Biography
Dan Taylor is a highly respected SEO consultant and growth marketer with a proven track record in enhancing the digital presence of enterprises, particularly in the eCommerce, SaaS, and travel sectors – companies such as Cloudflare, Gitlab, TCGPlayer, Travel Supermarket, and Airbnb, to name but a few.
Based in the United Kingdom, Dan has garnered recognition for his expertise, being named among the top SEOs by Search Engine Journal in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and one of the top 20 technical SEOs to follow by OnCrawl.
His innovative work in edge SEO earned him the 2018 TechSEO Boost Research & Innovation Competition award.
Dan is not only known for his SEO consultancy but also for his contributions to the industry as a speaker, writer, and knowledge sharer.
He has shared his insights at major conferences like BrightonSEO, and TechSEO Boost, and through seminars in collaboration with the Department for International Trade and Google Digital Garage.
Dan is also a prolific writer, with articles featured in Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land, and he engages with the SEO community through webinars and as an organizer of events like the New York SEO Meetup.
Social Media & Platforms
- Twitter:
- Cadence Newsletter (1,300+ subscribers)
- YouTube (1,000+ subscribers)
Headshots
Conference & Event Speaking
I’ve been fortunate to speak at a number of SEO and digital marketing conferences, events, webinars, and even guest lecturer at Universities in my career.
You can find details about my upcoming speaking engagements below, as well as details on previous speaking events, and information on how to contact me about speaking at your conference/event.
Conference | When | Links |
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International Search Summit | 16 November 2023, Barcelona | Conference |
Take It Offline | 9th-10th November 2023, Sofia | Â |
Marketing Masterclass Series: AI Edition | 4 July 2023 | Register |
Institute of Travel & Tourism Conference | 5-7 June 2020 – Doha, Qatar | Conference |
BrightonSEO | April 20th 2023 – Brighton, UK | Â |
Hotel Marketing Conference | April 2023 – Burton, UK | Conference |
Digital Marketing Europe 2023 | March 2023 – Vilnius, Lithuania | Conference |
SE Ranking Conference | Nov 22 2022 – Online | Â |
BrightonSEO | Oct 7 2022 – Brighton, UK | Â |
Search Y Paris | Jun 2022 – Paris, France | Â |
DMO Advanced Napa | May 2022 – California, USA | Â |
Digital Marketing Europe 2022 | Mar 2022 – Vilnius, Lithuania | Â Conference |
SMXL Milan | Nov 11 2021 – Online | Â Conference |
Optimization Moscow | Oct 28 2021 – Online | Â Conference |
Search Engine Journal Webinar | Sep 15 2021 – Online | Â |
Outranking.io Summit | Sep 1 2021 – Online | Â Conference |
BrightonSEO (Talk) | Jul 2021 – Brighton, UK | Â |
Washington DC CTO Meetup | Jun 24 2021 – Online | Â |
Majestic SEO Panel (Webinar) | Jun 2 2021 – Online | Â Video Link |
BrightonSEO (Panel) | Mar 26 2021 – Brighton, UK | Â Speaker Page |
BrightonSEO (Talk) | Mar 26 2021 – Brighton, UK | Â Speaker Page |
Plerdy: CRO&UX_Party | Feb 25 2021 – Online | Â Conference |
WP North East | Jan 14 2021 – Online | Â Slideshare |
SEO Camp’us Paris | Dec 12 2020 – Paris, France | Â Conference |
Optimization Moscow | Nov 19 2020 – Online | Â Conference / Slides |
WeLoveSEO Paris | Oct 29 2020 – Paris, France | Â Conference |
VirtuaCon! 3.0 | Jul 10 2020 – Online | Â |
VirtuaCon! 2.0 | May 15 2020 – Online | Â YouTube |
VirtuaCon! | April 3 2020 – Online | Â YouTube |
Nordic.Online | Postponed – Larvik, Norway | Â Conference |
NOR(DEV):CON | Feb 28 2020 – Norwich, UK | Â Conference |
BrightonSEO | Sep 13 2019 – Brighton, UK | Â Conference / YouTube |
Serverless London | Mar 7 2019 – London, UK | Â |
London Affiliate Conference | Feb 7 2019 – London, UK | Â Slideshare |
TechSEO Boost, Boston MA | Nov 30 2018 – Massachusetts, USA | Â Slideshare / YouTube |
MeasureCamp I Manchester | May 12 2018 – Manchester, UK | Â Slideshare |
MeasureCamp X London | Mar 2017 – London, UK | Â Slideshare |
Leeds Trinity Media Festival | Â | Â Slideshare |
Leeds Digital Festival | Â | Â Slideshare |
Articles & Features
Author Profiles:
- Search Engine Land
- Search Engine Journal (VIP Contributor)
- Wix SEO Hub
- OnCrawl
Owned media websites:
Best Of
The below articles are some of the ones I’ve written over the years which have been widely cited, read, and referenced by others.
- Is Indexing The Next Big Challenge In SEO?
- Did Removing 80% Of It’s Content Impact PornHub?
- Why 100% indexing isn’t possible, and why that’s OK
- How to define SERP intent and ‘source type’ for better analysis
- Ecommerce content: How to demonstrate beneficial purpose and expertise
- Yandex Data Leak: The Ranking Factors & The Myths We Found
- How To Do Technical SEO For Ecommerce Websites
- A Complete Guide To the Google Penguin Algorithm Update
- How People Search: Understanding User Intent