Marketing & SEO
Hire SEO Experts for Technical Audits and Content
SEO experts find out why your site is not showing up in search, and fix the technical, content and authority problems holding it back.
The role
What SEO experts do
SEO work falls into three areas: technical (crawling, indexing, speed, structured data), content (pages that answer what people search for) and authority (links and mentions from other sites). Results take months, so a good specialist is also clear about priorities and honest in reporting.
Typical deliverables
- A technical audit with prioritised fixes
- Keyword research mapped to pages
- Content briefs and on-page recommendations
- Link building or digital PR campaigns
- Monthly reports tied to traffic and conversions
Tools you will see
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics
- Ahrefs or Semrush
- Screaming Frog
- PageSpeed Insights
Choosing
How to choose SEO experts
What to look for
- Case studies showing traffic from Search Console before and after, not just rankings.
- Specific recommendations in the proposal, based on a real look at your site.
- A realistic view of how long results take.
- Link building methods they will describe openly.
- No promises of first-page rankings.
Questions to ask
- 1What would you look at first on our site, and why?
- 2How do you decide which pages to create or improve?
- 3How exactly do you earn links?
- 4What will your monthly report show?
- 5What would make you say SEO is the wrong channel for us?
Planning
Before you post the job
Start with an audit
A paid audit as the first milestone shows how the specialist thinks and leaves you with a prioritised plan either way.
What drives cost
Site size, how much content is needed, whether developers are available for technical fixes, and link building effort.
Ongoing work
SEO builds over months. After the audit, hourly or a Dedicated Hire usually suits better than a fixed price.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring SEO experts
How long does SEO take to show results?
It depends on competition and the state of the site. Technical fixes can show quickly; content and authority usually take several months.
Is a ranking guarantee a good sign?
No. Nobody controls search rankings. Look for a specific plan and honest reporting instead.
Do I need technical SEO or content first?
An audit tells you. Sites with indexing or speed problems need technical work first; healthy sites usually need content.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for SEO experts
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.