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Remote · Philippines
U.S. SEO Specialists earn $55K–$70K/year. StaffWiz helps businesses hire SEO specialists and SEO experts from the Philippines who rank your pages, fix technical issues, and grow organic traffic — for up to 70% less.
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What They Do
Your remote SEO Specialist owns the organic growth channel — keywords, technical health, backlinks, and content optimisation — making it easier for businesses hiring an SEO consultant to build consistent organic traffic without depending only on paid ads.
Identify high-intent, low-competition keywords using Ahrefs and SEMrush. Build topic clusters and content roadmaps.
Crawl with Screaming Frog, fix Core Web Vitals, schema markup, sitemap, and indexing issues.
Optimise titles, meta descriptions, H1s, internal linking, and content for target keywords.
Build white-hat backlinks through guest posting, digital PR, and broken-link reclamation.
Track keyword positions, organic traffic, and competitor movement. Deliver clear monthly reports.
Optimise Google Business Profiles, hreflang tags, and multi-region search strategies.
Two Ways to Hire
Both options give you access to the same high-quality, pre-vetted Filipino SEO specialists. Choose the model that works best for your resources, capabilities and preferences.
We recruit. You hire and manage.
We recruit, employ and support.
How It Works
A simple, transparent process to get you the right talent — fast.
You share your requirements.
We find and vet qualified candidates in the Philippines.
You meet shortlisted candidates and choose who you want.
Hire directly or through Managed EOR.
What Clients Say
Businesses already growing with StaffWiz talent.
StaffWiz has been instrumental to the growth of our organization. I was skeptical at first — now I believe in the greater global economy. One of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
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My law firm needed customer support reps for immigration inquiries. StaffWiz found a great team for us — fast, smooth, and we are very happy with them.
FAQ
A remote SEO Specialist handles keyword research, technical SEO audits, on-page optimisation, backlink outreach, monthly ranking reports, and local and international SEO.
The one-time Direct Hire success fee is 20% of the candidate’s first-year base salary. StaffWiz sources, screens and interviews candidates and presents a shortlist. You pay only if you hire — no hire, no fee — and there is no ongoing StaffWiz fee.
Qualified candidates are typically presented within 7–14 days of receiving your requirements.
Yes. Both Direct Hire and Managed EOR include a 90-day replacement guarantee — if your hire isn’t the right fit within 90 days, we find a replacement at no additional cost.
StaffWiz SEO Specialists are vetted on Ahrefs and SEMrush, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, Core Web Vitals, Surfer SEO and Clearscope, Majestic and Moz, schema and structured data, and Google Business Profile.
Yes. With Managed EOR, StaffWiz recruits, employs and supports your SEO Specialist in the Philippines. Pricing starts from $1,297 per month, all-in — covering salary, payroll taxes, benefits, HR management, tools and our placement and management service.
Yes. StaffWiz places professionals across administrative, customer service, marketing, finance and accounting, legal, healthcare, real estate and technology roles. Browse all roles
Get Started Today
Ready to hire an SEO specialist who can rank your pages, fix technical SEO issues, and build quality backlinks? StaffWiz connects you with skilled remote SEO professionals at up to 70% less than a U.S. hire.
20% success fee · No hire, no fee · No ongoing StaffWiz fee
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