SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting for Ambitious Companies
Senior direction from operators who ship: evidence-led strategy, decisions defended in the room, and a team that can execute what it recommends. Searchmaxxed supplies the operators.
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TLDR
Put senior search judgement inside your existing team.
SEO consulting here is senior operators directing your search program: the strategy, the priorities, the calls that need experience to make. No relay race through account layers; you talk to the people who read your data and, when you want, the same people ship the work.
Agentic Website
The Agentic Website is the owned search foundation we can keep improving. It is wired into Search Console, analytics, live rankings, search results and competitor evidence, so Searchmaxxed can see what changed, build the next page family, repair technical faults and deploy measured improvements every week.
Managed Search Loop
The Managed Search Loop is the operating cycle behind the work. It reads live evidence, ranks the next commercial opportunity, turns that decision into a weekly release, verifies the deployment and measures the result. Each release gives the next one better evidence, so the program keeps moving toward demand and revenue.
Off-Page Source Layer
The Off-Page Source Layer maps how the business appears beyond its own website, then builds the external proof that corroborates it. Links, reviews, citations, editorial coverage, brand mentions and community sources help Google and AI systems connect the entity, trust the claims and recommend the business.
THE PROBLEM
Most SEO advice comes from people who stopped doing SEO.
Slide decks from strategists three roles away from a live SERP, recommendations with no shipping plan, retainer hours that dissolve into calls about calls. Advice is only worth what it changes, and the people giving it should be able to do the work they recommend.
THE DISCIPLINES
How Searchmaxxed runs Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting.
Read your position from the data
Your account, your market, your real options.
Account deep-diveMarket analysisOption mappingPriority logicResource planningWritten strategy
Make the expensive calls with cover
Migrations, rebuilds and bets, decided on evidence.
Migration counselUpdate diagnosisRisk modelingWritten recommendationsSecond opinionsVendor review
Make your team faster than the market
Playbooks, reviews and standards your people keep.
Working sessionsCustom playbooksQuality gatesHiring supportTool selectionCapability roadmap
Advice that answers to the scoreboard
Recommendations tracked like shipped work.
Written recommendationsExpected-effect loggingMonthly reviewsBlocker escalationOutcome trackingDecision memo
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING SCOPE
What does Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting actually involve?
A complete Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting engagement covers diagnosis, written decisions, team enablement and decision review. Each part is implemented, deployed and measured inside the same search system.
Read your position from the data
We read your Search Console and analytics history, your rankings, your competitors and the AI answers in your market, then lay out your actual position: what is winnable, what it costs, what order to move in and what to ignore. Strategy from your evidence, never a template.
Account deep-diveMarket analysisOption mappingPriority logicResource planningWritten strategy
Make the expensive calls with cover
Site migrations, platform changes, domain moves, international expansion, recovering from an update: the decisions where mistakes cost years. We bring the evidence, model the risk, recommend in writing and answer for what happens next.
Migration counselUpdate diagnosisRisk modelingWritten recommendationsSecond opinionsVendor review
Make your team faster than the market
Where you have a team, we make it stronger: working sessions on real pages, playbooks written for your stack, review gates that hold quality, and the judgment transfer that turns juniors into operators. The goal is a team that needs us less every quarter.
Working sessionsCustom playbooksQuality gatesHiring supportTool selectionCapability roadmap
Advice that answers to the scoreboard
Every recommendation goes in writing with its expected effect, and the monthly review checks what happened: shipped or stuck, moved or flat, and what that teaches. Consulting answers to the same evidence standard as delivery, because advice without a scoreboard is just conversation.
Written recommendationsExpected-effect loggingMonthly reviewsBlocker escalationOutcome trackingDecision memo
System integration and deployment
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting runs through the Agentic Website, Managed Search Loop and Off-Page Source Layer. Searchmaxxed connects diagnosis, written decisions, team enablement and decision review inside one release system.
Agentic WebsiteManaged Search LoopOff-Page Source LayerHuman approvalDeployment proof
Measurement and commercial accountability
Every release is checked against decisions shipped, team velocity and commercial movement. The result enters the decision memo and sets the next highest-value move.
Live baselineMatched windowsCompetitor benchmarkDecision memoNext release
HOW IT WORKS
How our Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting process works.
- STEP 01
Baseline the current position
We measure decisions shipped, team velocity and commercial movement and record the evidence before work starts. - STEP 02
Rank the commercial gaps
We score the gaps across diagnosis, written decisions, team enablement and decision review by value, confidence and effort. - STEP 03
Ship the work
Searchmaxxed builds and deploys diagnosis, written decisions, team enablement and decision review in approved releases. - STEP 04
Verify movement
We compare decisions shipped, team velocity and commercial movement, record what changed and queue the next release.
PROOF
Results from the search system behind Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting.
