What is the Chiang Mai SEO Conference?
The Chiang Mai SEO Conference is an annual conference for advanced SEO practitioners, founded by Matt Diggity of Diggity Marketing and held each November in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It has grown to several hundred attendees and runs over several days, with private masterminds and meet-ups around the main event.
Chiang Mai SEO Conference at a glance
| Event | Chiang Mai SEO Conference |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2016 to present |
| Venue | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Organiser | Diggity Marketing |
| Host | Matt Diggity |
| James Dooley's role | Attendee every year since 2016 |
James Dooley at the Chiang Mai SEO Conference
James Dooley has attended the Chiang Mai SEO Conference since 2016. Many of the SEOs and business partners he works with go too, and the people below are among those he has met there.
Photos of James Dooley at the Chiang Mai SEO Conference


Who James Dooley connected with at the Chiang Mai SEO Conference
Koray Tuğberk Gübür
Founder of Holistic SEO & Digital
Koray Tuğberk Gübür co-founded the Semantic SEO Podcast with James Dooley and presented him with the King of AEO Award in 2026.
Karl Hudson
Founder of Searcharoo
Karl Hudson co-owns Alpha Digital Group with James Dooley and is a co-author with him on three books.
Kasra Dash
Founder of The Masterminders
Kasra Dash is James Dooley's mentee, a director of PromoSEO and a co-author with him on three books.
Scott Calland
Managing director of PromoSEO
Scott Calland is managing director of PromoSEO and a business partner of James Dooley on several joint ventures.
Jason Hennessey
Entrepreneur and international SEO expert
Jason Hennessey and James Dooley met at a private, invitation-only SEO mastermind in Chiang Mai, and have also met at The Masterminders and the SEO Mastery Summit.
Sources
- Diggity Marketing, organiser of the Chiang Mai SEO Conference
- Chiang Mai SEO Conference 2024 recap (WPX)
Other events
- James Dooley at the Holistic SEO Mastermind in Kuşadası, 2026
- James Dooley at the SEO.Domains Mastery Summit in Sofia, 2026
- James Dooley at The Masterminders 2026 in Manchester
- James Dooley at the SEO Mastery Summit 2026 in Saigon
- James Dooley at SEO Spring Training 2025 in Chandler, Arizona
Every event James Dooley has attended is listed on the events page. His awards are on the awards page and the people he works with are on the peers page.