🟢 Struggling to rank on Google, Google Maps, or AI search platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity?
I'm Maira — an SEO Expert and AI SEO Specialist based in the UK, with 5+ years helping businesses across the UK, US, Canada, and Europe turn search visibility into real revenue.
Whether you need a full Technical SEO Audit, help with Google Business Profile Optimisation, or want your brand cited inside Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity — I've got you covered.
📊 Results That Speak
🔶 B2B SaaS Firm — Technical SEO + Content Overhaul
▪️ +281% organic traffic in 6 months
▪️ Demo requests: 35 → 110/month (+214%)
▪️ Page 1 rankings for high-intent commercial keywords
🔶 Specialist eCommerce Store (Shopify)
▪️ +122% organic sessions via Shopify SEO
▪️ Page 1 rankings for competitive niche keywords
▪️ −30% bounce rate after Technical SEO audit
🔶 Healthcare & Local Service Providers (UK)
▪️ Top 3 Google Maps rankings in 10+ local markets
▪️ 2× user retention via Local SEO & GBP funnel
🎯 What I Specialise In
⚙️ Technical SEO
▪️ 60-point Technical SEO audits (crawlability, indexation, site architecture)
▪️ Core Web Vitals & page speed optimisation
▪️ Mobile-first indexing, canonical tags, XML sitemaps, robots.txt
▪️ Structured data & schema markup (FAQ, Product, LocalBusiness, Article)
🤖 AI SEO | AEO | GEO
▪️ Optimising content for Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini
▪️ Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) & Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)
▪️ llms.txt implementation, entity SEO, topical authority building
▪️ 20+ AI-readiness checkpoints
📝 On-Page SEO & Content SEO
▪️ Keyword research & search intent mapping
▪️ Meta titles, descriptions, headings & content optimisation
▪️ Internal linking strategy & semantic SEO
▪️ Topic clustering & content planning
🔗 Off-Page SEO & Link Building
▪️ White-hat link building & backlink audits
▪️ Guest posting & digital PR
▪️ Domain authority growth
🛒 eCommerce & Shopify SEO
▪️ Shopify SEO, WooCommerce SEO & Magento SEO
▪️ Product schema, faceted navigation & eCommerce hierarchy
▪️ Conversion-focused SEO strategy
📍 Local SEO (UK & International)
▪️ Google Business Profile (GBP) optimisation
▪️ Geo-targeted landing pages & local citations
▪️ Google Maps Top 3 ranking strategies
🚀 Why Work With Me?
✅ 12+ years in SEO, SEM & PPC (Google Ads, Meta Ads)
✅ 500+ SEO audits & growth roadmaps delivered
✅ 200+ clients — UK, US, Canada & Europe
✅ 1,000+ Page 1 keyword rankings in competitive niches
✅ Platforms: WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Magento
✅ Tools: Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, GA4, Google Search Console, SurferSEO
✅ White-hat, E-E-A-T aligned, Google-safe strategies only
🔍 You Can Find Me By Searching:
SEO Expert | Technical SEO Specialist | AI SEO Expert | On-Page SEO | Off-Page SEO | Local SEO | Google Business Profile Optimisation | SEO Audit | Shopify SEO | eCommerce SEO | SaaS SEO | B2B SEO | Keyword Research | Link Building | Core Web Vitals | Search Intent Optimisation | AEO | GEO | Google AI Overviews | Semantic SEO | Content SEO Strategy | International SEO | WordPress SEO
📩 Message me and let's start with a free personalised SEO audit for your website.
🕒 Last updated: 09.06.2026
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Maksym M.
Cardiff, United Kingdom
$30/hr
5.0
4 jobs
I help businesses dominate search engines and AI-powered search experiences. My commitment lies in playing a pivotal role to drive the sustainable growth for every business that I work with.
✔️Strategic approach ✔️ Data-driven mindset✔️Strong work ethic ✔️ Out-of-the-box solutions
Find what I can help you with below:
✔️SEO strategy
A solid SEO strategy is more than just keywords and content - it’s about creating a long-term roadmap that aligns with your business goals. I analyse your current performance, identify growth opportunities, and implement a data-driven approach to increase your search visibility and organic traffic.
🔹 SEO roadmap tailored to your industry and business objectives.
🔹 Growth and scalability enablement through right SEO foundation.
🔹 Goal-oriented strategies focused on traffic, conversions & ROI.
