SEO Consultant

SEO Consultant for Small Business

Work directly with the person doing your SEO. Kraken Digital is owner-operated, so you get a freelance SEO consultant’s directness with clear packages, fixed scopes and plain-English reporting.

Get a free SEO audit See SEO packages

One consultant. No account managers.

Tap the sonar to ping the deep

Why hire an SEO consultant and not an agency

With many agencies, the person who sells you SEO is not the person who does it. Your account passes from a salesperson to an account manager to whoever is free that month. An SEO consultant works differently: one person learns your business, does the work and answers your questions.

At Kraken Digital that person is Joshua Bartlett, who runs the studio from Melbourne and works with businesses across Australia. You see exactly what was done each month and why, and you can leave whenever it stops paying off.

SEO consulting services

SEO audit

A review of your site’s technical health, content and search visibility, with a prioritised fix list. Start with a free audit.

Keyword and competitor research

The searches worth targeting, who holds them now, and what it would take to win.

On-page SEO

Titles, headings, content and internal links fixed page by page, not just recommended.

Technical SEO

Site speed, crawlability, structured data and mobile usability.

Local SEO

Google Business Profile and local pages for businesses that serve an area. See local SEO packages.

Monthly reporting

A plain-English log of what was done, what moved and what comes next.

How working with an SEO consultant goes

Audit. We review your site and tell you what is holding it back. The first audit is free.
Plan. You get a short, prioritised plan and a recommended package, in writing.
Do. We make the changes ourselves, on your site, each month.
Report. You get a record of every action and what it changed, and we adjust the plan.

Based in Melbourne? See SEO for Melbourne small businesses. Running an NDIS provider? See SEO for NDIS providers.

First organic result on Google for “NDIS mentor”.

Proof from our own business

Good Company Disability Services, our sister business, is the first organic result on Google for “NDIS mentor”. We planned and built that website ourselves.

Ranking checked in Australia on 12 October 2026. Search results vary by location and change over time.

SEO consultant rates and packages

There are no hourly rates to keep track of. SEO consulting runs on our month-to-month SEO packages, from $349 a month, with the work included and no lock-in.

SEO consultant FAQs

Straight answers to the questions we get asked most.

What does an SEO consultant do?

An SEO consultant works out why a website is not being found, decides what to fix first, and either advises on the work or carries it out. We do the work as well as the advice: technical fixes, on-page changes, content and link outreach.

Is an SEO consultant better than an SEO agency?

It depends on what you need. A large agency can staff big campaigns. A consultant gives you one accountable person and usually costs less. For most small businesses the second matters more.

How much does an SEO consultant cost in Australia?

Rates vary widely. Ours are published: SEO packages from $349 a month, month to month. See SEO packages and pricing.

Do you work with businesses outside Melbourne?

Yes. We are based in Melbourne and work with businesses across Australia. Everything is handled online.

Do you guarantee rankings?

No, and be wary of anyone who does. Search engines decide rankings and no consultant controls them. What we commit to is the work and an honest record of it.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. Packages run month to month, and you can scale up, scale down or cancel as your needs change.

Free SEO audit

Get an expert’s eyes on your site

Send us your website and we will tell you what is holding it back and what we would fix first.

Get a free SEO audit Talk to us