SEO Consultant Melbourne
Work directly with a senior specialist
Skip the account managers. Your SEO consultant in Melbourne is one of two senior people — Blake P., founder with 17+ years, or Girish Kishore Sawlani, Head of Strategy & Growth — and the person who audits your site and sets the strategy is the person who does the work.
Melbourne SEO consultants since 2006, with no lock-in contracts.
- Audit from $1,000
- Consulting from $1,500/month
- Free 30-minute strategy meeting
- Since 2006
- No lock-in contracts
- One client per industry
Your brief is relayed. Technical questions get passed along.
A direct line to the person doing the work.
Why businesses switch to a consultant
Most clients arrive after months with an agency that passed them to a junior, sent meaningless reports and never acted on its own advice.
Most people who come to us have already paid an agency for months with little to show for it.
Handed to a junior
Your account was one of dozens, handled by a junior account manager. Every question went through them first.
Reports that don’t mean anything
Traffic graphs and rankings for words nobody buys from, instead of leads and revenue.
Advice nobody acts on
An audit that sits in a drawer because no one was ever going to implement it.
SEO consultant vs SEO agency
The difference is who does the work: you talk to the senior practitioner who looked at your code, not an account manager relaying your brief.
It comes down to who actually does the work on your account.
| Topic | Typical agency | Working with us |
|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | Typical agency:An account manager who relays your brief | Working with us:The person doing the work |
| Who does the work | Typical agency:A specialist juggling 15+ accounts | Working with us:A senior practitioner with 20+ years in SEO |
| Technical questions | Typical agency:Passed along to someone else | Working with us:Answered by the person who looked at your code |
| Your competitors | Typical agency:Often clients of the same agency | Working with us:One client per industry, so never |
What an SEO consultant in Melbourne does (and costs)
The cost follows the model, and the right choice depends on who will carry out the plan: a consultant, an agency team or a freelancer.
An SEO consultant in Melbourne is one senior person who audits your site, sets the strategy and either does the work or directs your team doing it. You deal with that person every month, not an account manager relaying notes.
An agency gives you a team and a process: more hands, more reporting, and usually a junior doing the day-to-day under a manager you rarely meet.
A freelancer is cheaper and flexible, but you are buying one person’s time with no cover when they are busy or away, and the quality varies more than with either other option. The cost follows the model.
Hourly consulting in Australia runs $150 to $350 an hour; agency retainers run from $1,000 to $10,000 or more a month, often on a lock-in contract; our consulting starts at $1,500 a month, month to month, with the same senior person doing the work.
The right choice depends less on budget than on who will carry out the plan: if you have a developer and a marketer in-house, a consultant who directs them is the most efficient spend. If you have nobody, an agency or a consultant with hands-on hours will do the work for you.
| Topic | SEO consultant | SEO agency | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Consultant:The senior consultant you speak to, with your developer or content team where you have one | Agency:A junior or mid-level specialist under an account manager; seniors review | Freelancer:One person, often across many clients, with no cover for holidays or busy weeks |
| Reporting | Consultant:A monthly report on rankings, traffic, leads and revenue, explained by the person who did the work | Agency:A dashboard and a scheduled call with the account manager | Freelancer:Varies; usually a rank report, sometimes nothing formal |
| Typical monthly cost | Consultant:From $1,500 a month with us, month to month; hourly consulting in Australia is $150–$350 an hour | Agency:$1,000–$10,000+ a month on a retainer, often with a lock-in contract | Freelancer:Hourly or a small retainer; price and quality vary more than any other option |
| Best for | Consultant:Businesses with an in-house marketer or developer who need senior direction, and owners who want to deal with the specialist directly | Agency:Businesses with no in-house capacity that want everything done, and large sites needing many hands | Freelancer:Small budgets and one-off tasks where the risk of a bad month is low |
What our SEO consulting services include
The same person sets the strategy and does the hands-on work, and works directly with your developer or in-house team where you have one.
Strategy and hands-on work from the same person. If you have a developer or in-house team, we work with them directly, or run a half day of SEO training so they can carry the plan themselves.
