I'm an experienced SEO copywriter, consultant and strategist. I help companies reach their target audiences and convert them into customers through compelling, optimized web content--blog posts, press releases, web copy, social media updates, YouTube videos, and more.
SEO Copywriter & Consultant Testimonials
I've been a professional marketing and PR writer for over 15 years. I know how to talk to your customers. And I know how to help them find your site on Google, Bing, and other search engines.
"Jim is a highly qualified writer who provides real results when it comes to writing for the web and search engines," says Kara Jariwala, former search marketing strategist for Cisco. "He ensures readability by putting his audience first over search engines and knows what real estate matters to the engines.
"Beyond his expertise," Jariwala adds, "Jim is wonderful to work with, accommodating schedules, budgets and article restrictions. He communicates very well and asks great questions, producing well-written work in typically the first draft. I've enjoyed working with him over the past year and would do so again."
Mohammud Sayeeduddin, a self-employed search marketing manager, has this to say about our work together:
"I've worked with Jim on multiple content writing/editing projects on various technical topics. Jim not only does an excellent job in creating the content, but also keeps in mind the techniques used to drive traffic to these pages from an SEO perspective, once the pages have gone live. He is very responsive and a pleasure to work with...he comes highly recommended!"
(The above are two recommendations from my LinkedIn profile.)
I work with large corporations such as Cisco as well as small and midsized businesses, helping them drive targeted traffic to their sites and convert the traffic into customers. Says Mary Hickey, founder of Next Gen Memorials: "Jim did a complete analysis of my site and made the right changes for us to get noticed by the search engines. My traffic is up over 25% since he worked his magic and I'm seeing a dramatic difference in sales! More traffic=more sales."
Mary shared with me a peek at her site's Google Analytics for 2009. Notice the uptick in the blue line? That boost in traffic occurred soon after I optimized her site.
SEO Consultant Services
In addition to developing optimized content for your site, I offer the following services:
* A complete SEO assessment of your website and your competitor's sites with prioritized recommendations for how to improve your organic search engine rankings; keyword research; and link building recommendations and implementation.
* SEO consultation. I work with you to determine the SEO strategies that will best meet your business goals, challenges, and customers' needs.
* SEO training. I can help your staff get up to speed on SEO: what SEO is, why it's important, how to do it, and the best tools for the job.
* Google AdWords ad copy. I will write or edit existing AdWords ads to ensure they are compelling and targeted to specific customers and their interests, and that they link to the appropriate landing page on your site.
SEO & Social Media Clients
Among the companies I've worked are Cisco, EMC, VMware, Nike, RockMelt, Facebook, Netflix, Solazyme, Poster Compliance Center, and others. See my SEO & Social Media clients page for more information.
SEO Copywriting Samples
If you'd like to see some samples of my work as an SEO copywriter, I've got three links for you below. Each of these pages were written for Cisco with two goals in mind: (1) Give the reader a high-level overview of a Cisco product or technology; and (2), optimize each page for a specific keyword.
Optimized keyword: Small business firewall software. This page recently had a Google search ranking of no. 1 for the keyword phrase small business firewall software.
Optimized keyword: How Voice Over IP works. Recent Google search ranking: no. 3.
Optimized keyword: Small office PBX. Recent Google search ranking: no. 6.
I've consulted for a variety of other businesses on organic SEO and search engine marketing, including entrepreneurs in real estate, e-commerce, and career counseling. I have a certification in search engine marketing from the Bay Area Search Engine Academy.
SEO Articles and Blog
I write about SEO, search engine marketing, and social media marketing for websites such as PC World and Small Business Computing, including this recent article: Search Engine Optimization: SEO Tips for Small Business. I've compiled links to some of my articles about SEO, social media, and Web 2.0.
You can also read my SEO and social media blog.
Please let me know if I can help your business get Googled, retweeted, and Facebooked. You can reach me at (415) 742-2022 or at jimmartin415@gmail.com.
