We’ve attended dozens of SEO conferences and some aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Here are the ones we think are worth attending in 2024.
| Conference | When | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney SEO Conference | Mar. 1, 2024 | Sydney, Australia |
| WTSFest London | Mar. 8, 2024 | London, UK |
| PubCon | Mar 4-6, 2024 | Las Vegas, US |
| SMX Munich | Mar. 12 & 13, 2024 | Munich, Germany |
| SMX Paris | Mar. 14 & 15, 2024 | Paris, France |
| Friends of Search | Mar. 21, 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| SEO Mastery Summit | Apr. 9 – 11, 2024 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| BrightonSEO | Apr. 24 & 25, 2024 / Oct. 3 & 4, 2024 | Brighton, UK |
| Mozcon | Jun. 3 & 4, 2024 | Seattle, US |
| WTSFest Berlin | Jun. 7, 2024 | Berlin, Germany |
| LondonSEO XL | Jun. 13, 2024 | London, UK |
| SEO on the Beach | Jun. 14 & 15, 2024 | La Manga, Spain |
| WTSFest USA | Sep. 19, 2024 | Philadelphia, US |
| Chiang Mai SEO Conference | Nov 22 & 23 | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| International Search Summit | Nov. 14, 2024 | Barcelona, Spain |
| BrightonSEO (US edition) | Nov. 19 & 20, 2024 | San Diego, US |
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Location: Sydney, Australia
Price: From AUD405.75
Date: Mar. 1
Website: Sydney SEO Conference
Speakers: Nik Ranger (Dejan Marketing), Greg Gifford (SearchLab), Jes Scholz (JesScholz.com)
This single-track SEO conference is one of Sydney’s largest, and sees 400 marketers of all experience levels congregating for talks on local search, performance marketing, digital PR, enterprise and technical SEO, automation, and yet more.
Here’s what went down at its 2020 edition:
Location: London, UK; Berlin, Germany; Philadelphia, US
Prices: (London) £299 before 20% VAT; (Berlin) €349; (Philadelphia) USD399
Date: (London) Mar. 8; (Berlin) Jun. 7; (Philadelphia) Sep. 19
Website: WTSFest London, WTSFest Berlin, WTSFest Philadelphia
Speakers (dependent on location): Rasida Begum (The Draft, UK), Sophie Gibson (StudioHawk), Billie Geena Hyde (Uptake Agency, UK)
WTSFest is an extension and the namesake of founder Areej AbuAli’s marketing community—and it’s going places.
What began as a London-only conference has since expanded into the U.S. and, come 2024, Berlin too.
Regardless of which city you choose to attend the conference in, you’ll be treated to talks across four tracks—analyze, advance, innovate, and empower.
Some notable topics include:
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Location: Munich, Germany; Paris, France
Prices: (Munich) €1,199; (Paris) €770
Dates: (Munich) Mar. 12 & 13; (Paris) Mar. 14 & 15
Websites: SMX Munich, SMX Paris
Speakers (dependent on location): Rand Fishkin (SparkToro), Will Reynolds (SEER Interactive), Florian Bouchaud (LinkedIn)
This SEO and PPC conference series by Search Engine Land has been around for a good decade and a half, and brings together a strong roster of best-in-class SEO and PPC professionals.
Like brightonSEO and WTSFest, the conference takes place across multiple cities. So far, Munich and Paris have been confirmed for 2024.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prices: €629.20
Dates: Mar. 21
Website: Friends of Search
Speakers: Kevin Indig, Aleyda Solis (Orainti), Roxana Stingu (Alamy)
Friends of Search is set for its 11th edition—and while the agenda hasn’t been sorted, you can look forward to expert talks on all things SEO and PPC.
Past editions have seen up to 600 consultants and marketers in attendance. No matter your level of expertise, you’re bound to leave with fresh insights.
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Prices: USD700
Dates: Apr. 9 – 11
Website: SEO Mastery Summit
Speakers: Chi Kanh (Authority Site Master), Olga Zarr (SEOSLY), Greg Elfrink (Empire Flippers)
Organizer Mads Singers is bringing more SEO magic to Southeast Asia in 2024.