SEARCH FOUNDATION CASE STUDY
Radiant Roof Repairs
Radiant Roof Repairs went from $0 to more than $1 million a year with search as its only marketing channel.
Read the case study →CASE STUDY
Professional services firm
Organic clicks grew 719% across matched 90-day windows.
CASE STUDY
Local service business
Number one for a high-intent local keyword in 47 days.
PACKAGES
One search system, two levels of output.
Both packages run the Agentic Website, Managed Search Loop and Off-Page Source Layer. The package changes the monthly capacity and off-page depth.
What every package includes
Every managed program includes the below. Our default is end to end: strategy and implementation, handled.
- ✓Audits and diagnostics. AI visibility baseline, technical audit, gap analysis and opportunity sizing, run continuously and read weekly.
- ✓Strategy and plans. A 90-day plan prioritized by commercial impact, broken into weekly shipped releases.
- ✓Fully handled implementation. Pages, technical work, schema, internal links and source-layer actions: built, approved and deployed by us.
- ✓Measurement and reporting. Rank, visibility, AI answer presence and enquiries, benchmarked against competitors, reported in a monthly decision memo.
- ✓Direct access. You talk to the people doing the work. No account managers.
- ✓Approval gates. A person signs off every public change before it ships, with deployment proof after.
- ✓Your data, verified. Search Console and GA4 wired and checked, so every claim traces to a number.
- ✓Experiment memory. Every result feeds the playbook, so nothing gets learned twice.
- ✓The release log. Watch the work ship in real time, every release logged with its deployment proof.
- ✓You own everything. Site, repository, content and data are yours from day one. No lock-in beyond the term.
GROWTH SYSTEM
Your website becomes the arsenal. More on-page work shipped in a month than most agencies ship in a quarter.
$6,500
/moEnter via the Full Build ($12,000) or the Agentic Migration ($3,000)
Audit fee credited in full when you start within 14 days.
What the Growth System adds
- ✓30 production units a month: pages, rebuilds, technical work
- ✓New commercial pages shipped as the loop finds each win
- ✓Landing page optimization on up to 4 existing pages a month
- ✓Technical, schema and internal-link batches every month
- ✓Source layer basics: citations, profiles, reviews
- ✓One qualified link action every month
- ✓Reddit engagement scaled to 10 mentions per month
- ✓AI visibility tracking plus the monthly decision memo
- ✓Every new page submitted to Google and indexation-verified
MOST FIREPOWER
AGENTIC SEARCH ENGINEERING
Own Google and the AI answer across your category. Everything on-page, plus the full off-page authority program.
$11,000
/moEverything in the Growth System, doubled and armed
Requires the website foundation: build or audit-passed estate.
Everything in Growth System, plus
- ✓50 production units a month, shipped in weekly releases
- ✓Net-new comparison, industry and integration page families
- ✓Site-wide content and technical audits, continuous, read weekly
- ✓A press release written and distributed every month
- ✓Continuous digital PR and qualified link campaigns
- ✓Reddit engagement scaled to 20 mentions per month
- ✓AI answer tracking: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews
- ✓Quarterly competitor teardown and executive review
- ✓A quarterly proof asset built from your own wins, engineered to earn links
RELATED
Services that complete the search system.
SERVICE
SEO
Build the ranked-search foundation, commercial pages and authority behind the wider search system.
See service →SERVICE
SEO Audits
Turn visibility gaps and site faults into a ranked plan with commercial values.
See service →SERVICE
Enterprise SEO
Ship evidence-led search work across large sites, teams and release processes.
See service →RUN IT YOURSELF
Check the evidence before you buy the service.
These free tools inspect the live search and AI signals connected to this work. Each one returns the full result on the page.
FREE TOOL
Free SEO forecast: the month it pays for itself
A free Searchmaxxed tool: twelve months, three scenarios, and every assumption on the table.
FREE TOOL
Free keyword rank checker: find your real position
A free Searchmaxxed tool: one keyword, one domain, the live position and what sits above it.
FREE TOOL
Free AEO checker: can an answer engine use this page?
A free Searchmaxxed tool: one URL, the structural findings, and the fixes in order.
COMPARISON
Searchmaxxed vs a traditional Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting provider.
Every row below is checkable. Ask any agency you are shortlisting the same nine questions and write down what they say.
