteous, kind, and respectful to everyone, demonstrating great patience while the slower of us race to catch up with his thinking.

This photo is from the 2014 Semantic Technology and Business Conference in San Diego where I presented on how adding standardized GS1 markup to web pages drives increased traffic, conversion, and sales. The photo includes Aaron Bradley, Barbara Starr, and Greg Kellogg, with Bill (as always) in the background.

Sharing my best wishes for a full and speedy recovery, and willing to help from the East coast if I can!

Rich Richardson

I Love Him 💙💙💙💙💙 [ @bill_slawski SIR ], He has helped me many times, whenever I've asked him for help in SEO + he has shared articles with me which has blown my mind completely. I have learned tons of Knowledge from him, 🙏🙏🙏, & will continue to do so 💙💙💙, We all are praying for your Speedy Recovery, SIR 🤲💙💙💙. #StayStrong SIR.

Preparing for the #SEOisAEO webinar series, I had bitten off more than I could chew.
In preparation for the episode with Cindy Krum and Andrea Volpini, he spent an hour messaging on Twitter correcting me on somethings I was misunderstanding and (as it turns out) helping set me on the path to my current speciality in knowledge panels.

I then interviewed him for my podcast in Paris in March. In a boulangerie at 7am with TV in the background, squeaky chairs, shouty people coming in and out, coffee machine going off. Not the best setting, but didn't phase Bill one iota... absolutely delightful, flowing fun conversation with one of the loveliest people I have ever known.

Get well soon, Bill.