Michael Kirkegaard

@michaelkirkegaardclausen

By day, CEO of two Danish webshops. I help brands with Profit Engineering, growth you can see on the bottom line.

📍 Copenhagen, DK Open for projects

Tech stack

Ahrefs Shopify Klaviyo Meta Ads Google Ads Google Analytics Search Console WordPress Elementor Claude Notion Make Semrush

Portfolio

Selected projects

MAXIS Webshop · CEO
MAXIS on mobile

MAXIS

maxis.dk

Home of the sportswear brand Nordic Power. As CEO, my main focus is business development, marketing, and sales.

Billig Træning Webshop · CEO
Billig Træning on mobile

Billig Træning

billigtraening.dk

Training equipment for all of Denmark. Built on the same engine room as Maxis.

Profit Engineering
Profit Studio
Profit Engineering on mobile

Profit Engineering

profitstudio.io

A systematic approach to profitable growth, where everything a webshop does is judged on the bottom line.

VICOS Case
VICOS on mobile

VICOS

vicos.dk

SEO and AI visibility for a nationwide staffing and recruitment agency serving industry.

Energize Brand case
Energize on mobile

Energize

energiz.dk

Complete underfloor heating systems for Danish homes. One of the brand cases I have built over the years.

eTail Nordic 2025 Speaker
eTail Nordic 2025 on mobile

eTail Nordic 2025

youtube.com/@michaelkirkegaard

GenAI for content, tracking, and profitability. Most recently on stage at eTail Nordic and Savant Ecommerce.

Who I am

CEO, marketing leader & SEO geek

After more than ten years in digital marketing, I now lead Maxis.dk and Billigtraening.dk as CEO. That means I know the pressure on a bottom line from the inside.

Through Profit Studio I bring that same thinking to other brands: SEO, paid advertising, email, and data working together toward one goal. I have also spoken at eTail Nordic on how GenAI is reshaping content and tracking.

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Years experience

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Webshops as CEO

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Profit Engineering

An approach for webshops that want to make money, gathered in one PDF.

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LinkedIn

Daily posts on profit & SEO

YouTube

@michaelkirkegaard

Instagram

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Write to me

mail@michaelkirkegaard.dk

Profit Studio

Want your webshop to make more money?

See how I work with Profit Engineering, SEO, and case studies at Profit Studio.

Latest articles

Marketing, explained

SEO

26 Aug

How to Build Online Authority: The Web, Mentions and AI Answers

Authority is not something you declare for yourself. It is a result of how much the web actually says about you. Here is how that works, and how you can test whether you already have it.

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Technical

26 Aug

Vibe Coding in Practice: How This Website Is Built

This website is built and continuously updated with Claude Code, not by a traditional developer. Here is what vibe coding actually means for a marketing site in practice.

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Google Ads

16 Aug

Google Ads cost per click: what does a click cost?

There is no fixed price per click in Google Ads. Here is what drives the price, the rough levels to expect, and how to find your own cost per click.

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SEO

16 Aug

SEO strategy: how to build one you can prioritize from

An SEO strategy is not a keyword list. It is a plan for where the business should win visibility, and in what order. Here is my method, step by step.

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SEO

14 Aug

AI-generated content penalties in 2026 (and what to do)

Data shows a clear pattern: sites publishing AI-generated content at scale lose organic traffic and AI citations. Here is why, and what works instead.

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SEO

14 Aug

Semrush review: a strong second tool, or enough on its own?

Semrush is my second source for keywords and visibility over time. What it does better than Ahrefs, what it does not, and when having both makes sense.

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SEO

13 Aug

Ahrefs review: is it still worth the money in 2026?

I have used Ahrefs as my primary SEO tool since 2016. An honest review of what it does well, where it falls short, and who it is right for.

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Strategy

13 Aug

Agency, freelancer or in-house: the actual cost math

Pros and cons are one thing, but the numbers often say more. A concrete cost example of what the three models really cost a mid-sized webshop.

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