Looking for an SEO consultant who can work in several phases. First phase would involve working hands-on with a PHP/HTML site to correct errors identified by SEMRush/SE Ranking and provide guidance to management on how to avoid similar errors in the future. Second phase would entail evaluating existing on-page and off-page SEO efforts along with current AI visibility and preparing a written plan to improve keyword rankings and AI visibility. Potential third phase may include executing part of all of the proposed plan.

As the SEO Consultant, you are Uptick Marketing's strategic leader for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). Your primary responsibility is to develop search strategies that increase organic visibility, improve AI discoverability, and generate qualified leads for our clients. You will assess websites, identify growth opportunities, develop strategic roadmaps, conduct technical audits, and provide actionable recommendations that improve performance across traditional search engines and AI-powered search experiences. As Uptick's primary authority on AEO, you will guide strategies that optimize client content and website structure to maximize visibility and citation opportunities within AI-powered search platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI experiences. This is a consultative role focused on strategy, prioritization, quality assurance, and thought leadership—not implementation. You will collaborate closely with the Technical SEO Support Specialist, Content Team, Marketing Consultants, Account Managers, Designers, Developers, and Operations to ensure recommendations are successfully executed while staying at the forefront of the rapidly evolving search landscape.

Expert in Local SEO to analyze and make recommendations for established local businesses.

We are hiring a Senior Technical SEO Consultant to own website‑only SEO for these two builder brands. This role is strictly technical/on‑page/AEO‑focused. This is a long‑term strategic role focused on strengthening organic + AI search visibility for installation and builder‑intent queries. What We Need A senior operator who can deliver high-impact work within a lean monthly scope: Technical SEO Crawl/indexation diagnostics Site architecture improvements Internal linking strategy Core Web Vitals optimization Prioritized technical roadmaps On‑Page SEO Rewrite/optimize installation-focused service pages Improve metadata, headers, and content hierarchy Strengthen entity clarity Build scalable content frameworks (not blog volume) AEO / AI Search Optimization Structure content for AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity Improve extractability of answer blocks Strengthen brand/entity signals Identify citation sources used by AI engines Provide AEO‑aligned content recommendations Content Strategy Map builder‑focused intent (installation, new construction, project-based) Build topic clusters around installation + builder queries Ensure repair/service intent does not contaminate builder brands Provide page-level recommendations that are realistic to implement

About Localize Localize is a leading B2B SaaS platform for website and application localization. We help companies launch multilingual digital experiences faster by combining enterprise-grade localization workflows with the latest advances in AI. The Opportunity AI search is changing how buyers discover software. Like many B2B SaaS companies, we've built meaningful SEO authority over time. Our challenge now is expanding our visibility across AI-powered search experiences—including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews—without disrupting the organic rankings that already generate pipeline. We're looking for someone who has successfully navigated this transition before. This is not a traditional SEO audit. We're looking for a strategic partner who can help us develop an approach for balancing SEO, AEO, and GEO over the next 12–24 months. What Success Looks Like You'll help us: Assess where our current content strategy is helping or limiting AI visibility. Identify why competitors are being surfaced in AI-generated answers and recommendations more often than we are. Develop a framework for sequencing SEO, AEO, and GEO initiatives while protecting existing organic performance. Recommend the technical, content, and authority signals that matter most for AI search. Define meaningful success metrics and reporting beyond traditional keyword rankings. Build an experimentation roadmap so we can validate recommendations before rolling them out broadly. What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who: Has deep experience with both enterprise SEO and emerging AI search optimization. Has worked with B2B SaaS companies, ideally in technical or developer-focused markets. Can demonstrate examples where AI visibility improved without sacrificing existing SEO performance. Thinks strategically, communicates clearly, and is comfortable challenging assumptions. Stays ahead of changes across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and other AI discovery channels. In Your Proposal Please include: Examples of companies you've helped through the shift from traditional SEO to AI search. Your approach to balancing SEO and AI optimization without creating unnecessary ranking risk. Any example frameworks, methodologies, or experiments you've found particularly effective. Tools you use to measure AI visibility and success.

Howdy Upworkers. We are currently seeking a consultant that can help us produce a list of web 2.0 websites. An example would be LinkedIn Pulse. Our ultimate goal is to get cited in LLMs such as ChatGPT, Claude AI overviews, etc. Ultimately, this is meant to act as kind of like a base layer, not so much like posting on an extremely powerful website. We understand that high-power guest posts are better, but our current goal is to have a long list of websites we can post on. If your personal goal is to sell us guest posts on spam farms, please do not apply. If this is something you think you can help us out with, provide us with a list or direction. That'd be great. Most likely, for this engagement, we would have a call or, by my personal preference, we sort out through Upwork chat. You send us suggestions, and we just generally learn your process.

