Web Developer · SEO Specialist · Crypto Consultant

Michael Williams
Aka: Deacyde

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Project-based examples & skills

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Professional SEO & Web Development

One page sites to Webmaster Tasks to informative multi-layered websites directing all your user's question and answers needs. SEO is a huge part of any site creation or redesign, since you can really tackle big issues at the perfect time. Either Onpage SEO, Technical SEO or Off Page SEO, SEOByMichael.com can help! From a smaller website with just the facts to a larger website with many products — whether your needs are for Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Magento, OpenCart, BigCommerce, HubSpot, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript/jQuery, MySQL, or maybe just something simple.

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Cryptocurrency Teaching & Consulting

Just learned a bit or heard some of the Bitcoin / Altcoin buzz? Now you want to use it with your company, or maybe learn about how it can help draw in more customers? Maybe you want your own coin, and aren't sure how to go about such. From Marketing, Advertising & Social media spreading, to Development & Concept. Take a look at Altcurrencyhelp.com.

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Image, Audio & Video Editing / Logo Creations

From a simple logo, or size adjustment, to creating new content / adding video effects / streaming via social networks. Be it for an item, an altcoin, YouTube SEO, a website or even a company logo, no project is too big or small. Any special effects for your YouTube videos, maybe you wanted to make your own commercial, or in need of sounds for websites, videos or even coin wallets. Using either Adobe products or Gimp 2.0. Ex: 9mmhandshake.com

Portfolio

LinkedIn Google Academy

Current Projects

SEObyMichael.com

A Technical Search Engine Optimization site to assist customers with SEO / SEM / & Analytics Management.

Altcurrencyhelp.com

A cryptocurrency help site for new and veteran users alike, constantly evolving with the progress of altcoins / bitcoin. Recently redesigned using Bootstrap Static dual loaded with WordPress for speed!

Previously Redesigned (2015–2016) Drupal 8 Custom Design — courtesy of the WayBack Machine

Freshly Started — Awaiting Completion

Insearchofgood.comA site to highlight projects of positivity. Doesitbreak.comA site to showcase poorly made products of greed. Marketingbymichael.comA site to teach marketing on a basic and advanced level. Emailbymichael.comA site to teach email usage on a basic and advanced level.

Netlify / React.js / Headless CMS

Teamaltcoin.comA React.js static site. Headless WordPress on NetlifyHeadless CMS experiment.

Past Projects

PartitionPlus.com

An eCommerce site I redesigned and optimized for user friendliness and search engine optimization.

LockerWarehouse.com

A website built from scratch, using BigCommerce. Handled all aspects of the build.

Thank You Mailgun

Ranking a page higher for "Thank You Mailgun" in search results.

Cryptocurrency In The Press

The 3 links below are local newspaper articles I was interviewed for, about Bitcoin and the future of money:

Good Money: Bitcoin mining and the future of money — Part 1 Good Money: Bitcoin mining and the future of money — Part 2 Good Money: Bitcoin mining and the future of money — Part 3

Cryptocurrency Community

CoinRelease: Livecoin CoinRelease: Vikingcoin Continuumcoin and Opensource Marketing Altcurrencyhelp Donation Bar Release Affiliation with Cointelegraph.com

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Skills & Tools

Experienced with

Technical SEO

  • Google Webmaster Tools
  • Bing Webmaster Tools
  • Screaming Frog Spider
  • Screaming Frog Log Analyzer
  • .htaccess
  • Developer Tools
  • Cloudflare
  • cPanel
  • Lighthouse Audit

SEO Tools

  • SEMrush
  • AHREFs
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Data Studio
  • Google Trends
  • Google Sheets
  • Screaming Frog
  • Notepad++

Project Management

  • ZoHo
  • OneNote
  • Contentful
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • Joomla
  • BigCommerce
  • HubSpot
  • Yoast

Website Logistics

  • Paletton.com
  • JIRA
  • Trello
  • Asana
  • ToDoist
  • Sublime Text
  • FileZilla
  • GIMP 2.0 / Adobe Suite
  • Kali Linux

Front End Development

  • HTML5
  • CSS / Sass / Less
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
  • Angular.js
  • React.js
  • GitHub
  • Developer Tools

