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Leigh McKenzie

Leigh McKenzie

SEO Strategy & Growth Leader

Expertise

  • SEO Strategy
  • AI Search
  • Content Marketing
  • Organic Growth
  • Technical SEO
  • UX & CRO

I lead the Online Visibility team at Semrush, where we help brands grow their presence across search, social, and AI systems. My focus is on the next evolution of SEO — AI Search — and how companies can build measurable visibility everywhere their audience looks.

At Backlinko, a Semrush brand, I head growth for one of the most trusted names in digital marketing education. Our goal is simple: create clear, practical, data-backed resources that help marketers rank higher, drive more traffic, and grow their business.

Across Semrush my work centers on search everywhere optimization — building visibility not just on Google, but across every platform and AI surface that shapes how people discover, evaluate, and choose.

Before joining Semrush, I consulted for 7- and 8-figure companies on SEO and content strategy, and built my own e-commerce brand, UnderFit, to $20K per month in organic revenue — hands-on experience that still shapes how I think, test, and teach today.

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