Independent Marketing Consultant
Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area
- Current
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- Assignment Editor at Search Engine Land
- Owner at Matt McGee Consulting
- Writer at SmallBusinessSEM.com
- Founder at @U2
- Past
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- Director of Strategic Search at KeyRelevance
- SEO Manager at Marchex
- Project Manager at One World Telecommunications
- Host at KFLD-AM
- Sports Director at KEPR-TV
- Asst. Sports Director at KMVT-TV
- Education
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- Pepperdine University
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Matt McGee’s Summary
I'm an online marketing consultant and trainer. I help clients acquire organic traffic via SEO, social marketing, local search marketing, blogging, and more. I'm a speaker on the Search Marketing Expo and Search Engine Strategies conference circuits, and I speak at other events around the country (like ad:tech, Small Business Marketing Unleashed, Learn About Web, etc.)
I'm a prolific writer. I blog at SmallBusinessSEM.com and HyperlocalBlogger.com, two of my own sites. I also write industry news and articles for Search Engine Land. I'm also a regular contributor to various search marketing forums and blogs.
I founded, manage, and write regularly for @U2, an independent site for U2 fans online since 1995. My first book, U2-A DIARY, was published in November, 2008.
Matt McGee’s Specialties:
Organic search engine optimization techniques, SEO, natural SEO, social media marketing and consulting, local search marketing, local SEO, business consulting, online marketing, blogging.
Matt McGee’s Experience
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Assignment Editor
Search Engine Land
(Internet industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Help select and write daily search engine news stories, coordinate with other news staff, copy editing, etc.
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Owner
Matt McGee Consulting
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
I help clients (big and small) do better business online. This might take the form of an SEO campaign, social media marketing, local search efforts, or maybe blog/content development ... and often includes several of those strategies working together. Essentially, I'm responsible for helping clients reach their goals for profit and growth online. I love what I do!
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Writer
SmallBusinessSEM.com
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
I started Small Business SEM in April, 2006, because there were (and still are) very few search marketing resources devoted to small businesses. I've been surrounded by small businesses my whole life, and hope that the ideas and discussion I share on the blog are helpful to small business owners and webmasters.
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Founder
@U2
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 1995 — Present (14 years 2 months)
Founder and editor of the oldest independent site for U2 fans on the Web. We have a staff of more than two dozen fans worldwide who write original news content, commentaries, reviews, and even humor/satire. We've been credentialed many times to cover live, U2-related events around the world. In 2003, we were asked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to co-present a special event in Cleveland for U2 fans.
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Director of Strategic Search
KeyRelevance
(Internet industry)
July 2008 — September 2008 (3 months)
I was responsible for managing and executing online marketing efforts for clients big and small. This included SEO, local search, and social media consulting.
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SEO Manager
Marchex
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; MCHX; Internet industry)
October 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 8 months)
I developed and coordinated organic SEO campaigns for a variety of clients, from smaller funded startups to some of the largest retailers on the Internet. I also developed in-house SEO strategies and tactics for the company's own web properties.
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Project Manager
One World Telecommunications
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 1997 — September 2006 (9 years 1 month)
Managed web development and search marketing projects from start to finish. Met with prospects and clients to discuss goals and formulate a plan. Communicated goals and plans to others on staff who were involved in the project. Did graphic design and layout, content development and writing, CSS and javascript, and all aspects of our SEO/SEM services.
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Host
KFLD-AM
(Broadcast Media industry)
March 1997 — March 1998 (1 year 1 month)
Host of "It's Your Call," a daily sports call-in talk show.
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Sports Director
KEPR-TV
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1995 — September 1997 (2 years 9 months)
Main sports anchor, 6pm and 11 pm weeknight news.
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Asst. Sports Director
KMVT-TV
(Broadcast Media industry)
May 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 8 months)
Main sports reporter - weekdays; Weekend sports anchor, 10 pm news.
Matt McGee’s Education
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Pepperdine University
BA , Telecommunications , 1986 — 1990
Minor: Political Science
Additional Information
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Matt McGee’s Interests:
search engine marketing, search engine optimization, SEO, SEM, small business marketing, writing, blogging, online marketing, Internet marketing, music, U2, sports, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners
Matt McGee’s Groups:
Search Marketing Network
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Small Business Marketing Unleashed (SBMU)
Matt McGee’s Honors:
Best Local Search Marketing Blog, 2007 (Search Engine Journal)
Matt McGee’s Contact Settings
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