To give a rough idea my day rate is £350 and typically for any monthly SEO retainer (my preferred way of working) I would require a minimum of 1 days work per month. I do offer project based SEO services - eg if you have a specific issue that needs resolving, or are undertaking a particular project (a site migration or relaunch for example) I can also quote accordingly based on your own specific SEO needs.
In summary my SEO services start at £350 per month, and that gives you 1 days work per month.
No – I prefer to keep things flexible. Whilst it does take time to see the impact of most SEO work carried out I prefer not to have clients tied down to very lengthy contracts. Most of my clients work on a rolling monthly contract basis, which seems to work well for all parties. If you need/want a longer contract put in place, we can discuss that during our discovery call (some organisations have a fixed budget/grant that they need to make use of, before a particular date - which is fine).
This is a tricky question to answer – whilst it’s true that most SEO effort will take time to show results (several months, in some cases), there are other changes that can have a much quicker impact. Ultimately it really depends on the work that is being carried out – I’ve worked with clients that have had key pages “hidden” from Google, so resolving that was an instant fix which delivered traffic straightaway. Other content based improvements can take months for Google to re-evaluate and to update their search results. So in true SEO fashion, the answer here is “it depends”. I like to think most of my clients start to see tangible results from the 2nd or 3rd month of working with me.
I’ve worked extensively on WordPress as well as having experience using Shopify, Wix, BigCommerce and Magento. I’ve also worked on several custom built JavaScript based frameworks. Ultimately most of these ready-built CMS platforms function in a very similar manner, so it wont be an issue which CMS or platform your site is using - the same SEO principles will apply.
Whilst I can provide link building services for my clients, I won’t be buying links on their behalf. I prefer to work with a long-term mindset and I think that buying links is a risky business which hurts more businesses than it helps. I’m surprised at the number of businesses that I’ve worked with which at some point have employed someone to build links on their behalf. Most of those links either have no value or are causing harm to their search rankings. There’s a big difference between generating great, helpful content which naturally generates links and gets good online coverage, vs carrying out manual link building (or paying for links). Hiring someone on Fiverr (for example) to build links for you can be one of the worst investments you can make - it's a short-sighted transactional-based deal which benefits the seller on Fiverr, who won't be around to see the likely negative impact of those links.
Long story short - you have to be very careful if you want to look at paying for links. Making use of my digital PR service would be helpful here - check out that page if you just want links to be built / coverage to be earned.
Yes - and I do try to prioritise working with ethical, environmentally-positive and sustainable-minded businesses and organisations. I'm particularly keen to work with any independent investigative journalists and similar environmental organisations (and can offer a discounted rate for such organisations).
I don't work with brands in the gambling sector, payday loans, known fossil-fuel polluting industries, and potentially others - reach out if you're not sure.
Yes - for those people or organisations that might align with any of the following, I can offer either very discounted or probono SEO services:
- Those operating in the postgrowth space (or trying to pivot to be able to do so!)
- Those representing businesses or organisations in the Global South
- Those people/organisations working towards implementing or supporting decolonisation.
- Those people/organisations looking to support oppressed groups, for example those working to advocate for the people of Palestine.
Reach out if you want to find out more about any of the above, or about my probono SEO work.