WordPress SEO Consultancy
WordPress SEO Consultants
Senior WordPress SEO consultancy for businesses whose traffic should be higher than it is. We work on WordPress every day, across every common stack, and we help businesses fix what generalist SEO teams overlook. Hourly consulting from $200 per hour. No retainer commitment unless you want one.
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SPECIALIST WORDPRESS SEO CONSULTANTS
How We Help Businesses Looking for a WordPress SEO Consultant
Assertive Media offers specialist WordPress SEO consulting under our wider SEO consultancy practice. The same senior consultants who work on enterprise SEO across the agency are available on an hourly basis for WordPress-specific work.
We cover every aspect of WordPress SEO. That ranges from a single hour spent diagnosing a Search Console anomaly through to full WordPress SEO campaigns running across technical, content, and link acquisition. You can book us for a one-off issue, ongoing strategic support, or full execution. The choice of scope is yours.
The work is led by Daniel Foley Carter (founder, 25+ years in SEO) and a team of senior consultants with at least 10 years of hands-on experience each. There are no junior account managers, no offshored audit production, and no gatekeeping between you and the person doing the work.
- WordPress SEO consulting from $200 per hour
- Book as few or as many hours as you need
- Consultant allocated within 1-4 hours of booking
- Vanilla WP, WooCommerce, multisite, headless
- Pay online or by invoice, no hassle
Daniel Foley Carter
Founder / Senior SEO
25+ yrs experience
John Kyprianou
SEO Lead
12+ yrs experience
Stefan Krčelić
SEO Lead
10+ yrs experience
Joe Williams
SEO Lead
15+ yrs experience
Muhammad Usman
Senior SEO AM
10+ yrs experience
Mike Ruiz
Technical SEO
10+ yrs experience
Nely Mihaylova
SEO / Link Outreach
10+ yrs experience
Ivy Berezo
SEO Specialist
10+ yrs experience
Hassan Usmani
HARO & Links
10+ yrs experience
Aly Johnson
Head of Content
12+ yrs experience
Hannah O'Neill
SEO Copywriter
10+ yrs experience
Samantha Carter
Link Specialist
10+ yrs experience
Carl Panepinto
Senior Account Mgr
15+ yrs experience
George Hill
PPC Specialist
10+ yrs experience
Kelvin Graham
Writer & Copy Editor
10+ yrs experience
SEO Consulting Hourly Slots
Choose Your Consulting Package
Flexible SEO consulting with better rates for larger commitments. All packages provide the same expert support.
Single Hour Consultation
$250
$200/hour
- 1 hour of expert SEO consulting
- Real-time support via your preferred platform
- Technical SEO guidance
- Content optimization advice
- Link building strategy
- Emergency issue resolution
5-Hour Package
$225/hour
- 5 hours of expert SEO consulting
- 10% discount on hourly rate
- Comprehensive technical SEO review
- Content strategy development
- Link building guidance
- Migration support included
- Multi-platform communication
- Emergency issue resolution
10-Hour Package
$200/hour
- 10 hours of expert SEO consulting
- 25% discount on hourly rate
- Complete SEO audit and strategy
- Advanced technical optimization
- Content planning and optimization
- Link building strategy and execution
- Migration planning and support
- Priority emergency support
All packages provide the same comprehensive SEO support. Bulk packages offer better hourly rates for projects requiring more time.
The Process
How Our SEO Consulting Works
Getting started is quick and easy. Here's how our consulting process works from booking to support.
Book Consulting Hours
Simply select how many hours you would like to book, add to cart and checkout. If you are unsure, get in contact and we can guide you on how many hours we think you'll require.
Checkout & Pay
Add to cart, checkout and pay securely online. We also offer pay by invoice, contact us if you require pay by invoice.
Submit Your Requirements
Tell us what you require assistance with. We'll ask you questions and potentially set up a call or request a scope/brief to understand your needs.
Agree Communication Channels
We'll agree the best communication channels for your project, whether that's Slack, Teams, email, phone or on-site support.
Consultant Allocation
We'll allocate you an SEO consultant best-suited for your requirements and situation, matched to your specific needs.
Support Begins
Your dedicated SEO consultant begins work. If at any time more hours are required we'll let you know, you can book quickly via the website or pay by invoice.
