A little bit about me
Back in 2006 I fell in love with SEO. I remember watching countless YouTube videos and reading every blog article out there. I was hooked, and I still am.
In 2009 I chose not to join Google’s Search Quality team, but instead I teamed upΒ with my best friend and business partnerΒ Vincent van Scherpenseel to build a digital marketing agency called dotBlue. In 2015, our work there inspired us to develop ContentKing, the real-time SEO auditing and content change tracking solution for your website. ContentKing continuously crawls your website, tracks changes and alerts you in case of any issues. We’re improving the internet, one website at a time π
Early 2022, ContentKing was acquired by Conductor and I joined Conductor as Director of Organic Marketing.
That means I get to write, speak and debate SEO a lot. And I effing love it.
Conference speaker
I speak at conferences and meetups both large and small. If you’re looking for someone that can deliver a no-nonsense talk that’ll stay with you? Hit me up!
Where I’ll be appearing next…
- October 6 & 7, BrightonSEO: Get Content Crawled and Ranked Faster with Log File Insights π€
Where you may have seen me, heard me or read my articles
2022
- June 22, Conductor: 11 Technical SEO Tactics To Beat The Competition in 2022 πΊ
- June 9, SEO Benelux: Panel Discussion about SEO and Content Marketing π€
- May 25, Search Engine Journal: Get Content Crawled & Ranked Faster: 5 Tips πΊ
- May 13, Search Engine Journal: How To Empower Content Teams With Real-Time Log File Insights βοΈ
- May 11, C3: The Power of Real-Time Technical SEO for Your Siteβs Health (and Bottom Line) with Matt O’Suchπ€
- April 21, brightonSEO: Improve Crawling and Indexing with Real-Time Log File Insights πΊ
- April 7, brightonSEO: Improve Crawling and Indexing with Real-Time Log File Insights π€
2021
- September 23, brightonSEO: SEO Quality Assurance: Just How Needed Is It? 1,300 SEOs Respond πΊ
- September 10, brightonSEO: SEO Quality Assurance: Just How Needed Is It? 1,300 SEOs Respond π€
Thanks for recording Omi Sido! π - August 30, Search Engine Journal: 7 Things I Wish Iβd Known Earlier in My SEO Career βοΈ
- July 22, brightonSEO: SEO Quality Assurance: Just How Needed Is It? 1,300 SEOs Respond πΊ
- July 8, Co-author of Mastering In-House SEO β Second edition by Blue Array π
- July 1, The SEO Rant: Properly Prioritizing Your SEO Efforts Matters π€
- June 28, Exposure Ninja: Supercharging Your Content for Lead Generation (Link to YouTube) πΊ
- June 27, eCommerce Fastlane: Increase Your Organic Traffic In Google Through Real-Time SEO Auditing π€
- June 23, Content Strategy Collective Live: SEO Quality Assurance: Just How Needed It is πΊ
- April 2, Search Engine Journal: 7 Lessons From Leading SEO at a Digital Marketing Agency βοΈ
- March 27, Search Engine Journal: 202 Top SEO Experts You Should Be Following βοΈ
- March 23, ContentKing Academy: Core Web Vitals Guide βοΈ
2020
- December 8, Search Engine Journal: 10 Important 2021 SEO Trends You Need to Know βοΈ
- November 6, Konstruct Digital: 16 Experts Share The Most Common eCommerce SEO Mistakes βοΈ
- November 6, Search Engine Journal: The 7 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About SEO This Year βοΈ
- October 19, ContentKing Academy: Meta Tags in SEO: the Ultimate Guide βοΈ
- September 23, Search Engine Journal: How to Prevent Costly SEO Mistakes πΊ
- August 24, 20 Minute Marketing: Increasing Organic Traffic Through Smart Content Marketing (Spotify and Apple) π€
- August 11, ContentKing Academy: Shopify SEO Tips βοΈ
- August 7, Search Engine Journal: Content Distribution: Getting Started in 9 Simple Steps βοΈ
- July 20, ContentKing Academy: Magento SEO Guide βοΈ
- July 15, MarketMuse: Content Marketing Insights With Steven Van Vessum βοΈ
- June 23, Hypernode: Magento 2 SEO Best Practices for 2020: What Moves the Needle βοΈ
- May 15, SEO Benelux lunch webinar: SEO Quick Wins π³π±πΊ
- May 1, Search Engine Journal: 7 SEO Quick Wins During COVID-19 βοΈ (π₯ most shares in May 2020)
- February 10, SEO zraz π€
