SEO-only virtual assistants

Hire an SEO virtual assistant who works your plan every week

Hire a dedicated SEO specialist by the hour, part-time or full-time. Your assistant works in your tools and follows your priorities. They send you a progress report every week. An SEO project manager checks the work for you at no extra cost.

Project manager
included at no extra cost

Weekly SEO log

yourwebsite.com

Keyword mapping for service pages

Done

Titles and meta descriptions rewritten

Done

Broken internal links fixed

Done

Outreach to relevant industry sites

In progress

XML sitemap update in Search Console

Next week

Illustrative example of a weekly report

Free replacement

if it's not the right fit

You keep ownership

of every account and login

NDA available

on request

Pause or scale

anytime, no lock-in

6
SEO specialisms, from technical to local
1 to 2 days
to start once the scope is agreed
Weekly
progress reports by default
4 ways
to hire, from hourly to full-time
Why it helps

Why SEO work stalls, and what an assistant changes

Most websites don’t lack SEO ideas. They lack the hours to carry them out, week after week.

There's more SEO work than hours

A dedicated assistant works through your backlog every week, so fixes and updates don't wait for a quiet month.

A full-time hire is a big commitment

Start with a few hours, move to part-time or full-time when the workload justifies it, and pause when it doesn't.

Implementation is patchy

One assigned specialist handles your site, and a project manager tracks deadlines and the quality of the work.

Your team is stuck on repetitive tasks

Uploads, meta updates, alt text, citations and reporting move to your assistant, so your team can focus on strategy and clients.

Services

What does an SEO virtual assistant do?

An SEO virtual assistant is a remote specialist who does your SEO work for you. That means keyword research, on-page changes, technical checks, outreach and reporting. Every assistant at Virtual SEOs works to grow your search traffic and keep your site healthy. We cover normal SEO plus AEO and GEO for AI search. Each assistant is a specialist in one or more of these areas.

Keyword research

On-page SEO

SEO Content Writing

Technical SEO checks and fixes

Link building and off-page SEO

Local SEO

E-commerce SEO

Reporting

WordPress SEO

Website maintenance

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Who it's for

Who hires an SEO virtual assistant?

SEO and digital marketing agencies

Add SEO implementation capacity across client websites without a new hire. Your assistant follows your processes, works in your project tool and reports to your team, with white-label reports available.

Small businesses and website owners

Keep SEO moving every week when nobody in-house has the time or the know-how. Start with a few hours and add more as the work grows.

E-commerce stores

Product pages, categories, site structure and technical clean-up on Shopify, WooCommerce and other platforms.

In-house marketing teams

Extra hands for an SEO plan you already have. We do content uploads, on-page updates, technical tickets and reporting.

Compare

SEO virtual assistant, freelancer, agency or in-house hire?

Each option suits a different situation. This is how they usually compare.

SEO virtual assistant from Virtual SEOs
Freelancer
SEO agency
In-house hire
Who does the work
A named SEO specialist assigned to you
One person
The agency's team
Your employee
Who sets priorities
You, or you with our SEO manager
Agreed per job
Mostly the agency
You
Oversight
Project manager included
Your own checks
Account manager
Your own management
How you pay
Hourly, part-time, full-time or per project
Per hour or per job
Usually a monthly retainer
Salary and employment costs
Scaling up or down
Change hours as the workload changes
Depends on their availability
Depends on the contract
Hiring or notice periods
Best for
A steady SEO workload you want done your way
One narrow task
Handing over SEO strategy and delivery
SEO as a permanent core function
How it works

How hiring an SEO virtual assistant works

1

Book a free consultation

A 30 to 45 minute call about your website and your goals. We talk through the SEO tasks you need help with.

2

Agree the plan

We review your site, then agree priorities, scope and who is responsible for what.

3

Choose how to hire

Hourly, part-time, full-time or by project. We set up access to your website and tools.

4

Your assistant starts

Usually within 1 to 2 business days once we agree the scope.

5

Track progress every week

A weekly report, a project manager watching deadlines and quality, and a replacement at no extra cost if your assistant isn’t the right fit.

Working together

Tools, communication and reporting

Your assistant fits into the way you already work.

How you stay in touch

What you receive

Platforms we work on

The tools we work in every day

The platforms your assistant uses to get your work done.

