Abby Gleason

Abby Gleason

Abby Gleason

SEO · AI Search · CRO · Web Experience

SEO · AI Search · CRO · Web Experience

SEO · AI Search · CRO · Web Experience

I’m an SEO product leader with a decade of experience driving organic growth for industry-leading brands. Currently leading Organic Growth at Upwork, the world’s top freelancing website.


My passion is helping people find what they’re searching for. (Also tacos—loooove tacos 🌮)

I’m an SEO product leader with a decade of experience driving organic growth for industry-leading brands. Currently leading Organic Growth at Upwork, the world’s top freelancing website.


My passion is helping people find what they’re searching for. (Also tacos—loooove tacos 🌮)

Abby Gleason

Experience

Experience

Experience

Leading organic growth through SEO/AEO, social search optimization and high-converting website UX.

Leading organic growth through SEO/AEO, social search optimization and high-converting website UX.

Senior Lead, Organic Growth · Upwork

Feb 2025 – Present

Product lead for SEO/AEO and CRO across Upwork’s logged-out web experience. I partner with engineering and design to build scalable content and technical foundations while improving acquisition and user experience for millions.

Senior Product Manager, SEO & Acquisition · Scribd

Jul 2022 – Jan 2025

Product lead for SEO, CRO and organic acquisition across Everand, Scribd, and SlideShare—3.5B annual visits across 300M+ pages. Increased web signup rate nearly 10%, lifted organic traffic 70% in an AI-summary test and grew blog traffic 600% in six months.

SEO Manager · Uproer

May 2018 – Jul 2022

Joined as the agency’s first full-time hire, helped grow the team from 2 to 12, built its SEO copywriting program, managed 12+ client accounts and hired, trained, and mentored six SEO analysts.

Brands I’ve worked with

Brands I’ve worked with

Brands I’ve worked with

UGC, marketplace and subscription platforms with up to 300 million URLs and billions of annual visits.

UGC, marketplace and subscription platforms with up to 300 million URLs and billions of annual visits.

Upwork logo
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Everand logo
CaringBridge logo
When I Work logo
Evereve logo
LightBulbs.com logo

Thought leadership

Thought leadership

Thought leadership

Case studies and conversations on SEO, AI search, product management and organic growth.

Case studies and conversations on SEO, AI search, product management and organic growth.

Abby speaking at an SEO event
Abby speaking at an SEO event

Featured LinkedIn posts

Featured LinkedIn posts

Featured LinkedIn posts

10k followers and growing. I share detailed case studies from the work I do for brands—here are a few posts that resonated.

10k followers and growing. I share detailed case studies from the work I do for brands—here are a few posts that resonated.

I do more than just work, ya know.

I do more than just work, ya know.

I do more than just work, ya know.

A few of the things that occupy my brain space when I’m not thinking about search or websites.

A few of the things that occupy my brain space when I’m not thinking about search or websites.

Lake life & dog walks

I’m a Minnesotan who loves walking Remi, my sassy blue heeler, through old neighborhoods and around lakes with huge trees.

I’m a Minnesotan who enjoys walking my sassy blue heeler, Remi, through old neighborhoods and around lakes with huge trees.

Books, food & movie nights

I love books about interesting women—The Glass Castle is a must-read—and historical adventures like Endurance (I'm on a big shipwreck kick lately). Big fan of good food, good friends, card games and movie nights.

Abby Gleason

Abby Gleason

SEO, product management and organic growth

SEO, product management and organic growth

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