Strategy
- A deep technical audit: crawl, indexation, Core Web Vitals, schema, internal links and redirects
- A benchmark against your top five competitors
- A custom strategy built on the keywords that bring revenue, not just traffic
Hands-on work
- Hands-on implementation: technical fixes, title tags, internal linking and schema
- Content briefs and a topic plan, or the writing itself
- Visibility in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
- Local SEO and Google Business Profile work where it matters
Client per industry
We never work for your direct competitors, so your strategy stays yours.
No lock-in contract
We earn the work every month. Stay because it’s working, not because you’re tied in.
Reported every month
A monthly report and strategy review on rankings, traffic, leads and revenue.
- Rankings
- Traffic
- Leads
- Revenue
Consulting engagement options
Choose a one-off audit, monthly consulting from $1,500 a month or a custom-quoted project, with most retainers between $1,500 and $5,000.
Choose the level of help you need. No lock-in contracts.
You picked: Monthly consulting
Book a strategy meetingMost consulting retainers sit between $1,500 and $5,000 a month, depending on scope and how competitive your industry is. See our full pricing breakdown.
What senior SEO consulting delivers
Published results include HealthScope’s 250% rise in online doctor bookings and 399% organic traffic growth for ANL Containers.
Figures are from the published case studies.
Access4
Content realigned with how B2B buyers actually search, after previous agencies optimised for the wrong audience.
Read the case study →Proas
Growth built on strategic content and a long-term SEO partnership.
Read the case study →HIOD IT
services
Top ranking for their core IT hardware services.
Read the case study →What clients say
“We switched to SEO Melbourne after two agencies failed to move the needle. Their AI SEO strategies and technical expertise had us ranking in Google AI Overviews within three months. The monthly reporting is transparent and the results speak for themselves.”
“Our organic traffic increased by over 300 percent and we are now ranking on page one for all our target keywords. Their one-client-per-industry policy gave us confidence that our strategy was truly exclusive.”
“SEO Melbourne’s content and keyword strategy took us from invisible to #1 for our primary service term. The organic growth has been a game changer for lead generation.”
More results: HealthScope (250% more online doctor bookings) and ANL Containers (399% organic traffic growth). See all case studies.
Talk it through first
Book a free 30-minute strategy meeting with the person who would do the work.
How a consulting engagement runs
A free meeting leads to an audit and prioritised plan, then implementation and a monthly review that changes course when something isn’t working.
- Free, 30 minutes
Strategy meetingFree
We learn your business, goals and market before recommending anything.
Audit and plan
A full technical, content and competitor audit, turned into a prioritised plan: what to fix, and in what order.
Implement
We make the changes ourselves or work alongside your developers. No handing you a report and disappearing.
- Every month
Review and adjust
A monthly report and strategy review. If something isn’t working, we say so and change course.
The SEO consultants you deal with directly
Blake P. and Girish Kishore Sawlani audit your site, build your strategy and implement the work, with no sales team or juniors in between.
No sales team, no account managers, no juniors. These are the people who audit your site, build your strategy and implement the work.
Blake P.
Founder & DirectorLinkedIn17+ years across SEO, enterprise architecture and AI-native systems. Blake founded SEO Melbourne and SEO Sydney and has held Digital Director roles at multiple startups.
Girish Kishore Sawlani
Head of Strategy & GrowthLinkedInData-driven digital strategist with deep SaaS and eCommerce SEO experience. MBA from Bond University. Leads competitive analysis, content strategy and growth planning.
Prefer to talk first? Call 0439 801 764 · About our team
Book a free 30-minute strategy meeting
Here’s what happens next:
- You tell us about your site and goals
- We reply within 24 hours to book a time
- A free 30-minute meeting: where the opportunities are and how we’d tackle them
Rated 4.9 on Google
- Support Lightning★★★★★
We engaged SEO Melbourne to help us get ahead of the shift toward AI-driven search, and they absolutely delivered. The AI SEO work has been amazing, we're now ranking and getting cited in LLM search results, which has brought in visibility we simply weren't getting before. The team was easy to work with, explained their approach clearly, and backed it all up with real results. If you're looking to future-proof your search presence, these are the people to talk to.
