Michael Hodgdon

Digital Marketing & SEO Expert- Michael Hodgdon

Michael Hodgdon's Bio:

Michael Hodgdon's Experience:

• SEO & Marketing Director at Infront Webworks, Inc

  July 2013 - Present

  Manage all aspects of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and marketing internally and for all client accounts. Infront offers fully managed SEO services, publisher advertising management, Adwords PPC, online advertising campaigns, social media programs, internet reputation management, and related online services. Specializing in Colorado Springs local and Geo Search Engine Optimazatin (SEO). One of a handful of Colorado Companies certified as a "Google Partner", and YEXT partner. Accomplishments: Triple digit revenue growth through 2014 in first 18 months with company.

• Internet Consulting at Self-employed

  February 1999 - Present

  Expert Search Engine Placement (SEO), e-commerce, Internet Media, online business development, business planning, Internet advertising and marketing consultant.

• C.O.O at First Light Net

  November 2001 - August 2013

  The Online Media wholly owned company of Predatorial Advertising Associates L.L.C. First Light Net (www.firstlightnet.com) offers internet advertising solutions to the fishing, hunting, sports, and outdoors markets that increase your sales and brand awareness. We have been building, acquiring and managing our network of over 350 fishing, hunting and outdoors websites since 1996. Our network reaches over 3.4 million unique monthly visitors and serves as many as 30 million ads monthly to outdoor enthusiasts worldwide. Our team internally handles SEO, advertising operations and marketing for all network websites. We offer sponsorships, banner advertising, static text promotion, double opt in email promotion, and custom campaign specifications geared specifically for optimum client results.

• Senior VP Marketing at Predatorial Advertising Assoc. LLC

  November 1999 - August 2012

  Planning of network development strategy for our network of fishing, hunting, sports and outdoors websites. CEO of First light Net (www.firstlightnet.com) a wholly owned business of Predatorial Advertising Associates. Accountable for leading and setting the overall sales and business development strategy and vision and overseeing how to attract, contract, maximize and retain customers. Create and manage strategic business development. Client opportunity development/identification. Execution of the business development activities and team leadership in all phases of the sales life-cycle. Developing and implementing sales programs. Leveraging the appropriate resources and Business Partners to support / execute business strategies. Manage all department managers.

• C.O.O. at BigFishTackle.Com Inc.

  January 1996 - November 1999

  Brand development, e-commerce sales, online advertising, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Strategic niche outdoors partnership planning and implementation. Affiliate Program structuring and recruiting. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.

• Partner at H&H Graphics

  February 1993 - January 1996

• Graphics Manager at Trend Offset Printing

  April 1990 - March 1995

  Graphics Dept. Manager

Michael Hodgdon's Education:

• Development Dimmensions International

  1992 – 1993
  Certification

• Harris Management Course

  1992 – 1992
  Certified
  Concentration: Management

• Pre Press Operations

  1988 – 1989
  Certfication
  Concentration: Graphic Design, Pre-Press Print

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