SEO & AEO Consultant — Fix Technical, On-Page & Answer-Engine Issues (One-Time Project) Engagement type: Fixed-price, milestone-based — one-time project, not an ongoing retainer Location requirement: U.S.-based freelancers only (must be authorized to work in the U.S.) Category: SEO / Technical SEO / Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) About Us We are a boutique, NYC-based wine and culinary tourism company. We run international food, wine, and cultural excursions (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Japan), local day trips to New York wine country (North Fork of Long Island, Hudson Valley), private and corporate tours, team-building events, wine dinners, and a vineyard concert series. We have a strong reputation (4.9★ across ~425+ Google reviews) but our organic search and AI-answer visibility do not yet reflect that strength. Project Overview We have already identified a defined set of SEO and AEO issues on our custom WordPress site and want an experienced consultant to fix them. This is a scoped, finite project — diagnose, implement the fixes, verify, and hand off. We are not looking for a monthly retainer, an open-ended "growth" engagement, or a link-building subscription. When the agreed deliverables are complete and verified, the engagement is done. Scope of Work The work below reflects issues we've identified. The first milestone lets you confirm and prioritize the full list against the live site before the bulk of the work begins. 1. Technical SEO Audit and fix crawlability/indexation issues (robots.txt, XML sitemap, canonicalization, redirects, orphaned or duplicate pages). Diagnose and improve Core Web Vitals / page speed, including performance drag from heavy review/testimonial content on the homepage. Fix mobile usability, broken links, and any render-blocking or indexing errors surfaced in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Validate and correct HTTP status codes, hreflang (if applicable to international content), and metadata delivery. 2. Structured Data (Schema) — a priority area Implement and validate schema markup appropriate to a wine tourism business, including but not limited to: LocalBusiness / TouristAttraction (NAP, hours, service area) Event markup for tours, tastings, and vineyard jazz concerts Product / Offer / Trip markup for bookable experiences Review / AggregateRating to surface our 4.9★ reputation FAQPage and BreadcrumbList All markup must pass Google's Rich Results Test with no errors. 3. On-Page SEO Optimize titles, meta descriptions, and header (H1–H2) hierarchy across key pages (homepage, tour/experience pages, destination pages, blog). Fix keyword targeting and cannibalization for priority terms (e.g., "food and wine tours Italy/France/Spain," "NYC wine tours," "North Fork wine tour," "Hudson Valley wine tasting," "corporate wine events," "wine dinners NYC"). Improve internal linking and image SEO (alt text, file sizing, lazy-loading). 4. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Optimize the site to be cited by AI answer engines and AI Overviews (Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) and to win featured snippets for our priority topics. Add/structure conversational, question-and-answer content (FAQ sections, clear entity definitions) so our experiences are quotable and machine-readable. Strengthen entity/brand clarity so search and answer engines correctly understand who we are, what we offer, and where we operate. Ensure our content is accessible to AI crawlers and formatted for extractable answers. 5. Local SEO (as it relates to the above) Review NAP consistency between the site, Google Business Profile, and major citations. Provide recommendations to align on-site local signals with our GBP. (GBP management itself is out of scope — see below.) Explicitly Out of Scope To keep this project bounded, the following are not included: Ongoing monthly SEO retainer or perpetual management. Off-site link building or backlink acquisition campaigns. Paid search / Google Ads management. New website design, rebuild, or migration. Content marketing production beyond the on-page and FAQ/AEO content needed to fix the identified issues. Ongoing Google Business Profile posting/management. If you believe an out-of-scope item is essential, note it in your proposal as a separate, clearly-priced add-on — do not bundle it into the base project. Deliverables Confirmed audit & prioritized fix plan (Milestone 1) — a short document validating the issue list against the live site, with priorities and effort estimates. Implemented fixes across technical, on-page, structured data, and AEO items above, deployed to the live site (or delivered as ready-to-deploy changes, per our environment). Validation evidence — passing Rich Results Test results, updated PageSpeed/Core Web Vitals scores, and a clean Search Console crawl/index check. Before/after summary report documenting what was fixed, the measurable change where visible, and a short list of any recommended future actions (informational only, no obligation). Milestones & Timeline Milestone 1 — Audit & Fix Plan: confirm scope, prioritize. (~3–5 business days) Milestone 2 — Implementation: execute the agreed fixes. (~2–3 weeks, to be confirmed after M1) Milestone 3 — QA, Validation & Handoff: validate, request re-crawl, deliver before/after report. Engagement ends here. (~3–5 business days, plus a short verification window for re-indexing) We're open to your recommended timeline in your proposal. Requirements U.S.-based, with strong written English and clear communication. Demonstrable experience with technical SEO, structured data/schema, and AEO (please show recent examples or case studies). Hands-on proficiency with Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, a technical crawler (Screaming Frog, Sitebulg, or similar), PageSpeed Insights/Lighthouse, and schema validation tools. Experience optimizing for AI answer engines and featured snippets, not just traditional rankings. Comfortable working in a custom WordPress environment (custom theme/templates, not a page-builder-only stack) and coordinating deployment of changes; ability to implement schema and technical fixes without breaking existing functionality. Bonus: experience with local, travel/tourism, hospitality, culinary, or events/experience-based businesses. To Apply, Please send a brief note on how you'd approach a scoped, fix-and-finish SEO/AEO project (not a retainer). 2–3 relevant examples where you fixed similar technical/structured-data/AEO issues, with results if available. Your fixed-price quote broken down by the three milestones, plus your estimated timeline. Which tools you'll use and confirmation you can validate all schema and Core Web Vitals fixes. We're looking for someone thorough, communicative, and comfortable closing out a defined project cleanly. We value quality and clear reporting over volume.

