SEO EXPERT / LOCAL SEO SPECIALIST

Helping Businesses Grow With Smarter SEO

I'm Afnan Shahid, an SEO professional focused on Local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, technical SEO, and organic search growth. I help businesses find opportunities, improve search visibility, and build practical strategies around their goals.

Local search Technical health Content strategy
ASYOUR PORTRAITAdd your photo in Appearance → Customize → Portfolio Contact Details.
Afnan Shahid, SEO Expert
↗Search visibilityStrategy-led improvement
Audit → ActionClear, practical priorities
Focused on useful, sustainable SEOFor small and growing businesses
Local SEOTechnical SEOOn-Page SEOSEO AuditsKeyword ResearchLink Building
THE APPROACH
ResearchPrioritiesProgress

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

SEO strategy built around your business

I approach SEO as a practical process: understand the business, find what is holding the website back, prioritize useful improvements, and review what the data says next.

From local search and technical checks to page optimization and content planning, the goal is to give every task a clear purpose instead of chasing rankings without context.

More about me →

WHAT I CAN HELP WITH

SEO services to help your business grow

Choose a focused service or build a wider plan around your website, audience, and goals.

01↗

Local SEO

Support visibility for relevant location-based searches with practical research, location-page improvements, profile reviews, and a clear action plan.

Learn more →
03↗

Technical SEO

Find and prioritize technical issues that may affect crawling, indexing, website structure, performance, and usability.

Learn more →
04↗

On-Page SEO

Improve page relevance and usability through search intent research, metadata, content structure, internal links, and image optimization.

Learn more →
06↗

Link Building

Build a more thoughtful backlink strategy through relevance analysis, publisher research, outreach planning, and careful placement verification.

Learn more →
07↗

SEO Audit

Understand what is helping or limiting your organic search performance and what to address first.

Learn more →
10↗

AI Search Optimization

Improve how clearly your business is understood and discovered across AI-powered search experiences with an evidence-led strategy covering content, technical accessibility, entity clarity, structured data, and third-party credibility. Includes Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and related search generative experience optimization (SGEO) practices where relevant. No AI recommendation or citation is guaranteed.

Learn more →
11↗

E-commerce SEO

Improve the discoverability and usability of product and category pages with an e-commerce SEO plan shaped around your platform, catalog, customer searches, and site architecture.

Learn more →
12↗

International SEO

Plan search visibility across countries and languages with market research, suitable URL structures, localized content, hreflang review, and a clear approach to international site architecture.

Learn more →

CORE SPECIALTY

Help more local customers find your business

Local SEO helps eligible businesses become more relevant and discoverable for location-based searches. The work starts with understanding your service areas and the searches that matter to your customers.

  • Local keyword and competitor research
  • Google Business Profile review and optimization
  • Service and location landing pages
  • Citation and business-detail consistency checks
  • Performance monitoring and next-step planning
Explore Local SEO ↗
⌕local service near meFilters
123
Local relevanceResearch · Optimize · Monitor
Search visibility Opportunity areas

Illustrative visual, not live Google Maps ranking data.

WHAT NEEDS ATTENTION?

Find the SEO issues that matter most

Low visibility can have different causes. A focused review helps distinguish technical barriers, content gaps, targeting issues, and conversion problems before deciding what to change.

01

Important pages are not indexed

Review indexability, canonical signals, robots directives, and internal links to understand why key URLs may be missing from search.

02

Pages target the wrong search intent

Compare page purpose, customer language, and search results to improve how each page meets a relevant query.

03

Content leaves questions unanswered

Identify missing details, unclear explanations, outdated information, and content overlap that may weaken usefulness.

04

Local visibility is inconsistent

Review eligible profile details, location relevance, local landing pages, and business information consistency.

05

Technical issues create friction

Investigate redirects, crawl paths, site structure, rendering, and performance issues where evidence suggests a problem.

06

Visitors do not know what to do next

Review page clarity, navigation, internal links, and contact paths so relevant visitors can find the next step.

These are common issues to investigate, not assumptions about your website. Recommendations depend on the actual findings and available data.

HOW I WORK

A clear process from audit to improvement

Every project has a clear starting point, agreed priorities, and a way to review progress.

01

Audit & discovery

Review the website, search performance, technical health, content, competition, and business goals.

02

Research & strategy

Study intent, keywords, competitors, and opportunities to create a prioritized roadmap.

03

Implement & optimize

Complete agreed technical fixes, page updates, content work, and local SEO tasks.

04

Monitor & analyze

Review available search, analytics, ranking, and local performance data.

05

Report & improve

Summarize completed work, KPI progress, outstanding issues, and next priorities.

For ongoing SEO, this cycle repeats as performance data and business needs change. One-time projects follow the agreed scope.

WHY WORK WITH ME

A practical, data-informed approach to SEO

SEO work should be understandable, prioritized, and connected to real business objectives.

01

Tailored strategy

Recommendations shaped around your website, market, resources, and goals.

02

Clear priorities

Focus on evidence and impact instead of treating every issue as equally urgent.

03

Relevant, useful work

Improve technical quality, page relevance, local presence, and content usefulness.

04

Transparent reporting

Understand what was completed, what changed, and what should happen next.

WHO I SUPPORT

SEO for different business models

Service scope is selected based on the business and its search opportunity, not assumptions about past client work.

01

Local service businesses

Businesses serving defined towns, cities, or service areas.

02

Contractors & home services

Service websites that need stronger location and service relevance.

03

Real estate & professional services

Businesses competing for specific service and market searches.

04

Small and growing businesses

Teams that need clear SEO priorities and practical implementation.

FROM THE BLOG

Latest SEO articles

Read more SEO guides →

GOOD QUESTIONS

SEO questions, straight answers

Not sure where to begin? Start with your website, your audience, and what you want search to help you achieve.

Ask about your project →
What SEO services do you provide?+

Services include Local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, technical SEO, on-page SEO, keyword research, link building, SEO audits, content optimization, and competitor analysis.

What is Local SEO?+

Local SEO helps eligible businesses improve relevance and visibility for searches connected to a geographic area. Work can include profile reviews, local pages, citations, and competitor research.

How long does SEO take to show results?+

Timing depends on your website, competition, current issues, and implementation. SEO is not instant, and no fixed timeline or ranking can be guaranteed.

Do you work with international clients?+

The process can support businesses in different markets, including the United States, depending on the project scope and available data.

Do you offer SEO audits?+

Yes. An audit reviews relevant technical, on-page, content, keyword, backlink, and competitor factors, then prioritizes recommendations.

How do I get started?+

Send your website, target market, and main goals through the contact form. We can discuss the current situation and determine a suitable next step.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Ready to improve your website’s SEO?

Tell me about your website, your business goals, and the audience you want to reach. We can identify relevant opportunities and discuss practical next steps.

Request an SEO Audit ↗