Hi, I’m Chris 👋

SEO strategist, tech enthusiast,
chronic learner
— and proud of it.

I’ve spent the better part of my career figuring out how people, search engines, and technology connect. SEO and digital marketing are where I’ve built my expertise, but curiosity keeps pulling me into new territory — from AI and cybersecurity to Python and whatever technology I decide to explore next.

10 Years In SEO
Always learning
Forever curious
💻 Currently learning
Cybersecurity + Python
Expanding the toolkit.
🎧 Currently listening
Hip Hop
Probably Jay-Z.
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A few chapters so far

Not a résumé — just the experiences, decisions, pivots, and lessons that helped shape who I am and how I think today.

2015
Stepped Into Tech
Started working as a Website Developer at BOOST Fellowship in Zimbabwe, combining technology with work that supported entrepreneurship, career development, and financial literacy.
✦ Where the journey began
2018
Turned Toward Digital Marketing
Joined Amonuta Consulting, where web design, SEO and digital marketing started coming together. What began as building websites grew into understanding how people actually find and engage with them.
✦ The SEO chapter begins
2021
Stepped Into the Classroom
Became a lecturer at Richfield Graduate Institute, moving from doing the work to teaching it. Explaining technology to others gave me a different perspective on learning, communication, and sharing what I know.
✦ Teaching & growth
2022
SEO Went Global
Joined Wishpond as an SEO Specialist, working with an international team and expanding my experience beyond South Africa. It was a turning point that showed me just how far a career in search could go.
✦ Going global
2023
Deepened My SEO Craft
Continued building my international SEO experience at Cariad Marketing in the UK, working across different businesses and sharpening my approach to search strategy, technical SEO, content, and organic growth.
✦ Building expertise
2024 — NOW
From SEO Specialist to SEO Manager
Moved deeper into SEO leadership — from strategy and project management to managing a portfolio of high-profile national and multi-location brands at Ignite Visibility. Along the way, AI search and GEO became a bigger part of how I think about the future of search.
✦ The next level

Places I learn from

SEO, technology and security never stand still — and neither does the learning. These are some of the platforms, courses and communities that have helped shape how I work, think and keep building my skills.
Semrush Academy
SEO & Digital Marketing
✦ SEO
Courses, certifications and practical lessons across SEO, content, competitive research and digital marketing.
Google
Search, Analytics & Cybersecurity
✦ Search + Cybersecurity
From Search Console and Analytics to Google's professional training, Google has been a constant part of both my SEO work and Cybersecurity learning.
Ahrefs
SEO & Search Strategy
✦ SEO
One of my go-to resources for understanding search, technical SEO, keyword research, link building and how organic search continues to evolve.
HubSpot Academy
Marketing & Strategy
✦ Digital Marketing
Training that helped broaden my knowledge beyond rankings into content, inbound marketing, customer journeys and digital strategy.
Python
Code & Automation
✦ Currently Learning
Currently learning Python through courses, documentation and hands-on projects — with a growing interest in automation, data, SEO tooling and cybersecurity applications.

Let's
Connect

Whether you want to talk SEO, AI, technology, cybersecurity, Python, career growth — or argue about Manchester United and hip hop — I’m always open to a good conversation. If something I’ve written sparked an idea, you’d like to work together, or you simply want to say hello, drop me a message. I read every message and reply whenever I can.

Chris Pahla

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