White-Hat SEO Growth Specialist Needed

### Project Title Options SEO Specialist Needed to Improve Organic Rankings, Technical Health & Search Visibility (E-commerce / Target-driven): Complete SEO Expert for On-Page, Technical & Quality Link Building (UK Target Market) **Project Summary:** We are looking for an experienced, white-hat SEO specialist to optimize our website, improve keyword rankings, fix technical crawl/index issues, and drive targeted organic traffic. We want a structured, data-backed approach rather than generic automated reports. --- #### Scope of Work: 1. **Comprehensive SEO & Technical Audit:** * Full site health audit (crawl errors, broken links, 301 redirects, canonical tags, sitemap/robots.txt verification). * Core Web Vitals, page speed diagnostics, and mobile usability check. * Review indexing status and identify crawl budget waste. 2. **Keyword Research & Competitor Analysis:** * Research high-intent commercial and informational search queries. * Analyze direct organic competitors and identify keyword/content gaps. * Provide a target keyword mapping plan across core landing pages and categories. 3. **On-Page Optimization:** * Optimize page titles, meta descriptions, H1/H2 header hierarchies, and URL slugs. * Image optimization (alt attributes, compression, responsive handling). * Strategic internal linking structure to boost high-priority URLs. * Content suggestions for keyword density, search intent, and user engagement. 4. **Off-Page & Authority Building (White-Hat Only):** * High-quality, contextually relevant link acquisition (no spam networks, PBNs, or low-grade directory dumps). * Brand citations and local/niche directory cleanup (if applicable). 5. **Reporting & Strategy Roadmap:** * Benchmark current performance baseline in Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 (GA4). * Monthly/bi-weekly progress reports detailing tasks completed, keyword rank movement, and next action items. --- #### Requirements & Qualifications: * Proven track record in SEO with demonstrable portfolio/case studies (please share 1–2 examples with before-and-after results). * Proficiency with industry-standard tools: **Ahrefs / Semrush, Google Search Console, Google Analytics (GA4), Screaming Frog**. * Strict adherence to Google Search Essentials (white-hat practices only). * Strong communication skills and transparent reporting. --- #### How to Apply: To filter out automated/bot proposals, please begin your proposal with the word **"TARGET"**. In your application, please include: 1. Links or screenshots of past SEO case studies (focusing on organic growth and keyword improvements). 2. The primary tools you use for site auditing and keyword analysis. 3. A brief 3-sentence summary of your initial approach for the first 14 days.