I have been writing for the web since 2005, both in English and Russian. First, I was writing for Exzibit.net (2005-2006). In 2005-2006, I was also regularly updating a website for the programme The LOOK that I did on QT Radio in Manchester. I also contributed articles on cinema to some e-newsletters.

Not initially a geek, I started a Blogger blog in August 2006 (Notebooks – Los Cuadernos de Julia). I tried nearly all possible “statcounters” with this blog. In January 2007, I decided to start blogging in Russian and created a supplement blog Los Cuadernos de Julia in LiveJournal, which was a good opportunity to explore LiveJournal as a platform. By February 2007, I opened up this portfolio on WordPress, again as a means to learn about the platform. Finally, I started two blogs on TypePad, The Italian Hours and Mundus Vivendi, which allows me to explore and experiment with advertising on the site, as well as to learn TypePad as a blogging platform.

In short, I have the working knowledge of all four main blogging platforms: Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, and LiveJournal, including their advantages, limitations, differences, etc.

I regularly use several forums on a range of subjects, and am certainly present on Facebook, Twitter, and vKontakte. I use several bookmarking services, including del.icio.us, Digg, and StumbleUpon. I have contributed to the Public Wiki, and have made a particularly good use of Flickr. I also have a YouTube channel.

Since 2007 I have been working in Internet Marketing. I have the working knowledge of paid and organic search, and Social Media marketing. One of my clients was a leading European e-bank, for which I created and/or optimised multilingual paid search campaigns and ad copies, in addition to day-to-day management of the campaigns on Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Yandex, and Rambler (the latter two are Russia’s leading search engines). The languages I worked with included Russian, French, Italian, and German.

My experience in organic marketing and social media advertising involved working on campaigns for a beauty salon, a travel agent, a used car dealer, and an Internet Communications company. I optimised organic data; produced site content and ad copies; blogged and/or advised on blogging; advised on the use of Social Media, particularly Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

Through work and personal experience of utilising various Internet tools for marketing and promotion, I prepared and delivered the following presentations: Working with Russian Search Engines (Yandex and Rambler); Using Flickr; Keyword Generation; Blogging. All of them are original and based on my personal experience, research and analysis. I have been involved in Search as my own client for over two years now, and can lend my expertise and experience to assist at your marketing tasks. If you have questions, or would like to work with me, contact me.