Welcome to Authority Hacker, where we help small business owners and in-house marketers master advanced marketing with ease. Our mission is to simplify complex marketing strategies into practical, actionable steps through our hands-on, no-nonsense training.
We Believe That
Why Should You Trust Us? 🤔
We’ve Built & Sold Many Businesses
Since 2008, we have built, grown, and sold multiple businesses — Many of which we’ve publicly documented on the blog and podcast.
From flipping sites to building 8-figure sales funnels, we’ve been through it all.
Our journey has taken us through the ups and downs of the digital world. We’ve turned authority sites into revenue machines and grown agencies that thrive. And we’re not just talking theory; every piece of advice we give is grounded in what we’ve done and learned the hard way.
We’re the #1 Podcast in the Industry
With over 340 episodes available and millions of downloads, we have become the go-to resource for marketers looking to improve their performance.
Join us every other week to stay current on our latest experiments, discoveries, and interviews with some of the industry’s brightest minds.
Some of our past guests include:
- Rand Fishkin
- Lily Ray
- Cyrus Shepard
- Koray Tugberk Gubur
167,000+ Marketers Read Our Weekly Newsletters
Every week, we deliver industry news, special deals, new discoveries and useful tips through our newsletter to many marketers of all levels.
They’ve chosen to trust us because our audience-first content truly adds value to their business.
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We’re a Reference in the Industry
Authority Hacker research and case studies are often quoted in industry-leading publications and even mainstream media.
You can check some of our unique research work for yourself:
We’ve Already Helped Over 15,000 Paid Customers
Through our top-rated paid training courses and community, we’ve helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs at all levels.
From getting started to optimising traffic and conversions, we have hundreds of success stories on record to prove that what we do works beyond our own business.
Our Story
We started our first business together, a full-service digital marketing agency. We grew a team of 30 people and worked with several Fortune 500 clients.
Started our first big authority site that would go on to get over 600,000 monthly visitors
Authority Hacker was born. We originally built it just to document our tactics and share them with our team/friends.
Sold our agency, received a nice paycheck and started working full time on our growing portfolio of sites.
Launched our first course advanced Authority Hacker Pro. To this day we continue to add to and update AH Pro.
Launched our beginners course, The Authority Site System. TASS helps people build their own site and make job replacement income online. We completely re-shoot the course every couple of years to keep it up to date.
Sold an 18 month old authority site which we started for mid-six figures.
Sold the site we built as a demo site in the first version of TASS for six figures.
Re-launched AH Pro Platinum, our top-tier mastermind group where we have bi-weekly calls and training with members.
Sold a site we built on a dropped domain for six figures.
2010
We started our first business together, a full-service digital marketing agency. We grew a team of 30 people and worked with several Fortune 500 clients.
2013
Started our first big authority site that would go on to get over 600,000 monthly visitors
2014
Authority Hacker was born. We originally built it just to document our tactics and share them with our team/friends.
2015
Sold our agency, received a nice paycheck and started working full time on our growing portfolio of sites.
2015
Launched our first course advanced Authority Hacker Pro. To this day we continue to add to and update AH Pro.
2016
Launched our beginners course, The Authority Site System. TASS helps people build their own site and make job replacement income online. We completely re-shoot the course every couple of years to keep it up to date.
2018
Sold an 18 month old authority site which we started for mid-six figures.
2021
Sold the site we built as a demo site in the first version of TASS for six figures.
2022
Re-launched AH Pro Platinum, our top-tier mastermind group where we have bi-weekly calls and training with members.
2023
Sold a site we built on a dropped domain for six figures.
Our Customers
We have served over 15,000 customers in 120 countries
How Authority Hacker® Changed Their Lives
The Team Behind Authority Hacker
Mark Webster
Co-Founder
Mark has been a digital marketing entrepreneur since 2008 and has built several successful agency, blog, and course businesses.
At Authority Hacker, he creates courses, videos, and podcasts, while managing the team and strategic partnerships.
Having been an entrepreneur from the age of 13, he knows how to deliver results. And he’ll help you to do the same.
Gael Breton
Co-Founder
Gael has over 16 years of experience building and growing online businesses. He has worked with clients such as Macy’s, Expedia, 99 Designs, and Flippa.
He has also built, grown, and sold several six- and seven-figure businesses, many of which are documented on the Authority Hacker blog.
Gael has shared his internet marketing expertise as a speaker at Harvard, Wharton, Oxford University, and industry conferences like Chiang Mai SEO.
Milos Kozul
Outreach Specialist
Milos has been a part of the Authority Hacker team since 2020. As the go-to person for link building at Authority Hacker, Milos keeps the team on its toes and our strategies ahead of the curve.
He is deeply involved in testing and writing all link building related lessons and courses, sharing the knowledge and insights with the community. Always eager to learn and test new stuff, both in his professional role and through his side projects.
Paulina Breton
SEO Manager
Paulina is an experienced SEO manager at Authority Hacker. Since 2017, she has contributed to enhancing the company’s web visibility and organic traffic.
With her background in accounting, Paulina skillfully combines analytical acumen with SEO expertise.
In her role, she focuses on optimizing website content, ensuring site functionality, and conducting SEO testing to identify effective strategies.
Jon Hayes
Product Manager
Jon has been with Authority Hacker for 7 years, starting in the industry with zero knowledge working as a Link Building Assistant.
He instantly fell in love with the industry and over the years.
He’s expanded his knowledge to many areas including Funnels, Ads, Content, Video and most importantly, Course Production, where he currently works as Product Manager for Authority Hacker’s premium training.
Donna Reynolds
Project Manager
Donna, though new to online marketing, has a solid background in Computer Science and Psychology.
She has 3 years of experience in Forensic Psychology within Family Law and 2 years campaigning for 2041 ClimateForce. Now at Authority Hacker, she oversees multiple projects, including the Authority Hacker Podcast, Authority Hacker News, sponsorships, testimonials, and planning both internal and external events.
Her diverse expertise makes her a valuable asset to the team.
Matt Miszczak
Video Editor
Matt has over 9 years of experience editing videos professionally, focusing on YouTube, marketing content, and educational content for top universities such as Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and LSE.
A now “retired influencer” he built a personal YouTube channel with nearly 7 million views across over 550 videos.
Matt is passionate about Video Editing and works on all the Authority Hacker-branded video content.
How To Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with us; here are a few of them:
- Go through our Get Started page to learn more about the 4C methodology
- Join our newsletter, get updated on everything we release, and get subscriber-exclusive goodies.
- Download one of our Free Resources to assist with your marketing
- Subscribe to our Podcast and News YouTube channel to get timely episodes in your feed
- Join one of our paid training courses to improve your business
- Hire a marketing professional through our recruitment agency
- Follow us on your favorite social networks
If you want to get in touch with us, you can do it here.