2. Battersea Park Railway Station
Project Manager for SEO and PPC
AT s.c. in Zakopane, POLAND
December 2005 to March 2007
• Sourcing and managing new teams for various company projects
• Devloping and designing websites
• Delivering SEO and PPC programs for clients
Kaska, PR Manager at AT s.c.
“Creative, communicative, very effective and talented project manager. In our office Luke was the man for
special tasks, a very efficient worker. Also very good friend after hours and inclinable person, full of positive
energy. Working with Luke was a pleasure.”
3. Shard, London
SEO Executive & Web Design
Pipon Solutions in London, UK
December 2008 to December 2009
Pipon Solutions is a digital marketing firm with a passion for
analysis, client business understanding, performance tracking and
online business development. They are optimisation focus and
deliver, broad programs covering web development, SEO and SEM
practices.
SEO Executive:
• Performance reporting, keyword analysis and research
• Agency based SEO for core clients including both on and off page
optimisation.
Web design:
• - Joomla and Wordpress based web design
• Web Developer
January, MD at Pipon Solutions
“Lukasz is one of the most passionate people I've met within the SEO industry. It is always refreshing to find
someone who enjoys their work so much that they approach it with commitment, enthusiasm and energy. I
have hired Luk on more than one occasion and will continue to do so. He is great at generating fresh ideas and
putting them into action. He is also a lot of fun to work with & he helps to motivate the rest of the team.”
4. Iceland
SEO Executive
Fleetway Travel in London, UK
January 2008 to May 2010
Accomplishments:
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SEO and PPC Executive:
New PPC and SEO strategies successfully
implemented
42%Year onYear organic traffic growth
28%Year onYear PPC traffic growth
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Fleetway travel has been successfully established for
over 36 years. They boast an online booking
system, reservation system and offer on and offline
booking services from the website and UK based call
centres. This has enabled them to offer a personalised
and easy service to a vast array of customers – keeping
personalisation and customer service.
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SEO Link building, Guest blogging, Article
Directory and Directory Submissions
Meta
tags
and
description
optimisation, content optimisation and
keyword analysis.
Social Media development and integration
PPC across a variety of platforms including
Google
Budget conscious project management
Traffic Analysis
Return on investment and conversion rate
reporting
James, E-Commerce Director Fleetway Travel plc
“Lukaz, is a smart and driven professional, Whilst he worked for me I always found him to be enthusiastic and
full of ideas. His work was always of a high standard and I would not hestitate in working with him in the
future.”
5. Scotland
SEO Manager (ContactLaw and Findlaw UK)
Thomson Reuters in London, UK
May 2010 to April 2011
Accomplishments:
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20%Year on YearTraffic Growth
Year onYear Conversion Growt
Improved Search and Social
SEO Strategies
websites.
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Visibility
Green Light Search reporting October 2010:
"[...]ContactLaw was the most interactive
brand[...]"
"[...]ContactLaw also achieved a considerable
share
of
voice[...]”
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European
focused
Monitoring and reporting on over 8 thousand
keywords.
Link building
Optimisation of on and off page content.
Researching
new
keywords
Internal structure and URL validation
Budget constrained project management
Visitor and traffic analysis
Managerial as SEO Manager:
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Overseeing outsource team;
Working with the in house development
team;
Managing the in house copywriting
Andrew, Director of Innovation, Emerging Technology at Thomson Reuters
“Lukasz and I worked together on the SEO strategy for FindLaw's UK expansion and on ContactLaw. Lukasz
was very knowledgeable about the market and brought some useful ideas to the table. I enjoyed working with
him and found him to be professional and eager to learn/contribute.”
6. Scotland
SEO Manager (ContactLaw and Findlaw UK)
Thomson Reuters in London, UK
May 2010 to April 2011
Contact Law – Services from FindLaw, a
subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
Contact law provides B2C introductions
within the law sector. We provide a portal
for businesses and consumers to source
solicitors for their needs. This has proved an
easy and cost effective way for law firms to
source new clients and for consumers to
find a better solicitor deal.
Contact Law began in London in January of
2006 and comprises a large swathe of over
5000 solicitors and law practitioners
operating on a national level. The website
itself has grown exponentially – now
receiving over 100 thousand visitors a
month.
Andrew, Director of Innovation, Emerging Technology at Thomson Reuters
“Lukasz and I worked together on the SEO strategy for FindLaw's UK expansion and on ContactLaw. Lukasz
was very knowledgeable about the market and brought some useful ideas to the table. I enjoyed working with
him and found him to be professional and eager to learn/contribute.”
