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Nick N.

SEO Specialist | Technical SEO, Audits, Link Building, GEO/AEO & Local

I help startups, SaaS, eCommerce, local businesses and agencies grow organic traffic, rank higher on Google and get found in AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews). Technical SEO, SEO audits, on-page optimization, keyword research, link building, local SEO and GEO/AEO in one place. 📈 RESULTS YOU CAN CHECK IN MY PORTFOLIO: • UK franchise website: organic traffic +1800% (94 → 15,175 per month) and top-100 keywords 807 → 13,300 after fixing crawlability and technical SEO, rebuilding content and earning quality backlinks. • Simbase (SaaS): +140% organic traffic, +165% impressions, pages 324 → 904 and keywords +191% in 12 months (migration prep, technical fixes, niche content, link building). • Asset.Accountant: +90% organic traffic and +139% impressions in 12 months, referring domains 36 → 183 through technical SEO, keyword strategy, site restructuring and link building. • Bafood (eCommerce): +557% organic traffic in 12 months with long-tail keyword research, internal linking, and content planning. 🛠️ WHAT I DO: - Technical SEO & SEO audits Full site audits with a prioritized action plan: crawlability and indexation, site architecture, Core Web Vitals and page speed, redirects and website migrations, XML sitemaps, canonical and duplicate content issues, mobile-first SEO, structured data. - On-page & content SEO Keyword research and search-intent mapping, title and meta tag optimization, heading structure, internal linking, topical clusters, pillar pages, content briefs and SEO blog content that ranks and converts. - Link building & digital PR White-hat outreach, guest posts, digital PR, competitor backlink gap analysis and toxic link clean-up. Focus on relevance and authority, not link volume. - Local SEO Google Business Profile optimization, citations, review strategy, location and service pages, map-pack rankings for service businesses and multi-location brands. - 🤖 GEO / AEO (AI search visibility) Schema markup (JSON-LD: Organization, Service, FAQPage, Product), entity and brand clarity, and content structured so AI assistants can understand, quote and cite your site. - 🛒 eCommerce & SaaS SEO Shopify, WooCommerce and WordPress stores: category, collection and product page optimization. B2B SaaS content that supports demos and revenue. - 📊 Analytics & reporting GA4, Google Search Console and Looker Studio dashboards that connect SEO work to leads, sales and revenue, not just rankings. - 🎯 TYPICAL PROJECTS SEO audit and strategy • ranking and traffic recovery • website migration SEO • keyword research and competitor analysis • content plan and SEO articles • backlink campaigns • Google Business Profile growth • white-label SEO for agencies • ongoing monthly SEO retainers. 🔧 TOOLS Ahrefs, Semrush, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Google Analytics (GA4), Looker Studio. 🏢 INDUSTRIES eCommerce, SaaS and B2B, health and wellness, finance, legal and professional services, sports and fitness tech, beauty. ⚡ HOW I WORK Discovery and audit: I review your site, competitors and goals and share quick wins in the first 1-2 weeks. Roadmap: a 90-day plan prioritized by impact and effort, agreed with you before work starts. Execution: technical fixes, content, links and tracking, with a short weekly update. Reporting: a monthly report with traffic, rankings, leads and next steps in plain language. ⭐ WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME • White-hat, sustainable SEO only. • Clear communication and fast replies. • Data-driven decisions, not guesses. • Agency-level process (Admiral Studios) with hands-on specialist execution. 🚨 WHEN TO HIRE ME • Your organic traffic is flat or dropped after a Google update, redesign or migration. • You need a technical SEO audit before a relaunch or a move to a new platform. • You want to rank for commercial keywords and turn traffic into leads and sales. • Your local business is missing from the map pack and Google Business Profile results. • Competitors are being quoted by ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews and you are not. • Your team or agency needs a reliable SEO specialist for audits, link building and monthly reporting. 🏅 CERTIFICATIONS HubSpot Academy SEO Certified, Google Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Pro (AMA + Digital Marketing Institute). 🤝 FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT One-time audit, fixed-scope project or monthly retainer, hourly or fixed price. Based in Kyiv, with working hours that overlap with US and EU time zones. 🚀 READY TO START? Send an invite with your website URL and main goal: more leads, more sales, recovering lost traffic or ranking in AI search. I will review it and reply with the top opportunities for improvement. Prefer a call first? Book a 60-minute marketing consultation from my profile. Last Updated - 04/11/26

🇺🇦Kyiv, Ukraine$30/hr100% JSS4.98 (35)Since Feb 2023
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$5.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#4,567 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#306 / 14.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$14k

Last 6 months: $33k

World#718 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#41 / 14.3k
Total earnings
$141k

Billed in all: $149k

World#25,483 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,845 / 14.3k
Per project
$3.1k

$3.6k in the last 6 months

World#54,500 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#2,978 / 14.3k
Projects, last 6 months
9
11% fixed89% hourly
World#21,105 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#955 / 14.3k
Projects in all
46

Across 53 contracts

11% fixed89% hourly
World#66,421 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#3,030 / 14.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$149k+$13.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$130k$140k$150kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.52% in SEO Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #21Google Search Console1,908 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #4Top 1%
  2. #21Competitive Analysis1,472 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #3Top 1%
  3. #35SEO Performance2,098 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #7Top 2%
  4. #39Organic Traffic Growth2,503 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #5Top 2%
  5. #40Content SEO2,862 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #4Top 1%
  6. #59SEO Writing11,348 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #5Top 0.52%
  7. #67Off-Page SEO5,031 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #9Top 1%
  8. #80Local SEO5,176 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #8Top 2%