Service 02: SEO strategy

SEO Strategy Consultant for SaaS and Fintech

Most SEO "strategies" are keyword lists with a due date attached. A real one starts from your business goals, what you are actually trying to grow, and works backward to the specific pages, content and technical work that gets you there faster than doing everything at once.

An SEO strategy is a ranked list of what to build and fix, in order, with the reason for each: which pages to create, which to improve, which technical problems block them, and how you will measure it.

01

What is included

01Keyword and search-intent research, mapped to your actual funnel, not just search volume
02Competitor gap analysis: what they rank for that you do not, and whether it is worth chasing
03A prioritized roadmap ordered by effort against impact, not a checklist of best practices
04Content and technical recommendations tied to business outcomes, signups and revenue, not just traffic
05Quarterly strategy reviews if we are working together on an ongoing basis
02

What you get

DeliverableWhat it is
Roadmap documentWhat to do, in order, and why
Keyword-to-page mapWhich page targets which search, and which pages need to be built
Competitor gap sheetWhat competitors rank for that you do not, with a call on each
Prioritized backlogEvery item scored on impact, effort and confidence
Measurement planWhat to track and the target for each item
Live walkthroughPresented to you and your team, not emailed as a PDF to interpret alone
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SaaS and fintech specifics

These are common patterns, not findings from any one client.

01Bottom-of-funnel pages: comparisons, alternatives, integrations and use cases, which are closest to a signup
02Documentation and help-center SEO, which often holds more search demand than the blog
03Product-led and sales-led sites share the same process but are measured differently: signups for one, pipeline for the other
04For fintech: the trust and compliance pages that need to be crawlable and clear
04

How I prioritize

Every item is scored on impact (how close the search is to a signup or a sale), effort, and confidence. Technical blockers go first because they cap everything that follows. The easy win that does not matter loses to the harder fix that does. A roadmap that starts with easy wins and ignores what is actually costing you traffic is not a strategy, it is a to-do list.

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What a roadmap looks like

An example structure, not a promise: Months 1 to 3, fix the foundation and the pages that block everything else. Months 4 to 6, build the pages that win bottom-of-funnel searches. Months 7 to 12, scale content and add links where the data says they are the constraint.

06

Signs you need this

01You are spending on content or links but cannot say why those specific pieces were chosen
02Nobody on your team can name the three things that would move rankings fastest
03You inherited an SEO plan from someone who left and do not trust it
04Traffic has stayed flat despite consistent publishing
05You are about to hire an agency, freelancer or in-house SEO and want a plan to hold them to
07

How it runs

01

Discovery call

Understanding your business model first, not just your website.

02

Research phase

Keywords, competitors and current performance, pulled and cross-checked.

03

Roadmap delivery

Walked through live, not emailed as a PDF you have to interpret alone.

04

Ongoing adjustment

As rankings, algorithm updates or your own product shift priorities.

08

What I need from you

01Read-only access to Search Console and GA4
02Signup or revenue data by channel, if you have it (not required, but it changes how I rank the work)
03Your top three competitors
04Your goals for the year
09

Built, not just described

The free tools on this site run the same kinds of checks I use in research: the Technical SEO Auditor, On-Page SEO Checker and GEO Checker.

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Who this is for

Companies that already have some SEO happening, in-house, with an agency or a freelancer, but no clear sense of whether the right things are being worked on in the right order. Also a fit for anyone starting close to zero who wants a real plan before spending on execution.

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Questions

Is this a one-time roadmap or ongoing?

Either. Some clients want a single roadmap they execute internally; others want quarterly check-ins as priorities shift. We scope it on the call.

Do you write the content and build the links too, or just the plan?

The plan stands alone if that is what you need. Most clients end up having me execute at least part of it once they see what the roadmap actually requires.

What if I already have a strategy from someone else?

I will review it honestly. Sometimes it is solid and just needs prioritization; sometimes it is not, and I will tell you which.

How do you decide what to prioritize?

Effort against impact, not what is easiest to execute. A roadmap that starts with the easy wins and ignores what is actually costing you traffic is not a strategy, it is a to-do list.

What is the difference between an SEO strategy and an SEO audit?

An audit finds problems. A strategy decides what to do about them and everything else, in what order, and how you will know it worked. Many engagements start with an audit and end with a strategy.

Do you need my revenue data?

Not required. Signup or revenue data lets me rank the work by what actually drives the business, so I will ask for it if you have it.

Let's build a roadmap ordered by what actually moves the needle.

Talk it through

Bring your current situation and I will tell you where I would start.

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