SEO Expert + SEO-Focused Web Developer for Real Estate Website

We are looking for an experienced SEO Expert + SEO-Focused Web Developer to build, optimize, and manage a real estate website from a provided Figma design. This is not simply an SEO job. We need someone who can handle the complete website development + technical SEO + on-page SEO + hosting/deployment setup We will provide the Figma design. You will be responsible for turning the design into a fast, professional, SEO-friendly, fully functional real estate website. This is a long-term opportunity for the right person. What We Will Provide * Complete Figma design * Website requirements and business information * Content/assets where applicable You will be responsible for everything else required to launch and optimize the website. Hosting & Domain Management You will be responsible for managing the website's technical infrastructure, including: * Domain setup and configuration * Hosting setup and configuration * Connecting the domain to the hosting/server * SSL certificate / HTTPS setup * DNS configuration * Website deployment * Server configuration where required * Website backups * Website security and basic maintenance * Ensuring the website remains online, secure, and accessible We will provide the necessary access/payment information where required, but you should be capable of independently managing the hosting and domain setup and explaining what is required from our side. You should not expect us to manage the technical setup for you. ## Website Development You will convert our Figma design into a fully responsive, production-ready website The website must be: * Fast-loading * Mobile responsive * SEO-friendly * User-friendly * Secure * Scalable * Easy to maintain * Optimized for Google search * Built with clean and professional code You should have experience developing real estate websites or websites with similar functionality. ## Real Estate Website Requirements The website may include features such as: * Property listing pages * Individual property detail pages * Property search * Property filtering * Location-based property pages * Property categories * Property types * Price/range filters * Area/location filters * Agent or broker pages * Contact/inquiry forms * Image galleries * SEO landing pages * Blog/content section * Google Maps/location integration where required You should be able to recommend the best technical approach for these features while keeping **SEO, speed, usability, and scalability** in mind. ## SEO Must Be Implemented During Development SEO should not be added after the website is finished. You will build the website with SEO in mind from the beginning. ### Technical SEO You will be responsible for: * SEO-friendly website architecture * Crawlable navigation * Clean URL structure * XML sitemap * Robots.txt * Canonical tags * 301 redirects * Proper indexing controls * Fixing crawl and indexing issues * Schema markup / structured data * Breadcrumb implementation * Core Web Vitals * Page speed optimization * Mobile optimization * Image optimization * Proper HTML structure * JavaScript SEO where applicable * Google Search Console setup * Google Analytics 4 setup * Search engine indexing setup On-Page SEO You must actually implement the on-page SEO yourself This includes: * Keyword research * Keyword mapping * Page titles * Meta descriptions * H1/H2/H3 structure * SEO-friendly URLs * Content structure * Image alt text * Internal linking * Anchor text optimization * Breadcrumbs * Schema markup * Property page optimization * Location page optimization * Real estate category page optimization * Service/landing page optimization * Blog SEO * Content optimization * Search intent optimization * Keyword cannibalization checks We do not want someone who simply sends us an SEO audit and tells us what to fix. You must be able to identify the problem and implement the solution yourself. ## Real Estate SEO Experience with real estate SEO is strongly preferred. You should understand how to structure and optimize pages around: * Properties * Property types * Locations * Cities * Neighbourhoods * Areas * Services * Agents * Property-related search terms You should also understand how to avoid duplicate/thin content issues that can occur with large numbers of property and location pages. ## SEO Strategy You will also be responsible for creating a long-term SEO strategy that includes: * Keyword research * Competitor research * Content gap analysis * Website architecture * Keyword-to-page mapping * New landing page opportunities * Content strategy * Internal linking strategy * Technical SEO improvements * On-page optimization * Backlink strategy * Organic traffic growth ## Website Performance The website needs to be built with performance in mind. You should be able to: * Improve Core Web Vitals * Optimize images * Minimize unnecessary scripts * Improve page load times * Optimize CSS/JavaScript * Implement caching where appropriate * Optimize server/hosting performance * Ensure good mobile performance ## Analytics & SEO Tools You should be comfortable using: * Google Search Console * Google Analytics 4 * Google Tag Manager * Google PageSpeed Insights * Ahrefs * Semrush * Screaming Frog * Bing Webmaster Tools * Other professional SEO tools ## Ongoing SEO & Maintenance After launch, we may continue working with you on a long-term basis. Responsibilities may include: * Monitoring rankings * Monitoring organic traffic * Monitoring Google Search Console * Fixing technical SEO issues * Updating existing pages * Improving underperforming pages * Creating new SEO landing pages * Improving internal linking * Monitoring website performance * Website maintenance * Hosting/server monitoring * Security and backups * SEO reporting * Continuous SEO improvements ## Important — Full Ownership of the Technical Work We are looking for someone who can take ownership of the entire process: **Figma → Development → Hosting → Domain → Deployment → Technical SEO → On-Page SEO → Google Indexing → Monitoring → Continuous Optimization** We will provide the **Figma design**. You should be able to independently handle the rest of the technical process. ## What We Don't Want Please do not apply if you: * Only provide SEO reports * Cannot implement SEO changes yourself * Cannot develop the website * Cannot manage hosting/domain setup * Rely on black-hat SEO * Use spammy backlinks * Use PBNs, link farms, or automated backlinks * Use AI-generated/spam content without proper optimization and review * Cannot troubleshoot technical website issues We want **real, sustainable, white-hat SEO** and a technically strong website. ## Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is someone who can work as both: **1. SEO Expert** and **2. Web Developer / Technical SEO Developer** You should be able to understand the business goal, build the website from Figma, deploy it, optimize it for search engines, and continuously improve its organic performance. Experience with **real estate websites and real estate SEO** is a major advantage. ## How to Apply Please answer all of the following in your proposal: 1. How many years of SEO experience do you have? 2. How many years of web development experience do you have? 3. Have you developed a real estate website before? 4. Please provide **2–3 websites you personally developed and optimized for SEO**. 5. Which parts of SEO did you personally implement? 6. What SEO results did you achieve? 7. What development technologies/CMS do you use? 8. Can you convert Figma designs into fully responsive websites? 9. Can you independently manage domain, DNS, hosting, SSL, deployment, backups, and basic server configuration? 10. Which hosting providers/platforms have you worked with? 11. Which SEO tools do you use? 12. Explain how you would approach SEO for a new real estate website. 13. What would you do during the first 30 days? 14. How would you structure real estate property and location pages for SEO? 15. What is your hourly rate? 16. How many hours per week are you available? 17. When can you start? IMPORTANT: Start your proposal with “REAL ESTATE SEO + DEV” so we know you have read the complete job description. We are looking for someone who can become a long-term technical development + SEO partner** and take full ownership of the website's technical quality and organic growth.