Kira Khoroshilova

Last reviewed and updated on February 1, 2026 by Bart Platteeuw

Kira Khoroshilova is an international SEO consultant and the founder of Diary Of An SEO, a global SEO agency launched in late 2023 to help businesses expand into new markets and acquire customers through organic search and AI-driven visibility.

Based in the UK and operating globally, Kira Khoroshilova works with enterprise and luxury brands to deliver measurable growth through international SEO strategies. Her work focuses on market expansion, multilingual SEO, and visibility across traditional search and AI-powered discovery environments, helping brands turn organic search into a core revenue channel.

Raised in Singapore and having lived in 11 countries, Kira brings a deeply international perspective to SEO. She is originally Russian, speaks English, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese, and has lived across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. This background allows her to approach international SEO with a strong understanding of cultural nuance, local intent, and market-specific behaviour that goes beyond keyword research and technical structure alone.

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Kira studied International Relations at Northeastern University, and her academic and global experience directly informs the way Diary Of An SEO approaches international expansion. Her agency offers high-level translation and localisation support, including CIOL Level 7 DipTrans–grade translation and proofreading across more than 200 languages, ensuring content performs accurately and authentically in each target market.

Her SEO career began in 2021 while volunteering in Africa during the COVID period, where she first worked on SEO-optimised content for international businesses. She went on to work at multiple agencies in the UK, most recently as an SEO Team Leader, managing teams and delivering campaigns for global, high-calibre brands. These roles shaped her technical expertise and strategic approach before founding her own agency.

Kira’s work is grounded in long-term partnerships, strong processes, and performance-led SEO. She is known for combining technical execution, cultural insight, and AI-era search strategy to help UK and international businesses scale sustainably across borders.

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