- February 7, Search Engine Journal: How to Beat Big Brands in SEO with a Refreshed Strategy βοΈ
- January 13, Latana: How to Use SEO to Build Company Brand Awareness βοΈ
- January 9, Kevin Indig: 15 experts reveal the trends for Technical SEO in 2020 βοΈ
2019
- November 21, SEO Benelux: B2B SEO Panel moderator π³π±π€
- November 13, Expert Contribution: Free Sitemap Templates for Website Planning βοΈ
- November 13, TrafficThinkTank webinar on SEO Disasters (gated) πΊ
- November 7, SearchNorwich π€
- November 6, Take it Offline SEO Disasters Roundtable π€
- October 31, SEO Meetup Reading π€
- October 30, Bristol SEO π€
- October 4, Take it Offline: Schema Panel moderator π€
- September 30, Search Engine Journal: How to Win at SEO Through Great UX Today & Beyond βοΈ
- September 26, ShopWare event π³π±π€
- September 24, Robbie Richards: 52 Experts Reveal Best SEO Reporting Tools (and Must-Have Features) βοΈ
- September 13, Aleyda Solis’ talk at BrightonSEO: What makes your SEO fail (and how to fix it)
- August 22, Glasgow SEO: UX & SEO: A New Perspective on Winning at SEO π€
- August 5, OAK Podcast: SEO Benelux Summer ’19 Meetup π³π±π€
- July 29, Milosz Krasinski: Interview with Steven Van Vessum from ContentKing βοΈ
- July 17, iGB Affiliate Amsterdam: UX & SEO: Making it a Happy Marriage π€
- July 15, Time4Marketing Podcast: SEO Disasters: why they happen and how to prevent them π€
- June 30, Search Engine Journal: Content Marketing: The 5 Most Important Things You Need to Know βοΈ
- June 5, CMSWire: How to Outrank Your Competition With a Smart Image SEO Strategy βοΈ
- May 24, Leadsurance Expert Contribution: 29 Insurance Blog Topics (Ideas to Generate Leads) βοΈ
- May 8, Suganthan Mohanadasan Expert Contribution: Donβt let your website redesign become an SEO disaster βοΈ
- April 22, #SEOisAEO Podcast: Learning from our mistakes π€
- April 22, CanIRank Expert Contribution: 12 Tried and True Brand Feedback Strategies from the Experts βοΈ
- April 5, Digital Olympus Conference: SEO Disasters: Why They Happen and How to Prevent Them π€
- March 31, Search Engine Journal: 4 Reasons Why Website Migrations Fail & How to Overcome Them βοΈ
- March 28, SEO Benelux Meetup: Panel moderator at Bol.com in Utrecht, The Netherlands π³π±π€
- February 28, SEO Benelux Meetup: Panel moderator Combell in Gent, Belgium π³π±π€
- January 14, clockworkTalent: 10 Digital Tools Steven van Vessum Couldnβt Live Without βοΈ
2018
- December 14, Search Engine Journal: The Top 7 Things Iβve Learned About SEO This Year βοΈ
- December 10, CMSWire: Should You Publish on a Hosted Blog Platform? βοΈ
- November 11, SEO Benelux Meetup: SEO fails in e-commerce π³π±π€
- November 1, Search Engine Journal: How to Do Content Curation for SEO: Your Starter Guide βοΈ
- October 17, CMSWire: How to Ensure Your SEO Plan Is Put Into Action βοΈ
- September 19, Content Marketing Institute: How to Make Your Content Stand Out in a Crowded, Global Marketplace βοΈ
- July 20, Search Engine Journal: Content Optimization: Boost Traffic by Improving What You Already Have βοΈ
- July 5, Tactical Growth Hacks Meetup: The Biggest and Baddest SEO fails from the front-lines π€
- June 14, SEO Meetup Utrecht: SEO Fails: why do they happen and how can you prevent them? π³π±π€
- February 28, Swydo: KPIs To Measure SEO Success
2017
- October 2, SEOloger Meetup: Doing SEO in The Netherlands π€
- July 12, Page One Power Webinar: Five SEO Disasters (and how to avoid them) πΊ
- April 18, Raleigh SEO Meetup: SEO & Content Marketing (from 30:40) π€
- March 29, Page One Power Webinar: Sustainable Growth Via The Continuous SEO Process πΊ
- February 21, Search Talk Live Podcast: SEO The Continuous Process, Work-Flow & Tooling To Support It π€
2016
- December 20, SEOloger Meetup: Why YOUR website needs Continuous monitoring π€
- September 23, WebExpo Conference: Why your website needs a Continuous SEO Process π€
- August 4, Webinar: WebPromo Webinar: How to scale link building πΊ
Social
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Get in touch
Want to swap SEO war stories, get help driving more organic traffic or just have a cup of coffee? Just drop me a line!