7. London, Portland House
SEO Manager (Head of SEO OwnersDirect.co.uk)
HomeAway Europe
March2011 to April 2012
Accomplishments:
• 30%Year onYear Traffic Growth
• 25% Year on Year Conversion Growth in
Volume
• Successful implementation of on and off
page strategies
• Internal and External team management
• Multi language SEO
• Marked Improvement in CRO
Managerial as Head of SEO:
• Overseeing a team of 6 freelancers;
• Working with the internal development
team;
• Working with the internal UX / UI team;
• Reporting to Digital Department Heads
Strategic:
• Goal and strategy tactical development
• Daily circle strategy and definitions
SCRUM:
• Rally
Program
(new
ideas
implementation, bug tracking, project
management and issue tracking)
SEO Strategies – on and off page
• Overseeing agency work
• Link building Strategies
• Optimisation of content for CTR and
Ranking
• Keyword
analysis
and
new
opportunity identification
• Website structure monitoring and
validation / Traffic analysis
Mark, SEO Director at HomeAway Europe
“At the time of writing this recommendation I have only been working with Lukasz for 6 months, but I am
already very impressed with his deep knowledge of SEO and social media. Normally SEO results take a while
to be realised, but he has already had a significant impact on traffic through a very methodical and tireless
approach. He also has an extremely infectious enthusiasm and is very well-liked among teammates and
stakeholders.”
8. London, Portland House
SEO Manager (Head of SEO OwnersDirect.co.uk)
HomeAway Europe
March2011 to April 2012
Owners Direct are a holiday letting company specialising
in direct owner – customer sales. They boast over 33
thousand holiday lettings from cottages to castles and
cover every major tourist country in the world – as well as
a great many more. The site has seen huge growth in the
last 3 years and achieved the prestigious runner up prize
in Conde Nast’s readers Travel Awards for Villa Rental
providers.
Mark, SEO Director at HomeAway Europe
“At the time of writing this recommendation I have only been working with Lukasz for 6 months, but I am
already very impressed with his deep knowledge of SEO and social media. Normally SEO results take a while
to be realised, but he has already had a significant impact on traffic through a very methodical and tireless
approach. He also has an extremely infectious enthusiasm and is very well-liked among teammates and
stakeholders.”
9. London, Portland House
SEO Manager (Head of SEO OwnersDirect.co.uk)
HomeAway Europe
March2011 to April 2012
Mark, SEO Director at HomeAway Europe
“At the time of writing this recommendation I have only been working with Lukasz for 6 months, but I am
already very impressed with his deep knowledge of SEO and social media. Normally SEO results take a while
to be realised, but he has already had a significant impact on traffic through a very methodical and tireless
approach. He also has an extremely infectious enthusiasm and is very well-liked among teammates and
stakeholders.”
10. London, Emirates Air Line
SEO & Social Media Manager
TDPG (FindAProperty.com / PrimeLocation.com)
April 2012 to August 2012
Management as SEO Manager:
• Management of 6 freelancers as well as the
in house SEO team;
• Working alongside the in
house
development team using JIRA;
• Working alongside the in house product
team;
• Reporting to seniors within the company
Strategy:
• SEO Consultancy
• Creating
forecasts,
targets,
timeframes
methodologies.
• On-going circle defining
defining
KPI’s
and
SCRUM:
• JIRA (Bug reporting and fixing)
Kevin, Sales Director at Searchmetrics
“Lukasz is one of the most dedicated search marketing experts in the UK. His hard working approach
combined with deep analytical skills make him a real asset to any company looking to improve it's SEO
visibility.”
11. London, Emirates Air Line
SEO & Social Media Manager
TDPG (FindAProperty.com / PrimeLocation.com)
April 2012 to August 2012
Digital Property Group
The DPG owns three major online groups;
PrimeLocation, FindaProperty and Globrix.
With 19 million visitors a month DPG
generates 30 leads a minute! DPG is a
subsidiary of Associated Northcliffe Digital
which in turn is part of the Daily Mail Group.
Associated Northcliffe Digital
AND is the UK’s larest digital publisher and
comprises a vast network of consumer
websites
including
LocalPeople,
FindaProperty
and
Motors.co.uk. In addition this media group
includes mobile businesses, Teletext and
television channels
– with a total national reach of over 40% of
the UK population per month.
Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT)
Operating across a global network DMGT
provides
premier
content, information, events and reporting
for business and consumer audiences. The
DMGT group has grown rapidly since the
founding of the Daily Mail newspaper in
1896 and incorporates a large range of
services across the business to business and
consumer
sectors;
including
DMG
information, events, RMS, Euromoney
Investments and Associated Newspapers.
Kevin, Sales Director at Searchmetrics
“Lukasz is one of the most dedicated search marketing experts in the UK. His hard working approach
combined with deep analytical skills make him a real asset to any company looking to improve it's SEO
visibility.”
