In addition to his Business Development responsibilities, Mr. Byrd also manages NewGate's search engine optimization department, which has successfully driven NewGate customers millions of visitors in traffic over the past year and a half alone.

Since 1989 NewGate has been working with Fortune 100 and 500 companies - as well as a wide array of startups - to help these companies take strategic advantage of the Internet to achieve their branding, public relations, and research goals. Beyond search engine optimization services, NewGate's specialities include grassroots marketing and pr campaigns, custom researched and targeted email campaigns, community-building campaigns, and reputation management / damage control programs for major corporations.