SEO consultant & consultancy
SEO consultancy: a senior consultant on your side, without the agency overhead
Strategy, audits, roadmaps and a second opinion from someone who still does the work — for in-house teams, founders and businesses checking their agency.
No minimum contract · Itemised monthly deliverables · UK team, Fareham HQ · Reporting from your own GA4 & Search Console
Consultancy rates
£95
per hour
£650
per day
£1,500
audit and 12-month roadmap, from
First 30 minutes free.
Why businesses switch
What we fix
You have hands, not direction
Your marketer and developer can execute, but nobody owns the SEO strategy. A consultant sets it and checks the work.
Your agency proposal looks expensive
An independent review tells you whether the scope, price and promised results stack up — before you sign.
A migration or redesign is coming
Most ranking losses happen at launch. We plan the redirects, review the build and test before and after.
What you get
What is included
- Audit and 12-month roadmap, presented to your team
- Monthly consultancy retainer: strategy, prioritisation, QA of work done by others
- Migration and redesign consultancy
- Agency reviews and proposal assessments
- Interim head of SEO for in-house teams
- Training and mentoring for marketers and developers
- Board and investor reporting
- Access to our tools and data
Pricing
What it costs
Fixed fees and “from” prices published so you can budget before you call. Every quote is itemised; nothing is billed that was not agreed.
| Service | Price | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | £95/hour | Ad-hoc questions, reviews, calls |
| Day rate | £650/day | Workshops, audits, migration days |
| Audit + roadmap | from £1,500 | Full audit, 12-month plan, presentation to your team |
| Monthly retainer | from £950/month | 10 hours of senior consultancy with priority access |
| Agency review | from £950 | Independent assessment of your provider’s work |
Consultancy vs a managed service
Our managed packages include strategy and delivery. Consultancy is right when you already have people to do the work and what is missing is direction and experience. Many clients mix the two: a consultant retainer directing an in-house team, with us delivering the technical or PR pieces they cannot.
Freelance consultant or agency?
A good freelance SEO consultant is excellent value for a small site. The risks are capacity and breadth. MHAFs is small enough that you deal with a senior consultant directly, with a team behind them when delivery is needed. See how to choose.
Proof
Results, not rankings reports
Figures are averages across active client accounts over the last 12 months; every case study links to the detail.
97%
average growth in organic traffic
99%
average keyword visibility uplift
79%
AI Overview & PAA placements won
Content & AI search
Arabian Aura Central
+178% organic traffic across primary categories, with featured snippets and AI Overview placements for major keywords.
Site structure
Just Family Fun
Internal-linking framework and topical clusters that lifted indexing speed and authority for a UK printables brand.
Digital PR
FreeVPNArab
Contextual links and brand mentions on reputable tech outlets in one of the most competitive niches online.
How it works
From first call to first results
01 — Free growth plan
Send us your URL. Within 3 working days you get a short written plan: the three biggest opportunities, what they are worth and what they would cost. No pitch deck.
02 — 90-day sprint
We fix the foundations, publish the pages that win the money searches and start earning authority — with every deliverable listed on your dashboard.
03 — Compound
Monthly reporting from your own GA4 and Search Console, a strategy call, and a plan that adapts to what the data says. Leave any time with 30 days’ notice.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
What does an SEO consultant do?
Diagnoses why a site is not getting the organic visibility it should, decides what will move it and makes sure the work gets done properly — whoever does it.
How much does an SEO consultant cost in the UK?
UK consultants charge £60–£250/hour. Ours is £95/hour or £650/day.
Can you review our agency’s work?
Yes — independent reviews are one of our most common requests.
Do you offer SEO consultancy in London?
Yes, across the UK, mostly remotely with in-person workshops when useful. See London SEO.
Book a free 30-minute consultation
Bring your biggest SEO question. You will leave with an answer, not a sales pitch.
Reply within one working day · No obligation · We will tell you if SEO is not the right spend