✔️ GEO Strategy
Optimising your website for the AI-driven future of search. I help businesses position their brand and offering to be readable, interpretable, and recommended by AI systems, different LLM platforms, AI Mode and AI Overviews.
🔹 Semantic content modeling. Aligning content with entity-based search and LLM understanding.
🔹 AI-ready technical SEO: Architecture, internal linking, and content markup designed for generative search visibility.
🔹 Schema & structured data.
🔹 Content clusters & FAQ optimisation.
✔️Website Migration (Domain | CMS | Redesign | Server migrations)
Migrating a website without proper SEO planning can lead to traffic loss, broken links, and decreased search visibility. I ensure a smooth migration process that preserves your rankings, minimises risks, and enhances overall site performance.
🔹 Smooth migration execution with end-to-end support (audit, tech SEO, 301 redirects, SSL, DNS etc.)
🔹 Migration risk analysis.
🔹 Proper testing in local envirement to make the migration safe.
✔️SEO/GEO content strategy
Great content alone isn’t enough - it needs to be optimised for search, AI engines and user intent. I develop content strategies that combine on-page SEO, semantic and entity search optimisation, and topical authority building to make your site a go-to resource in your industry.
🔹 Finding most in-demand topics in your industry which can be cited in LLMs.
🔹 Creating content briefs & topic clusters for the maximum reach.
🔹 Content audit / Existing content optimisation to improve visbility.
🔹 SEO/GEO content training for your team.
✔️Keyword research
Many businesses waste time targeting irrelevant keywords. I conduct comprehensive keyword research to find high-intent, low-competition search terms that bring in qualified leads and drive real revenue.
🔹 In-depth keyword gap analysis with competitors.
🔹 Identifying long-tail keywords for better conversions.
🔹 Understanding what your target audience is interested.
🔹 Keyword tracking set-up.
✔️Technical SEO/GEO
Ensure your website is fully optimised for search engines by improving site speed, crawlability, and indexation, while addressing any technical issues that could hinder your visibility on LLMs.
🔹 Full website audit (option to set up automated auditing for ongoing in-house tracking).
🔹 Technical SEO fixes (indexing, crawlability, site speed, sitemap, robots txt, hreflangs, redirects, 404s and way more).
🔹 Technical GEO to make sure that LLMs can propely see you website.
✔️On-page optimisation
Ensure your website is fully optimised for both search engines and LLMs by focusing on key areas.
🔹 Optimising your pages for targeted keywords and entities.
🔹 Metadata & schema markup.
🔹 Improving internal linking & URL structures.
✔️Off-page and Authority optimisation
Backlinks and citation across the web remain a major factor for a success, I can consult on what your focus should be to improve your site’s trust and authority.
🔹 Reddit, Wikipedia, Listacels and Third-party sites.
🔹 High-quality link acquisition strategies (e.g Digital PR & guest blogging)
🔹 Backlink Analysis
✔️Analytics & Business set-up
🔹 Google Search Console.
🔹 Google Analytics.
🔹 Google My Business Verification.
🔹 Comprehensive Looker Studio automated reports.
✔️Organic and AI Traffic Reporting witt Data-Driven Insights
🔹 Detailed monthly reports on AI visibility, keyword rankings, traffic, and conversions
🔹 Actionable insights for continual improvement
🔹 Performance analysis and strategy adjustments based on data trends
✔️UX & CRO
🔹 UX & CRO optimisation to enhance your website experience and improve conversions.
🔹 Improving site architecture and conversion funnels for a seamless user journey.
🔹 A/B testing
✔️Anything else as deemed necessary to help your visibility across traditional SEO and GEO.
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Louise S.
Manchester, United Kingdom
$100/hr
5.0
55 jobs
I help Shopify, ecommerce and B2B SaaS companies identify where their biggest organic growth opportunities exist, then turn those opportunities into measurable increases in qualified traffic, leads and revenue.
Most businesses don’t have a traffic problem. They have a search strategy problem.
They’re investing in content while missing commercial search demand. They’re improving rankings while competitors capture buying intent. Or they’re treating AI search as a content exercise instead of an information architecture problem.
That’s where I work.
My work combines technical SEO, information architecture, commercial search strategy and AI search optimisation to improve how search engines and AI platforms understand, prioritise and surface websites. Whether that’s restructuring a Shopify catalogue, expanding a SaaS category strategy or improving visibility across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI assistants, the objective is always the same: generate more qualified traffic that converts into revenue.
Recent Results
• AI SaaS platform: +48.2% revenue in 90 days through technical SEO, commercial content strategy and AI search optimisation.
