Hi, I’m Josh May, a data-driven SEO and digital marketing professional based in Austin, Texas. I’ve led search programs that grew direct new-business revenue by 10.2% YTD, from $2.0M to $2.2M, and increased organic visibility across multiple channels. I thrive on turning data into actionable strategies and collaborating with teams to ship high-impact experiences. In my free time I enjoy running, music, and exploring AI-powered optimization. I’m passionate about building scalable SEO systems and mentoring others to succeed.

Josh May

Hi, I’m Josh May, a data-driven SEO and digital marketing professional based in Austin, Texas. I’ve led search programs that grew direct new-business revenue by 10.2% YTD, from $2.0M to $2.2M, and increased organic visibility across multiple channels. I thrive on turning data into actionable strategies and collaborating with teams to ship high-impact experiences. In my free time I enjoy running, music, and exploring AI-powered optimization. I’m passionate about building scalable SEO systems and mentoring others to succeed.

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Hi, I’m Josh May, a data-driven SEO and digital marketing professional based in Austin, Texas. I’ve led search programs that grew direct new-business revenue by 10.2% YTD, from $2.0M to $2.2M, and increased organic visibility across multiple channels. I thrive on turning data into actionable strategies and collaborating with teams to ship high-impact experiences.

In my free time I enjoy running, music, and exploring AI-powered optimization. I’m passionate about building scalable SEO systems and mentoring others to succeed.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

SEO Manager at Sock Club
January 1, 2024 - Present
With the digital marketing team, led SEO initiatives that grew direct new-business revenue by 10.2% YTD (from $2.0M to $2.2M). Rebuilt the homepage from scratch, increasing organic page views by 8.5% and boosting SEO share of voice from ~8% to 10%. Updated product pages to target underserved segments; improved order rate from 0.4% to 1.0% and revenue per visit from $9 to $19. Migrated 1,500+ pages from Webflow to Next.js to enable AI-friendly SEO fixes. Built an internal AI SEO tracking system that monitors prompts across multiple AI models and runs automated checks, maintaining 82% AI SEO share of voice for core prompts. Created a human-in-the-loop auto-blogging workflow to chase hyper-niche SEO keywords.
SEO Specialist at BigCommerce
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024
Drove 63% YoY traffic growth on revenue-critical pages through backlinking. Built a free business tool that earned 13 backlinks from HubSpot, Webopedia, DataBox, and others. Lifted organic clicks on the 'BigCommerce vs Magento' comparison page by 75% in three hours by rewriting the title tag and H1, significantly boosting top- and mid-funnel traffic.
SEO Specialist at MODintelechy
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021
Led a content refresh that drove 59% YoY traffic to target pages. Built the agency's SEO audit template, now standard in client onboarding. Oversaw end-to-end conversion tracking across Google Ads and Google Analytics for client accounts.

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Retail