Expert SEO Services by the Hour
Once you’re convinced of the value of expert content development and advanced SEO strategy, you’ll be more hopeful you can solve any issues you’re having with your website.
Whether you hire me on contract, permanent/dedicated or by the hour, you know you’re availing yourself of the best provider possible. 
Having an experienced, expert who is experienced and capable of investigating, solving and create a solution is a big advantage for you — advantages you don’t get very often.
I’m Gord Collins, an experienced SEO/content creator for 26 years, author of two SEO books, and I’ll likely be able to solve your issues. I don’t guarantee rankings. Your success will depend on the resources and assets you contribute and how much time I work on your site.
From an SEO strategy to content consulting to SEO audits and fixes, I’ll help you discover what’s wrong and what’s needed. And you can hire me to develop a winning search engine optimization plan and implement it.
If you’re a startup or SMB needing to make digital marketing work for an affordable cost, then I could be the best investment you’ve ever made.
There are advantages to hiring by the hourly fee or on a project basis:
- inexpensive way to find out why you’re having difficulty
- avoid hiring amateurs and paying for solutions that don’t work
- investigation of your situation/errors/challenge that’s thorough and reliable
- you can’t afford a full-time pro who charges $100k+ per year
- you get those things fixed which are causing your ranking and traffic issues
- you get to see the pro in action to gauge for serious, ongoing projects
Does My Website Really Have an SEO Problem?
That’s what I must uncover first. It could be something else, and perhaps you’re not seeing it. Yet, if you’re not receiving a lot of traffic, your rankings are non-existent, and your content isn’t so compelling, then you likely need to work on some things.
I certainly won’t create work with your site when there is nothing wrong, or it’s something simple. I can help you get the right solution so you can make good decisions for your company.
What Do Advanced SEO Consultants Charge?
Considering the value we create, a high hourly fee is a bargain. Compare the fees below to some of the IT pay grades and then compare the business value of both, and the fees begin to make more sense.
The ahrefs SEO software firm conducted a study on the typical hourly rates of agencies, consultants and freelancers (2023) and here’s what they discovered:
SEO Consultants hourly fee: $171.18/hour
SEO Agencies hourly fee: $98.90/hour
SEO Freelancers hourly fee: $71.59/hour
Advanced SEO consultants with a well-rounded set of skills typically charge higher rates. In their survey, ahrefs found most service providers were not flexible about their pricing model. Agencies/consultants often charge retainer fees of $500 to thousands of dollars. US SEOs charge the highest retainer fees on average ($US 2500). Canadian experts come at a much lower price which keeps them in demand.
Of course, most also have larger search engine optimization packages too.
Project Based Services
ahrefs found that project-based fees usually range from $2500 to $5000.
On average overall, this is what the average SEO provider is earning per month:
Agencies: $9,507.00/month, on average.
Consultancies: $8,685.00/month, on average.
Freelancers: $2,348.00/month, on average.
Gord Collins SEO Fees:
Hourly service fee: $100 /hour.
Hourly-based work may include:
- SEO audits
- digital marketing audits
- SEO strategy development
- optimization and refresh of content
- technical analysis and troubleshooting
- ranking analysis, keyword analysis, content issues analysis
- research and original content creation
- performance and improvement reports
Whether you’re needing a technical SEO issue studied and resolved, or to re-engineer and improve your content so it’s tuned to Google’s ranking signals, or to redevelop an ultra million-visitor successful SEO strategy, this hourly fee for SEO services is an excellent risk-free start to something great. And you don’t have the longer term contract to contend with.
Trying out someone’s services is wise, and if you know they’re a 26 year veteran of SEO with two books written, then the risk is pretty low.
Call me at 416 998 6246 to discuss your SEO needs.
