{"slug":"shaun-clarke","url":"https://acclaimedly.com/shaun-clarke","kind":"person","name":"Shaun Clarke","headline":"Co-Founder at Acclaimedly - Head of Partnerships","summary":"Shaun Clarke is a co-founder, head of partnerships at Acclaimedly based in Cape Town, South Africa, recommended by 1 Acclaimedly member. Shaun Clarke works in cloud and DevOps. Shaun Clarke offers Shaun Scales Search. The recommendations come from 1 person who has worked with them. Shaun Clarke has previously worked at Authority Builders and GeoFusion Mapping, going back to 2011. Shaun Clarke holds 1 verified credential, including Degree in Geographic Informational Systems from Stellenbosch University. Shaun Clarke works in English and Afrikaans. Shaun Clarke supports Bare to Care. Shaun Clarke has 399 followers across 3 social accounts.","description":"I'm an SEO, AEO and GEO consultant and the founder of BT Strategies, with nearly a decade in search and 600+ clients ranked across Australia, the UK, the US, Europe and South Africa.\r\n\r\nMy background started in geography, not marketing. After a BA and Honours in Geographic Information Systems at Stellenbosch University, I founded GeoFusion Mapping and spent seven years building spatial data solutions for clients like Toyota South Africa, the V&A Waterfront, UCT and Wilderness Safaris. That's where I learned to think in systems, data and structure, which turned out to be exactly what search rewards.\r\n\r\nSince 2017, I've worked at Authority Builders, where I currently manage a client portfolio of 85 brands. My focus now is analysing client websites and identifying where their campaigns can grow next. \r\n\r\nAlongside that, I run BT Strategies, helping agencies and brands build authority through technical, on-site and off-site SEO.\r\n\r\nSearch is changing fast. People are no longer just Googling, they're asking ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, and those answers are shaped by entirely different signals. I spend most of my time figuring out how businesses get found, cited and recommended in both worlds, and building the tools to do it at scale.\r\n\r\nAreas of expertise:\r\n\r\nTechnical, on-site & off-site SEO\r\nLink building & digital PR\r\nAEO / GEO (AI search visibility)\r\nClient strategy & account growth\r\nE-commerce SEO\r\nBuilding SEO tools & SaaS products\r\n\r\nOutside of work, I'm a die-hard Springboks fan, enjoy a workout in the gym, and always have a few too many ambitious side projects on the go.\r\n\r\nAlways keen to connect with people building interesting things in search, AI and beyond.","category":"Software Products (SaaS)","location":"Cape Town, South Africa","verifiedProfile":true,"completeness":100,"updatedAt":"2026-10-06T15:30:00.450826+00:00","website":null,"contact":{"email":null,"phone":null},"products":[{"name":"Shaun Scales Search","kind":"channel","description":"ShaunScalesSearch is where SEO stops being a black box. Run by myself - an SEO consultant since 2017 with 600+ clients ranked - the channel breaks down how businesses actually get found, both in traditional Google search and in the AI answers people now get from ChatGPT, Gemini and the rest.","url":"https://acclaimedly.com/shaun-clarke/products/shaun-scales-search","externalUrl":"https://shaunscalessearch.com/"}],"offers":[],"credentials":[{"title":"Degree in Geographic Informational Systems","type":"education","organization":"Stellenbosch University","detail":"Education · Stellenbosch University · 2007–2010","licenceNumber":null,"verified":true}],"community":[{"title":"Ran 5km for Testicular Cancer","organization":"Bare to Care","startedYear":2017,"verified":true}],"staff":[],"workHistory":[{"employer":"Acclaimedly","url":"https://acclaimedly.com/acclaimedly","jobTitle":"Co-Founder, Head of Partnerships","startedYear":null,"endedYear":null,"current":true},{"employer":"Authority Builders","url":null,"jobTitle":"Senior Advisor","startedYear":2017,"endedYear":2026,"current":false},{"employer":"GeoFusion Mapping","url":null,"jobTitle":"Director","startedYear":2011,"endedYear":2017,"current":false}],"socialAccounts":[{"platform":"instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/shaunscalessearch/","followers":391,"followersAsOf":"2026-10-18T19:00:12.818954+00:00"},{"platform":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/shaunscalessearch","followers":7,"followersAsOf":"2026-10-18T19:00:18.956774+00:00"},{"platform":"x","url":"https://x.com/shaunclarkeeo","followers":1,"followersAsOf":"2026-10-18T19:00:20.410701+00:00"},{"platform":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-clarke-9224ba292/","followers":null,"followersAsOf":null}],"recommendations":{"count":1,"latest":[{"body":"I've worked with Shaun for several years both within Authority Builders and separately on various business/start-up projects - the latest being Acclaimedly. Shaun has exceptional technical understanding of digital marketing including SEO and AEO. He has been at the forefront in testing and developing AI marketing strategies which have made dramatic improvements in the brand partnerships we have developed. \r\n\r\nOutside of his technical capability he has been consistently reliable in delivering projects to schedule and identifying opportunities.","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T07:04:56.320495+00:00","writer":{"name":"Corey Batt","role":"Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer","place":"Adelaide, South Australia, Australia","url":"https://acclaimedly.com/corey-batt"},"products":[]}]},"score":{"value":null,"note":"Shown from 5 recommendations."},"licence":"Profile data may be quoted with attribution to Acclaimedly and a link to the profile."}