SEO Specialist for Travel Website (Andaman Tour Operator)

I am looking to hire a dedicated freelance SEO specialist to improve the rankings and organic traffic for my travel agency website: www.andamantourtravelpackage.com. We sell tour packages, ferry tickets, and water sports in the Andaman Islands. We are competing against major travel platforms, so we need a smart, tailored approach. Your specific responsibilities will include: 1. Conducting a full technical audit to optimize site speed and fix heavy travel images. 2. Local SEO optimization for our physical office location to capture "near me" holiday planning traffic. 3. Keyword research focusing on commercial transactional intent (e.g., "Andaman honeymoon packages price", "Havelock to Neil island ferry booking"). 4. Developing a clean, white-hat backlink strategy (No spam, no PBNs, no link farms). Project Milestones & Payment: This will begin as a 1-month trial with 3 strict milestones: Milestone 1 (25%): Full Technical & On-Page Audit Report + Competitor Analysis. Milestone 2 (50%): Fixing metadata, site speed issues, and keyword-to-page mapping. Milestone 3 (25%): Delivery of Local SEO setup and the next 3 months' content strategy plan. If the trial month is successful, this will turn into a long-term monthly retainer. Please share your real past case studies in the travel/tourism niche with your bid.