Pricing

Ways to hire and how SEO virtual assistant pricing works

Every option includes your project manager and weekly reporting. Our pricing is simple and clear. Tell us the work and the hours you need. You get a written quote before anything starts, and most clients begin small and grow from there.

Flexible

Hourly

From $10 / hour

For defined tasks or a few hours a week. You pay for the hours worked.

Ongoing

Part-time

From $650 / month

About 4 hours a day of ongoing SEO support from the same specialist.

Fixed scope

Project

Custom quote

A fixed scope, such as working through an audit fix list or a site migration.

These are starting prices for a dedicated SEO specialist. Your exact quote depends on the hours, the specialist’s experience and the work you need. You get it in writing after a free call, with no obligation.

What affects the price

To prepare your quote, tell us

Results

Results from our SEO work

Figures come from each client’s Google Search Console data, as shown in the full case studies. Each project combined SEO with other services, listed on each card.

Shopify phone case store

Casetology

253
→
1,011
monthly organic visits, July 2024 to January 2025

Technical fixes, a new category structure, rewritten product content, on-page SEO and link building, alongside a store redesign.

Local service business

Home health care provider

388
→
3,860
monthly organic sessions, July to December 2024

Technical fixes, new and improved content, Google Business Profile work and a new website design. The client later moved to an offshore SEO team.

Driving-licence quiz app, Italy

Quiz Patente Tradotto

500+
organic app downloads a month from the website, up from almost none

A rebrand, new website, quiz section and content, with an SEO assistant working alongside a designer.

Testimonials

Our happy clients say about us

Real words from the people we work with.

The team

Meet our amazing SEO Brains

Your work is matched to the right specialist on our team.

SEO Manager

Senior SEO Specialist

Technical SEO

E-Commerce SEO

Link Building Strategist

SEO Content Strategist

Mou

SEO Analyst

FAQ

SEO virtual assistant FAQs

Still unsure whether an SEO assistant fits your business? Ask us on a free call.

An SEO virtual assistant is a remote specialist who carries out SEO work on your website, such as keyword research, on-page updates, technical checks, link building outreach and reporting. You decide the priorities and the hours; the assistant does the work and reports on it.

Keyword research and mapping, titles and meta descriptions, content optimization and uploads, internal links, image alt text, technical audits and fixes, link building outreach, Google Business Profile and citations, product and category pages, and weekly reporting. Server changes need hosting access, and new designs or custom code need a designer or developer.

Businesses with a steady list of SEO work and no one with the time to do it, agencies that need more implementation capacity, online stores with many product and category pages, and marketing teams that already have an SEO plan.

Yes. Your assistant works in your project tool, follows your checklists and reports to whoever you choose. Agencies can receive white-label reports for their clients.

An agency usually sets the strategy and runs the work on a monthly retainer. An SEO virtual assistant works under your direction for the hours you choose, so you keep control of priorities and can change the workload as you go.

Yes. Part-time and full-time arrangements give you the same specialist every week. You can also start hourly and move to part-time or full-time later.

Usually an editor or admin login for your website, and access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics. Local SEO needs your Google Business Profile, and some technical fixes need limited hosting access. You keep ownership of every account.

Price depends on the hours you need, the specialist’s experience level, the type of work and how long the engagement runs. After a short consultation you receive a written quote before any work starts.

No. Nobody can guarantee rankings, because search engines decide them. What you can expect is consistent, well-documented SEO work and honest reporting on the results.

Tell your project manager and we will replace your assistant at no extra cost.

Yes. Your assistant can work on Answer Engine Optimization, known as AEO. This means structured data, FAQs and clear answers that win featured snippets and voice results. They can also work on Generative Engine Optimization, known as GEO. This helps your content show up and get cited in AI answers like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Yes. Agencies can add our SEO virtual assistants to their team under their own brand. Your assistant works in your tools and processes, and we can provide white-label reports you send straight to your clients.

Get started

Tell us which SEO tasks you need help with

Send the form and we’ll reply by email. We will set up a free 30 to 45 minute call.

1

We look at your website and the tasks you listed.

2

On the call, we agree what to delegate and how many hours it needs.

3

You get a written quote and the best way to hire.

8 SEO specialists across technical, local, e-commerce, links and content.

Prefer email? Write to virtualseos@gmail.com

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