Assisted SEO is an ongoing consultancy service for small and medium-sized businesses that already have people who can make website and content changes, but need experienced SEO analysis, prioritisation and direction.
SEO direction for the team you already have
You may already have a marketing or content team, developers, a web agency, or a combination of these. Vital SEO works with your nominated contact to identify what needs attention, explain why it matters and provide clear instructions for the people responsible for implementation.
Analysis and priorities
We review organic performance and the website itself to identify issues, opportunities and the activities that deserve attention next.
Instructions for implementation
Recommendations are translated into practical actions that can be coordinated with your content team, developers or external agency.
A monthly cycle of analysis, reporting and direction
Consultancy time is used throughout the month to analyse performance and prepare for the monthly meeting. Relevant reporting is sent in advance, allowing the call to focus on what the findings mean, what has changed and what should happen next.
The cycle is straightforward: analyse performance, prepare the reporting, discuss the findings, agree priorities, provide instructions, and review the results of implementation during the following cycle.
What the analysis can include
Website crawling
We crawl the website to identify technical issues, structural patterns and opportunities that may affect organic search performance.
Organic keyword performance
Selected keywords can be tracked to review daily ranking movement and longer-term trends.
Google Search Console
Search Console data is used to review queries, pages, visibility and other search-performance signals.
Google Analytics
Analytics data helps us understand organic traffic and relevant website behaviour alongside search visibility.
Server monitoring
Optional extra. Available as an additional monitoring option to help identify server availability issues and interruptions that may affect website access, crawling or organic search performance.
What we need from your business
We need access to Google Analytics and Google Search Console, together with a nominated contact who can coordinate activity with the people responsible for implementation.
For an owner-led business, around two hours per month is a useful practical allowance for reviewing recommendations, attending the monthly meeting and coordinating agreed activities. Businesses with an established marketing team can incorporate this into their existing workflow.
Ongoing support without a long-term contract
Assisted SEO is an ongoing service, but there is no long-term contracted period. The service is arranged one month in advance, giving you continuity when you need ongoing SEO direction without committing to a fixed multi-month term.
Pricing based on the support required
The monthly cost is quoted according to the complexity of the website and its SEO requirements, the number of pages that need to be monitored or analysed, and the consultancy and analysis time required.