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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.

Latest articles:

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Shopify SEO: The Complete Beginner’s Guide

Imagine transforming your Shopify store into a magnet for eager buyers. That’s what effective search engine optimization (SEO) can do for you. By researching target keywords, optimizing content, using a logical site structure, and following more Shopify SEO best practices, your site can rank highly on the search engine results page (SERP). In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Shopify SEO. So you can start driving more business to your store.