Assertive Media
SEO Consultancy Services
Dedicated, high quality SEO consultancy for businesses looking for ad hoc SEO support & general SEO consulting. Pay hourly, no fixed commitments, dedicated SEO professionals ready to provide support.
Trusted by ambitious brands






















































Hourly SEO Consulting
Book hourly SEO Consulting slots or book monthly hours to be used as needed. Our SEO team & in-house SEO consultants have a minimum of 10 years SEO experience so will provide sound, accurate, reliable SEO advice, insights & support.
Our ad hoc SEO consultancy can be used for anything, common reasons include:
- Rates from £150 per hour
- Book hours as you need them
- Dedicated 1 on 1 SEO support
- Support over E-Mail, Slack, Teams
- Book SEO Calls to discuss challenges, issues, analysis
- Technical SEO & Page Indexing Issues
- Pre domain / CMS migration concerns
- Issues with traffic / ranking losses
- Domain changes including migration
- Reviewing pre-existing strategies
Client Testimonial
We've been working with Assertive on our SEO & AI SEO Strategy, we're very pleased with the results, the team are fantastic & very helpful
We've been working with Assertive on our SEO + our AI SEO / GEO strategy for a while now. The team have been very knowledgable and supportive.
We had our first wholesale bulk order through chatGPT which is one of the largest orders we've had to date, we're getting more customers telling us they found us in chatGPT searches, so very pleased.
Appletons Wholesale
Verified client
Some of Our Clients






















































SEO Consultancy: Why Choose Us?
Businesses choose Assertive for their SEO support needs primarily because we practice what we preach. Our in-house SEO consultants are all highly experienced with a demonstratable portfolio – so you know, when you book SEO consulting you are getting the best of the best. Here’s a snapshot of one of our SEOs ranking 1st organically & in AIOs for SEO Consultant.
- Competitive Hourly Rates from £150p/h
- SEOs have 10+ Years Experience
- On Demand Support & Ad Hoc Calls
- Available Over SLACK, Teams, E-Mail, Whatsapp
- Available Across Different Time Zones
- Consulting for Google Update Ranking Losses
- Consulting for Manual Actions / Penalties
- Consulting for CMS Changes
- Consulting for Domain Changes
- Consulting for Technical Issues, Reviews & Strategy

SEO Consulting Use Cases
Get professional SEO Support when you need it from our dedicated in-house consultants. We’re ready and able to support across all SEO work scopes & needs. Our 5* service is available around the clock internationally so you can get started quickly no matter what your SEO issues/challenges. Below are some common SEO support scopes provided via our consulting offering.
1 on 1 SEO Support
We provide 1 on 1 support for clients who may be looking to question an SEO consultant on the go.
Read moreShow less
Whether you are building a new site, fixing an old site, trying to recover from a penalty or worries about strategic direction our consultants provide 1 on 1 SEO support with clients, internal teams etc.
We provide 1 on 1 support for consulting, training, strategic reviews & more.
Technical SEO Issues
If you have broad or specific technical SEO issues that you are facing & would like support with, our consultants can provide on demand analysis & recommendation generation to help identify/fix/resolve technical SEO / on page issues.
Read moreShow less
Tailored SEO support means our consultants can liaise with stakeholders, internal / external devevlopment teams & can help all the way through from issue identification to resolution & sign off.
Ranking & Traffic Loss Support
Book a consultation, provide an overview of your issues i.e. traffic/ranking losses & anything you’ve been doing and let our SEO specialists advise on the best course of action.
Read moreShow less
Dedicated SEO consultant time can be used to understand ranking & traffic losses, why they may of happened & the best way forwards to recover lost rankings/traffic & revenue.
Our specialists have experience dealing with everything from Google’s helpful content updates through to Core updates, Review updates, Spam updates & more
Domain & CMS Website Migrations
If you are considering a domain change or consolidation or your business is thinking of/is in the process of replatforming/changing CMS our SEO consultants can provide strategic advice, forward guidance & can analyse/guide to prevent organic visibility losses.
Read moreShow less
Changing domains and/or content management systems carries extensive risks, so SEO consultancy can be used as part of a mitigation/prevention strategy.
Page Indexing Issues
Page indexing issues affect a significant portion of websites. We regularly provide SEO consulting to help clients address indexing issues.
Read moreShow less
Our SEO experts have significant experience with page indexing from identifying why content isn’t being indexed through to providing resolution & indexing validation in google search console.
If you require ad hoc support with page indexing, our SEO consulting services can be used.
Manual Actions, Penalties & Spam
Whilst far less common, manual actions do still exist and can wreak havoc with organic performance.
Read moreShow less
If you’ve experienced a sudden loss of visibility or have a “manual actions” notification in Google Search Console our team of in-house SEOs can diagnose/troubleshoot and resolve penalties/manual actions.
Simply book an SEO consultancy slot, provide an overview of the issue & access to Google Search Console & we’ll do the rest.
Strategic Review & Guidance
Our seo consultants can provide strategic reviews & guidance to assess the quality of SEO performed over time & to provide constructive feedback in cases where websites may have stagnated, seen no traffic growth, rankings are not moving or where there may be inefficiencies in spend.
Read moreShow less
We can review SEO strategies, link building investment, content strategies/AI, brand strength & momentum and more.
Competitor Insights & Analysis
Perhaps you are wondering just how your competitors are managing to do so well organically?
Read moreShow less
Book a consulting slot, provide our team with an overview of your business & competitors and we’ll produce an overview & insights report that can help you better understand what competitors may be doing to outpace your growth.
Ready to brief us on your project?
We respond within 1–2 working hours.
FAQs
SEO Consultancy: Service Questions & Answers
Can your SEO Consultancy Services assist with Traffic & Ranking Growth?
Yes, businesses that have stable or growing traffic (or even in decline) who are looking to drive ranking & traffic growth can book a consulting session to discuss strategy, technical SEO, content, link building & general strategy.
Our website vanished from Google Overnight - can you help?
Yes, if you are looking at getting quick answers for major issues such as ranking losses / pages disappearing from Google or rankings that have vanished we can provide on demand SEO support to help identify & troubleshoot things such as websites/URLS vanishing from Google or rankings that may fluctuate wildly etc.
Can you help with domain migrations that went wrong?
Yes we can, our team of in-house SEO consultants can perform analysis to ascertain what in your domain migration may have lead to ranking/traffic losses & the best course of action for recovery.
Real client results
Case Studies

