Matthew Kay

Growth Marketing and SEO

Raleigh, NC, United States (-05:00 UTC) Englishfrom Raleigh, NC, United States
Usually responds in 1 day
Free
Price per hour
30 min
Time Blocks Available
5.00
65 reviews / 85 sessions
Mon
09
Next availability

Matt and I connected super quickly and he very readily understood where we were at. H asked really thoughtful questions to help understand nuance of what we've been trying and then was able to give a really strong assessment of our SEO profile and both some actionable near term tips & long term moonshots. Thanks man!

Dan Giovacchini

Matthew is one hell of a mentor! Here's precisely why. First, he did a lot of research prior to our call and even after our call. This is more work than I had put in and it absolutely blew my mind. Secondly, his recommendations and teardown of our company's SEO and competitors' was incredibly on-point. Matthew's passion for SEO and helping others is truly obvious that I was a little shocked it was real. I can confidently say that I now know the mistakes I've made and the potluck of SEO opportunities awaiting us. Thanks for speaking to me Matthew! This is hands down one of the best calls I've had on GM and I've had more than a dozen!

Khushi Lunkad

One of the best sessions I've had. We went to Matthew with a very specific SEO challenge we've been trying to solve. Instead of jumping in immediately with general feedback, he spent significant time asking great questions and going through our GSC data with us (which in itself was a masterclass). He then gave very specific advice on steps to take to diagnose our issue. It's clear Matthew has a ton of experience and has seen it all. He's also incredibly generous, spending an extra 30 minutes helping. I strongly recommend anyone who is pursuing an SEO strategy chat with Matthew. We'll definitely be booking another call.

Max Fram-Schwartz

Bio

Areas of expertise: SEO Activities: Marketing reporting and tracking, keyword research, competitive audits, technical SEO audits, content brief creation, writer management Tools: Clearscope, Ahrefs, Sitebulb, Accuranker, Screaming Frog, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager Email marketing Activities: Campaign creation, auto-responder setup, deliverability auditing, copywriting, A/B testing Tools: SendGrid, Mautic, ActiveCampaign, Mailerlite Web design Activities: CSS styling, HTML editing, light PHP customization, DNS configuration Tools: Cloudflare, WordPress, Cyber Duck, Divi, Gravity Forms, WooCommerce Miscellaneous Activities: Software implementation, G Suite administration, Facebook ad campaigns, Google Ads campaigns Tools: Asana, Trello, Teamwork, Zapier, Hot Jar, Lucky Orange, Publer, CloudApp

Expertise


  • Growth marketing

    Full funnel end to end growth marketing across all stages of the the AARRR framework - acquisition, activation, retention, referral, and revenue. Viewing growth marketing problems through this lens allows me to bring forward ideas to test, roll out, and scale that often have measurable impact to the bottom line.

  • Product analytics

    Deep experience in selecting product analytics tools based on platforms and specific needs at hand, laying out a tracking plan, and implementing proper tracking of key product metrics along with a plan to report on their progress and activity over time.

  • SEO

    Activities: Technical SEO audits and implementation, SEO reporting and tracking, keyword research, competitive SEO audits, operationalizing content marketing, link building strategy, SEO product management, editorial SEO strategy, on page SEO optimization Tools: Clearscope, Ahrefs, Sitebulb, Accuranker, Screaming Frog, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager

Toolkit


  • Clearscope logo

    Clearscope

    8 years of experience

    Extensive experience using Clearscope to uncover potential issues with content and to perform competitor research to discover potential growth opportunities.

  • ActiveCampaign logo

    ActiveCampaign

    12 years of experience

    For larger businesses or for anyone looking at an email marketing system with a tight integration with ecommerce data, ActiveCampaign is great. I have setup, optimized, and created numerous ActiveCampaign accounts over the years. I'm comfortable establishing best practices for accounts on setup, configuring customer lifecycle automated emails, and generally ensuring the compliance and overall success of any ActiveCampaign account.

  • Ahrefs logo

    Ahrefs

    10 years of experience

    Extensive experience using Ahrefs to audit websites to surface potential issues and to perform competitor research to discover potential growth opportunities.

  • Google Data Studio logo

    Google Data Studio

    7 years of experience

    Getting familiar with how Google Data Studio works can be tricky at first, but once things start to "click" it's easy to see how powerful the tool is and how much is possible with it. Whether it's getting a dashboard created from scratch, perfecting an existing setup, or working through what's possible with Google Data Studio I'm prepared to help with it all.

  • Google Webmaster Tools logo

    Google Webmaster Tools

    12 years of experience

    Getting the most out of Google Webmaster Tools can be tricky. With an ever changing list of features and updates over the years, I've found it's important to keep up to date down to the day or week in order to stay current. Whether it's pulling certain reports or combining data in certain ways, I'm always prepared to help others get the most out of Google Webmaster Tools so they can make intelligent and informed decisions about their websites.

  • Mailchimp logo

    Mailchimp

    12 years of experience

    I have used Mailchimp for many years and am familiar with Mailchimp account setup, creation of automations and onboarding sequences, best practices for improving deliverability etc.

  • Semrush logo

    Semrush

    8 years of experience

    Extensive experience using Semrush to audit websites to surface potential issues and to perform competitor research to discover potential growth opportunities.

  • Zapier logo

    Zapier

    12 years of experience

    Capable of building out complex multi step Zaps to automate critical business processes and reduce overhead. Previous Zaps have included: automated document creation and mailing solution to provide course certificates to students, law firm client data processing and cleansing solution, and more.

Industries


  • Consulting

    Growth-minded marketer and leader with a proven track record of driving positive outcomes across digital channels. Pursuing excellence and putting years of experience to work every day in SEO, conversion rate optimization, email marketing, web design, and beyond.

  • Software

    Extensive experience working with B2B and B2C software companies across multiple industries including sales led as well as product led go to market motions and the growth tactics and strategies needed to support these motions.

  • Legal

    Extensive experience working across the entire spectrum of legal marketing having worked with a variety of boutique law firms at the start of my career.

  • E-Commerce

    Having built a few ecommerce stores for myself and clients in both Shopify and WooCommerce I'm familiar with the nuts and bolts boots on the ground foundational work needed to setup an ecommerce store and make it operational along with the strategic work needed to properly implement things like abandoned cart emails, driving email opt ins through exit intent popups, making sure product and category pages are performant in search, and more.

Experience

  • Growth Plays

    Technical Lead

    At Growth Plays I lead our technical SEO reporting offerings for our roster of venture backed B2B SaaS clients.

    Digital Agencies
  • Compound Growth Marketing

    SEO

    Clients: Workable, Yesware, Predictive Index, Spectrum Plastics Group, Simon Says AI, Jahia Solutions, General Indemnity Group, Lola.com

    Digital Agencies
  • Hive Digital

    SEO

    Clients: Field Trip Health, Vantage Data Centers, Toyota Material Handling North America, Altium, Merck Pharmaceutical

    Digital Agencies
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