Charles Floate
SEO Entrepreneur and Blogger
United Kingdom · British
Charles Floate is a British SEO entrepreneur and blogger who got his start in online marketing as a teenager. He is best known for his long running blog the God of SEO, where he has built a reputation on hands-on ranking experiments and an open, no-filter approach to search.
He went on to build a career in link building, founding and later selling two agencies in the space. Over the years he has become one of the most recognisable figures associated with black hat SEO and aggressive link building.
He is also a frequent conference speaker on SEO and link building, sharing his ranking strategies with audiences across the industry.
Key facts about Charles Floate
- Publishes the God of SEO blog, home to hundreds of posts, case studies and e-books on search.
- Founded the link building businesses DFY Links and SEO A.I., selling both to the platform Get Me Links.
- Core specialties: link building, black hat SEO, ranking case studies and SEO courses.
- Started in business at age 12 by building an e-sports organisation, which he sold roughly two years later for about $2,500.
- Based in the United Kingdom.
What Charles Floate is famous for
Charles Floate is the go-to name for aggressive, black hat link building, built on the public ranking experiments he documents at God of SEO.
Notable work
- Blog: The God of SEO
- Company: DFY Links
- Website: charlesfloate.com