Lenovo EMEA
One of the world's largest computer manufacturers Assertive supports search across EMEA markets.
Read Case Study
BNP Paribas Cardif
International insurance group Warranty Direct programme growth via SEO.
Read Case Study
Pharmacy Online
Online dispensary for prescription & over-the-counter medications.
Read Case Study
SCI-MX Nutrition
One of the UK's leading sports nutrition & protein supplement retailers.
Read Case Study
Audley Travel
Tailor-made luxury travel bespoke itineraries crafted by destination specialists.
Read Case Study
Emma Sleep
Award-winning sleep products mattresses, pillows and bedding.
Read Case Study
Orangeries UK
Bespoke orangeries design, manufacture and installation across the UK.
Read Case Study
Justerinis & Brooks
Fine wine & spirits merchant one of the world's oldest, established 1749.
Read Case Study
Craft Irish Whiskey
Ultra-luxury, super-premium Irish whiskey crafted in small batches.
Read Case Study
Sykes Dream Cottages
Dorset's largest holiday cottage agency with 300+ properties.
Read Case Study
Large Mortgage Loans
UK leader in High Net Worth mortgages finance for larger property purchases.
Read Case Study
SQS
Global IT service management & infrastructure software organisation.
Read Case Study
SEO Consultancy: Client Testimony
For hundreds of clients globally we’ve provided a mix of SEO consultancy, training & SEO webinar content. Here’s what our clients have said about our service/training.

Assertive provided outstanding SEO Support for our firm
We hired Assertive off the back of finding their content on LinkedIn & we have to say, we were very impressed with their seo support, so much so that we’ve since hired them as our agency. During the initial consult it was clear the guys knew their stuff when it came to technical SEO / international SEO. Subsequently we were able to fix a lot of issues during a number of consulting sessions. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Alfiez Rahman – ISL ICI
Our SEO Consultants
Get to know the SEO team at Assertive. Whilst not all are consultants – all of our team are able to act on a consulting basis for clients bespoke needs. Our team is predominantly full time SEOs but we do also bring in high level expertise where required. Here are just some of the SEOs behind the consulting team.

Daniel Foley Carter
Daniel Foley Carter is a highly experienced SEO with over 2 decades of SEO experience. Daniel founded Assertive in 2007 and has spearheaded its growth. Daniel works as part of the SEO consulting team & leads support services for businesses across all niches/verticals globally.