WHO DOES THE WORK
SEARCHMAXXEDThe operators you met on the call, building and shipping your pages
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERAn account manager relaying your questions to a junior
WHAT SHIPS EACH MONTH
SEARCHMAXXED30 to 50 production units, every release logged with deployment proof
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERA report, a check-in call and a few blog posts
CADENCE
SEARCHMAXXEDWeekly releases, your whole estate re-read every week
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERA quarterly audit and a monthly summary
AI SEARCH
SEARCHMAXXEDChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews tracked daily
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERNot covered, or sold to you later as an add-on
THE WEBSITE
SEARCHMAXXEDBuilt and engineered for search from the first commit
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERYour existing site, worked around
WHERE CLAIMS ARE VERIFIED
SEARCHMAXXEDYour own Search Console and GA4, and the live SERP itself
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERScreenshots from a dashboard you cannot open
WHAT MOVES ON YOUR DASHBOARD
SEARCHMAXXEDClicks, impressions, rankings, AI mentions and recommendations, all trending in one view
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERVanity charts, and an explanation of why the real numbers are flat
WHEN RANKINGS SLIP
SEARCHMAXXEDDiagnosed and fixed in that week's release
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERExplained at next month's call
WHO OWNS THE ASSETS
SEARCHMAXXEDYou. Site, repository, content and data, from day one
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERThe agency, on the agency's stack
COMMITMENT
SEARCHMAXXEDMonthly, 6 months or 12 months, your choice
A TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO) CONSULTING PROVIDERA 12-month lock, then a renewal negotiation
Searchmaxxed
An AI-native team that builds the site and ships the work.
A traditional Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting provider
Retainers priced for people, not for output.
WHO DOES THE WORK
The operators you met on the call, building and shipping your pages
An account manager relaying your questions to a junior
WHAT SHIPS EACH MONTH
30 to 50 production units, every release logged with deployment proof
A report, a check-in call and a few blog posts
CADENCE
Weekly releases, your whole estate re-read every week
A quarterly audit and a monthly summary
AI SEARCH
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews tracked daily
Not covered, or sold to you later as an add-on
THE WEBSITE
Built and engineered for search from the first commit
Your existing site, worked around
WHERE CLAIMS ARE VERIFIED
Your own Search Console and GA4, and the live SERP itself
Screenshots from a dashboard you cannot open
WHAT MOVES ON YOUR DASHBOARD
Clicks, impressions, rankings, AI mentions and recommendations, all trending in one view
Vanity charts, and an explanation of why the real numbers are flat
WHEN RANKINGS SLIP
Diagnosed and fixed in that week's release
Explained at next month's call
WHO OWNS THE ASSETS
You. Site, repository, content and data, from day one
The agency, on the agency's stack
COMMITMENT
Monthly, 6 months or 12 months, your choice
A 12-month lock, then a renewal negotiation
FIT
Who we take on.
GOOD FIT
Busy, established, and sick of waiting
- ✓You run a real business with proof behind it: reviews, results, work you stand by
- ✓You want one team owning the whole system, and the freedom to judge it on results
- ✓You can approve work weekly and move at the speed the market rewards
- ✓You think in years, and want an asset that compounds instead of an expense that repeats
POOR FIT
Shopping on price, hoping for magic
- ✕You need guaranteed rankings by Friday. Nobody honest sells those
- ✕You want to direct the deliverables list line by line each month
- ✕The budget is a stretch the business cannot carry for a year
- ✕You want reports about the work more than you want the work
FAQ
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Consulting questions, answered.
What does an SEO consultant do?
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Diagnoses and directs, without necessarily shipping. A consultant tells your team what to do and why, sets priorities, reviews the work and keeps strategy honest. It works when you have people who can execute. It fails when the advice lands on a team with no capacity, which is where a retainer that ships makes more sense.
How much does an SEO consultant cost?
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Australian consultants generally sit between $150 and $400 an hour, or $2,000 to $6,000 a month for a retained advisory. Our programs are delivery rather than advice, starting at $6,500 a month, because you are buying shipped work and not a standing meeting.
Is paying someone to do SEO worth it?
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Yes, once the work has outgrown your calendar. The early jobs, claiming your Google Business Profile, fixing titles, asking for reviews, are genuinely DIY. Paying makes sense when you need volume you cannot personally produce, diagnosis you cannot personally do, or authority from sites you do not control.
Should I hire an SEO agency or do it myself?
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Do it yourself while the job list is short and you have time to learn. Hire when the work has outgrown your calendar, when you cannot tell which fixes matter, or when a competitor is taking searches you should own. The honest test is whether search is currently the highest-value use of those hours.
SEO retainer or project: which is better?
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A project fixes a known problem, a retainer wins a market. Take a project when you need a migration, a rebuild or an audit and you have a team to act on it. Take a retainer when the goal is continuous ground gained, because search rankings move weekly and a quarterly engagement cannot respond to that.
Who does the work?
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The people you meet on the call. No account manager relaying messages to a junior, and no offshore content mill. You talk directly to the operators building and shipping your pages.
How do you report results?
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One monthly decision memo tied to money, not activity. It shows what shipped, what moved in rankings, clicks, impressions, AI mentions and enquiries, and what is queued next, measured across matched 7, 28 and 90-day windows so seasonality cannot flatter the numbers. Search Console and GA4 stay in your accounts, so you can check every figure yourself.