Kirill Sajaev

Founder & Lead SEO

Santa Barbara, CA

Kirill started AUQ after 9 years working in various SEO roles ranging from agencies in Chicago and Columbus, OH to Fortune 500 companies in NYC.

He was the first SEO hired at uscellular.com and later managed technical SEO for nationwide.com. He has held many roles in the industry and currently specializes at the intersection of SEO and web development which was the impetus for forming AUQ – so that we can help clients implement a full-scale SEO strategy, not just make recommendations.

Kirill is based in Santa Barbara, CA by way of Chicago, IL. Avid traveler, highly interested in world news and is happy to have the opportunity to work with AUQ’s international team.

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Expertise

Where strategy meets execution

Technical SEO
Enterprise SEO
SEO Strategy
Technical SEO
Site Migrations
GEO & AI Visibility

EXPERTISE

A decade of building and scalling SEO

fOUNDER & LEAD SEO - AUQ.IO

Founded AUQ to deliver full-scale SEO strategies with in-house implementation trough SEO and development

2017 - Present

technical seo manager - nationwide.com

Founded AUQ to deliver full-scale SEO strategies with in-house implementation trough SEO and development

2014 - 2017

senior seo specialist - usccellular.com

Founded AUQ to deliver full-scale SEO strategies with in-house implementation trough SEO and development

2013 - 2014

seo roles - agencies in chicago and columbus

Founded AUQ to deliver full-scale SEO strategies with in-house implementation trough SEO and development

2008 - 2013

APPROACH

A holistic view of organic growth

Strategy First

Every design starts with data, business goals and the bigger picture

Technical excellence

Bridging SEO and development to turn recommendations into real results

Long-term impact

Focused on sustainable growth, not quick wins

My articles