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Member profile · Holistic SEO Mastermind

James
Dooley.

Entrepreneur. Founder. Investor.

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

James Dooley smiling with his crown-shaped King of AEO trophy
James Dooley · King of AEO

Business & expertise

From search visibility
to business growth.

James’s official fact file describes a British business builder whose work connects customer acquisition with operating companies. It lists him as founder of PromoSEO and FatRank, and director and co-owner of Soft Surfaces.

His stated focus combines lead generation, websites held as revenue-producing assets, and investment in partner businesses. This develops the authority and organic-growth perspective introduced in his earlier member profile.

01

Lead generation

His Leads First approach puts the flow of prospective customers at the centre of business development.

02

Digital real estate

He describes owning and ranking websites that generate enquiries for companies he operates or invests in.

03

AI-assisted discovery

His fact file presents SEO, AEO, GEO and his Decision Engine Optimisation framework as customer-acquisition methods.

Business descriptions are summarized from James’s own published fact file.

Peers & collaboration

A shared conversation
with Koray.

James’s profile of Koray Tuğberk Gübür documents their friendship and meetings at international SEO events. It also describes the 2% Dooley podcast with Karl Hudson.

His fact file lists Koray as a collaborator on Technical SEO and the Semantic SEO Podcast. Together, these accounts connect business-building discussions with semantic search and topical authority.

Meet Koray Tuğberk Gübür

Holistic SEO Awards

King of AEO.

James’s award account records a presentation by Koray at the Holistic SEO Mastermind in Kuşadası on 1 October 2026, recognising his answer engine and generative engine optimisation work.

Explore the award & presentation photographs

Further reading