SEO Manager, Xensys Corporation
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- SEO Manager at Xensys Corporation
- Past
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- Public Relations Volunteer at Nature Conservancy
- SEO Consultant at Water Bottle People, Inc.
- Internet Marketing Consultant at Beta Gamma Sigma
- Management Consultant at Naimoli Institute
- Education
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- Direct Marketing Association
- Lunds universitet
- University of Tampa - John H. Sykes College of Business
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Ian Hill’s Summary
Experience designing Internet marketing campaigns that make websites rank well above competitors and attract lead generation and conversions well above industry norms. Active member at SEOMoz.org,
Internet Strategy Forum, and WebsiteMagazine.com. Recommend SEO blog, http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog
My websites rank on the first page. Keywords for Xensys.net: Progress consulting, openedge consulting, webspeed consulting.
Open to change, eager to meet new challenges, and highly driven and detail-oriented. I want quality over quantity, on time. I love life, and I never stop developing myself personally and professionally.
Multilingual with fluency varying from native level to survival in several Nordic and Western European languages. Currently learning Hindi through immersion techniques.
Ian Hill’s Specialties:
Search engine optimization, SEO, organic, organic search, linking, linking strategy, inbound linking, social media optimization, SMO, search marketing, search engine marketing, SEM, white hat, web conversions, lead generation, web analytics, keywords, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, IDEs, coding languages and programs.
Team building, team leadership
Ian Hill’s Experience
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SEO Manager
Xensys Corporation
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)
• Brought B2B services site Xensys.net to rank first through on-page SEO for keywords within 3 weeks: Progress consulting, webspeed consulting, openedge consulting, and others
• Linking and SEO contributed to conversion and acquisition of multi-million dollar aerospace contract
• Designing and implementing search engine optimization for Xensys.net to rank first, improving unique visitors by 860%, decreasing bounce rate to 10%, 5 minute average unique user visit
• Surpassing industry conversion rates for email campaigns (30%), website opt-in forms (6%), social media networking groups (30%). Generating traffic and over 6,000 leads through social media
• Focusing on best practices, developing and executing SEO strategy, with some SEM, to increase site traffic, conversions and lead generation, while constantly improving usability and accessibility, monitoring analytics, optimizing page copy, and researching changes in keywords
• Create and implement email campaigns and landing pages to generate leads and conversions -
Public Relations Volunteer
Nature Conservancy
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2009 — June 2009 (5 months)
• Volunteering within PR capacity for Nature Conservancy
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SEO Consultant
Water Bottle People, Inc.
(Privately Held; Sporting Goods industry)
June 2008 — May 2009 (1 year)
• Increased unique visits to 2,000 with conversions growing by 300% within 2 months of go-live at B2C natural products ecommerce website Waterbottlepeople.com through on-page SEO and link acquisition
• Designing and optimizing on-page SEO and researching paid Search Engine Marketing strategy
• Acquiring highly relevant inbound links, embed and monitor web analytics (Google Analytics and Webmaster, AWStats), and keyword analysis (Wordtracker, competitor sites, industry sites) -
Internet Marketing Consultant
Beta Gamma Sigma
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)
• Advised upper management in independent consultant capacity on new media strategy to attract conversions via social media and email campaigns, for global 15,000+ member networking group
• Link acquisition to drive traffic and generate leads -
Management Consultant
Naimoli Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
• Project manager of 5 consultants; compiled 205 page strategic analysis plan for multinational Wailita, Inc.; Aided in securing contract at Wal-Mart Stores, reported recommendations to president
Ian Hill’s Education
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Direct Marketing Association
Search Engine Marketing Certification , SEO, PPC, SEM, Landing Pages, Paid Search , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
• Working toward certification in Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, and Analytics
- Activities and Societies:
- SEO, PPC, SEM, Landing Pages, Paid Search
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Lunds universitet
TISUS, Master of Science Program , Economics, Swedish , 1998 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- - Active in International Section of student newspapers, International group, International Student Mentor
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University of Tampa - John H. Sykes College of Business
Bachelor of Science , International Business, Finance, Economics
• Bachelor of Science in International Business, Magna cum Laude 3.85/4.0 GPA
• Worked during fulltime studies as marketing/management consultant, translator, published paper
• Editor in student newspaper, active in International Student Group, American Marketing Association, Treasurer in Adam Smith Group- Activities and Societies:
- Student Newspaper, International Student Group
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Ian Hill’s Interests:
Rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, want to learn to sail, cooking, fishing, reading, writing, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, yoga, weight lifting, slow food, travel, international trade, culture, customs, customary law, languages, linguistics/etymology, Sweden, Swedish, history, biology, cosmology, import export, investing, Arabic, Internet, Hindi, SEO
Ian Hill’s Honors:
Academic:
-Magna cum Laude graduate
-Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society member
-Alpha Chi national college honor scholarship
-Honors Student
-Adam Smith Economics Honor Society
-Dean’s List
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