since evolved drastically: Today Online Marketing
top SEOs and marketers through quarterly networking events and workshops. Credit: Online Marketing London Topics of discussion revolve around the evolution of marketing, the future of work, and more. You can also join their Slack channel, Tech London—though it isn’t SEO-focused. In 2024, Gus and Michael plan to organize more regular events for their members. London SEO Meet-up Events: 17 Members: 3,000+ Website Organizers: Liam Quinn, Chloe Smith If you’ve heard of LondonSEO XL, you may know that the annual conference is an extension of this meet-
up by SEO agency Blue Array
. Since 2018, its mission has been to elevate the industry by promoting strong SEO practices and speakers. Before moving into a more casual networking session, its bimonthly meet-ups typically kick off with sharings from experts—past speakers include Nick Wilsdon, Paige Hobart, and Search London’s Jo. PPC Live Events: 5 Members: 1,600+ Website Organizers: Anu Adegbola PPC Live is relatively new to the SEO scene: After noticing there weren’t any PPC networking events around the city, Anu founded the (ticketed) meet-up in April 2022. Events take place once a quarter, with the next one slated for Jan 2024. Each session is a casual get-together over drinks and food as four speakers share their expertise.
Expect a solid lineup—
past speakers include Rand Fishkin, Crystal Carter, Holly Kelly, and more. SEO conferences in London Search conferences across the UK are aplenty—but you’ll find some solid options within London, too (Not from around here? We rounded up the best SEO conferences from elsewhere.) WTSFest London Women in Tech SEO (WTS) began in 2019 as a support network for women in the technical SEO space and has grown to 6,000 members across Facebook and Slack. Founder Areej AbuAli has since organized
three editions of WTSFest—
an annual full-day conference Dominican Republic Email List whose speakers come from all areas of search. WTS also runs workshops, a mentorship program, and even a podcast and newsletter. LondonSEO XL Conference LondonSEO runs meet-ups, as we mentioned earlier—but their conferences are really a culmination of the Blue Array team’s hard work. (Ahrefs was even a headline sponsor for LondonSEO XL in 2022 and 2023!) Credit: Blue Array For a taste of what to expect, you can access speaker slides and replay videos from this year’s conference here. Speakers included Barry Schwartz, Chima Mmeje, Ahrefs’ own Joshua Hardwick, and many more. MeasureCamp London Conceived in 2012 by Peter O’Neill, MeasureCamp is a (free!) digital
analytics conference that now takes
place in 24 cities around the world. The idea behind the conference was born of casual meet-ups among a group of developers, product managers, and social media users. Peter leveraged the growing network and organized the first MeasureCamp conference in Mozilla’s London office in Sep 2012. At MeasureCamp London 2023, experts from the likes of Meta, Conductrics, and Measurelab discussed everything from full-funnel growth to measuring email performance. SearchLove Conference
SearchLove is a marketing conference conceived
in 2009 by Distilled founders London is home to a high concentration of Will Critchlow and Duncan Morris. The conference today takes place in London, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Credit: SearchLove (via Facebook) In its most recent San Diego edition, the two-day conference saw 200+ marketers in attendance to glean insights from the likes of Dr. Pete Meyers, Aleyda Solis, and Will Reynolds. Search Marketing Expo (SMX) London This well-loved conference series by Search Engine Land has been around for 15 years (!), and brings together some of the best-in-class marketers. Credit: SMX London (via Facebook) Despite its
