TJ Bowman
Belleville, MI · tjbowmanjr@gmail.com · x.com/TJBowmanSEO
Career Summary
SEO and content project manager who hires, coaches and runs teams. As Leadspring's Project Manager (2023–2026), reported to the COO, hired and trained a junior SEO team for each site, and grew from managing one site to four while owning client relationships and monthly reporting. Co-owner of a $1M+ construction business with substantial client and subcontractor management, and a longtime affiliate and SEO content operator. Uses practical AI workflows for content, evaluation and automation; currently runs Contractor Capacity, a website, local SEO and lead-workflow practice for contractors.
Professional Experience
Leadspring, Remote
Project Manager | Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
- Reported directly to the COO; managed virtual assistants and employees across departments, with responsibility for hiring, planning, expense reporting, one-on-ones, and executive reporting.
- Hired VAs and built, trained, and grew a separate junior SEO team for each site, covering publishing, keyword research, on-site, off-site, and technical SEO, CRO, and monetization.
- Expanded from managing one site to four (Total Shape, Carnivore Style, Diggity Marketing, GroomsDay), coordinating technical, editorial and monetization work and moving from directing article-writing VAs to owning client relationships and monthly reporting.
- Authored new SOPs and improved existing ones for content writing, optimization, and publishing; ran QA, delegation, coaching and KPI reviews against documented quality standards.
- Managed the Total Shape team through its Helpful Content Update response, in which the team updated 1,292 pages, including all commercial money pages.
- Project manager for Total Shape when team reporting showed traffic up 11.4% from July to August 2023 (253,400 to 282,270 visitors).
- Coordinated an E-E-A-T overhaul (schema, author profiles, medical reviewer, trust pages) and a branded-search effort; meeting notes report branded searches rising from under 100 a day to several hundred.
- Built an AI-assisted news-article process for the content team.
Contractor Capacity
Founder & Operator | Sep 2026 – Present
- Plans, specifies and reviews contractor websites, local SEO, conversion paths and lead workflows, delivered with AI-assisted implementation.
- Built the Contractor Capacity and West Branch Builders websites and administers a GoHighLevel agency account.
West Branch Builders LLC, Belleville, MI
Co-Owner & Project Manager
- Co-owner of a $1M+ construction business; manages clients at scale, project scopes, subcontractors, permits, inspections, and quality.
- Brought lead-generation and marketing systems into the business and built its website.
West Adams Project LLC, Belleville, MI
Co-Founder | Affiliate Relations Manager | SEO Lead | 2013 – 2018
- Co-founded a content-driven affiliate business (including BestClearomizer), managing affiliate partner relationships, SEO content strategy, and on-page optimization for calls to action and conversion.
- Built and led a small team across content creation, graphic design, and affiliate-partnership expansion.
Side Projects
- WoW Forever Guides (2026): Personal affiliate guide site built with AI assistance; SEO, content and affiliate monetization. ContentDragon (2022): Personal Power Automate project feeding AI models to build SEO content briefs.
Tools & Platforms
Analytics & Reporting: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, SEOTesting, Google Sheets, ClickUp
SEO & Research: Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, Surfer SEO, SERPROBOT, Shopify, Google Merchant Center, Google Business Profile
CRM & Automation: GoHighLevel, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Zapier, Power Automate
Web, Creative & AI: WordPress, WooCommerce, Canva, Photoshop, OpenAI API, Codex, Cloudflare Workers