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Hire an SEO Consultant UK

Senior SEO expertise available now, no waiting list, no agency process.

Available for hire, London

If you are looking to hire an SEO consultant in the UK, I am available for new clients now. I am Josh Willett, an independent SEO consultant based in London with over a decade of experience delivering organic growth for B2B SaaS, ecommerce, and professional services businesses. I work with a limited number of clients at any time, which means when you hire me, you get genuine attention and senior expertise applied directly to your business.

How to Hire an SEO Consultant: What the Process Looks Like

Hiring an SEO consultant should not be complicated. Here is exactly how the process works when you work with me:

First, we have a discovery call, typically 30 to 45 minutes. I ask about your business, your current organic performance, what you are trying to achieve, and your timeline. You can ask me anything you want about my approach, my experience, and whether I think SEO is the right investment for your situation right now.

If there is a good fit, I send a proposal within a few days. The proposal outlines the scope of work, the timeline, and the investment. It is specific to your situation, not a generic package. If the proposal looks right, we agree terms and start work.

How to Hire an SEO Consultant: What the Process Looks Like
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What You Get When You Hire Me as Your SEO Consultant

When you hire me, you get direct access to someone who has spent over a decade building organic search as a revenue channel for ambitious businesses. Here is what that means in practice:

Direct access to me, not an account mana

Direct access to me, not an account manager or project coordinator

A clear strategic plan that connects SEO

A clear strategic plan that connects SEO activity to your business goals

Technical SEO expertise to identify and

Technical SEO expertise to identify and fix the issues limiting your performance

Content strategy grounded in proper keyw

Content strategy grounded in proper keyword research and search intent analysis

Monthly reporting on what matters: quali

Monthly reporting on what matters: qualified traffic, keyword positions for commercial terms, leads or revenue from organic

Honest assessments, including when somet

Honest assessments, including when something is not working or when I think a different approach would serve you better

Development-ready specifications for tec

Development-ready specifications for technical changes

No lock-in contracts

No lock-in contracts

Hire SEO Consultant UK: Who I Work With

Hire SEO Consultant UK: Who I Work With

I work with businesses at different stages and scales. The common thread is that they have recognised SEO as a strategic investment and are committed to doing it properly. Here is a more specific picture of the clients I work well with:

B2B SaaS businesses at scale-up or growth stage, where organic search is an important channel for pipeline generation. These businesses often have technically complex sites, long buying cycles, and content strategies that need careful development to avoid creating noise instead of signal.

Ecommerce businesses who want to reduce their reliance on paid channels and build sustainable organic revenue. These engagements often involve significant technical work on platform-specific issues, alongside content investment in category and product pages.

Going deeper

More Detail on the Approach

Expanding on how I handle specific aspects of this work.

I am a freelance SEO expert, not an agency. I do not have the capacity to produce 20 pieces of content per month or run large-scale outreach campaigns simultaneously with ten other clients. What I offer is genuine strategic depth, technical expertise that most consultants cannot match, and personal accountability for the results.

The clients who get the most value from hiring me are those who want to work with someone who thinks hard about their specific situation, not someone who applies a template strategy and hopes for the best. If you want volume, I can help you find the right suppliers. If you want strategy and technical excellence, that is what I provide.

The specific services available depend on current capacity. At any given time, I work with a limited number of retainer clients alongside project-based work. Current availability for new clients: please get in touch and I will give you an honest answer about when I could start and what scope of work is feasible.

If you need help now and I am fully booked, I will tell you that clearly and, where possible, refer you to other consultants I trust. I would rather do that than take on work I cannot give proper attention to.

Most new client engagements follow a similar pattern in the first quarter. Month one is largely diagnostic: understanding the current state of the site, the competitive landscape, and the business priorities. This typically involves a full SEO audit, analysis of Search Console and analytics data, and a series of conversations to understand the business deeply.

Month two begins prioritised implementation. The highest-impact technical issues get worked through with your development team. Initial content recommendations go to your content team or copywriter. An updated keyword map defines the territory we are targeting.