Hourly WordPress SEO Consulting
Flexible. Expert-Led. WordPress-Specific.
Book hourly WordPress SEO consulting sessions or set aside monthly hours to use as needed. Our senior consultants, each with a minimum of 10 years' experience, deliver accurate, WordPress-specific advice and hands-on support.
Key Features
- Rates start from $250 per hour
- Use hours as and when required
- One-on-one access to an SEO expert
- Support via Email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams
- Book SEO calls to explore issues, challenges, or strategy
- Able to evaluate SEO work, reports, content
- Can support pre-existing teams
- SEO training options
- Can attend board meetings
Common Use Cases
Our flexible SEO consultancy can be used however you need it. Common use cases include:
- WordPress technical SEO audits
- WooCommerce architecture & faceted nav
- Plugin, theme & stack audits
- WordPress migration planning
- Hack & malware SEO recovery
- Manual action & Google update recovery
- Core Web Vitals remediation
- Schema, sitemap & indexation issues
- Headless WordPress (Faust.js, Next.js)
- In-house WordPress SEO training
Communication Channels
Our SEO Consultants can be available on:
- On-site and in-premises
- Slack channels
- Teams channels
- Jira, Notion, Monday etc.
- Telegram
- Telephone
- Any other collaboration platform
SEO Consulting Case Study
How We've Helped Riderguide to Recover Lost Traffic & Rankings
Riderguide and their sub-brand Electric Scooter Guide were impacted by numerous Google core updates, losing a significant volume of clicks. We initially provided SEO consulting to help audit content, identify issues with content as well as technical SEO issues.
Using the consulting hours, we were able to advise on issues and provide clear instructions + a brief/strategy on forward actions. The consulting hours were then used to oversee work and subsequently the client has began to make a recovery with ongoing click gains.
During the SEO consultancy hours we provided audit support, analysis and guidance for the client.
Other Clients We've Consulted For
Why Choose Assertive for SEO Consultancy?
Businesses work with Assertive because we do exactly what we advise our clients to do. Our in-house SEO consultants bring deep, hands-on experience and proven results so when you book SEO consultancy with us, you're working with top-tier professionals who know how to deliver.
Here's a glimpse of one of our SEOs ranking #1 organically and in AI-generated answers for “SEO Consultant” we lead by example.
Why Work With Us?
PLATFORM EXPERTISE
WordPress SEO Is Its Own Discipline
WordPress powers around 43% of all websites and roughly 62% of every site that uses a content management system (W3Techs). That market position has produced a strange side effect. Most SEO advice is written for “websites” in general rather than for WordPress specifically, and the result is WordPress sites that look healthy in Search Console but quietly underperform because of issues built into the platform itself.
We work on WordPress every day. Vanilla WordPress, WooCommerce, Divi, Elementor, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, full-site editing themes, headless builds on Faust.js or Next.js with WPGraphQL, multisite networks, and the major managed hosts (WP Engine, Kinsta, Cloudways, Pressable, Rocket.net).
The advice you get from us is shaped by 18 years of running WordPress sites in production, not generic SEO theory applied to WordPress. We have contributed to plugins, run multisite networks at scale, and handled migrations involving more than a million URLs.
That depth is what separates a WordPress SEO consultant from a generalist who happens to be working on WordPress sites. Our recommendations cover off-site SEO too, from link building through to digital PR, all wired into how WordPress actually behaves.
Here is our own head of SEO Daniel Foley Carter ranking in the UK market for “SEO Consultant” #1 in AI Overviews & #1 on the SERP.
WordPress Stacks We Support
- Managed hosting: WP Engine, Kinsta, Cloudways, Pressable, Rocket.net, SiteGround
- Page builders: Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Oxygen
- Themes: GeneratePress, Astra, Blocksy, Kadence, full-site editing
- Multilingual: WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, MultilingualPress
- E-commerce: WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, LearnDash
- Headless: Faust.js, Frontity, Next.js with WP REST API or WPGraphQL
- Multisite networks (subdomain & subdirectory)
- SEO plugins: Yoast, RankMath, All in One SEO, SEOPress
- Caching: WP Rocket, FlyingPress, LiteSpeed Cache
What You're Likely Looking For
People searching for a WordPress SEO consultant usually fall into one of a handful of situations. Knowing where you sit helps us scope the right kind of support.
