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Martin Auger

A self-learned SEO & PPC veteran. Designed hist first corporate website in 1994. Works full time as a Web Marketing Specialist for Halogen Software. Countdown to Pregnancy is his most recent project.

Headline: Startup Member
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.countdowntopregn...
Skills: Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Viral marketing, Web design
Next step: Find VC Investor to provide funding for continued development and promotion
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Visas: Canada
Interested in: Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Investing in projects, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Supporting my investments
Tags: analytics, data mining, due date calculator, early pregnancy symptoms, fertility aids, keyword strategies, linking strategies, ppc, pregnancy, pregnancy signs, pregnancy symptoms, pregnancy tracker, seo, trying to conceive, viral marketing, web marketing

FEATURED STARTUP

Countdown to Pregnancy

Countdown to Pregnancy Countdown to Pregnancy

A new way for women to track, compare and learn more about the signs and symptoms of early pregnancy. Engaging charts, statistics and the most advanced symptoms tracker today (VEP Symptom Tracker)

  • Startup type: Sole Proprietor
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Growth

FULL BIO

In the past 14 years I've had the opportunity to work on several great projects here are a few worth mentioning:

Countdown to Pregnancy: http://www.countdowntopregn...
This was my wife’s great idea. I just helped in the area’s of SEO, Branding and Viral strategies. Over 80,000 page views in its first month with $0 invested in marketing. This site has a lot of potential. 90 million women are trying to conceive at any given time.

Halogen Software: http://www.halogensoftware.com
Web Marketing Specialist
PPC & SEO Management
Budget > 1 million

Moving Boxes: http://www.movingboxes.ca
Re-designed static website to a dynamic osCommerce platform website. Site features included: integrated shopping cart system for online ordering, order tracking and sales reports, product popularity charts, a content management system which allowed for quick content updates, fully optimized source code which coincides with Googles search engine guidelines, XML site mapping provided faster search inclusion/indexing, overall site branding was improved and new site design provided a greater sense of trust and credibility. Overall business has substantially increased and because search optimization techniques were applied, the organic search placement has quadrupled targeted site traffic.

Orezone Resources: http://www.orezone.com
Designed two corporate web site’s for this Gold Mining company. First web site was developed entirely in Macromedia Flash. The second version incorporated a more professional look and feel and in addition featured some key business tools such as an online Newsletter

Jeff Hunt Golf: http://www.jeffhuntgolf.com
I'm apart of the board members, so of course they asked me to design the website! :)

My (owned) Domains for possible development:
BusinessMarket.org
BuyContent.org
CosmeticRenewal.com
ExampleForms.com
FYILive.com
iPodRiver.com
LeadingSEO.com
MontrealContractor.com
NonProfitArticles.com
SeeItOnCam.com
SEMWorld.org
SetupDoc.com
SlowStuff.com
USMarketingNews.com
YouNeedMarketing.com
YouNeedAdvertising.com

Expertise:

* Search Engine Marketing & Optimization Technologies
* Website Tracking & Analytics
* Statistics Reporting
* Usability Testing & Planning
* Pay Per Click (PPC) Account Managing
* Key Word Bidding Strategies
* Viral Marketing
* Web Copy and Data Mining
* E-Commerce Technologies
* Image mock-Ups & Website Graphics
* Affiliate and Link Marketing
* Monetization Strategies
* Project Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Halogen Software
Position: Web Marketing Specialist
Time period: July 2006 - August 2008
Description: Manage a portfolio of PPC accounts including Google, Yahoo, MSN, and more)
Manage PPC budget > 1 million
Manage web metrics/analytics reporting
Manage SEO activities (link building, organic placements)
Creative thinker


INFORMATION

Sports: Golf, Hockey, V-ball, Soccer
Hobbies: Photography, Music, Videos, Design, Internet Research

Martin's Startups (1)

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  • Countdown to Pregnancy

    A new way for women to track, compare and learn more about the signs and symptoms of early pregnancy. Engaging charts, statistics and the most advanced symptoms tracker today (VEP Symptom Tracker)

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