Mike Banks Valentine

Director of SEO at Demand Media

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • Director of SEO at Demand Media
  • Search Engine Optimization Specialist at SEOptimism.com
Past
  • Senior SEO Manager at Fox Interactive Media
  • Sr. SEO Manager at FIM/MySpace
  • Magazine Photographer at Petersen Publishing

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Mike Banks Valentine’s Summary

Search Engine positioning and marketing since 1998 for diverse client base in varied B2B industries, emphasizing several major law firms, solo practice attorneys, legal marketing and legal support services, as well as wholesale B2B suppliers and private sector government and enterprise level contractors.

Successfully gaining improved search rankings for B2C clients in the retail fashion industry, and varied independent small businesses in the retail food and beverage, real estate, automotive, self-improvement, hypnosis and medical doctors.

Achieving top 10 ranked results for client-chosen targeted search phrases and improving visibility online, achieving dramatic increases in traffic and income for each.

Mike Banks Valentine’s Specialties:

Search Engine Optimization Specialist
- Content aggregation, distribution and optimization for targeted markets.
- Website architecture and content optimization of on-page factors and internal link structure.
- Viral marketing through social media, blogging, press release and article distribution for link acquisition.


Mike Banks Valentine’s Experience

  • Director of SEO

    Demand Media

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    August 2008Present (1 year 4 months)

    Directly responsible for eHow.com SEO in addition to overseeing a portfolio of media division sites.

  • Search Engine Optimization Specialist

    SEOptimism.com

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 1999Present (10 years 7 months)

    Consulting with businesses to remove the barriers to search engine visibility and top ranking through online marketing vehicles.


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Mike Banks Valentine’s Interests:

Photography, travel, privacy issues, microenterprise and small business advocate, entrepreneurship and new ideas online or in technology.


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