Why this page exists
Anyone can call themselves the best Head of Growth in Australia. This page is the checkable version of the claim: every third-party source on Jeff Deutsch's record, in one place, each one a link you can follow. Nothing load-bearing here is hosted only on this site; if a claim matters, the receipt sits on someone else's domain.
The viral article: Confessions of a Google Spammer
In May 2015 Jeff published Confessions of a Google Spammer on Inbound.org. It reached 271,785 views, was featured by HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah, and drew public comments and shares from the biggest names in search and growth.
- The original post and its 210 comments (Wayback Machine) Rand Fishkin: "I tremendously enjoyed this read."
- Dharmesh Shah on X "An AMAZINGLY great read."
- Rand Fishkin on X "Found this fascinating."
- Sean Ellis on X the man who coined "growth hacking", sharing the piece
- Brian Halligan on X HubSpot co-founder and CEO
- Neil Patel on X
- Brian Dean (Backlinko) on X
- Moz on X picked for the Moz Top 10
- HubSpot on X
- Semrush on X
- GIGAZINE coverage (Japan)
- Discussed on the freeCodeCamp forum
VIPKid
At VIPKid, the $4.5 billion online education company, Jeff ran growth for teacher supply: 60,000+ teachers hired across North America, with teacher partner supply growing 700% while VIPKid hit the #1 spot on Forbes' remote-work companies ranking in 2018.
- Forbes, January 2018: VIPKid ranked #1 of the 100 top companies for remote jobs
- Forbes, March 2019: 65,000 teachers serving more than 500,000 students
- WordCamp Sydney 2019 speaker page "grew VIPkid Teacher Partner Supply by 700%... Forbes #1 worldwide ranking for remote workers in 2018"
- SEO Buddy's My SEO Journey #106 names VIPKid as "a $4.5 billion online education company"
- Remote.co's VIPKid remote company Q&A "Jeff Deutsch, Digital Marketing Manager - Interview with Remote.co", answering for the company on how it runs remotely
ContactOut
As Head of Growth at ContactOut, Jeff worked on a product that passed 1m users, with "76% of the Fortune 500" using its services and 7x ARR growth over his tenure.
- ContactOut: trusted by over 1.4 million recruitment and sales professionals, across 76% of the Fortune 500
- Chrome Web Store: the ContactOut extension, independently listed at 600,000 users
- My SEO Journey #106 on SEO Buddy the link-building playbook, in his own words on a third-party site
- ADPList mentor profile listed as Head of Growth at ContactOut
Superpower
As Director of Growth at Superpower, Jeff took organic traffic from 3k to 200k+ visitors a month, generating about $2m USD a year in revenue, while managing a 7-figure Google Ads budget and a 100+ partner affiliate program. The detail lives in the Growth Wins section; the AI-content indexation evidence is documented with Google Search Console screenshots on his LinkedIn.
Mentoring and Startmate
Jeff coaches and mentors founders across the Australian startup ecosystem, including as a partner mentor in the Startmate Accelerator.
- Michael Batko's My Journey After Startmate "Jeff is the one who got me properly set up with AI tools... watching them talk to their laptops and build things in real time."
- Startmate monthly update, August 2021 named as a Startmate Coach
- ADPList mentor profile
- UNSW Founders, Peter Farrell Cup 2021 named in the "Mentors, Speakers and Judges" list for UNSW's longest-running student-led startup program
- Sydney Startup Hub community profile
Peer endorsements and listings
Where other people in the industry name Jeff, in their words rather than his.
- Michael Batko on LinkedIn, July 2026 the former Startmate CEO: "Jeff Deutsch is the best aussie growth hacker... Most sell a trick or playbook. Jeff builds engines."
Speaking
Jeff speaks on SEO, growth and AI search at industry conferences and webinars, in Australia and internationally. He is on the March 2027 line-up for the Sydney SEO Conference, run by Prosperity Media, listed there as Fractional Head of Growth.
- Rakuten DealMaker Australia 2026: opening keynote, The Future of Discovery in Partnerships
- Rakuten Advertising on the keynote
- Sydney SEO Conference speaker line-up, March 2027
- James Norquay announcing the booking on LinkedIn "if you want one of the best in the business to consult for your business contact him"
- The same announcement from James Norquay on X, 30 August 2026 "Jeff Deutsch will be sharing his latest SEO, Growth & AI Search strategies that have helped scale some amazing global startups such as Superpower & ContactOut"
- WordCamp Sydney 2019 speaker page
- Online Marketing Sydney Conference, February 2020: the Qwoted speaker listing "Jeff Deutsch, SEO & Growth Marketing, Marketing Director, Longtail UX", on a Prosperity Media bill with Matt Diggity, Kate Toon, Craig Campbell and James Norquay
- Search Engine Journal, May 2020: recap of the webinar "presented by Jeff Deutsch, Marketing Director at Longtail UX" the deck from that same talk is on SlideShare, 44 slides
- EyeQuant webinar, June 2020: How to Build SEO-Friendly Ecommerce Landing Pages that Convert "Join Jeff Deutsch, Marketing Director for Longtail UX, as he reveals the latest hacks to convert anonymous website visitors into loyal shoppers"
Interviews and video
- Interviews with the PROs (YouTube) "100K a month marketer and SEO legend"
- Confessions of a Google Spammer (YouTube)
- The Altitude Adjustment podcast "From Google Spammer to Growth Marketing Guru"
- Writing on Medium
- Author page at Express Writers
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