Why hire an SEO specialist directly instead of an agency
When you hire me you get the person who audits the site, writes the strategy, briefs the content, builds the campaigns and reads the reports. Agencies sell that senior attention in the pitch and then route the account to whoever has capacity. Working direct means faster decisions, no overhead built into the fee, no markup on ad spend and full visibility of what was done and why.
The trade-off is honest: I am one person, so I take on a limited number of accounts and I say no when the fit is wrong. If you need a 20-person team producing 50 articles a month, an agency is the better choice. If you need someone senior who owns the outcome, keep reading.
What you get when you hire me for SEO
- A technical audit and a prioritized fix list in the first two weeks, written so your developer can act on it.
- Keyword research mapped to pages by search intent, so no two pages compete for the same query.
- On-page optimization, content briefs and, for smaller sites, the content itself.
- Link building and digital PR proportional to the competition in your niche.
- GA4, Google Tag Manager and Search Console configured and verified before work starts.
- A monthly report that leads with enquiries and revenue, and a call to discuss it.
The full list of services, from local SEO to international SEO, is on SEO services in Nepal. Businesses abroad looking for an individual rather than a firm usually compare me on the freelance SEO expert page.
Hire a Google Ads expert
If the immediate problem is paid search, the engagement starts with an audit of your existing account, because most accounts I inherit are losing budget to broad match, missing negatives and untracked conversions. Better Broking in Australia came to me with exactly that; after a rebuild with GTM conversion tracking, tight ad groups and negative lists, cost per acquisition fell 35% in 60 days and Quality Score rose from 5 to 8. How I run paid search is on Google Ads expert in Nepal, and an existing account can get a free Google Ads audit first.
Hire a Facebook and Instagram Ads expert
For Meta Ads I build campaigns in Ads Manager with Pixel and Conversions API tracking, funnel-stage objectives and structured creative tests. For Nepali audiences I write and target in Nepali; the doctor-led video campaign for Angel Fertility Clinic produced 150+ qualified leads at about NPR 180 per lead. See Facebook Ads expert in Nepal.
Hire a digital marketing expert for more than one channel
Some businesses need one person coordinating SEO, paid media, analytics, email and automation against a single set of goals rather than three vendors with three dashboards. That is the multi-channel engagement described on digital marketing expert in Nepal. It suits companies with an in-house marketer who needs a senior partner, and founders who want one accountable person.
Engagement models
| Model | What it is | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly retainer | Ongoing SEO, Google Ads or Meta Ads management with weekly optimization and a monthly report. Month to month; three-month minimum recommended for SEO. | Businesses that want the channel run for them |
| One-off audit or project | SEO audit, Google Ads account rebuild, tracking setup, website migration SEO, delivered as a fixed-scope project with a document your team implements. | Teams with their own developer or marketer |
| Consulting and training | Scheduled sessions to review your team’s work, set strategy or train staff on SEO, Google Ads or Meta Ads. | In-house teams and agencies |
| Agency subcontracting | I deliver SEO or paid media for your clients under your brand and reporting. | Agencies abroad and in Nepal; see outsourcing to Nepal |
How hiring works, step by step
- Enquiry. Send your website, what you sell, what you want to change and a rough budget through the contact page.
- Discovery call. Thirty minutes on Zoom or Google Meet. Goals, current numbers, constraints, fit.
- Proposal within 48 hours. Scope, deliverables, timeline, fee and what I need from you (access, approvals, a developer contact).
- Onboarding. Access to Search Console, GA4, ad accounts and the CMS; tracking verified; baseline recorded.
- First 30 days. Audit delivered, quick wins shipped, campaign architecture or content plan agreed.
- Days 30 to 90. Implementation and weekly optimization, with a short written update each week and a full report each month.
- Review at 90 days. We look at the numbers against the goals and decide whether to continue, expand or stop.
What hiring an SEO expert costs
SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads and multi-channel management are each priced in three monthly tiers: Starter at USD 500 a month, Growth at USD 900 a month and Enterprise quoted after scoping. One-off SEO audits are quoted on request according to site size. International clients are quoted in NPR, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD or AED at below comparable Western agency rates. The exact fee follows the discovery call; the cost guide explains what moves it.
Questions to ask any SEO expert before you hire
- Who will actually do the work on my account, and can I speak to them?
- How will you measure success, and will tracking be set up before you start?
- Which of your results can you show me with numbers and dates? Mine are on the case studies page.
- What is the minimum term and how do I stop?
- What will you need from me and my developer each month?
Ask me the same questions. Book the call and bring your numbers.