SEO consulting
SEO consulting is expert advice without outsourced execution. Your team keeps the work in-house and gets a senior SEO or digital marketing expert to diagnose problems, set priorities, review plans and train staff. We offer single strategy sessions, fixed-scope audits and monthly advisory retainers for marketing teams, founders, developers and agencies.
SEO consulting is a senior second opinion for teams that already do the work. We find the problems that matter, set the order of priorities and check changes before they ship. You keep your staff and your agency. You get clear decisions about where to spend time.
Why it matters
In-house marketers are often stretched across paid, social, email and content. SEO receives a few hours a week, usually spent on whatever a tool flagged in red. Tool warnings are not priorities. A site can fix hundreds of warnings and see no gain, because the one issue that mattered never made the list.
A consultant brings pattern recognition. After working across many sites, an experienced reviewer can usually tell whether a traffic drop is technical, competitive, seasonal or algorithmic during the first review. That diagnosis can save weeks of guessing.
Consulting also prevents costly mistakes, such as a redesign that removes internal links, a migration without redirects or content aimed at searches nobody buys from. These are cheap to prevent and expensive to repair.
Our advice: if you are about to redesign, replatform or change URLs, talk to an SEO before the designs are final, not after launch.
Ways to work with us
Choose the format that matches how much guidance your team needs.
A focused 90-minute call on one problem, such as a traffic drop or a new market, followed by a written summary and next steps.
A prioritized technical, content and authority audit your team can carry out, with each item sized by impact and effort.
Regular calls, asynchronous answers to questions, and reviews of briefs, pages and tickets before they go live.
SEO requirements, redirect review, staging checks and launch monitoring for site changes that put rankings at risk.
Practical workshops for writers, developers and marketers, built around your own site rather than generic slides.
Guidance on GEO, AEO and LLMO, covering how AI assistants describe your brand today and what your team should change first.
How consulting works
Before
We review your site, Search Console data and goals before the first call, so the time together goes on decisions.
During
We say what we would do, what we would skip and why. When something is uncertain, we say so and explain how to test it.
After
Each engagement ends with a short, ranked action list your team can work through without us.
Ongoing
On retainer, we review pages, briefs and technical changes before they ship, which is when most problems are cheapest to fix.
From the field
These questions appear often, and each usually has a clear answer once the data is reviewed:
The last question is common. An independent review of an existing agency's work is one of the most useful things a consultant can provide.
FAQ
What does an SEO consultant do?
A consultant diagnoses search performance problems, sets priorities, reviews plans and changes and trains teams. Unlike a full-service agency, a consultant usually advises rather than carrying out all the implementation.
How much does SEO consulting cost?
Pricing varies with experience and scope. Hourly rates, fixed-price audits and monthly retainers are all common. We quote fixed prices for sessions, audits and retainers, so you know the cost before you commit.
Should I hire a consultant or an agency?
Hire a consultant when your people can implement and need direction. Hire an agency when you need the work done for you. Many businesses start with consulting to set priorities, then decide what to outsource.
Can you review the work of our current agency?
Yes. We review deliverables, links, content and reporting against what you pay for, and give an honest assessment. Sometimes the answer is that the agency is doing sound work and needs more time.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. Many consulting clients share sensitive plans, such as launches or migrations, and we are happy to sign an NDA before reviewing them.
Can consulting cover AI search visibility?
Yes. We assess how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews describe your brand and advise on the content, technical and brand changes most likely to improve citations.
Client reviews
“Previously we had worked with some SEO companies who charged thousands of dollars but didn't deliver much. With Affordable SEO Plans the experience was entirely different since their prices were reasonable, the communication was excellent, and we began to see improvements in our Google rankings after a few months. I would strongly recommend them to any small business seeking affordable SEO services.”
“I was doubtful regarding affordable SEO since I thought that cheaper prices meant lower quality. I'm pleased that I decided to give them a try! Our website has now begun to rank for a greater number of relevant keywords, our organic traffic has increased, and we are receiving enquiries from customers who found us through Google. It has been a good investment for our business.”
“The thing I like best about Affordable SEO Plans is that they keep it simple: there's no confusing sales talk, no unnecessary services, just clear SEO work at a price which is reasonable. They have been responsive, transparent, and actually have been of genuine help in improving our online visibility. I wish that we had come across them earlier!”
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