Mike Fogarty

Mike Fogarty

Mike Fogarty graduated from San Diego State University in 2010 with a B.S. in Business Marketing and a specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications. While at San Diego State University he was active in the American Marketing Association, holding the position of Vice President of Programming for the 2010 Spring Semester. He also was a founding member of the TOMS Shoes Campus Club, a DJ at the on-campus radio station and studied abroad in England.

During Mike's last semester at San Diego State University he interned at a local digital marketing agency, where he learned and grew substantially. The experience cemented his passion for internet marketing. Mike started interning at Thunder SEO in May 2010 and is currently focusing on supporting the SEO, Local Search, and SMO efforts at Thunder.

An avid gamer and a fresh face to San Diego's home brewing culture you can be sure to find Mike enjoying the local craft beer scene, brewing his own beer, or catching up on the latest video game at home. He's still keeping up with KCR, hosting a weekly radio show and is always up for a spontaneous adventure.

An Unexpected Side Effect of Tweeting
Submitted on 6/27/2011
by Mike Fogarty
While compiling reports at the beginning of this month, I came across a few interesting jumps in numbers for one of my clients, an e-commerce site. Looking at Webmaster Tools' keyword occurrence...
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“You’d Be A Fool Not To Fool” | April Fool’s Day Link Building
Submitted on 4/15/2011
by Mike Fogarty
Two weeks ago I experienced my first April Fools as an SEO. This year, unlike last year, I knew ahead of time & excitedly kept an eye out for any & all tomfoolery I could find. After spending...
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Social Media in Natural Disasters

Submitted on 3/25/2011
by Mike Fogarty
Social media is without a doubt changing how we communicate & it has been for sometime. From keeping in contact with friends, interacting with companies, donating to charities, sharing...
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Thoughts on Blog Commenting from an SEO
Submitted on 1/27/2011
by Mike Fogarty
After reading Rand Fishkin’s SEOmoz post on “Recommendations for Blog Commenting as a Marketing Strategy” it got me thinking of how I approach blog comments and how it adds value....
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Dealing with an Impostor URL
Submitted on 12/23/2010
by Mike Fogarty
 So you just found out your new client, who has a new brand & new site, has a fairly big problem with brand name search results: There’s a defamatory 3rd party blog that uses your...
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Social Media & Craft Beer - How It's Changing The Way We Drink
Submitted on 9/9/2010
by Mike Fogarty
In the past few years social media and craft brewing have seen a huge increase in both attention and use. Social media is allowing companies and customers to connect in a new, non traditional way....
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Stickybits - The Newest Addition to Your Social Media Tool Box
Submitted on 6/11/2010
by Mike Fogarty
Internet Week 2010 is in full swing in New York City and Pepsi Co, wanting to show their social media and internet savvy, will be hiding videos, pictures and links on the UPC bar codes of their...
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