By month three, we have a clear picture of what is working, what needs more time, and what the next priority is. The reporting cadence is established, the relationship is settled, and we are making consistent progress against the strategy. Results at this stage are typically early: some technical wins visible in Search Console, some content improvements showing initial traction. The bigger gains come in months six to twelve.

Being specific about what I do not offer is as important as being clear about what I do. I do not offer social media management, PPC campaign management, website design or development, email marketing, or PR services. My focus is organic search, and I stay in my lane.

I also do not use black-hat or grey-hat tactics: paid links, private blog networks, keyword stuffing, or any other technique that creates short-term gains at the cost of long-term risk to your domain. The reputational and business risk of these tactics is not worth any short-term ranking improvement.

If you have an existing agency or in-house marketing team, I can work alongside them rather than replacing them. Some clients hire me to provide the SEO expertise that their general marketing agency lacks, while retaining the agency for other services. Others hire me to provide strategic oversight and quality control for an in-house team.

These arrangements work well when roles are clearly defined from the start. I am happy to discuss how I would fit with your existing setup before we agree on anything.

The SEO consultancy market in the UK is large and varied. Prices range from a few hundred pounds per month to tens of thousands. Quality varies enormously. It is difficult to evaluate consultants before working with them, because results take months to materialise and claims of past success are easy to fabricate.

Here is my honest guide to finding a good SEO consultant for hire:

Working together

How the Engagement Works

A clear, structured process from first conversation to ongoing results.

1

Discovery

A call to understand your business, your current situation, your goals, and your timeline. If there is a good fit, I send a clear proposal covering scope, timeline, and cost.

2

Strategy

A thorough review of your current position with a prioritised action plan based on where the biggest gains are. The highest-impact changes come first.

3

Delivery

Ongoing work with clear reporting. No lock-in contracts. A monthly summary of what was done, what moved, and what is planned next.

What hiring me delivers

Results from a consultant who does the work

578%

Increase in organic clicks for Half Double Institute, delivered by one person who owned the strategy and implementation end-to-end.

"Josh transformed our organic traffic. Within 6 months we went from invisible to ranking for every major term in our sector."

Mark T, SaaS Founder

Common questions

Hiring questions answered

Typically within two to four weeks of agreeing terms. I take on a limited number of clients at any one time, which means there is sometimes a short wait. I will always give you an honest answer about current availability at the discovery call stage.

For urgent situations, such as a significant traffic drop or an upcoming site migration, it is worth mentioning the urgency when you get in touch, as I sometimes have capacity to take on project work on a shorter timeline.

For ongoing retainer work, I ask for no minimum commitment. I work month-to-month. If the work is not delivering value, you can stop. For project-based work like audits, I require payment on agreement, not on completion.

That said, meaningful SEO results take time to materialise. I will always be transparent about expectations and realistic timelines so you go into the engagement with the right frame of mind.

Yes. The majority of my client work is remote, and I work with businesses across the UK and internationally. Geography has no impact on the quality of the work, and my processes for remote collaboration are well established.

If you are in London, I am also happy to meet in person for initial conversations or strategy sessions.

Yes. I can connect you with previous or current clients who are willing to speak about their experience. I will always ask for permission before sharing any client's contact information, and not all clients are willing to act as references, but there are several who are happy to speak to prospective clients.

Tell me. I would rather have an uncomfortable conversation than lose a client because something was not working. If the issue is a misalignment of expectations, we can address it directly. If I have made an error, I will own it and fix it.

There are no lock-in contracts. If you are genuinely unhappy and want to stop, you can stop. I would rather part ways on good terms than have a client who stays only because the contract requires it.

To get started, I need access to your Google Search Console account (read-only), access to your website's analytics platform (Google Analytics 4 or equivalent), and a reasonable amount of time with your key stakeholders to understand the business priorities.

For technical work, I will also need to discuss access to your development team and your preferred process for getting technical changes implemented.

Hire me

Ready to hire a senior SEO consultant?

Tell me about your business and what you want to achieve. I will give you an honest assessment and, if there is a good fit, a clear proposal.

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