The business mourns the lack of John Carcutt

I am so sad to announce that John Carcutt, an SEO that many of us know, has suddenly passed away. John Carcutt has been in the SEO industry for two decades, not only doing the day-to-day work but also sharing his knowledge with the SEO community in general. This man was just so generous and kind, not just to his family and friends, but to so many people he didn’t even know in our industry. He was truly a legendary SEO and an individual.

Devoted to the industry for two decades, he co-hosted SEO 101 on WebmasterRadio.fm with Russ Dunn for over 12 years.

Brenda Malone first notified me of his death and kept writing Twitter “The SEO world has lost another great one – @JohnCarcutt, SEO Director at Advance Local. He was my first SEO mentor and employer. My condolences to the Carcutt family and SEO friends.” You can check out his career timeline in the SEO field. see LinkedIn from 2002 with Paid Inclusion and Paid Search and from 2021 as Director of SEO at Advance Local.

His persistence in delivering a weekly SEO radio show every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. EST has been incredibly impressive. You can even see that we have quoted him over the years several times on this page, some as early as 2006. I was just on his show about a year ago – It’s so sad.

Here are some of the shocks and sadnesses voiced by the SEO industry:

Terrible news. I’m sorry

– Jeff Coyle – Content Strategy and SEO (@jeffrey_coyle) November 8, 2021

I’m so sorry to hear this, he was such a great guy.

– Eric Enge (@stonetemple) November 8, 2021

I’m sorry to hear that. I had always enjoyed my interactions with John – he was one of the OGs in the industry. Condolences to his family.

– Nick Wilsdon (@nickwilsdon) November 8, 2021

It’s breathtaking. 💔💔💔 John was a gem. # smashed

– Duane Forrester (@DuaneForrester) November 8, 2021

I’m so sad. I spoke to him on FB last week. 😭

– Angie 🖤🦄 (@radkitten) November 8, 2021

So very sad. I’ve known him for a long time. One of the great SEOs.

– David Ogletree (@ogletree) November 8, 2021

Terrible news. I’m sorry

– Jeff Coyle – Content Strategy and SEO (@jeffrey_coyle) November 8, 2021

This is devastating news. John was a rock star and an all-round great guy.

– Tamar Vineyard (@tamar) November 8, 2021

It is terrible. 🙁

– Keith Goode (@keithgoode) November 8, 2021

Whoa, that’s terrible news. I’m really sorry to hear that …

– Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) November 8, 2021

I’m sorry to hear that. I had always enjoyed my interactions with John – he was one of the OGs in the industry. Condolences to his family.

– Nick Wilsdon (@nickwilsdon) November 8, 2021

It’s devastating. John was a man of great talent and incredible kindness. We lost so many people. https://t.co/9bP6IwzcHN

– Lisa Barone (isaLisaBarone) November 8, 2021

Heartbreaking news for the SEO community today.

Great guy, super smart, always helpful. Led the SEO101 show for over a decade.

My heart goes out to the Calcutt family. https://t.co/1Ioh1rj7w7

– Jeff Ferguson (@CountXero) November 8, 2021

That hurts. Rest in peace buddy.

The industry mourns the loss of John Carcutt – Legendary SEO https://t.co/f45qYYEQ3p above @rustybrick

– Lorenbaker (@lorenbaker) November 8, 2021

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– 🧀 John 🧀 (@JohnMu) November 8, 2021

Damned! John was such a great guy. I was lucky enough to be able to work with him for over a year. Lots of great memories. I wish I had kept his baseball “business card” now. My condolences go out to his family and loved ones.

– James Houser (@ GamingVader78) November 8, 2021

As soon as I hear of a GoFund me or something we can help the Carcutt family with, I’ll update this story, so check back in a few days.

RIP John Carcutt.

Forum discussion at Twitter.