Digital Agency v SEO Expert
If you’re using a digital or advertising agency to manage your SEO or advise you, there are several advantages to switching to an independent SEO consultant.
Direct Access to Senior Experience
By switching to an independent SEO consultant like myself, you immediately get access to my decades of experience, expertise and a far more consistent and dedicated level of service.
Experience
You’ll be in direct contact with someone with huge amounts of technical and real-world experience, in senior positions and with a deep understanding of business and communication.
Expertise
My level of expertise and a career ingrained in technical solutions brings a wealth of expertise that very few agencies can match, particularly with my roles as a CIO, IT Director and MD.
Communication
You get straight through to me, whether by email, messaging, telephone or video calls, you’ll be dealing with the same person and consistent communication. I make availability and speed of reaction a priority.
Responsibility
As an independent SEO consultant, there is no hiding from my value and responsibility. I am responsible for my work and nobody else. That makes me driven and dedicated to ensuring I deliver for you.
No Trainees, No Juniors, No Excuses
You will never have your work passed to someone for them to get experience or learn a task, and you can relax in the knowledge that none of your information is going to go from one agency to another.
“I give every client the same level of confidentiality, trust, skills, experience and service. When you’re an independent SEO consultant, every client is far more than just an account.”
Chris Shaw
Independent SEO Consultant
Confidentiality
Zero risk
Your data, business information and our communications remain solely with me. They don’t pass elsewhere like when an SEO executive leaves one agency for another.
Conflicts of interest
It’ll never happen
Agencies often deal with multiple clients operating in the same sector. You’ll never get that with me, I commit to one client in a sector or specific geographic reason.
Speed of reaction
Instant and assured
My speed of reaction is far faster than any agency can provide. I can pivot a strategy or approach immediately and react quickly to critical changes that affect you.
SEO Consultants Offer More Expertise
An independent SEO consultant lives or dies by their expertise. They’re almost always far more technically skilled, more focused on client results and offer a far more tailored solution than an agency would.
Critical Learning
I have no choice but to be completely up to date with every single aspect of SEO and all the elements that impact it. I’m not limited by company training provision or other people distracting me.
Tailored Solutions
Agencies tend to offer a range of packages. I can tailor a solution that matches your business, your sector, your budget and your goals. I don’t need to propose it to a line manager or justify it.
Level of Expertise
Most digital agencies have preferred platforms that they work or on recommend – and they’re not always in the clients best interests.
As an independent SEO consultant I work on a huge range of systems including Adobe Commerce (Magento), Shopify, WordPress, Umbraco, Woocommerce, Squarespace, Concrete5, Contentful, Wix and custom-coded sites.
Availability & Attitude
I can work on your projects when you most need me, because I am in complete control of my own time and can make decisions in the interests of my clients, not the wider interests of an agency that needs to plan manpower and resources.
I don’t have 9-5 attitude or mentality and very few agencies will put you in direct contact with someone that has worked at PLC boardroom level.
What do I help companies achieve?
My SEO and CRO services are ultimately designed to deliver bottom-line growth. I am patently aware of the challenges businesses face in the modern world, and you can rely on me to read between the lines, understand your needs from the outset and dedicate my time to delivering for you.
Increase visibility
Increased visibility immediately makes brands think about their Google Rankings and, whilst that is an important factor, there are many ways in which you can increase your online visibility. I help you achieve this.
Google rankings
The obvious target of improved Google rankings is something I work with businesses on every week. Getting you the positions you want, for the target keywords that are most valuable to you, is a staple part of my SEO services.
CRO services
Having the visibility and Google ranks you crave isn’t of much use if your visitors aren’t buying from you.
My CRO service is designed to remove barriers to sale and help you convert as may visitors as possible to bottle line contributors.
Development
If you need web development services, I have a huge amount of experience in technical and coded solutions. I don’t usually offer these services today, but I will consider any requests you make if you’re an SEO or CRO client and I think I can help you.
How much will my SEO service cost?
I provide written quotations for all work performed for clients. You’ll find pricing guidance on this website, but you’ll always be aware of the exact cost of any work before it begins.
Experience
You’re paying for my time and experience. I have spent over 25 years in the fields of web, SEO and IT, as well as being the MD of a digital agency until I sold my shares in the business. That doesn’t make me the cheapest SEO consultant you’ll find, but I’m far from the most expensive.
Retained SEO service
As you’ll see on my pricing page, if you retain my SEO services on a monthly basis my prices begin at approximately £350 per month. However, I’ll tell you the exact amount per month before I begin, based on the scale of your site and the time I’ll need to invest for you.
Cheap SEO fixes
If you’re looking for a cheap SEO service or small fix for less than £250, I always advise caution. I can’t offer you a cheap SEO solution because my services and experience are high value items. You’ll rarely achieve what you want to without investing in high quality SEO services.
SEO service ROI
My primary aim is to give you the highest ROI possible from my SEO services. SEO has an incredibly high return on investment over time, far more than other marketing initiatives, and I have been told my the owners of several companies that I have transformed their business fortunes.
Frequently used platforms
Adobe Commerce SEO
Previously known as Magento, Adobe Commerce is a system I can provide my full range of SEO services for.
Shopify store SEO
I’ve developed and provided SEO services on start-up Shopify stores to those generating £2m+ in annual revenue.
Woocommerce SEO
Woocommerce is a staple ecommerce system on for which I deliver all my SEO services to drive your rankings.
WordPress site SEO
From new sites to established and major brands, my SEO expertise on WordPress will grow your visibility and business.
Engage my services today, and you could benefit tomorrow.
The advantages of an independent SEO consultant usually become apparent very quickly. It could be a snippet of information, an insight into a sector that you weren’t aware of, or a single comment based on my SEO experience that has an instant impact on your business.