14+ Years of Technical SEO, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and AI-Driven Website Strategy
📍 Rifle, Colorado
📧 yourpalzack@gmail.com | 🌐 YourPalZack.com | 💼 LinkedIn
I’m Zack Hayes, a Senior SEO Director and full-stack search architect with over 14 years of experience driving measurable organic growth for SaaS, fintech, and enterprise-scale platforms.
My focus combines technical SEO, AI optimization, and programmatic automation to deliver scalable frameworks that rank fast, convert better, and adapt to next-generation AI search systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, and SearchGPT.
- Websites I Built, Ranked & Sold
- Professional SEO Projects for Enterprise Clients
- AllCydia.com – WordPress jailbreak guide site; ~300K monthly organic visitors; sold for six figures (2014).
- Incredijet.com – Private jet charter lead generation site; 40K monthly visits; sold to broker partner.
- Coinformant.com – Crypto-info directory; peaked at 150K+ visitors; sold in 2019.
- AirplaneListings.com – Aircraft sales PWA; flipped in six months.
- NoiseCuts.com – Marketplace for beats/vocals; 25K monthly visitors; sold with revenue.
- RobinhoodPennies.com – Companion to /r/robinhoodpennystocks; 65K+ visitors in year one.
- RoaringForkLocal.com – Local Colorado directory; sold to agency (2018).
- Offerpad.com – Managed 850K+ pages, implemented local SEO across 90 markets, +450% organic impressions.
- Groundfloor.com / Groundfloor.us – Led GEO + AI search visibility; 30–40% customer acquisition via organic.
- FindRentals.com – Pruned 700K dead URLs, rebuilt structure; recovered 600K monthly visitors.
- Stake.com – Resolved JS rendering/indexing; now 20M+ monthly organic visits.
- Modnet.io – Advised React-based SEO architecture; +300% indexation increase.
- SkillSmartAI.com – Built AI-driven SEO job board; 7.5K+ visitors in first month.
| Category | Tools / Technologies |
|---|---|
| SEO Platforms | Google Search Console, GA4, Tag Manager, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog |
| AI & Automation | GPT-4, Claude, Perplexity, Zapier, n8n, Make.com |
| Development | HTML, CSS, JS, Node.js, Python, React, Next.js, WordPress, Webflow |
| Performance | Core Web Vitals, CDN, lazy loading, server optimization |
| Analytics | Looker Studio, GTM events, conversion dashboards |
- Google Analytics Certified
- Google Ads Certified
- Google Tag Manager Certified
- Google Search Console Certified
- Google Digital Garage — Advanced SEO & Analytics
- Author of guides on AI SEO, GEO, and AI Overview Optimization.
- Contributor to SEO communities on LLM search visibility and SGE optimization.
- Expert in E-E-A-T, semantic SEO, and AI-answer engine optimization.
If you’re exploring SEO consulting, AI search optimization, or large-scale technical audits, let’s connect:
📧 yourpalzack@gmail.com
🌐 YourPalZack.com
GitHub SEO Portfolio by Zack Hayes
Pioneer in Full-Stack SEO, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and AI-Search Visibility