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Maxim Smirnov
SEO Specialist · Technical & Content SEO
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) · Telegram: @findlyten · Chisinau, Moldova · Remote (EU/US hours) · 1.5+ years experience

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Technical audits, on-page fixes, content briefs, link outreach — in that order, because that's the order that pays. Since
2026 I've run SEO for small shops and local services: mostly realistic wins (indexation, intent match, page speed) over
silver-bullet link packages.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance SEO Specialist — Self-employed
Jan 2026 – Present · Remote
Run SEO for 5-6 small sites (e-commerce, local services): audits, on-page, brief, tracking
Two client sites recovered from Google update dips in 3-4 months by content pruning and intent fixes
Link building through real placements: guest posts, niche directories, digital PR angles

SEO Specialist — Wrenpath Digital (SEO agency)
Nov 2024 – Dec 2025 · Remote
Technical audits for client sites: indexation, cannibalization, Core Web Vitals basics, internal links
Wrote content briefs for writers; organic traffic across the portfolio grew steadily quarter-over-quarter
Managed link outreach: prospecting, anchor planning, placement QA

SKILLS
Technical SEO: Audits, indexation, cannibalization, sitemaps, redirects, CWV basics
On-page & Intent: Titles, metas, headings, intent matching, pruning weak content
Link Building: Prospecting, placements, anchor plans, no spam networks
Reporting: GSC/GA4 digests, rank tracking, plain-language client updates

TOOLS
Google Search Console — Advanced, GA4 — Advanced, Ahrefs — Advanced, Screaming Frog — Advanced, Semrush
— Advanced, Surfer / content editors — Intermediate, WordPress — Advanced, Shopify — Intermediate, PageSpeed
Insights — Advanced, Excel / Sheets — Advanced, Zapier (reporting hooks) — Intermediate, Notion — Advanced

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Recovered from update dips: 2 sites
Product pages fixed: 250+
Portfolio traffic growth: QoQ
No PBN packages: Real links

CERTIFICATIONS
Cambridge English B2 First (CEFR B2) — certified upper-intermediate English: reading, writing, listening, speaking.

LANGUAGES
Russian — Native · Ukrainian — Native · English — Fluent (B2+/C1) · Romanian — Conversational