The bumper five-day conference has a little of everything: pre-event workshops (Apr 7 & 8) spanning link building and content creation, and a three-day conference (Apr 9 -11) for 400 SEOs.
The agenda’s still in the works, but if history repeats itself, we have high expectations.
Location: Brighton, UK; San Diego, US
Prices: (Brighton: April edition) £475 before 20% VAT; (San Diego) USD500
Dates: (Brighton) Apr. 25 & 26, (San Diego) Oct. 3 & 4
Website: BrightonSEO, BrightonSEO San Diego
Speakers (dependent on location): Dependent on location / Dan Taylor (SALT.agency), Victoria Roscow (Dark Horse), Kelly Sheppard (Sleeping Giant Media)
It’s no surprise that BrightonSEO made our list: The biannual conference is well-loved by SEOs and marketers of all levels, ourselves included.
Here are some standout topics you may like at the April event in Brighton, UK:
Can’t attend in April? Then make plans for the October edition (prices TBC).
A second US edition is also set for November.
Speakers haven’t been finalized, but its inaugural 2023 conference was packed with talks from over 70 experts including Ross Hudgens, Jamie Indigo, and Ahrefs’ Patrick Stox.
Location: Seattle, US
Prices: USD1,699
Dates: Jun. 3 & 4, 2024
Website: MozCon
Speakers: Ross Simmonds (Foundation Marketing), Lily Ray (Amsive Digital), Bernard Huang (Clearscope)
If you’ve been in the SEO space for some time, you would have heard of (or attended) MozCon—organized by, you guessed it, software company Moz.
The two-day, single-track conference returns in June with 20 speakers taking to the stage.
While the agenda’s still in the works, you can expect talks on generative AI (lookin’ at you guys, SGE and ChatGPT), technical SEO, content marketing, and more.
Livestream tickets are also available.
Location: London, UK
Dates: Jun. 13, 2024
Speakers: TBC
Hosted by UK agency BlueArray, the inaugural LondonSEO XL coins itself as the biggest SEO event in London. As headline sponsors, we even set up a fancy booth on-site:
For a taste of what to expect, access speaker slides and video replays from its 2023 conference here (it’s free!). Speakers included Barry Schwartz, Chima Mmeje, and Ahrefs’ own Joshua Hardwick.
If you didn’t know, the conference is an extension of its popular, namesake meet-up: LondonSEO. (More this way!)
Location: La Manga, Spain
Prices: TBC
Date: Jun. 14 & 15
Website: SEO on the Beach
Speakers: TBC
After running about a decade’s worth of editions, SEO on the Beach organizer Sico de Andrés passed the baton to Iñaki Huerta—and you can look forward to more of the same talks, games, and “beachworking,” aka networking on the beach.
As one of last year’s sponsors, we even stirred conversation with a certain flamingo inflatable—which we ran a giveaway for:
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— Ahrefs (@ahrefs) June 16, 2023
The 2024 lineup hasn’t been announced, but past speakers include Lidia Infante, Aleyda Solis, Martin Splitt, Azeem Ahmad, and our very own Erik Sarissky.
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Prices: From €100
Date: Nov. 14
Website: International Search Summit (ISS)
Speakers: Azeem Ahman (Azeem Digital), Crystal Carter (Wix), Kayleigh Dibble (Hotjar)
Managing international websites and running global campaigns is tricky business. That’s exactly what ISS has built its conference around: how to position your brand in global markets.
Its 2024 agenda isn’t out yet, but if this year’s edition was any indication, you can expect talks across three tracks—international SEO, international content, and audience & paid.
Tickets include networking drinks and six months’ access to Webcertain’s self-learning platform.
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Prices: TBC
Dates: Nov. 18 – 23
Website: Chiang Mai SEO Conference
Speakers: TBC
The well-loved Chiang Mai SEO Conference is an annual gathering of over 800 SEO entrepreneurs, agency owners, and super affiliates.
After a two-year hiatus, the conference returned to the idyllic Thai city in 2023, and has confirmed a 2024 edition—with three days of workshops leading up to the two-day conference.
Just 13 tickets will go on sale in March, so it’s fastest fingers first:
While we await an official announcement from organizer Matt Diggity, here’s a teaser:
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