One SEO expert, start to finish. No marketplace roulette.
Looking for an SEO expert you can trust with your site? I am a freelance SEO expert rated 5.0 on Upwork from 54 reviews, and I do every part of the work myself, month to month.
5.0 on Upwork from 54 reviewsEverything a growing site needs from SEO, done by the same person who answers your emails. You never get passed to a junior after the sale.
Where you rank, who beats you and why, turned into a plan built on the searches that bring customers. You see it on our second call, with the price.
Speed, indexing, structure and every money page written for the way your customers search, the groundwork behind all my SEO services.
Pages built around the jobs, products or services that pay, then links from relevant sites pointed at them, month after month.
For businesses that serve an area, your Google Business Profile and reviews get as much attention as your site, through my local SEO services.
Clear answers, schema and mentions on trusted sites, so ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can name you too.
Rankings for your money keywords and the customers they bring. No 40-page export you never read.
REAL CLIENTS, REAL NUMBERS
Four businesses I ranked from scratch, each with a video walkthrough of what I changed and what it did to their rankings and calls.
Brand new site, zero paid ads. 1.57K clicks and 115K impressions over 16 months, and 374 calls from Google Search and Maps in the first half of 2026 alone, from people who needed a plumber now.
Plumber SEO servicesLaunched with nothing, no clicks, no impressions. 2.09K clicks and 86K impressions over 16 months, and 370 calls from Google Search and Maps in the first half of 2026. No ad spend.
Electrician SEO servicesUrgent service where whoever ranks first takes the call. Tracked in SerpFox: one term from ~90 to top 3, another from 26 to 2nd, a third from the 50s to 2nd.
My first ever SEO project, my mom's salon. Grew to 1.19K clicks and 48K impressions, reaching positions 1-2 on Google for the searches that bring in clients.
Want numbers like these for your business?
Book an Intro CallThree common ways to hire SEO help, and what each one usually gets you.
An agency is the better buy when you need many marketing channels at once. If you want one senior person on your SEO, that is what I offer.
I am Vasco. I learned SEO on a real business with real customers, then did it full time at an SEO agency. The short version is below, and the full story is on my about page.
Her hair salon, unpaid, so I could learn. It went from 9 to 90 clicks a month and the top of page 1 for the searches that fill her chairs.
I ranked my own lead gen sites and sold the leads to tradesmen. My own money was on the line, so the method had to work.
I started working full time at an SEO agency. I have done SEO every day since, including in competitive US local markets.
A small roster of clients, plus my own websites I build and rank for fun and profit. Rated 5.0 on Upwork from 54 reviews.
No proposals to decode and no sales team. Two short calls, then the work starts.
A two-minute form with your site, your goals and your phone number.
We talk about your business. I look at your site first and share a few quick wins.
A second call with what I found, what I would do first and what it costs.
Setup in the first months, then monthly work and one report on rankings and customers.
Whoever you end up hiring, these questions separate an SEO specialist who gets results from one who sends reports.
If the answer is a team you will never speak to, expect the person who sold you to disappear after the contract is signed.
Ask for rankings and calls or sales from a business like yours, not screenshots of traffic spikes.
A real SEO professional can name the first fixes before you sign, because they looked at your site.
Vague answers or cheap bulk links are a warning sign. You want links from real, relevant sites.
Your site, content, profiles and accounts should stay yours if you ever leave.
The honest answer is no. Anyone who guarantees first place either cannot do it or should not be trusted with your site.
Most businesses pay from $1,500 to $10,000+ a month to hire SEO help. My plans start at $2,000 a month, month to month, and every one is done by me.
$2,000/month
One focused site in one market.
For competitive markets
$3,500/month
For businesses competing for busier searches.
from $5,000/month
Large sites, many locations or big catalogs.
Need a new website? SEO-first rebuilds are a one-time setup fee, quoted on your roadmap call.
Put in what a new customer is worth to you and see how many extra leads or sales a month cover the plan. It works for local and online businesses alike.
1. Your numbers
Lifetime value: what one customer is worth to you over time, including repeat jobs or renewals.
Fill in both and your LTV updates above.
What you keep from each sale after the costs of delivering it (labor, materials, product or service costs). Leave at 100% to judge on revenue.
Out of 10 leads (calls, forms, demo or quote requests), how many become paying customers?
Nobody can promise an exact number, and keyword tools often undercount real searches. Try a few. I will give you a realistic range for your area on the intro call.
Plan
2. What it is worth
0Extra leads / month to break even
That is all it takes for SEO to pay for itself. Could Google bring you that many more a month?
If SEO brings 0 leads a month
0% return on the plan
Want a second opinion? I will check these numbers with you on the intro call, honestly.
An estimate from your own numbers, not a promise of results. SEO usually takes 4 to 12 months to build up.
Most businesses pay from $1,500 to $10,000+ a month for ongoing SEO, depending on the site and the market. My plans start at $2,000 a month, month to month with 30 days' notice, and every plan is done by me.
Hire an agency if you need many marketing channels handled at once. Hire an SEO expert if you want one senior person who understands your business and does the SEO work themselves.
Marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr list thousands, but quality varies a lot. Look for real results from businesses like yours, reviews from long-term clients and a clear plan before you pay. I am rated 5.0 on Upwork from 54 reviews.
Technical fixes can show within weeks. Map pack movement often shows in 2 to 4 months and organic rankings in 4 to 6 months or more, depending on how competitive your market is.
I work on monthly plans, because SEO builds on itself and one-off tasks rarely move rankings for long. SEO-first website rebuilds are the exception, quoted as a one-time setup fee on the roadmap call.
Work With Me
I take on a small number of clients at a time. If you're serious about SEO, let's talk.
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