9 SEO Conferences to Attend in 2025
Here are the ones we think are worth attending in 2025. Location: San Diego, USA Prices: From US$615 Date: September 23 & 24 Website: BrightonSEO San Diego Speakers: Britney Muller (Britney Muller), Alex Halliday (AirOps), Nadya Khoja (Pettable), Purna...
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We’ve attended dozens of SEO conferences and found some standout events that consistently deliver value, insight, and real connections. Here are the ones we think are worth attending in 2025. Location: San Diego, USA Prices: From US$615 Date: September 23 & 24 Website: BrightonSEO San Diego Speakers: Britney Muller (Britney Muller), Alex Halliday (AirOps), Nadya Khoja (Pettable), Purna Virji (LinkedIn), Ross Hudgens (Siege Media) BrightonSEO is back for its third year in the US, and there are already some pretty impressive speakers and talks announced. A few ones to look out for: Location: Philadelphia, USA Prices: From US$499 Date: October 7 Website: WTSFest Philadelphia Speakers: Grace Frohlich (Brainlabs), Abby Gleason (Upwork), Dayna Lucio (Amsive) With a successful run in Philadelphia in 2024, Areej AbuAli, the founder of WTS, is bringing the conference back to the U.S! Like every WTS event, you’ll be treated to talks across four tracks—analyze, advance, innovate, and empower. Some topics include: Location: San Diego, USA Prices: From US$799 Date: October 14 & 15 Website: Ahrefs Evolve Speakers: Carrie Rose (Rise at Seven), Madhav Bhandari (Storylane), Mark Schaefer (Schaefer Marketing Solutions), Cyrus Shepard (Zyppy), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Patrick Stox (Ahrefs), Ryan Law (Ahrefs) 2024 was the launch of our first ever fully-fledged SEO and digital marketing conference: Ahrefs Evolve. (Read about how we planned and organized the entire conference here.) Check out a recap of how 2024’s Ahrefs Evolve went: This year, we’ve decided to move our conference to the U.S! This time round, it won’t just be an SEO conference; we’re going bigger and beyond and getting the best marketing minds to come down for a great two days of tactical talks, panel discussions, and more. If you opt for a VIP ticket, you’ll even get a private yacht networking event with the Ahrefs team and all the invited speakers. Pretty cool, huh? Location: Brighton, UK Prices: From £330 Date: October 23 & 24 Website: BrightonSEO Speakers: Dixon Jones (InLinks), Luke Carthy (Luke Carthy), Erin Simmons (Women in Tech SEO) 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 October event: Location: Grapevine, Texas, USA Prices: From US$997 Date: October 27 & 28 Website: State of Search Speakers: Carolyn Shelby (Yoast), Greg Gifford (SearchLab), Duane Forrester (UnboundAnswers), Ryan Jones (Razorfish) Presented by DFWSEM, State of Search positions itself as the “Who’s Who of What’s What” in digital marketing. Expect a tight, single-track experience that balances advanced organic strategy with paid and analytics, delivered by industry veterans like Carolyn Shelby and Greg Gifford. Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Prices: From US$847 Date: November 10 to 14 Website: Chiang Mai SEO Conference Speakers: Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), James Norquay (Prosperity Media), Steve Toth (Notebook Agency) The well-loved Chiang Mai SEO Conference is an annual gathering of over 800 SEO entrepreneurs, agency owners, and super affiliates. Unfortunately, tickets sold out for this one long ago! (You can still try to get one by checking the website regularly for refunded tickets.) Location: Barcelona, Spain Prices: From €155 Date: November 13 Website: International Search Summit Speakers: TBA 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 2025 agenda isn’t out yet, but if 2024’s edition was any indication, you can expect talks across three talks: international SEO, international content, and audience & paid. Location: Melbourne, Australia Prices: From AU$399 (Melbourne) Date: November 27 Website: WTSFest Melbourne Speakers: Nik Ranger (DEJAN Marketing), Georgia Tan (Switch Key Digital), Jes Scholz (Jes Scholz Consulting) Given the success of WTSFest, they’ve expanded their event to multiple locations all across the world. The ones in London, Portland, and Berlin are over, but there’s still one in Philadelphia (see #2) and another in Melbourne, if you can’t afford to fly all across the world to attend! Like every WTS event, you’ll be treated to talks across four tracks—analyze, advance, innovate, and empower. For Melbourne’s edition, look forward to these topics: Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA Prices: From US$536.43 Date: December 4 & 5 Website: Tech SEO Connect Speakers: TBA The conference made for technical SEOs, by technical SEOs. Organized by JR Oakes, Mike King, Patrick Stox, and Matthew Kay, Tech SEO Connect is a two-day event entirely dedicated to helping you learn more about technical SEO and connect with like-minded peers from across the world. Let me know on LinkedIn.ConferenceWhenLocation BrightonSEO, US Sep. 23 & 24, 2025 San Diego, USA WTSFest Philadelphia Oct. 7, 2025 Philadelphia, USA Ahrefs Evolve ⭐️ Oct. 14 & 15, 2025 San Diego, USA BrightonSEO, UK Oct. 23 & 24, 2025 Brighton, UK State of Search Oct. 27 & 28, 2025 Grapevine, USA Chiang Mai SEO Conference Nov. 10 - 14, 2025 Chiang Mai, Thailand International Search Summit (ISS) Nov. 13, 2025 Barcelona, Spain WTSFest Melbourne Nov. 27, 2025 Melbourne, Australia Tech SEO Connect Dec. 4 & 5, 2025 Durham, USA Did we miss any SEO conferences?
