Independent assessment
Mike King
Enterprise technical SEO and organic-search strategist
Mike King is best suited to enterprise AI search, technical SEO, content engineering and information retrieval because marketing technologist who combines engineering, data science, content and search strategy. The main buying check is named brands are agency-level and historical unless a current case study says otherwise; confirm assigned team and attribution.
Named brands are agency-level and historical unless a current case study says otherwise; confirm assigned team and attribution.
Category scores
Where the fit is strongest.
Evidence reviewed
Why this assessment.
The September 2026 research pass checked Mike King's official professional or company site for identity, current positioning, services, location signals and the stated credential. The source supports the professional profile below. Results, fees and customer sentiment receive separate evidence scores so first-party positioning is not mistaken for independent proof.
Visible strengths
About Mike King
Marketing technologist who combines engineering, data science, content and search strategy.
Mike King's background
- Founded iPullRank after technical and agency roles, then developed the Relevance Engineering framework.
Experience and work
- Howard University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.
2026 research brief
Current activity, commercial context and public authority.
These fields come from the completed consultant research record. Volatile roles, audiences, prices and availability should still be confirmed before engagement.
Current activity
In 2026 he is leading iPullRank's AI-search work and speaking about retrieval, embeddings, fan-out and agentic search.
Visible associations
Agency biographies name SAP, American Express and HSBC, plus enterprise ecommerce, publishing and financial-services organizations.
Documented authority
Howard University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.
Audience and recognition
Large conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass.
Buyer questions
Questions people ask about Mike King.
These answers separate what public evidence establishes from what you should verify directly before hiring.
What is Mike King known for?+
Mike King is known for enterprise technical SEO and relevance engineering. The documented positioning is founder and CEO, iPullRank; creator of Relevance Engineering.
Can you hire Mike King?+
The visible route is agency engagement and executive advisory. Current availability and the contracting entity should be confirmed directly.
What does Mike King charge?+
$10,000-$30,000 per month estimated. $350-$900 per hour estimated. No verified current public fee was located. Treat the range as a budgeting estimate and ask for scope, senior time, implementation ownership, minimum term and expenses in one written proposal.
What evidence should you request from Mike King?+
Ask for one recent case with a comparable site, baseline, actions, timeframe, result and the consultant's direct role.
Buyer due diligence
Every gap becomes a measurable evidence score.
These figures measure public evidence coverage. They do not invent customer sentiment, personal details or client outcomes.
0/100 verified
No reliable public source. Age is not estimated from photographs, graduation dates or career history.
20/100 verified
No consistently sourced duration. Credentials below show the available professional evidence.
70/100 · Partly documented
This directory accepts no payment for placement. The linked official source was checked for public positioning and disclosures, but delivery practices have not been independently audited.
New York, United States
Publication status
Role, audience, pricing and availability details can change. Recheck them directly before hiring.
53/100 evidence coverage
Howard University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.
25/100 result evidence
Howard University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.
20/100 review evidence
★★★★☆ 3.9/5 directory assessment
Editorial fit score, not a customer-review average.
Large conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass.
20/100 attributable evidence
Large conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.
Kevin IndigOrganic growth advisor · Growth MemoEvidence A · 93/100
Lily RayEnterprise SEO and search-quality specialistEvidence C · 77/100
Mark Williams-CookSEO strategist, researcher and agency founderEvidence C · 77/100
Aleyda SolísInternational SEO and AI-search consultant · OraintiEvidence A · 94/100
Eli SchwartzProduct-led SEO consultant and advisorEvidence A · 91/100
Public commentary
What people say about Mike King.
LinkedIn, Reddit, independent profiles and attributed testimonials are labelled separately. Small samples are never presented as consensus.
Large conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.
11 September 2026 research summaryThe linked first-party source supports Mike King's current professional positioning, services and stated credential. It is useful identity and capability evidence, but it is not treated as independent customer consensus.
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