Freelance Web Designer & SEO
SEO Consultancy in Stroud: Support for Five Valleys & Cotswolds
Are you unsure what to fix first, planning a new site, or stuck in a traffic slump? I can help! I offer one-to-one consultancy for businesses in the Stroud District and across the Cotswolds. Get clear advice, strategy, and troubleshooting support from an SEO consultant in Stroud with 20+ years’ experience.
Ideal if you already have a website, agency or in-house team
Clear priorities and road maps, not just generic recommendations
Local, freelance support from King’s Stanley (near Stroud)
Local One-to-One SEO Support
SEO consultancy for Stroud and Cotswold businesses
Instead of another generic SEO package, you get direct access to an experienced specialist who understands Stroud, the Five Valleys and the wider Cotswolds. I review your site, data, and competitors. I then give you a clear, prioritised plan and continued support so you can implement changes with confidence, whether that’s in-house or with your existing agency.
Request a call back – no pressure, just practical advice.
SEO consultancy for Stroud and the Cotswolds
Why work with a freelance SEO consultant?
Search traffic usually brings in more enquiries than organic social media alone, but it works best when your site and local presence are properly set up. I help you tackle the key issues that hinder visibility, boost your content and local presence, and track what works so you can spend your marketing budget smartly.
Consultancy Services for Independent SMEs
Bespoke SEO Consultancy Services
SEO Strategies for New Websites
Planning a new website or redesign? I can help you build search engine visibility in from day one. That might include reviewing your planned structure, advising on content, and working with your designer or developer to steer clear of typical SEO pitfalls. I also offer full build web design services.
Audits for Existing Websites
If your site is already live but underperforming, I’ll review your data, run a focused audit and identify the quickest wins. I’ll then prioritise fixes and content improvements, so you know what to ask your developer, agency or internal team to work on first.
eCommerce & Shopify SEO
For online shops using WooCommerce or Shopify, I offer consultancy to uncover product and category opportunities, fix indexation and crawling issues, and improve how customers move through your site. I can then support you or your developers as you implement the changes.
Google Business & Local SEO Support
If you rely on customers in Stroud, Stonehouse, GL10 or nearby areas, I can help you make sense of your local search presence. That includes reviewing your Google Business Profile, website and citations, and giving you clear guidance on how to improve your visibility in local and “near me” searches.
SEO Areas I Typically Review and Advise On
When we work together on an SEO consultancy basis, I’ll look at the parts of your website and marketing that will move the needle fastest. I provide the diagnosis, prioritised plan and ongoing guidance. You stay in control of how the work is implemented. The implementation may be by me, your developer, your in-house team or an existing agency.
Technical health and crawlability
I review how easily search engines can find, read, and index your site. That might include checking for crawl errors, problems with indexing, slow pages, mobile usability, and redirects that don’t work. You get a clear explanation of what’s wrong, which items are urgent, and what to ask your developer or agency to fix first.
Site structure and internal linking
I look at how your pages are organised and connected. That includes your main navigation, your URL structure, internal links, and how well your content supports your key services and locations. I’ll suggest a simple structure that helps both search engines and humans find the most important pages more easily.
Targeting keywords and search intent
I look at the queries that are currently bringing you traffic (and the ones that aren’t), and then I find realistic keyword opportunities for your current and future pages. The goal is to make sure that each important page has a clear focus and matches what people in Stroud, Stonehouse, GL10, and all of Gloucestershire are actually looking for.
On-page content and user experience
I review key pages to see whether the content answers searchers’ questions, uses headings and copy effectively, and guides visitors towards a clear next step. I’ll point out changes designed to improve rankings and conversions; clearer messaging, stronger calls to action, and other on-page optimisations for you or your designer to make.
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
I research your presence across your Google Business Profile, website, and citations to understand how they all work together. That includes aspects like categories, service areas, photos, reviews, business descriptions, and listings in directories. You discover how to get found in the map pack and your target locations like Stroud, the Cotswolds and more.
E-commerce and product discoverability
If you’re running WooCommerce or Shopify, I review how easily people and search engines can find your site, products and categories. I’ll flag technical issues, duplication, thin content and navigation problems, then recommend improvements that your developer or in-house team can roll out gradually.
Analytics, tracking and reporting
I ensure that you’re measuring the right things: enquiries, key actions and meaningful traffic not vanity metrics. We can look at GA4, Search Console, and other tools, and I can recommend easy dashboards or reports to help you monitor your progress over time.
Competitor landscape and opportunities
I’ll look at what your most visible competitors are doing well in organic and local search and where there are gaps you can realistically fill. You’ll come away with a clearer view of how you compare today and where the biggest opportunities are for the next 3–12 months.