Kelly Main

Staff Reviewer

Digital marketing, content marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), PPC advertising, web design and development and mobile application development

About

Kelly Main is a Marketing Editor and Writer specializing in digital marketing, online advertising and web design and development. Before joining the team, she was a Content Producer at Fit Small Business where she served as an editor and strategist covering small business marketing content. She is a former Google Tech Entrepreneur and she holds an MSc in International Marketing from Edinburgh Napier University. Additionally, she is a Columnist at Inc. Magazine.

Kelly Main is a digital marketing expert and self-proclaimed startup nerd. She has spent the last seven years helping small to medium-sized businesses and startups launch and grow successfully through practical digital content. She is currently the Marketing Editor and Writer for Forbes Advisor SMB and she has been with the company since 2022.

Outside of Forbes Advisor, Kelly Main is a Columnist at Inc. Magazine where she covers startup, tech and productivity. She has a passion for entrepreneurship and leveraging strategic marketing to transform great ideas into profitable businesses. She is a former Google Tech Entrepreneur with a successful exit and a former advisor in a U.K.-based startup incubator. Additionally, is she an experienced website developer and an Apple app developer with a passion for innovation, growth and disruptive ideas.

Expertise

Digital marketing
Content marketing
Search engine optimization (SEO)
PPC advertising
Web design and development
Mobile application development

Achievements

Over seven years of experience in business publishing
Top 10 Inc. Magazine Columnist
Former Google Tech Entrepreneur
Former Fortune 100 Analyst
Holds an MSc in International Marketing

Other Publications

https://www.inc.com/author/kelly-main

Education

Edinburgh Napier University, Masters of Science in International Marketing
Salve Regina University, Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Finance
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Entrepreneurship (Executive Education)

Honors and Awards

Apple Developer
Google AdWords Certification

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