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Polemic Digital

Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom
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Specialist SEO consultancy for news publishers worldwide

Polemic Digital is a specialist SEO consultancy founded in 2014 by Barry Adams, focusing on serving news publishers globally. The agency is recognized for its expertise in SEO for news publishers, with Barry Adams being a prominent figure in the SEO community since 1998. Polemic Digital is known for its straightforward approach, emphasizing honesty and integrity in its business dealings.

The agency offers a range of SEO services tailored to the needs of publishers, including SEO site audits, SEO for AI search, strategic SEO consulting, and SEO training and workshops. Their approach is built on three pillars: Technology, Relevancy, and Authority, ensuring that publishers can achieve search engine success and grow their audience. They also provide technical SEO training for development teams and support for SEO site migrations.

Polemic Digital has worked with a diverse portfolio of clients, from international news brands to small niche publications, across various sectors such as general news, technology, sports, and entertainment. They are also co-founders of the News & Editorial SEO Summit, the first event dedicated exclusively to SEO for news publishers.

12
YEARS IN BUSINESS
1
SERVICES

Capabilities

Category

SEO

Services

What these services involve

Technical SEO
Technical SEO for seo buyers. Clear scope, measurable outcomes, and reliable delivery.

Agency details

Team size
1-10 people
Founded
2014 (12 years)

About this agency on Agency List

Polemic Digital holds an Agency List Score of 53 out of 100.

That score is higher than 6% of the 36,919 agencies Agency List has assessed so far.

The Agency List Score measures how well an agency documents its work in public: named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether those outcomes are attributed to the agency rather than to the client.

It does not measure client satisfaction, price, or availability.

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Assessment date

Agency List assessed Polemic Digital in September 2026, reading 5 pages published on polemicdigital.com.

The score reflects what Polemic Digital had published by that date; anything published since has not been read.

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