Meet Alex!
Meet Alex Zuev, our rockstar Director of SEO here at Market My Market! Alex’s educational journey took him across the globe, but it was at Novosibirsk State University in Russia where he earned his Master’s degree and really found his stride. He studied computer science extensively, learning about business, marketing, and informatics simultaneously.
For Alex, working in SEO and finding new ways to boost our efficiency is more than just a job—it’s an exciting challenge he loves to tackle daily. He enjoys connecting the dots between different team members and processes and spending time with new ideas and projects that will benefit the SEO team and MMM as a whole. In his free time, you can find Alex lifting weights at the gym, hanging out with his wife, and traveling around the world.
A Day in the Life
What Does a Typical Day Look Like for You?
“I talk to web dev often these days because we’re working on our new processes for website development. So, I usually help them to manage those tasks.
“I spend a while checking the SEO team’s work and helping them with different resources, managing their tasks, and solving their problems. So, I commonly have reports that I check regularly to make sure that we are on track with clients, with budget, and with everything else. And I do try to allocate time for inventions or new ideas that we have within the team to optimize the processes that we have.”
What Do You Love Most About Working at MMM?
“For me, there are so many interesting, exciting things. I love this work and have been doing it for almost 14 years. So work is always changing and always exciting because there are so many moving parts and changing things all the time, including ChatGPT, Google updates, and more.
“Another part is I like to see how the team is growing, how we collaborate together. I’m excited to have this kind of vibe where everybody is looking for some growth—not just going and coming to work just to do some 9-to-5 job—looking for something that they’re excited about.”
What Do You Like to Do in Your Spare Time?
“I like going to the gym and doing some exercises there. I mean, I was training for a long time and I used to compete in powerlifting when I was at university. So, I guess when I have time, I try to go at least a couple of times per week. Sometimes I even go with my wife.
“And then, besides powerlifting and bodybuilding, I read a lot. Usually, I read 30 to 50 books a year.
“We’ve also had some fun traveling together, my wife and I. We left Russia together 10 years ago. Before I was 25, I had never been abroad. And so when I was 25, I went to study in Brighton in the UK. And since then, I just decided that I wanted to travel as much as I can… I do photography a lot and started to do it more when we started traveling. So we visited about 30 countries and then lived in different countries. I lived in China, I lived in Vietnam, I lived in the Philippines. I think I visited almost all the countries in Southeast Asia. And then we moved to the US. Last year, we took a trip in an RV around the US. So it was a seven-month trip from Florida to San Francisco, from San Francisco to LA, San Diego, and back to Florida.”
Where Do You See Yourself in the Future?
“I mean, hopefully, Market by Market. I enjoy working here. I’m not sure how it’s going to be in terms of team structure and everything. But I feel like SEO will always be here. So there will always be people like me needed.”