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Zakir Ahmad S.

AI SEO & AEO Expert | GEO, Technical SEO, Local SEO & GBP | WordPress

I am an AI SEO and AEO expert who gets businesses found on Google, ranked in Google Maps and cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. I combine answer engine optimization (AEO), generative engine optimization (GEO), technical SEO, SEO audits, local SEO and Google Business Profile optimization with hands on WordPress development. I build the fixes myself, not just recommend them. PROOF On Upwork since 2012 and Top Rated Plus. 860+ completed jobs, 533 client reviews, 18,900+ hours and $600K+ billed. Two clients have each paid me over $100,000 across multi year contracts, and one ran for five years. 15+ client contracts running right now. Results include 108,000 clicks and 3.6 million impressions from one Search Console campaign, and 448 monthly calls from one Google Business Profile. AEO, GEO AND AI SEARCH AI visibility audits across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Entity optimization and schema markup (structured data) so AI models understand who you are and what you offer. FAQ and answer first content that AI engines can quote and cite. Brand mention and citation building. AI search visibility tracked alongside your Google rankings. TECHNICAL SEO AND SEO AUDITS Full SEO audits in Screaming Frog, Ahrefs and Semrush. Crawl and indexing fixes in Google Search Console, 404 and redirect cleanup, broken internal links, Core Web Vitals and site speed, Rank Math and Yoast configuration, keyword research and site migrations. LOCAL SEO AND GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE Google Business Profile (GBP and GMB) optimization, Google Maps and Map Pack rankings, location pages, service area targeting, citations, review flow and monthly reporting. WORDPRESS DEVELOPMENT Ongoing WordPress work on a standing contract: Elementor, Divi and Gutenberg page builds, website redesign, WooCommerce, WordPress maintenance, WordPress migration, malware removal and speed work. I also work in Wix, Shopify, Webflow and Duda when a site already lives there. ANALYTICS AND REPORTING Google Analytics and GA4 setup and migration, Google Tag Manager, conversion tracking, Google Ads audits and monthly performance reports that prove what the work earned. WHO I WORK WITH Dental and medical clinics, telehealth practices, law firms, electricians and contractors, mortgage and finance firms, towing and cleaning companies, photographers and coaches across the US and Australia. Several clients have kept me on an open contract for two to five years. FAQ What is the difference between SEO, AEO and GEO? SEO ranks your pages on Google. AEO and GEO make your business the answer that ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews recommend. You need both, and they share one foundation: clean technical SEO, clear entities and content that answers real questions. Can you implement the changes yourself? Yes. I am a WordPress developer as well as an SEO strategist, so I build the fixes directly or work alongside your developers. Try this first: ask ChatGPT to recommend a business like yours in your city. If your name is not in the answer, send me your website, your city, your top 3 competitors and the one service you most want calls for. I will show you the gap in Google, Google Maps and AI search, what it will take to fix, and how long it will realistically take. Keywords: AI SEO, AEO, GEO, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, AI search optimization, LLM SEO, AI Overviews, ChatGPT SEO, SEO audit, technical SEO, local SEO, Google Business Profile, GBP, Google Maps ranking, Map Pack, WordPress SEO, schema markup.

🇵🇰Islamabad, Pakistan$50/hr100% JSS4.72 (534)Since Jul 2012
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$10k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#1,296 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#106 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$13k

Last 6 months: $60k

World#816 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#69 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$674k

Billed in all: $698k

World#1,435 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#78 / 52.9k
Per project
$883

$2.4k in the last 6 months

World#133,590 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#12,443 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
25

Across 30 contracts

40% fixed60% hourly
World#4,049 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#1,015 / 52.9k
Projects in all
764

Across 862 contracts

78% fixed22% hourly
World#679 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#89 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$698k+$12.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$680k$690k$700kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.25% in Elementor

Top 1% in 16 of 20 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 2AI Overview Optimization110 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 2%
  2. #4Google Maps949 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 0.42%
  3. #4Google My Business Optimization913 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 0.44%
  4. #4Google Local Business Optimization799 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.50%
  5. #4Local Citation560 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 0.71%
  6. #4aeo128 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 3%
  7. #5Schema Markup545 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.92%
  8. #6WordPress SEO Plugin1,529 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #3Top 0.39%