Back End Development

  • PHP
  • Apache / NGINX
  • MySQL
  • WampServer
  • phpMyAdmin
  • cPanel
  • Speed Test Tools
  • Stack Overflow

Misc. Software Experience

Git WinSCP Jenkins Listserv GitHub BitBucket ZoHo Remedy Game Server Admin Photoshop Suite Illustrator After Effects Blender Reason Audacity Cubase Ableton

Profile Links

SEOByMichael Blog Moz Profile Disqus Profile Google Academy

Mini Games

SEO-themed retro games — built for fun

Brick Breaker Space Invaders Tower Defense SEOs

Employment

A brief & notable work history

2023 – Present

insightsoftware — SEO Manager

Lead cross-team website redesign projects. Research and apply AI-driven SEO strategies. Develop marketing strategies aligned to buyer personas and lifecycle stages. Partner cross-functionally to continuously improve website performance.

2021 – 2022

SocketLabs — Director, SEO

Oversaw content writers and developers. Boosted organic growth by 10% and CTR by 2%. Designed a glossary section yielding 25% improvement in targeted keyword rankings.

2019 – 2021

Sinch (Email on Acid / Pathwire / Mailjet / Mailgun) — SEO Manager & Specialist

Managed global enterprise SEO strategy across 4 languages and multiple brands. Surpassed organic traffic goals by 30-39% YoY. Led CMS migration from WordPress to Contentful. Migrated global website twice without losing rankings.

2017 – 2019

Dreamscape Marketing

Managed the SEO strategy for a team of bright minded individuals. Tackled website health, A/B testing, and content evolution for hundreds of clients in various industries.

2015 – 2017

Partition Plus

Brought on to solve web traffic issues, reduce AdWords spend, and redesign the site. Resolved Google penalties and performed various audits on backlinks, keywords, and website structure.

2014 – 2015

House of Representatives

Managed & customized 450+ websites for members, caucuses and committees. Troubleshooting cross-browser issues and HTML element functionality.

2014 – Present

Altcurrencyhelp.com

Founded a cryptocurrency resource site compiling mining, trading, and storage help topics. Created self-paced tutorials and worked with developers to create new blockchain technology.

2012 – Present

SEOByMichael.com

Freelance SEO consulting for small, medium and large businesses. Conduct audits, resolve traffic issues, implement solutions, and educate clients on best practices.

2002 – 2005

iPod Tech Support

Helped users with iPod related issues, warranty requests and encouraged users to purchase warranties.

1999 – 2002

Air Force Crew Chief

Worked on F-16 fighter jets. Day-to-day maintenance including end-of-runway, postflight, preflight, thru-flight, special inspections and phase inspections. Diagnosing malfunctions and replacing components.

Currently Learning

Self taught, through online tutorials, web guides and good ole fashion project-based experience

Agentic Coding
Continuously learning Technical SEO through Case Studies
Working on bridging SEO and Cybersecurity
Working on Digital Marketing & Cybersecurity Case Studies
Testing Website Indexing however I can
Currently into big data and machine learning project-based learning
Ever enriching my PHP skills — like this awesome Python SERPs scraping analysis
Further CMS plugin hacks to make one another play nice

About Me

Michael Williams

Michael Williams | Aka: Deacyde

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Apps

Tools & utilities

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SEO News Feed

Latest articles from SE Roundtable, Search Engine Land & Search Engine Journal
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Algorithm Timeline

Visual timeline of every major Google algorithm update from 2011 to present
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Core Web Vitals

Quick reference for LCP, INP, CLS thresholds and page experience signals
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Search Operators

Interactive cheatsheet for all Google search operators with live examples
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E-E-A-T Checklist

Interactive audit checklist for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness & Trust signals
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Link Checker

Paste HTML to extract and visualize all internal vs external links with nofollow tags
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Sheet Search

Load a Google Sheet or CSV and search/filter by keyword, cluster, product, buying phase, and more
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Subdomain Finder

Discover all subdomains for any domain using Certificate Transparency logs
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Competitor Content Feed

Fetch any competitor's sitemap to see their most recently published pages with dates
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Page Comparison

Compare two pages side-by-side across 17 SEO metrics with winner indicators

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Michael Williams : Deacyde
Baltimore, MD 21231
(443) 929-4098

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