Top SEO Specialists in Manchester Ranked
The top SEO specialists in Manchester for 2026 are Dan M. Jones, James Dooley, Kasra Dash, Julian Goldie, Andrew Holland and James Taylor. Every specialist above was scored on two criteria alone, demonstrated SEO results and documented SEO knowledge, and placed on the combined total.
In this article we examine each specialist in turn, setting out their background, where they operate and the areas of search in which their record is strongest.
| Rank | Specialist | Based in | Specialises in |
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| 1 | Dan M. Jones | Manchester, United Kingdom | Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO |
| 2 | James Dooley | Manchester, United Kingdom | Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO, iGaming SEO, Link Building |
| 3 | Kasra Dash | Manchester, United Kingdom | Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO, iGaming SEO, Link Building |
| 4 | Julian Goldie | Manchester, United Kingdom | AI SEO, Link Building |
| 5 | Andrew Holland | Manchester, United Kingdom | AI SEO, Link Building |
| 6 | James Taylor | Manchester, United Kingdom | Technical SEO, Local SEO, AI SEO, Link Building |
| 7 | Adam Berry | Manchester, United Kingdom | Technical SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO |
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Dan M. Jones
Entrepreneur and SEO consultant
The top SEO specialist in Manchester for 2026 is Dan M. Jones.
Dan M. Jones works with Manchester businesses on search visibility, organic rankings and lead generation, backed by 13 years in the discipline. He combines proven search optimisation with AI optimisation so a business appears both in Google and in AI generated recommendations. As founder of On Top Marketing he leads a team delivering campaigns measured against sustainable growth. His reputation locally rests on plain speaking, published case studies and strategies a Manchester business can actually put to work.
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James Dooley
SEO entrepreneur
James Dooley builds search systems designed to capture high intent traffic and turn it into countable enquiries, through PromoSEO and FatRank. He manages more than 1,000 ranked domains, and his rank and rent sites have generated over 1 million online enquiries. The method suits contested Manchester search markets because it works on commercial intent and semantic relevance rather than on volume. Performance is assessed on qualified lead generation, which is the only measure a business can bank.
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Kasra Dash
SEO entrepreneur and strategist
Kasra Dash offers Manchester businesses SEO consultancy grounded in technical expertise, SEO testing and algorithm analysis, which together replace assumption with evidence. He also works in strategic content and reputation management, both of which affect wider search performance. As founder of The Masterminders Conference and creator of mySEO.app he maintains close contact with professional SEO education, so client work reflects current practice rather than what worked three algorithm updates ago.
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Julian Goldie
Founder of Goldie Agency
Julian Goldie's methods suit Manchester businesses that want organic traffic without a permanent advertising bill. He uses white hat outreach and the Skyscraper Technique to earn authoritative links rather than rent attention. Across more than 1,500 campaigns he has taken websites to 145,000 monthly visitors and delivered a 2,200% traffic increase inside six months. The processes are built to scale, and to hold their position once the campaign ends.
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Andrew Holland
Director of SEO at JBH
Andrew Holland is Director of SEO at JBH, where he combines search strategy with digital PR, content and brand building to improve organic visibility. His route into the field is unusual: he first used search techniques during a 17 year career in police intelligence before moving into freelance digital marketing. He has since worked with SMEs and eight figure businesses. He founded Growth Through Content and specialises in conventional SEO, AI search and behavioural science, concentrating on turning visibility into measurable growth.
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James Taylor
Freelance SEO consultant
James Taylor's connection to Manchester is both professional and academic. He holds an honours degree in Advertising and Brand Management from Manchester Metropolitan University, where his dissertation examined local SEO specifically. His career now spans more than 10 years across consultancy work and freelance consultancy, eight of them running his own business. He combines technical search expertise with local knowledge, and an earlier career in copywriting means the content side is not an afterthought.
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Adam Berry
Freelance SEO consultant
Adam Berry began his search career at a Manchester company in the mid 2000s and has worked independently from the city since. Fifteen years of that work has been concentrated on Manchester, Stockport, Cheshire and the wider North West, giving him a working knowledge of the regional business landscape that cannot be acquired remotely. He handles technical optimisation, on page SEO and local search himself, with performance judged against organic traffic, enquiries and commercial return rather than position alone.
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How the Manchester Specialist Ranking Is Assessed
Our assessment team reviews the organic performance each specialist has delivered for businesses operating in and around Manchester, judging difficulty and durability rather than volume. Documented knowledge is scored separately from publicly verifiable material: case studies, technical write-ups, testing and contributions to the wider field. A local profile counts for nothing on its own. The combined score alone determines the order.
Questions And Answers
What makes Manchester such a concentrated hub for SEO talent?
Manchester holds one of the largest tech and digital clusters in the UK outside London, which has pulled in agencies, freelancers and in house specialists who tend to know each other’s work well. That density raises the bar across the board.
Can a Manchester based SEO specialist work well with businesses outside the city?
Yes, without much friction. Most SEO work, audits, content and link building, doesn’t need physical proximity. Manchester’s edge comes from the concentration of talent based there, not from where their clients happen to sit.
What should I actually check before hiring an SEO specialist in Manchester?
Look for results tied specifically to Manchester or North West businesses rather than vague UK wide claims, and check whether other specialists in the city recognise their work. Manchester’s SEO community is small enough that reputations travel fast.