Hi, I'm Nicholas C.
Former product engineer in startups and Fortune 500 companies; moonlight as an SEO consultant. Love building products and growing them with SEO.

About

My career began as an SEO specialist in 2019. As I delved deeper into technical SEO, my curiosity led me to become a software engineer. This specialized knowledge in software engineering has expanded my capabilities, allowing me to develop more comprehensive SEO strategies by leveraging my technical expertise.

Work Experience

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Brewerii

May 2024 - Present
SEO Strategist

Implemented a refined content strategy for one of our clients, resulting in a 278% increase in service-related keywords. This approach successfully aligned 51% of indexed keywords with business goals. The optimized content implementation led to a substantial 403% average increase in website traffic and more than doubled the number of generated leads.

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HSBC

November 2021 - April 2024
Software Engineer II

Developed and implemented a customer indicator model in BigQuery, utilizing transaction-based lifestyle data to enhance hyper-personalized email campaign effectiveness. This model increased email open rates by 17%, resulting in a 19% boost in overall campaign conversion rates.

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Times Medical

March 2021 - October 2021
Software Engineer I

As feature owner of "Developer Mode" at Times Medical, I streamlined development processes, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational time costs. It was achieved by enhancing front-end interactivity and creating an intuitive user experience.

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FTMS Training

August 2020 - February 2021
SEO Specialist

Implemented a targeted backlink acquisition campaign for CPA exam preparation resources. By creating in-depth study guides and collaborating with accounting professionals for expert contributions, we saw a 46.2% increase in page 1 rankings for high-intent keywords related to CPA exam topics.

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Afterschool

January 2020 - July 2020
SEO Specialist

Orchestrated a strategic SEO pivot that resulted in a consistent monthly improvement of approximately +23.5% in top-page keyword rankings. By diversifying the keyword portfolio to target a broader range of exam-related topics and study methods, I successfully increased the number of page 1 ranking keywords from 626 to 1916.

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USANA

April 2019 - December 2019
SEO Specialist

Led a comprehensive on-page optimization project for USANA's product pages, resulting in a 237% increase in organic traffic to key supplement categories. The implementation of schema markup and enhancement of product descriptions with targeted long-tail keywords substantially enhanced USANA's visibility in health and wellness search results.

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Medical Inspire

July 2018 - March 2019
SEO Content Specialist

I led a content optimization initiative that increased organic search traffic by 52% for key medical topics. By enhancing content depth through comprehensive research, expert interviews, and integration of current medical studies, I transformed our articles into authoritative resources. This approach improved SERP rankings for 180 target keywords and boosted user engagement by 39%.

Skills

HTML
CSS
Javascript
Typescript
Python
Next.js
Postgres
BigQuery
Google Search Console
ScreamingFrog
Sitebulb
SEMRush
Ahrefs
Majestic
My SEO Case Studies

Check out my SaaS SEO case studies

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

How I helped an insurance affiliate platform to strategically cluster keywords for blogs and turned them the top 5 traffic-driving pages

How I helped an insurance affiliate platform to strategically cluster keywords for blogs and turned them the top 5 traffic-driving pages

Ahrefs
AlsoAsked
Google Search Console
Keyword Insights
ScreamingFrog
Sitebulb
InsurTech
How I helped an course marketplace to have +94% pages indexed on Google

How I helped an course marketplace to have +94% pages indexed on Google

Ahrefs
Google Search Console
Google Tag Manager
ScreamingFrog
Sitebulb
EdTech
How I helped a crypto startup to gain +289% growth on page 1 keywords

How I helped a crypto startup to gain +289% growth on page 1 keywords

Ahrefs
Google Search Console
Google Tag Manager
ScreamingFrog
Sitebulb
Cryptocurrency
How I helped an online exam preparation platform to drive +167% TOFU keywords for demand generation

How I helped an online exam preparation platform to drive +167% TOFU keywords for demand generation

Ahrefs
Google Analytics 4
Google Search Console
Google Tag Manager
ScreamingFrog
SiteBulb
EdTech
Contact

Get in Touch

Want to chat? Just shoot me a dm with a direct question on LinkedIn and I'll respond whenever I can. I will ignore all soliciting.