I run an agency and currently outsource link building (guest posts, some niche edits) to a full-time freelance specialist in the Philippines. I've started manually spot-checking the links she's delivered and found some concerning patterns, including at least one placement on a site whose own editorial policy states they don't accept guest posts, meaning the "publisher" access being sold to us likely isn't authorized by the actual site owner. That's an unacceptable risk for client SEO and I need to fix it properly rather than keep guessing. Also, the payments are all going ot 3-5 people, and my concern is that they control or have acces to these sites, and have control of all of the links. What I need: 1, Audit — Review my current backlink log (spreadsheet with live URLs, DR, traffic, pricing, publisher) and assess quality, authenticity of publisher access, footprint/pattern risk, and Google guideline exposure across all placements to date. 2. Build a repeatable vetting system — Design a practical checklist or lightweight process I (non-technical, time-constrained) can use going forward to approve or reject a proposed link before paying for it. Needs to be fast enough to actually use, not a 2-hour audit per link. 3. Vendor relationship guidance — Help me understand what reasonable questions to ask a link building vendor about sourcing/access, and what red flags in their answers should end the relationship. 4. Optional ongoing role, If this goes well, there's real potential for a recurring monthly link-audit retainer, and possibly taking over vetting/QA on all future link acquisitions for my agency. Who I'm looking for: - 10+ years hands-on SEO / link building experience, not just link building execution — I need someone who can teach me why a link is risky, not just build me more links - US-based, strong async and live communication - Comfortable being direct with me about bad findings, including telling me if my current vendor is fine and I'm overreacting - Experience specifically vetting guest post / PBN footprints, identifying compromised or reseller-controlled domains, and Google link spam policy To apply, please tell me about your process and how you would approach this project. Thanks, Ryan

We are seeking a consultant to oversee and manage the Patient Safety USA website. The role involves enhancing lead generation and improving SEO strategies to boost online presence. The ideal candidate will have experience in internet marketing and web development, with a focus on reputation management.

Project Overview ExactCare currently purchases leads (co-registration, Medicare broker cross-sell) and would like to complement this with an owned, compounding organic search channel. Before we commit budget and hire an in-house SEO & Content Lead, we need an experienced strategist to validate the roadmap and lay the operational groundwork. This is a 4-6 week engagement, with a clear end point once deliverables are complete. Deliverables -Technical SEO audit: site speed, mobile experience, indexing, broken links, duplicate content, Core Web Vitals, schema, and sitemap review. -Tracking setup guidance: recommend and help configure GA4 (enrollments, assessment requests, forms, calls, chat) plus Search Console and call tracking, kept separate from existing co-registration/broker tracking. -Baseline KPI report: organic sessions, keyword rankings, form submissions, calls, cost per lead, and enrollment rate. -Keyword strategy validation: sanity-check proposed keyword clusters (medication management, home delivery pharmacy, caregiver solutions, chronic conditions, Medicare-related, referral-partner intent) against real search data. -Roadmap review: assess feasibility of a proposed 7-phase, 12-month plan (foundation → keyword strategy → site architecture → content → local SEO → link building → AI-search optimization) and flag risks or adjustments. -Compliance workflow input: help define how Medicare-related content will move through a separate CMS/compliance review gate before publishing (we handle legal/clinical sign-off, we need your input on how the workflow should be structured operationally). Final output: a validated roadmap and a go/no-go recommendation we can bring to leadership. Skills Required -Marketing Strategy -SEO Audit -SEO Keyword Research -Google Analytics -Search Engine Optimization Experience in a regulated industry (healthcare, pharma, or similarly compliance-heavy) is strongly preferred, you should be comfortable working within E-E-A-T/YMYL considerations and structured compliance review processes. Communication Expectations -A weekly check-in call (30 min) to review progress and surface open questions early rather than at the end. -Async updates via Upwork messages or email between calls, we're responsive and expect the same. -Deliverables shared as documents we can review and comment on, not just a verbal readout - we need something leadership can read independently. -Please flag blockers or scope questions as soon as you spot them rather than waiting for the check-in. This is a short engagement and we'd rather course-correct in week 2 than week 5. How We Work -Small, lean internal team. -We value clear, direct recommendations over exhaustive options, tell us what you'd do and why, not just a menu of possibilities. -Compliance considerations are required -This is a validation and planning role, not execution. You're setting the foundation an in-house SEO & Content Lead will build on, not writing content or running campaigns yourself.