Most engagements start with hourly consulting; some scale into ongoing campaign work once we've scoped the gaps.
A Specific WordPress Technical Issue
Indexation problems, plugin conflicts, page speed dragging Core Web Vitals down, schema not validating, sitemap not updating, hreflang misconfigured. Most engagements start as a single hour of focused diagnosis on a specific WordPress technical fault, often resolved in one or two sessions with clear hand-off notes for your developer.
Recovery Work
Traffic drop after a Google update, a manual action in Search Console, a hack that injected spam URLs, or a botched migration. We diagnose the most likely contributing factors, build a remediation plan, and either advise your team on execution or handle it directly through a longer engagement. We have recovered sites where the original credential compromise predated the visible SEO impact by months.
Pre or Post-Migration Support
Replatforming to WordPress, switching hosts, moving to a new theme or builder, consolidating multisite networks, or going headless on Faust.js or Next.js with WPGraphQL. We provide pre-migration audits, redirect mapping, and post-launch monitoring to protect organic traffic across the transition.
Strategic Input
A senior second opinion before signing off a redesign, a content plan, a technical change, or an agency proposal. Our consultants act as a sounding board for in-house WordPress teams who want experienced external expertise without the overhead of a retainer.
Hands-On WordPress Auditing
A deep technical and content audit of an existing WordPress site, with prioritized fixes you can hand to your developer. Covers crawl, indexation, schema, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, plugin and theme configuration, hosting setup, and on-page health, delivered as developer-ready notes.
Full WordPress SEO Management
End-to-end campaign work covering technical, content, links, and reporting. Where ongoing execution is the right fit, we transition consulting clients into managed WordPress SEO campaigns, handled by our team alongside your stakeholders.
CASE STUDY
SEO Consulting Success Story
“We used Assertive's SEO consulting to help recover lost traffic”
We hired one of the Assertive SEO consultants (Daniel Foley Carter) to help us with an assessment regarding a loss of traffic after a Google core update. Daniel performed an extensive SEO audit, he identified lots of issues that we weren't aware of.
We booked additional time so that Daniel could support our team as we went through a content and link cleanup. We fixed a load of issues including non-indexed page reasons.
Since, we've started to see our traffic recover. I highly recommend, Daniel was extremely thorough and clearly knowledgeable.
Alina Busby
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See Our Reviews
What clients and professionals say about our SEO expertise
“Solid webinar, 1000 out of 100 very detailed and superior content, highly recommend for anyone.”
Burhanuddin Mazher
“A lot of value from the bundle I bought. It was definitely worth the purchase for growing my SEO knowledge.”
Glen Chamisa
“Really good and detailed run through. I've been working with technical SEOs for 6 years and found this really insightful.”
Liam Porter
“Daniel's SEO courses have been so impactful for me, both theoretically and operational. Insight density is through the roof!”
Karl Eriksson
“Daniel's course is amazing, it was beyond my expectations. This course helps gain at least 2 years of experience.”
Abdelkader Tefridj
“Daniel Foley Carter is The GOAT.”
Vishnu Sharma
“Content is excellent. A lot of deep diving content that gives you multiple ideas how to make your client work better.”
Niko Karppinen
“Daniel's work is unquestionably valuable. He has been sharing his industry insights for quite some time.”
Jalal Ahmed
“Daniel has managed to dumb down complex SEO processes into actionable insights in just a few webinars.”
Daniel Petersen
“Daniel's professionalism and knowledge are outstanding. I recommend his webinars for SEO professionals at all levels.”
Roni Malaska
“Daniel, as always the best, has wonderfully crafted the course which is helpful for digital marketers like us.”
Binila Babu
“Daniel Foley Carter is a master teacher of SEO and should be a primary source for anyone looking to learn the practice.”
Ryan Purkey
“I've learned so much from Daniel. Can't recommend any of his content enough!”
Brian Oddo
“I am very grateful for this SEO course. The depth of knowledge shared is incredible.”
Felipe Monsalve
“Daniel's exceptional expertise shines through. Highly recommended for improving your SEO skills.”
Rumenigo Fernandes
“The authenticity and depth of these webinars enabled me to increase my service costs. Genuine knowledge sharing.”
Justin Snyder
“Practical, non-fluff content covering Google Search Console, audits, and AI integration. Extremely valuable.”