June 2026 - Divyesh K.★★★★★
Excellent SEO service! The team is professional, responsive, and has helped improve my business's online visibility. I'm very happy with the results and highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable SEO support.
August 2026 - Kat T.★★★★★
SEO Melbourne has been incredible to work with! Their expertise and strategic approach have helped my website rank higher, bringing in more traffic and leads than ever before. The team is professional, transparent, and truly invested in long-term success—not just quick wins. They took the time to understand my business and created a tailored SEO plan that delivered real, measurable results.
2025 - Allison B.★★★★★
Last year, we teamed up with SEO Melbourne to develop our new website, and we are absolutely thrilled with the outcome! From beginning to end, the team was highly professional, responsive, and truly attentive to our needs. They offered expert advice and were always available to answer questions and provide clear explanations. The development process was seamless, and we were kept informed throughout every stage.
2025 - Secondbite★★★★★
SEO Melbourne was an exceptional partner in enhancing our online presence. Kane, in particular, was fantastic to work with—flexible with deadlines, approachable with questions, and always attentive to our needs. His expertise and dedication made the process smooth and effective, leading to significant improvements in our SEO. We highly recommend SEO Melbourne to anyone seeking professional and reliable SEO services.
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Excellent SEO services! SEO Melbourne helped boost our website's ranking, increasing organic traffic and conversions. They are professional and responsive. Highly recommended.
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What does an SEO consultant in Melbourne actually do?
An SEO consultant in Melbourne audits your site’s technical health, finds the keyword gaps your competitors are exploiting and builds a prioritised roadmap to close them. Day-to-day work spans on-page optimisation, content strategy, link acquisition and rank tracking across your target suburbs. With us you deal directly with the senior consultant, from strategy through to execution.
How much does an SEO consultant cost in Melbourne?
Our one-off SEO audits start from $1,000 and monthly consulting from $1,500 a month. Most retainers fall between $1,500 and $5,000 a month depending on scope, how competitive your industry is, and whether you need implementation or strategic guidance only. No lock-in contracts.
What is the difference between an SEO consultant and an SEO agency?
A consultant gives you direct access to the senior practitioner working on your strategy. An agency usually assigns an account manager who passes messages between you and the team. With a consultant there is no communication gap.
Do you implement the changes, or just advise?
Both. We implement technical fixes, title tags, internal linking and schema ourselves, write content briefs or the content itself, and work directly with your developers when they’re making changes.
How long does it take to see SEO results?
Most businesses see measurable improvements within 3 to 6 months of consistent work. Quick wins like title tag and technical fixes can show within weeks; competitive keywords usually take 6 to 12 months.
Can you guarantee a first-place ranking?
No, and nobody honestly can. Rankings depend on factors outside anyone’s control, like competitor activity and Google’s own updates. What we guarantee is a transparent process, measurable progress and honest advice about what’s realistic.
How do I choose between SEO consultants in Melbourne?
Ask any SEO consultants in Melbourne you compare who will do the work, which clients you can talk to, and to see their last three monthly reports. A consultant worth the fee names the person, offers references and reports on leads and revenue. Also check for one client per industry, so your competitor is not on their books.
What does SEO consulting in Melbourne include?
Our SEO consulting in Melbourne starts with a technical, content and competitor audit, then a strategy built on the keywords that bring revenue. Each month: hands-on fixes or developer briefs, content plans or the writing, local and AI-search work where it applies, and a report from the consultant who did it. Engagements run month to month.
Is an SEO consultant cheaper than an agency?
Usually, for the same senior attention. An SEO consultant costs from $1,500 a month with us, while an agency retainer that puts a senior person on your account starts well above that, because you also pay for the account manager and overhead. A freelancer is cheaper still, but the SEO consultant cost buys continuity, references and accountability.
Do you consult for in-house teams?
Yes. Many consulting clients have a marketer or developer in-house. We set the strategy, review the work and step in where it needs a specialist, and the team does the rest. If the team needs skills first, our SEO training is a half-day workshop on your own site, and consulting picks up from the plan written on the day.