Hire an SEO Freelancer in 2027: Contact SyncCrawl
one message, one personHi there, friend. If you want to hire an SEO freelancer, the whole procedure is one WhatsApp message with your website address. I’m the freelancer, I read it myself, and I reply with what I’d fix first. There’s no form to fill in and no sales call to sit through.
- no contact form
- no sales team
- you talk to the person doing the work
// example chat written by me to show the flow. It isn’t a client message. Also by email: [email protected].
From Your Message to My First Reply
A short message is enough to start. Here is what I do with it, so you know what to expect.
Tick what you can send me:
- Your website address
- What you sell and where your customers are
- Your monthly budget, if you have one
- Anything that went wrong before (a drop, a penalty, a migration)
// none of this is stored by the page. It is a checklist for your own message.
What I Check Before I Reply
When your URL arrives I run a few quick checks, so my first answer is about your site and not a template.
curl -sI https://yourdomain.com | head -n 5
# 2. what does robots.txt allow?
curl -s https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt
# 3. is there a sitemap?
curl -sI https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml | head -n 1
I sell: ...
My customers are in: ...
My monthly budget: ... (optional)
My worry: ...
// the right box is a message you can copy. The left shows the kind of checks I run first.
Two Ways to Reach Me
You can reach me on WhatsApp or by email. WhatsApp is the main channel, because a quick chat about your site beats a long thread of formal emails.
Message +31 6 4555 9353. Send your URL and a line about your business, and we take it from there in the same chat. Later, that chat is also where you ask questions between reports.
Prefer email, or need to attach a long document? Write to [email protected]. Put your website address in the first line, so I can look at the site before I answer.
// I answer every message myself, so I won't promise a reply time I can't control. A clear message gets a useful answer.
What to Send Me in the First Message
Send five things: your website URL, what you sell, where your customers are, your monthly budget, and the access you can give. With those, my first reply can be specific to your site.
The First-Message Checklist
- Your website URL. I look at the real site, not a description of it.
- What you sell. One line is fine, for example "emergency plumbing" or "handmade soap".
- Where your customers are. One city, one country or worldwide. It decides how much local SEO you need.
- Your monthly budget. A rough number helps me suggest hourly work or a plan.
- The access you can give. Search Console, analytics and the WordPress admin, or none yet.
What a Good Message Looks Like
// example data, written by me to show the format. It isn't a client message.
Don't have a budget in mind? Then leave it out. Don't know what Search Console is? It's Google's free tool that shows how your site does in search, and I can help you set it up. A short message is better than no message, because the URL alone already tells me a lot.
Build Your Message in Three Taps
Fill in your website, pick a goal and a budget, and the box on the right writes the message for you. The green button then opens WhatsApp with the text ready to send.
Three Small Questions
Ready to Send
// the builder runs in your browser. Nothing is stored or sent until you press send inside WhatsApp or your email app.
What Happens After You Message Me
Three things happen: I read your message, I look at your site, and you decide. Nothing costs money until you say yes to a plan or to a number of hours.
I Read It Myself
Your message doesn't pass through an assistant or a sales rep first. The person who reads it is the person who would do the work.
I Look at Your Site
I open the site and check the basics. Then you get a short reply with what I'd fix first, and why.
You Choose
Pick a plan, pay by the hour, set your own budget, or walk away. We agree on the details in the chat before any work starts.
// my own three steps. Once you say yes, the work follows the order on my SEO process page.
After that, the real work begins with an audit. The full order, from the audit to the monthly report, is on my SEO process page. The prices, €25 an hour or plans from €475 a month, are on the SEO pricing page.
Who I Work With, and Who I Don't
I work best with small businesses that want steady, honest SEO at a price they can keep paying. I'm the wrong choice if you need a guarantee or a big team.
Message Me If This Is You
- A local service business, such as a dentist in Toronto or a bakery in Leeds
- A small online shop with a modest catalog
- A WordPress site owner who wants the fixes made, not just listed
- A site in a hard niche: iGaming, crypto, adult or dating
- A business that also needs web or app development
Better to Look Elsewhere If
- You need a guaranteed position or a result by a fixed date
- You want bulk link packages, fake reviews or other shortcuts
- You need many people working on your site at the same time
- You'd like a new account manager every quarter. I can't supply those
Not sure which column you're in? Ask. I'd rather tell you in one message that I'm not the right person than take a month of your budget to prove it. My affordable SEO specialist page says more about how I work, and the home page explains my cheap SEO service for small business in full.