Qaaim Goodwin
“Course quality is outstanding and the content is always up-to-date. Really appreciate the depth.”
Noor Gharib
“We used Assertive's SEO consulting to help recover lost traffic. Daniel was extremely thorough and knowledgeable.”
Alina Busby
“Daniel's webinars offer incredible value. They are amazing. Anyone interested in SEO should check them out.”
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SEO Consulting Hourly Slots
Choose Your Consulting Package
Flexible SEO consulting with better rates for larger commitments. All packages provide the same expert support.
Single Hour Consultation
$250
$200/hour
- 1 hour of expert SEO consulting
- Real-time support via your preferred platform
- Technical SEO guidance
- Content optimization advice
- Link building strategy
- Emergency issue resolution
5-Hour Package
$225/hour
- 5 hours of expert SEO consulting
- 10% discount on hourly rate
- Comprehensive technical SEO review
- Content strategy development
- Link building guidance
- Migration support included
- Multi-platform communication
- Emergency issue resolution
10-Hour Package
$200/hour
- 10 hours of expert SEO consulting
- 25% discount on hourly rate
- Complete SEO audit and strategy
- Advanced technical optimization
- Content planning and optimization
- Link building strategy and execution
- Migration planning and support
- Priority emergency support
All packages provide the same comprehensive SEO support. Bulk packages offer better hourly rates for projects requiring more time.
Built for Your Situation
Who Our SEO Consulting Helps
Our consulting is used by a wide range of businesses and teams. Here are the most common profiles we support.
In-House SEO Managers Needing a Second Opinion
You know SEO, but you need senior validation on a strategy call, a technical diagnosis, or a sanity check before a big change goes live. Our consultants act as a sounding board for experienced in-house teams who want external expertise without the overhead of a retainer.
Marketing Directors Post-Google Update
Traffic dropped after a core update and your team doesn't know why. You need someone who has diagnosed and recovered from algorithm hits before, not theory, but hands-on experience identifying what changed and what to fix. We've helped dozens of businesses recover.
Startup Founders Without SEO Headcount
You don't have an SEO hire yet and you're not ready for a full retainer. But you need expert guidance on your site structure, content plan, or technical setup before you scale. Our consultants give you senior-level SEO direction without the commitment of a full-time hire.
Enterprise Teams Needing Fractional Senior SEO
Your team handles the day-to-day but needs a senior SEO strategist for complex projects, migration planning, international expansion, or stakeholder reporting. Our consultants plug into enterprise workflows and operate at the level your projects demand.
Businesses Facing Manual Actions or Penalties
Google has flagged your site and you need specialist help fast. Whether it's a manual action, a spam issue, or an algorithmic penalty, our consultants have direct experience diagnosing and resolving these problems and getting sites back on track.
Teams Planning Migrations or Platform Changes
CMS migrations, domain moves, and platform re-builds are high-risk SEO events. One mistake can wipe out years of organic growth. Our consultants provide pre-migration audits, redirect mapping, and post-launch monitoring to protect your traffic.
SEO Consultant vs. SEO Retainer: Which Do You Need?
Not every SEO problem requires a long-term commitment. Here's how to know which makes sense for your situation.
When Hourly SEO Consulting Makes More Sense
You have a specific problem to solve.
Rankings dropped after a core update. A migration went wrong. You've got an indexing issue you can't diagnose. These are defined problems with defined solutions, you need expert hours, not a 12-month contract.
You already have an in-house team.
If you have SEO capability internally but need a senior second opinion, a strategy review, or specialist input on a complex issue, a retainer is overkill. Book the hours you need, get the answer, move on.
You're not ready to commit to a monthly spend.
A retainer typically runs $3,000 to $7,500/month with a minimum 3 to 6 month term. If your budget doesn't stretch to that or you're not at the stage where ongoing SEO execution makes sense, consulting lets you access the same level of expertise without the overhead.
You need a fast turnaround.
Retainers involve onboarding, account setup, and ramp time. Our consultants can be working on your problem within hours of booking.
When a Retainer Makes More Sense
You need ongoing execution, not just advice.
If you need regular content production, link building, technical implementation, and monthly reporting, that's a retainer engagement. Consulting is advisory; a retainer is doing.
You're in a competitive market with long-term ambitions.