• Shopify ecommerce brand: +88.9% revenue and +153% organic traffic.
• Fitness ecommerce brand: £150K+ additional organic revenue in 6 months.
• B2B SaaS company: SEO became the #1 revenue channel, alongside 22,000% growth in AI search visibility.
• B2B lead generation business: +79% qualified leads and 4,000% growth in AI search visibility.
What I Work On
• Technical SEO and implementation
• Information architecture and site structure
• Shopify SEO and ecommerce growth
• B2B SaaS SEO strategy
• Internal linking and topical authority
• Structured data and entity optimisation
• Commercial landing page strategy
• GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) and AI search optimisation
• Revenue opportunity modelling and growth forecasting
AI Search & GEO
Brands now compete to be understood, cited and recommended across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and other AI search platforms.
I help businesses strengthen their visibility across both traditional search and AI-driven discovery by improving information architecture, entity relationships, structured data, internal linking and topical authority. The goal isn’t simply to rank, it’s to become a trusted source that search engines and AI assistants choose to surface.
How I Work
Every project starts with one question: Where is the biggest commercial opportunity?
Sometimes the answer is technical SEO. Sometimes it’s information architecture.
Sometimes it’s category expansion, internal linking or new commercial landing pages.
Sometimes it’s improving how AI systems understand and retrieve your content.
The objective isn’t to produce the biggest audit or publish the most content. It’s to identify the changes most likely to increase qualified traffic, leads and revenue, then implement them in the right order.
You’ll work directly with me throughout the engagement. From strategy and implementation through to reporting and refinement, I stay closely involved to ensure recommendations are delivered properly and measured against business outcomes rather than vanity metrics.
If you’re looking for someone to identify where the next stage of organic growth will come from, let’s talk.
SEO Backlinking
Technical SEO
SEO Strategy
Search Engine Optimization
SEO Audit
Google Ads
Google Analytics
Off-Page SEO
On-Page SEO
Content Strategy
Pay Per Click Advertising
Search Engine Marketing
Influencer Marketing
Internet Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Adil S.
Ilford, United Kingdom
$25/hr
5.0
4 jobs
Not sure why your competitors rank above you on Google? Send me your website + location. I’ll review your Google Business Profile, Google Maps visibility, website, keywords and competitors and give you a clear view of what is holding your business back.
I’m a Local SEO specialist with 8+ years of experience, focused on helping local and service-based businesses increase search visibility, calls and qualified enquiries.
I can take care of your complete SEO campaign from GBP and Google Maps optimisation to technical SEO, on-page SEO, citations, local backlinks, keyword research, schema and AEO/GEO.
I’ve helped businesses improve local rankings, organic visibility, GBP performance and website health, with the goal of turning search visibility into business growth.
No complicated reports. No generic SEO checklist. I find the problems, prioritise the important work and execute it.
Let’s spend 15 minutes looking at your current SEO, your competitors and the fastest opportunities to grow your visibility.
SEO Backlinking
Technical SEO
Local SEO
SEO Strategy
Search Engine Optimization
Google My Business
SEO Audit
On-Page SEO
SEO Localization
SEO Keyword Research
Google My Business Listing
Digital Marketing
Local Citation
Website Audit
Website Optimization
Ecommerce Website Development
Google Maps
Keyword Research
Google Search Console
Off-Page SEO
Eliza A.
Branston, United Kingdom
$25/hr
5.0
21 jobs
I’m an SEO and content specialist with over 10 years’ experience helping businesses and freelancers grow their online presence. My expertise includes SEO audits, keyword research, on-page optimisation, technical improvements, and content strategy that drives measurable results. I believe in keeping SEO clear and straightforward, no jargon, no guesswork, so you always understand what’s being done and how it benefits your business.
I also leverage AI-powered tools for content creation, optimisation, and competitor analysis, making strategies faster, smarter, and more precise while maintaining authenticity and brand voice.
Over the years, I’ve helped clients achieve measurable growth, including:
• Boosting organic traffic for a UK e-commerce site by 120% in six months through targeted content optimisation.
• Increasing leads for a B2B service provider by 75% year-on-year via improved site architecture and SEO audits.
• Elevating a freelancer’s blog to top 3 Google rankings for competitive keywords through structured content planning.
By combining proven SEO and content strategies with clear, transparent reporting, I help clients improve search rankings, grow traffic, and convert visitors into leads and sales, building sustainable results that last.
Sound good? Let’s talk!
