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The WTSFest Philadelphia is almost here!

Count down to 2025-10-07T12:00:00.000Z​

There's still time for YOU to join us in WTSFest Philadelphia on October 7th!

We're so excited for our 3rd edition in this brilliant city!

We have 44 tickets left for our full-day marketing and SEO conference, featuring 10 speakers, catering through-out the day, & our post-conference networking event!


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We're exploring how AI is impacting SEO hiring needs and how hiring managers are adapting. Your responses will help inform new training, tools, and career support for job seekers and hiring teams alike.

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Brilliant work by our brilliant members
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1) Aimee Jurenka - The AEO, SEO & GEO Debate [Podcast]​

2) Erin Simmons - Ways Community Can Help Your SEO​

3) Laiba Siddiqui - Lazy loading explained: Speed up your site & UX fast​

4) Lily Ray - The Leading Brands & Domains in AI Search Across 10 Business Categories​

5) Miriam Ellis - Want to Rank in ChatGPT? Focus on These Review Sites​

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WTSMentorship applications now open!
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[Applications close Sunday, September 7th]

Our 9th cohort of WTSMentorship is now accepting applications for mentors & mentees! A quick overview:

  • We prioritise new mentors & mentees
  • We encourage past mentees to become mentors
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    ​If you find yourself thinking: "Am I good enough to be a mentor?" The answer is: "YES, you are more than good enough to be a mentor!"​
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  • Program focuses on career development, leadership, & strategy
  • Matching, onboarding & training take place end of September
  • 2-month cohort runs in October - November

​Hear directly from past mentors & mentees about their experience here.

To get the application form - head to our #announcements channel in our WTS Slack community.

Not in Slack yet? Join here!


Your upcoming WTS meet-ups!

Connection is one of our WTS community collective career goals.

Our community-member run events are a wonderful way for you to connect with other members, exchange ideas, share successes & challenges, and build relationships.

πŸ’» WTS Freelance Meetup​
Tuesday, September 9th
Hosted by: Alyssa Corso & Franzi Dietrich​

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WTS West Coast Connect​
Tuesday, September 11th
Hosted by: Iquo Inyang​

🌟 [Slack AMA] Find your freelancing flow​
Friday, September 17th
Hosted by: Alice Rowan​

🏑 In House WTS Community Chat​
Thursday, September 18th
Hosted by: Anett Pohl​

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Canadian WTS Meetup​
Friday, September 19th
Hosted by: Natasha Burtenshaw-deVries​

🌴 brightonSEO San Diego - WTS Meet & Greet (In Person)
Tuesday, September 23rd
Join WTSers in person! (10% off: WomeninTechCommunity10)

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Australian WTS Meetup​
Wednesday, September 24th
Hosted by: Briony Cullin​

🀝 WTS Monthly Meet & Greet​
Thursday, September 25th
Hosted by: Tory Gray​

🏒 WTS Path-Agency Meetup​
Friday, September 26th
Hosted by: Ebere Jonathan​

β­• SEO Circle: Content, Tech, AI & Beyond​
Tuesday, October 7th
Hosted by: Nadia Mojahed​

Head to the pinned message in our #wts-meetups Slack channel for details.


JUST LAUNCHED: On-demand Enterprise SEO Course​
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Delivered by brilliant WTS member and Enterprise Solutions Consultant, Petra Kis-Herczegh, this course addresses the unique challenges of enterprise SEOs and equips them with the skills and resources they need to thrive in their role!

The course’s aim is to help your life as an enterprise marketer become a little easier and your work to become more enjoyable. Covering:

Module 1: Navigating Complexity with Empathy
​Module 2: Technical SEO & Scaling Workflows and Execution
​Module 3: Enterprise SEO Strategy & Future-Proof Solutions


Your WTSFest conference countdowns

We'd love to see YOU at one of our upcoming full-day marketing events!
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​34 days - Philadelphia on October 7th, 2025
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​84 days - Melbourne on November 27th, 2025 - early bird ends Monday!​
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​155 days - London on February 5th, 2026
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​246 days - Portland on May 7th, 2026


THANK YOU to our freelancer and small business WTSFest scholarship sponsors!

We are overwhelmed and grateful for the support we've seen from freelancers and small businesses as scholarship sponsors - helping us provide free tickets to our conferences to those who can't afford the price.

Get to know a few of these legends supporting WTSFest Melbourne:

With Amanda King's course, Building a Business Brain, become the marketing expert who gets resources, recognition and results.

​Briony Cullin provides SEO and Google Ads consulting services to organisations who need expert advice, team training, and hands-on, proactive digital marketing support.

​Mike Rhodes helps marketers figure out how to get started with AI & shows them what's possible so they can build useful tools today and future-proof their careers for tomorrow.

​Optimising partners with forward-thinking brands to deliver ethical, AI-ready SEO that drives lasting visibility.


Growth Marketing Specialist
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Details:

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  • Planning, execution, & performance analyzing

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Location: Remote (United States)

Share your role with 7,700+ WTSers - transparent pricing & details.


Congrats to WTSMember, Jo O'Reilly on her agency launch!

​Sabot is a digital PR collective founded by two former freelancers. We combine the creativity and agility of freelance work with the reliability and scale of an agency.


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