Building organic authority in a tough space takes consistent, sustained effort over months. Sporadic consulting hours won't move the needle, a structured programme will.
You don't have internal resource to action recommendations.
Consulting gives you the roadmap. If no one internally can follow it, you need an agency to execute it for you.
The Bottom Line
| Hourly Consulting | SEO Retainer | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Specific issues, audits, second opinions | Ongoing growth & execution |
| Commitment | None, book as needed | Typically 3-6 months minimum |
| Cost | From $200/hour | From $3,000/month |
| Speed to start | Same day | 1-2 week onboarding |
| Who does the work | You action it / we advise | We execute it for you |
| Ideal for | In-house teams, one-off fixes | Businesses without SEO resource |
WordPress SEO Consultancy FAQs
Fractional SEO Leadership
Are You Looking For A Fractional SEO Director / Head of SEO?
A growing number of US businesses, particularly scaling startups, Series A/B companies, and mid-market brands, need senior SEO leadership without the cost of a full-time hire.
A full-time Head of SEO in the US costs $120,000 to $180,000/year in salary alone. A fractional SEO gives you the same strategic leadership, embedded into your team, at a fraction of that cost.
With Assertive, you get a senior SEO consultant who operates as part of your team and not as an external vendor lobbing recommendations over the fence. They attend your planning meetings, work inside your Slack or Teams, brief your developers, review your content team's output, and report directly to your CMO or VP Marketing.
The difference between fractional SEO and standard consulting is depth of involvement. Consulting is episodic, you bring someone in to solve a problem. Fractional is ongoing, someone owns SEO inside your business without being on your headcount.
What's Included
- Dedicated hours per month used however your business needs them
- Attendance at internal meetings, standups, or board sessions
- Direct access via Slack, Teams, or your preferred platform
- Strategy ownership, roadmap, prioritisation, stakeholder reporting
- Oversight of internal teams, agencies, or freelancers
- Available to hire across multiple time zones covering US hours
Our WordPress SEO Services
Our WordPress SEO Consultancy Services
These are the engagements we run most often. Any of them can be scoped as hourly consulting or as a fixed-price project, with the same senior consultants delivering the work end-to-end.
WordPress technical SEO audits
- 200+ point audit covering crawl, indexation, schema
- Core Web Vitals analysis (LCP, CLS, INP)
- Internal linking and information architecture
- Plugin and theme configuration review
- Hosting setup and on-page health
- Prioritized fixes with developer-ready notes
WordPress site migrations
- Replatforming to WordPress
- Migrating between WordPress hosts
- Switching themes or page builders
- Consolidating multisite networks
- Headless WordPress on Faust.js or Next.js
- Pre-migration audit, redirect mapping, post-launch monitoring
WooCommerce SEO consulting
- Category and product architecture
- Faceted navigation handling and crawl control
- Product schema for rich results
- Variable product canonicalization
- Out-of-stock strategy
- Indexation control across large catalogs
Hack, malware & recovery
- Index audit of the compromised footprint
- Spam URL removal via Search Console
- Manual action diagnosis & reconsideration requests
- Core, Helpful Content & spam update remediation
- Disavow file (only when warranted)
- Post-cleanup re-infection monitoring
Core Web Vitals & performance
- LCP, CLS, and INP work specific to your stack
- WP Rocket, FlyingPress, LiteSpeed Cache tuning
- CDN integration (Cloudflare, BunnyCDN, KeyCDN)
- Page builder DOM weight reduction
- Image optimization and lazy loading audits
- Database bloat and TTFB cleanup
WordPress SEO training
- One-to-one or group sessions for marketing teams
- Developer-focused technical SEO training
- WooCommerce, multisite, headless deep-dives
- Plugin & theme stack reviews
- In-house SOPs and process documentation
- Ongoing advisory calls or office hours
Interested in Our SEO Consultancy Services?
If you'd like to learn more or discuss your needs, our friendly digital marketing team is here to help. We've supported businesses across a wide range of industries with their search engine strategies and we'd love to support yours too.
At Assertive, everything we do is tailored. When you work with us, you tap into years of hands-on SEO expertise and a genuine commitment to getting it right.
Expert Guidance
Direct access to seasoned SEO professionals
Flexible Support
Book hours as needed, no long-term contracts
Proven Results
Years of hands-on SEO expertise
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