Technical SEO specialist focused on crawl infrastructure, structured data at scale, international SEO, and AI-powered search visibility.
Experience
Where I've Done the Work
Vyapar
I currently lead technical SEO at Vyapar, a SaaS platform with 1,000+ pages serving small businesses across India, the UAE, and international markets. My work spans hreflang governance across multiple locales, crawl and indexation optimization at scale, structured data deployment via GTM, and direct collaboration with engineering on a full Next.js + headless WordPress migration.
Shopa Marketing
Before Vyapar, I managed technical and strategic SEO for clients across Australia and New Zealand at Shopa Marketing, covering real estate, e-commerce, finance, healthcare, and retail. That's where I learned to diagnose and fix SEO problems across very different industries and tech stacks.
SetMyCareer
I started my SEO career at SetMyCareer, where I took a brand-new platform from 100 to 60,000+ monthly organic views in eight months. I built everything from the ground up: technical foundations, content architecture, internal linking, and domain authority.
CareerFocus.io
Along the way, I also independently built and shipped CareerFocus.io, a full-stack web application. Understanding engineering isn't optional when your job is collaborating with engineers on SEO implementation.
Expertise
What I Specialize In
Technical SEO & Crawl Infrastructure
Crawl budget optimization, JavaScript rendering (Next.js, React), log file analysis, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, and mobile performance. I use Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, and server logs to understand exactly how search engines interact with a site, not just what dashboards report.
Structured Data at Scale
FAQPage, SoftwareApplication, BreadcrumbList, Article schema. Deployed programmatically via Google Tag Manager injection across large platforms. I focus on rich result governance and making sure structured data actually earns results, not just validates in testing tools.
International SEO
Hreflang implementation and governance, multilingual site architecture, locale targeting, and cross-market indexation strategy. I maintain hreflang systems across IN-EN, AE-EN, and global locales on a 1,000+ page platform.
GEO & AEO (AI Search Optimization)
Generative Engine Optimization and Answer Engine Optimization. Structuring content, markup, and page architecture to improve visibility in Google AI Overviews and LLM-powered search surfaces. This is where SEO is heading, and it's a core focus of both my work and my writing.
SEO Automations & Workflows
Building systems that reduce manual SEO work. From programmatic metadata deployment to audit automation to structured data pipelines. The best SEO is repeatable, scalable, and doesn't depend on doing the same thing by hand every time.
Authority
Results & Recognition
60,000+ Monthly Organic Views from Zero
Scaled SetMyCareer from 100 to 60,000+ monthly organic views in 8 months through technical SEO, content architecture, and off-page strategy.
50% Organic Traffic Growth in an International Market
Delivered 50% organic growth for an international client (Dubai) within 6 months through locale-targeted keyword research, on-page optimization, and multilingual content strategy.
Next.js + Headless WordPress Migration
Led the full front-end migration of Vyapar's blog to Next.js with headless WordPress. Scoped requirements, collaborated with engineering, and validated post-launch Core Web Vitals and performance improvements.
Hreflang Governance at Scale
Built and maintain hreflang architecture across multiple locales on a 1,000+ page SaaS platform. Resolved locale-targeting conflicts, duplicate indexation, and crawl coverage gaps.
Structured Data Deployment via GTM
Deployed FAQPage, SoftwareApplication, and additional schema types programmatically at scale via Google Tag Manager. Improved rich result coverage and AI discoverability signals.
SEO Hack Recovery
Identified and resolved a Japanese keyword hack (malicious code injection) for a client. Restored rankings and site health within weeks through security hardening and technical remediation.
Trust
Credentials
Google Analytics Certified, Google (2020)
SEO Search Champ Award, Vyapar Apps (Q1 2025) — recognized for outstanding SEO performance and cross-functional impact.
Bachelor of Computer Applications, Kannur University (2016–2019)
Tools I work with daily
Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Jira, and server log analysis tools. Familiar with Botify.
Languages
English (Professional) · Malayalam (Fluent)
My Writing on This Blog
Deep dives on technical SEO, AI search optimization, structured data, and automation workflows.
Last week I ran a quick performance check on one of Vyapar’s landing pages, /free/pos-billing-software. PageSpeed Insights handed me two numbers that completely disagreed with each other. The field data said the page passed Core Web Vitals. LCP 1.4s, INP 190ms, CLS 0.05, all green. Then I scrolled down to the lab data and saw […]
Avinash Chandran··4 min read
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