FSH Business Awards Names Semantic SEO Podcast Best SEO Research Podcast 2026 for Practical, Evidence-Led Search Research
Semantic SEO Podcast won "Best SEO Research Podcast 2026" from the FSH Business Awards for its contribution to practical, evidence-led search research. The show received the award at The Vox in Birmingham, UK, on 20 August 2026. The podcast took 56% of the total vote, a result that places it ahead of a competitive field.
What award did Semantic SEO Podcast win in 2026?
Semantic SEO Podcast holds the title of Best SEO Research Podcast 2026 from the FSH Business Awards. The organiser states that there is no pay-to-play entry and no route to purchase a title. An independent panel of judges reviewed every nominee against the same criteria.
How did the FSH Business Awards judge Semantic SEO Podcast?
Semantic SEO Podcast went through three judging streams: Verified Client Interviews, the Community Poll and Expert Panel Review. Independent researchers interviewed verified clients and customers of each nominee one-to-one. Community poll votes were monitored for integrity, and duplicate entries were removed before counting. The expert panel assessment took place separately from the community poll.
Semantic SEO Podcast secured 56% of the total vote across those streams. All three streams were assessed independently, and each pointed to the same winner.
What did the jury say about Semantic SEO Podcast?
Semantic SEO Podcast earned praise from the FSH Business Awards Panel for well-evidenced research and clear practical advice. The panel highlighted how the show links advanced frameworks to case studies, data and working implementation processes, giving listeners material to apply directly. The judges concluded that this balance of rigour and usefulness settled a competitive category.
Who accepted the award on behalf of Semantic SEO Podcast?
Semantic SEO Podcast received the award through James Dooley, the show's co-founder and co-host. He thanked the organiser, the voters and everyone who joined the research interviews. He credited the whole team behind the show, singling out Koray for the research behind each episode. He said the team aims to make complex search topics usable and that it meant a great deal to see the work reaching practitioners.
Why did the FSH Business Awards recognise Semantic SEO Podcast for evidence-led research?
Semantic SEO Podcast earned the award for its contribution to practical, evidence-led search research. Judges looked for research that holds up in real conditions and serves working practitioners. The podcast stood out for frameworks backed by case studies, supported by data and translated into implementation workflows.
Semantic SEO Podcast covers entities, knowledge graphs, topical maps and optimising for AI search. James Dooley and Koray Tuğberk Gübür co-founded and co-host the show, which launched on 1 December 2025 and is show 4 of 8 in the James Dooley Podcast Network. As of October 2026 the podcast has published 38 episodes, about 8 hours of content.