Hire an SEO Freelancer or an Agency?
In my opinion, a freelancer suits a small business that wants one careful person, and an agency suits a company that needs many hands at once. The table below is my view of the typical case, not a survey.
| Typical agency | SEO freelancer (me) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A team, and it can change | The same person every month |
| Who you talk to | Usually an account manager | The person fixing your site |
| Capacity | Many people at once | One pair of hands |
| Price | Often on request | €25/hour, or €475 to €1,275 a month |
| If that person is away | A colleague can step in | Work pauses, so you keep every login |
// opinion. Good agencies exist, and so do bad freelancers. Judge the person and the plan, not the label.
Questions Google Says You Should Ask Any SEO
Whoever you hire, check them first. Google's own guide to hiring an SEO suggests a few questions, and I think they're good ones. So go ahead and ask me too.
- Can you show examples of earlier work?
- Do you follow the Google Search Essentials, which are Google's rules for websites?
- What results do you expect, and in what timeframe?
- How do you measure success?
The same guide lists warning signs. Be wary of anyone who guarantees rankings, claims a special relationship with Google, or stays secretive about what they plan to do. It also warns about SEO firms that email you out of the blue. I agree, which is why this page asks you to message me and not the other way around.
// source: Google Search Central, "Do you need an SEO?", fetched 11 Nov 2026. The questions are paraphrased.
Questions About Hiring a Freelancer
Short answers for anyone deciding between a freelancer and an agency. Where an answer is my opinion, it says so.
How do I hire an SEO freelancer?
Send one message with your website address. To hire me, write to +31 6 4555 9353 on WhatsApp or to [email protected]. I look at the site, reply with what I'd fix first, and we agree on the details before any work starts.
Is an SEO freelancer better than an agency?
It depends on your size, and this is my opinion. A freelancer is usually the better choice for a small business, because one person knows the whole site and answers your messages. An agency is the better choice when you need many people at once.
Is a freelancer cheaper than an agency?
Often, yes. In an Ahrefs poll of 439 SEO service providers, freelancers reported an average of $71.59 an hour and agencies $98.90. My own rate is €25 an hour. Those survey figures are self-reported and in US dollars, so treat them as a rough guide.
What is the risk of hiring one person?
The risk is that one person can be unavailable, and I won't pretend otherwise. You reduce it by keeping every account in your own name and giving me access as a separate user. My monthly report also lists what was done, so another person could pick up the work.
Do I need a call before we start?
No. Everything can be arranged in a WhatsApp chat or by email. If you'd rather talk it through, say so in your message and we'll arrange it there.
How fast will you reply?
I don't promise a response time. I answer every message myself, between client work, and I don't publish office hours. A message that includes your URL gets a more useful answer, because I can look at the site first.
Does it cost anything to ask?
No. The first look at your site costs you one message. You pay only after we agree on a plan or on a number of hours.
Do you work with clients outside the USA?
Yes. Most of my writing is aimed at the USA, and I work with clients worldwide. Tell me where your customers are, because that changes the local SEO work.
Can I hire you for a single task?
Yes. Single tasks are billed at €25 an hour, and I tell you the hours before I start. That covers SEO jobs and WordPress, web or app development.
// more answers about SEO itself are on the SEO FAQ page.
One Message. That's the Whole Form.
Send me your website address on WhatsApp, and add whatever else you have from the checklist. I'll take a first honest look.
// or email [email protected]. Talk soon, my friend.
Sources and Last Check
Two outside sources back the claims on this page that aren't my own contact details or prices.
- Google Search Central: Do you need an SEO? (questions to ask an SEO; warning signs)
- Ahrefs: SEO Pricing survey article (poll of 439 SEO service providers; average hourly rates in USD)
// last checked 11 Nov 2026. Contact details and prices are my own. Opinions are marked as opinions.