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SEO built into the site, not bolted on after

Most SEO work happens after the site is already live — patching a structure that was never built to rank. I build the technical foundation in from the start, because in most cases, I'm the one who built the site.

Technical SEO built in at theme level, not via plugin 10+ years across WordPress build and search strategy Direct reporting, no jargon, no agency layers
Why bolted-on SEO stalls

You can't plugin your way out of bad architecture

Meta tags and an SEO plugin fix the surface. They don't fix a site that loads slowly, has no content structure, or was never built with crawlability in mind. I start there instead.

Technical foundation

Site speed, clean code, and proper markup handled at build level, so there's nothing for Google to trip over.

Keyword & content strategy

Research into what your actual customers search for, then content built to answer it properly, not just mention it.

On-page optimisation

Structure, headings, and internal linking done properly across every page, not just the homepage.

Local & ongoing SEO

Rankings tracked, reported in plain English, and adjusted as search behaviour and your business both change.

SEO that starts after launch is just repair work on a site that was never built for it.
How the work actually happens

From audit to ranking

01

Audit

A full technical and content review — what's holding the site back, ranked by impact.

02

Foundation

Site speed, structure, and on-page fundamentals fixed at the source, not patched with a plugin.

03

Content & keywords

Pages built or rewritten around what people are actually searching for.

04

Monitor & report

Rankings and traffic tracked monthly, in plain English, with next steps rather than just numbers.

Questions people actually ask

FAQ

Is this a one-off project or an ongoing service?

The technical foundation is largely one-off — done properly once, it shouldn't need redoing. Content and off-page work benefit from being ongoing, since rankings respond to sustained effort.

Do you guarantee first-page rankings?

No — nobody honestly can, since Google's algorithm isn't something any agency controls. What I can commit to is the technical and content work being genuinely done properly.

How is SEO 'built into the site' different from adding it afterwards?

Site structure, page speed, and technical markup are far easier to get right from the start than to retrofit onto a finished site.

Available for projects

Tell me what's broken, or what you're starting.

One email or a fifteen-minute call. I read and reply to every one myself.