Ben Pate is an accomplished search engine marketing and web design professional with over 20 years of experience in the field. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems from Florida Atlantic University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Ben founded Web1 SEO, a successful search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising company, after financing his way through college doing search engine optimization and web design for various clients with e-commerce websites.

Ben is an expert in organic search, paid placement advertising and local search optimization, MS Excel, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, pay-per-click, seo, search engine marketing, analytics, conversion rate optimization, and adwords. He has helped businesses obtain thousands of first page search engine rankings that generated over 4 million dollars in sales. By attending continuing education events frequently, Ben stays on the cutting edge of search engine marketing. The dynamic nature of search engines constantly changing their algorithms keeps him on his toes and never bored.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Ben is also actively involved in organizations such as Digital Service Marketing Professionals, Web1 Syndication, Inc., and StomperNet LLC. His integrity and attention to detail have blessed him with much success in the industry, where he treats each project as if it were his own. Not only is search engine optimization a business for Ben, but it is also his passion.