Best SEO networking communities
Meet other SEO professionals in these online networking communities. The SEO world is one of the most open, inclusive and collaborative professional communities I’ve experienced. If you’re looking for a guaranteed networking opportunity to get started, connect with me on LinkedIn.
Digital Marketers Organization
Platform: Mighty Networks
About Digital Marketers Organization: Founded and operated by California-based search engine marketing professionals Jim Christian @jim_christian and TJ Van Der Werf.
Clubhouse
Platform: Clubhouse
About Clubhouse: Clubhouse is currently a private drop-in call netowork in beta. Within the network are groups. Club CPG, which discusses “all things consumer, retail DTC & ecommerce.” Clubhouse seems dominated by social media influencers and coaches, but it is a unique space and will likely see more SEOs joining in the future.
SEO Breakfast
Platform: Slack
About SEO Breakfast: “An invite only Slack community for exclusively in-house SEOs and marketers to share the experience, success and challenges in a private and trusted environment.” The Zoom calls are held at breakfast time in the United Kingdom.
Backlinks
Platform: Slack
About Backlinks: “Engage with website owners, bloggers, industry leaders from around the world. The Backlinks Slack group facilitates backlink opportunities, discussions, and Q&A.”
Growmance
Platform: Slack
About Growmance: “A community of like-minded digital marketers that love making marketing great, together.”
Other SEO networking ideas
Interact on Twitter
Find a way to add value for the SEO professionals you want to engage with, even if its just congratulations or humor.
Attend (virtual) conferences
Many SEOs love sharing, and virtual conferences attract many of them. If possible, prepare specific questions ahead of the conference for SEOs you hope to bump into in less-formal breakout sessions.
Study top performers & reach out directly
Find something interesting (ideally positive) about an SEO leader's work and ask them about it directly via email or direct message. Sending coffee or tea (electronically) is a nice thank you for genuinely helpful responses.