Grigory Frolov
Web and mobile developer, digital marketing specialist
Working with Australian and New Zealand clients · open to relocating to Australia
Grigory Frolov has spent more than twenty years building websites and apps and running the marketing that brings people to them. He has worked with Australian clients for years and lived in Queensland, which is where his feel for the local market comes from. He runs Oz Web Expert.
He builds on both sides of the screen: websites and online stores on WordPress and Shopify, and mobile apps for iOS and Android.
The other half of his work is getting those products found and used — local and technical SEO, app store optimisation and install campaigns, Google Ads and Meta advertising, email marketing and CRM automation, and the analytics and conversion tracking that tell you whether any of it worked. Building and marketing are usually two different people — doing both means the decisions in one inform the other.
He writes here about professional networking in Australia and New Zealand — the part of building a business that no amount of advertising replaces.
He is currently looking to join an Australian team and relocate, and is open to roles that include visa sponsorship. If you are hiring, or know someone who is, he would be glad to hear from you.
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Guides by Grigory (14)
Networking Events in Auckland and Across New Zealand
Where professional networking events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are listed, and how a small national market changes what works.
7 min readCity guidesNetworking Events in Adelaide: Small City, Short Path to Anyone
Where professional networking events in Adelaide are listed, why a compact market is an advantage, and how to reach people who are two introductions away.
6 min readCity guidesNetworking Events in Perth: Making an Isolated Market Work for You
Where to find professional networking events in Perth, how the city’s isolation changes the calculation, and what to do when the room is always the same people.
7 min readCity guidesNetworking Events in Brisbane: A Practical Guide
Where professional networking events in Brisbane are listed, how to tell which are worth attending, and why a smaller market rewards showing up consistently.
7 min readCity guidesNetworking Events in Sydney: Where to Look and What to Skip
How to find professional networking events in Sydney worth an evening, which formats repay the commute, and what to do instead if they are not for you.
7 min readCity guidesNetworking Events in Melbourne: How to Find the Right Ones
Where professional networking events in Melbourne are actually listed, how to tell which are worth a weeknight, and what to do instead if they are not for you.
8 min readCoffee chatsHow to Follow Up After Meeting Someone (And Actually Get a Reply)
The message to send after a coffee chat or an event, when to send it, and how to stay in touch afterwards without inventing reasons to make contact.
7 min readCareerHow to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor (Without Asking)
Why the direct request usually fails, what to do instead, and how mentoring relationships actually begin — with the specific words that work.
7 min readCareerInformational Interview Questions That Get You Real Answers
How to request an informational interview, what to ask across the thirty minutes, and how to close it so a second conversation is likely.
8 min readNetworking basicsHow to Network on LinkedIn Without Sounding Like Everyone Else
Connection requests that get accepted, messages that get replies, and the small amount of posting that makes both easier — written for the Australian and New Zealand market.
8 min readNetworking basicsNetworking for Introverts: A Method That Does Not Require Small Talk
How to build professional relationships when large rooms drain you — choosing formats that suit you, preparing properly, and doing less of what does not work.
7 min readCoffee chats40 Coffee Chat Questions (And When to Use Each One)
Questions that turn a professional coffee chat into a conversation worth having — how to open, what to ask in the middle, and how to close well.
8 min readNetworking basics17 Tips for Networking Events That Actually Work
Practical advice for networking events in Australia and New Zealand — what to do before you arrive, how to start and leave conversations, and how to follow up.
9 min readNetworking basicsHow to Network in Australia (Without Knowing Anyone)
A practical guide to building a professional network in Australia and New Zealand from scratch — where to start, what to say, and what makes it different here.
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