Chris Byrne
Freelance International SEO / PPC Consultant for London area since 2008 | Ask me a question!
Guildford United Kingdom
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
Please contact me to discuss your project via info(at)seouk.tk or 01252 757562. Let me know how you found me, including the exact search term if possible! I usually work remotely, but am happy to work on site if it suits.
FAO RECRUITERS. I am NOT available for full-time (permanent) contract work. I'm freelance and fully intend to stay free(lance) for the forseeable future! If you add me on Linkedin please add a message specifying why you are contacting me. I report recruiters who contact me on Linkedin r.e. full-time (permanent) contract work as spam (for all the difference that makes)!
I'm based on the Surrey / Hants borders with easy access to London, Reading, Cambridge, Bournemouth & Oxford. I offer a worldwide service,
If you connect with me on Linkedin you can see my testimonials.
I focus on the London area but am based in the South East UK on the Surrey / Hants borders with easy access to London, Reading, Cambridge, Brighton, Oxford & beyond. I usually work remotely, but am happy to work on site if it suits.
The brightonseo 2013 UK SEO Salary Survey states freelancers have longer professional experience (av. 5 years) than agency staff. I've twice the professional experience of the average agency / in-house SEO staff member according to this survey.
I've worked on / for the following in my SEO / PPC career: 2 subsidiaries of WPP, Yamaha Music, Travel Weekly Group, Robert Dyas, FreeAds, Heals, ITV, Lloyds Banking Group & Starcom Mediavest. My work is often under non-disclosure agreements. I worked on a site with online sales of c.£15 million p/w in 2012 and on 3 sites for an international financial institution in 2013-2014. I consulted on a PPC campaign on a site with sales of £10M in 2012..
For over 5 years I've delivered ('white label') board level business intelligence reporting & SEO / PPC specialist services internationally on a freelance basis. I've worked on sites affected by the Google 'Panda' & 'Penguin' updates (not as a result of my work) including one with an Unnatural Link Warning & penalty (now lifted) and one with what appears to be 'Negative SEO' from a competitor.
Expertise & Specialisms:
I have worked as a Certified Adwords Professional & have managed / advised on PPC ad campaigns with variable budgets of up to £1K per day.
FAO RECRUITERS. I am NOT available for full-time (permanent) contract work. I'm freelance and fully intend to stay free(lance) for the forseeable future! If you add me on Linkedin please add a message specifying why you are contacting me. I report recruiters who contact me on Linkedin r.e. full-time (permanent) contract work as spam (for all the difference that makes)!
I'm based on the Surrey / Hants borders with easy access to London, Reading, Cambridge, Bournemouth & Oxford. I offer a worldwide service,
If you connect with me on Linkedin you can see my testimonials.
I focus on the London area but am based in the South East UK on the Surrey / Hants borders with easy access to London, Reading, Cambridge, Brighton, Oxford & beyond. I usually work remotely, but am happy to work on site if it suits.
The brightonseo 2013 UK SEO Salary Survey states freelancers have longer professional experience (av. 5 years) than agency staff. I've twice the professional experience of the average agency / in-house SEO staff member according to this survey.
I've worked on / for the following in my SEO / PPC career: 2 subsidiaries of WPP, Yamaha Music, Travel Weekly Group, Robert Dyas, FreeAds, Heals, ITV, Lloyds Banking Group & Starcom Mediavest. My work is often under non-disclosure agreements. I worked on a site with online sales of c.£15 million p/w in 2012 and on 3 sites for an international financial institution in 2013-2014. I consulted on a PPC campaign on a site with sales of £10M in 2012..
For over 5 years I've delivered ('white label') board level business intelligence reporting & SEO / PPC specialist services internationally on a freelance basis. I've worked on sites affected by the Google 'Panda' & 'Penguin' updates (not as a result of my work) including one with an Unnatural Link Warning & penalty (now lifted) and one with what appears to be 'Negative SEO' from a competitor.
Expertise & Specialisms:
- Web content audit / structure analysis
- Ebusiness Strategy
- Onpage SEO using a CMS
- Conversion Rate Optimisation)
- Adwords
- Ebay & Amazon
- Best Practices / Disciplines for web content
- Blogger Outreach / Content Strategy / link building
I have worked as a Certified Adwords Professional & have managed / advised on PPC ad campaigns with variable budgets of up to £1K per day.
SEO & Internet Marketing / Advertising Specialist and Trainer
Voodoo Ltd
April 2006
to November 2008
- The results of my work contributed towards a 40% year on year growth for Robert Dyas' internet channel from 2009 - 2010 (after I left).
- In 2007 we helped Heals.co.uk achieve one of the highest proportions of traffic from the wealthiest demographic according to the Mosaic classifications for 4 weeks ending 1/12/07 see ‘Hitwise Lifestyle Snapshot Report’ on www.hitwise.com/news/uk200712.html .
- Worked as part of a small team to gain top 10 rankings on Google UK for clients for key phrases including "sheet music", "vintage clothing", "international health insurance" & "wholesale gifts"
- Consistently high ROI on PPC activity
- Setting up, monitoring, enhancing & reporting on Google Adwords (aka Sponsored Links) ad campaigns. Worked on campaigns with budgets of up to £1K per day.
- Achievements:
- Analysing and reporting on search engine visibility, web stats, keyword research, market analysis, competitor behaviour & traffic patterns using tools such as Google Analytics / Webmaster Tools etc.
- Recommending best SEO practices .
- Account management & direction.
- Making substantial improvements in organic search rankings for SEO clients on Google etc through SEO copywriting & linkbuilding
- Development & review of off- and on-page SEO and content strategies, inc. keyword research, site architecture improvements,site audits, link building & board-level reporting.
- I developed expertise in the following areas:
- Brands and companies I worked on here included Yamaha Music UK, Robert Dyas, Heals, Bisque & Starcom MediaVest among others.
- I gained expertise in ecommerce here, working with furniture, fashion, professional & financial services, music, travel & luxury brands based in London & Surrey.
- Worked as part of a very small team delivering ('white label') digital marketing & content strategy, board level reporting, business intelligence reporting, eCRM, SEO, PPC & eCommerce web development specialist services to businesses of all sizes up to a turnover of £100m..