12. Reykjavik, Iceland
SEO Manager
uSwitch (A subsidiary of The Forward Internet Group)
August 2012 - Present
Managerial Dutes:
• Overseeing a group of 30 outsourcers
and a company based SEO Exec;
• Working alongside the development
team using Scrum / Agile
methodologies;
• Working in close cooperation with the inhouse product, UX / UI teams;
• Working strategically alongside the core
content teams;
• Feeding back and reporting to the Chief
Technology Officer
SEO Manager:
Client side positions. Organising Search
Engine
Optimisation
Campaigns.
Managing, motivating and monitoring both
internal and external teams.
On-page Search Engine Optimisation
Working closely to develop SEO and user
experience alongside the uSwitch content
team. Optimization of targeted pages as a
result of data provided by external and
internal analysis (SEOMoz, SearchMetrics et
al). Tracking and monitoring impact as a
result of changes.
Lucy, Energy Director at uSwitch
“From the moment that Lukasz joined uSwitch, he started delivering tangible benefits to the business. He
created a strategy and targets for SEO delivery and reported weekly on his progress. He is mindful of the p&l
and therefore kept his costs under control. His knowledge of SEO is thorough and I personally felt that I could
trust his approach and this was proven as the results spoke for themselves.”
13. Reykjavik, Iceland
SEO Manager
uSwitch (A subsidiary of The Forward Internet Group)
August 2012 - Present
Off page Search Engine Optimisation
Link building strategy
creation, implementation, tracking and
quality control. Working in tandem with the
public relations and social networking
teams. Creating a campaign of targeted
blog, network and forum outreach.
Search Engine Optimisation and Marketing
Strategies
Creating new SEO and SEM strategies and
determining KPIs based on analysis using
internal and external tools such as
SearchMetrics and SEOClarity.
Search Engine Optimisation Tracking and Analysis
Using site-catalyst, google analytics, omniture
discover, cognesia tracker, and other analysis
tools to track website performance on a regular
basis basis.
Development Team
Working closely with the development team using
the Agile and Scrum methodologies. SEO project
mapping and implementation of on-site changes (
Ruby, PHP, MySql).
Lucy, Energy Director at uSwitch
“From the moment that Lukasz joined uSwitch, he started delivering tangible benefits to the business. He
created a strategy and targets for SEO delivery and reported weekly on his progress. He is mindful of the p&l
and therefore kept his costs under control. His knowledge of SEO is thorough and I personally felt that I could
trust his approach and this was proven as the results spoke for themselves.”
14. Reykjavik, Iceland
SEO Manager
uSwitch (A subsidiary of The Forward Internet Group)
August 2012 – August 2013
Search Engine Optimisation Expertise
Working closely with external analysis teams
(Searchmetrics, seoClarity). Developing and
Utilising a tailored methodology for
keyword choices (Spearman / Pearson
correlation, snapshot keyword selection).
Developing a personal SEO voice through
digital marketing blogging and conference
presentations.
Presentation Skills
Presenting SEO to technical and nontechnical audiences – developing skills to
deliver SEO talks based on audience
knowledge.
Lucy, Energy Director at uSwitch
“From the moment that Lukasz joined uSwitch, he started delivering tangible benefits to the business. He
created a strategy and targets for SEO delivery and reported weekly on his progress. He is mindful of the p&l
and therefore kept his costs under control. His knowledge of SEO is thorough and I personally felt that I could
trust his approach and this was proven as the results spoke for themselves.”
15. Reykjavik, Iceland
Head of Organic Acquisition
uSwitch (A subsidiary of LDC)
August 2013 – Present
- Overall responsibility uSwitch organic
acquisition budget
- Own Strategy for future organic growth
- Drawing together search marketing expertise
across the business
- Building an organic acquisition team that is able
to
- Coaching, mentoring and support to the run
day-to-day organic marketing activity for team
- Measureing and reporting impact
- Facilitate collaboration between organic
acquisition team works and content teams
Lucy, Energy Director at uSwitch
“From the moment that Lukasz joined uSwitch, he started delivering tangible benefits to the business. He
created a strategy and targets for SEO delivery and reported weekly on his progress. He is mindful of the p&l
and therefore kept his costs under control. His knowledge of SEO is thorough and I personally felt that I could
trust his approach and this was proven as the results spoke for themselves.”
16. Iceland
Lukasz Zelezny
SEO Evangelist in London
Contact:
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Twitter: @LukaszZelezny
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/seomanagerlondon
More:
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http://www.blueglass.co.uk/blog/seobarcamp-july-2013-roundup/
http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2012/09/18/third-partybrand-keywords-as-opportunities-to-improve-organic-traffic/
http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2012/11/09/have-you-beentrolled-by-panda/
http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2013/01/03/how-not-to-readsearchmetrics-data/