SEO Backlinking
SEO Strategy
SEO Audit
SEO Competitor Analysis
SEO Content
SEO Keyword Research
SEO Localization
SEO Penalty Removal
SEO Performance
SEO Plugin
SEO Setup & Configuration
AI Content Writing
James D.
Tonbridge, United Kingdom
$25/hr
4.1
82 jobs
Hi, I'm James (a.k.a. Jim), a father, a full-time freelancer living between the UK and Thailand, looking after my mum in the UK and getting my son through an international school (GCSE) in Thailand. It's a great story, and I'd love to make your acquaintance by working with you on your project.
My edge as a freelancer is my 16+ years of experience as a content and SEO specialist.
I understand iGaming, Crypto, Finance and Local Small Business Lead Gen
I understand SEO.
I understand local SEO (I manage several websites, social media and marketing for friends and others by word of mouth)
I understand how to drive traffic to any blog or website, regardless of niche.
I understand affiliate content.
I understand client pain.
I can manage writers, systems and publishing.
I can turn AI output into what clients actually need.
I've been doing this for many years, and I work with other experts with whom I have built business relationships over the years as an online freelance consultant. My work is guaranteed, and what most clients love about me is that I am always ready to chat/communicate because working online is my full-time job.
I do not just write content. I fix what is not working and build systems that scale. I bring in leads, help with AI visibility and help my clients create AI workflows that save them time.
As per some of my latest feedback, my clients have pointed out how I've helped them use AI to increase productivity by introducing new workflows to their business models.
WHAT I ACTUALLY DO
- Audit and fix underperforming content
- Build keyword clusters and topical authority
- Manage full content workflows from planning to writing, QA, and publishing
- Improve rankings through structure, intent, and internal linking
- Run AI-assisted content systems with proper human QA
- Create new or improve exisiting lead gen funnels
- Maximise the use of AI to incrase client productivity
TEAM MANAGEMENT
I have worked in corporate environments as a remote manager and consultant, bringing together content, design, and marketing teams.
- Manage content, design, and marketing teams to maintain consistent SEO performance and messaging across all channels
- Align content, social, and product teams around a single strategy focused on rankings, traffic, and conversions
- Identify gaps between teams that slow down performance and fix them quickly
Ensure content moves efficiently from planning to publishing without bottlenecks or quality issues
HERE IS WHY I AM DIFFERENT
Most content looks fine on the surface.
- Product review contains inaccurate information
- Game counts look right, but are not
- Bonus details seem accurate, but are outdated or copied
- Articles are written but not structured to rank
I have worked with teams where everything passed checks until it was properly reviewed.
I build processes that catch these issues before they cost you rankings, trust, or revenue.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND HIGH-ACCURACY CONTENT
I have worked across industries where content accuracy, structure, and intent directly impact rankings, trust, and conversions.
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CASINO (iGaming) / SPORTS BETTING / ESPORTS
My strongest experience is in iGaming, sports betting, eSports and affiliate content, one of the most detail-sensitive niches in SEO:
Bonus terms and wagering requirements
Game providers and real counts
Compliance and regulatory alignment
I have also worked across:
CRYPTO AND BLOCKCHAIN
Explaining complex topics like exchanges, wallets, and on-chain concepts in a way that ranks and converts
LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING
Structuring content around bulk freight, container transport, and clear B2B services
IT SERVICES
Building conversion-focused service pages for both technical and non-technical audiences
LOCAL BUSINESS WEBSITES
Creating location-focused pages that target real search intent and generate enquiries
Each industry requires a different approach, but the same core principles apply: clear structure, accurate information, and content that performs.
AI AND HUMAN CONTENT
I work both ways depending on what you need:
- Fully human-written content
- AI-assisted workflows for scale
- Hybrid systems with QA layered in
No shortcuts. No filler. Just content that performs.
MY SETUP
I operate as a freelancer supported by a small team of writers, researchers, and proofreaders.
- I handle strategy, structure, and QA personally
- Every piece goes through a final review before delivery
- You get consistency, speed, and a single point of accountability
EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT
- 15+ years in iGaming and affiliate content
- 5+ years managing content teams, including briefing, QA, and editing
- 5+ years in crypto, stocks, and commodities
WHOM I WORK BEST WITH (Am I a good fit for your business?)
- Sites with content that is not ranking or converting
- Businesses that need proper content management, not just writing
- Teams looking to fix accuracy, QA, or scaling issues
- Clients who want a long-term SEO and content partner
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