John Kyprianou
John brings with him strong SEO experience & a wealth of knowledge across various aspects of SEO with a focus predominantly on technical SEO, analysis and strategy. John performs SEO tests including a lot of testing with AI for analysis & process efficiency. John also provides client-side SEO consultancy & is able to support across a wide scope of SEO from auditing to content reviews.

Joe Williams
Joe Williams is a highly specialist SEO with over 20 years experience in the SEO industry. Joe has an extensive background in providing dedicated SEO consulting as well as extensive SEO training. Joe’s sector background is comprehensive having worked across travel, education, manufacturing and more. Joe is one of our lead SEO consultants who can help with all types of SEO issue.

Muhammad Usman Siddiqui
Usman is one of our specialist SEOs who has over 15 years SEO experience. Usman brings with him a wealth of SEO disciplines from seo auditing to report generation. Usman provides clients with specialist SEO support when needed whilst helping to service our day to day client pool. Usman has experience with auditing, domain migrations, CMS migrations and more.

Stefan Krčelić
Stefan has extensive SEO expertise, having performed a mix of SEO consulting work and being a dedicated SEO specialists for a number of large SEO agencies over the years. Stefan provides SEO consulting support specialising in technical SEO, manual actions, content audits and link reviews/ clean ups.

Ivy Berezo
Ivy brings with her a wealth of SEO experience including website reviews, content audits and link building strategies. Ivy has an extensive SEO background dealing with day to day technical SEO, page indexing and more. Ivy provides SEO consulting for clients & is able to help across areas of SEO including domain and website CMS migrations.
Booking an SEO Consultant: How it Works
- 1
Get in Contact
Firstly – get in contact with Assertive to discuss your initial needs. You can provide an overview of what you require assistance with & we’ll let you know how much time we think you’ll need initially.
- 2
Confirm & Pay for your SEO Consultant Slot
Once costs have been agreed, you’ll be given an invoice/option to pay. Once paid, we’ll confirm the date with you – if urgent we can provide SAME DAY support (subject to availability). You’ll then be booked in.
- 3
Agree Support Scope & Communications Channel
Based on your SEO needs, we’ll agree the support scope (what do you need, output format/deliverables) & how you and your SEO consultant will communicate i.e. over SLACK, MICROSOFT TEAMS, E-MAIL, WHATSAPP. We can provide support over your preferred communication channel. Invites will then go out so that the support scope can begin.
- 4
Ad Hoc / Ongoing Work Options
As the work runs, you’ll be able to book more hours if you require them, or, once the work concludes the project can be closed.
Would You Like to Learn More About Our SEO Consultancy Services?
If you’d like to enquire about our SEO consultancy services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly digital marketing team. We’ve supported numerous businesses with their search engine marketing efforts and would love to do the same for you.
With a bespoke approach to everything we do, choosing to work with Assertive means you can benefit from our many years of experience and commitment to perfection. We look forward to hearing from you.
Book a free call with an SEO consultant today.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should we book SEO consulting hours with an agency over an SEO Freelance?
As an agency, we have a larger pool of SEO resource so usually we can be more agile with providing ad hoc SEO support & SEO consultants on demand. SEO consultants (if they are good) are usually booked up and may not exhibit the flexibility a business needs.
Because we have a pool of in-house SEOs, we can provide a dedicated consultancy experience but with flexibility on both timings & pricing.
Can we book single hour slots as we need them?
Yes, we can provide single hour extensions for SEO Support.
How much do SEO Consultants Charge?
Depending on where you are in the world and depending on experience you can expect to pay: English Markets – Lesser Experienced SEOs from £25-£50 per hour English Markets – Medium Experience SEOs typically from £50-£100 per hour English Markets – Higher more experienced SEOs typically from £100-£250 per hour Other markets will vary. As an agency, we charge £150 per hour for highly experienced SEOS.
Why Businesses Choose Assertive
Assertive was established in 2007 & over the years, has built establishment and trust within the digital marketing industry.
Are you considering a new agency?
We can provide a quotation / response to RFP's for SEO services including auditing, consultancy, training & strategy execution. We provide bespoke SEO campaigns tailored to your growth objectives.
Book a call - discuss your objectives & current pain points, growth plans, ROI targets & receive a tailored quote that takes into consideration your growth needs as well as your current organic status.
Want to grow your business?
Tell us about your business we'll respond within 1–2 working hours.




