Hire a full-time remote SEO marketer to own audits, content briefs, reporting, and search performance.
Reviews ranking losses, content decay, crawl data, and conversion paths to isolate the cause. The work may involve content updates, technical fixes, page consolidation, or stronger internal links.
Maps paid search terms against organic rankings, landing pages, and content gaps. This identifies commercial queries that depend on paid traffic because the site lacks a suitable organic page.
Checks staging pages, redirect maps, canonicals, metadata, sitemaps, and analytics before launch. After release, the specialist tracks missing pages, indexing changes, and redirect failures.
Compares the publishing calendar with keyword maps, rankings, content decay, and existing page targets. This helps control topic overlap and keeps each brief tied to a defined search purpose.
Tracks crawl errors, schema, page speed, redirects, canonicals, and indexation through development and QA. Each fix is checked on the live site after release to confirm the fault was removed.
Reviews search demand, competitors, SERP formats, language use, and current page coverage by market. The specialist then maps keywords, hreflang, URLs, internal links, and reporting for each launch.
SEO hiring guide
Crawl and indexation problems usually sit inside a development queue, not a content calendar. This role moves technical fixes through engineering, QA, and release.
What This Role Fixes
When to Bring This Role In
Where This Role Stops
Content briefs and keyword strategy sit outside this scope.
Tools for Diagnosis and Release Tracking
Industries That Use Technical SEO
What This Role Plans
When Content Planning Requires an Owner
What Sits Outside This Scope
Tools for Research and Content Planning
Industries Where Content SEO Applies
One location can rank while another stays invisible, even with identical services. That pattern points to a local SEO gap, not a content or technical one.
What This Role Manages
When Local Visibility Requires an Owner
This Role Doesn’t Include
Local Tracking and Reporting Tools
Industries Where Local SEO Adds Coverage
What This Role Protects
Faceted navigation, product schema, canonical management, category structure, and product indexing.
When This Becomes Necessary
Where This Role Stops
Tools for Platform and Catalog Reporting
Industries That Require eCommerce SEO
What This Role Protects
What This Role Prioritizes
When to Bring This In
Where This Role Stops
Tools for Governance at Scale
Industries That Use Enterprise SEO
Large finance, healthcare, and media companies may require enterprise SEO when templates, releases, or governance decisions affect thousands of pages.
What This Role Separates
When International Targeting Requires an Owner
When to Bring This In
What Sits Outside This Scope
Industries That Use International SEO
Work often stalls when no one owns the handoff from brief to release, especially across content, design, and development. A dedicated remote SEO marketer manages each handoff inside your existing tools.
 | Freelance SEO Marketers | Traditional Staffing Agencies | |
|---|---|---|---|
Engagement Structure | Full-time, dedicated role | Hourly, per word, or project-based | Permanent hire or temp placement |
Role Ownership | Client-managed, embedded in your team | Independent contractor | Client-managed after placement |
Vetting & Screening | Multi-stage vetting + English validation | Self-reported profiles | Resume screening + interviews |
Industry & Platform Fit | Matched by industry, site type, and SEO tool stack | Varies by individual | General experience matching |
Commitment & Stability | One marketer retains campaign context | Often juggling multiple clients | Depends on employee retention |
Upfront Fees | None | None | 15–30% placement fee typical |
Replacement Support | No-cost replacement guarantee | You must rehire yourself | Often additional fees apply |
Cost Efficiency | Up to 82% lower than U.S. hiring | Variable hourly rates | High salary + agency fees |
Global Talent Access | Nearshore and offshore hiring | Global, unstructured | Primarily local markets |
Scalability | Build one role or a full SEO team | Difficult to standardize | Slower hiring cycles |
From what we have seen in global marketing placements, the Philippines is often considered for English-language content SEO. Clear briefs and direct writer coordination can reduce delays across editorial workflows.
Commonly Used for SaaS and B2B Content SEO
Average Offshore SEO Marketer Salary:
$900 – $1,200 per month
In our work sourcing remote SEO marketers in India is often considered for technical SEO tied to crawl analysis and development handoffs. The role may also cover release checks and large-site audits.
Practical for Technical SEO for SaaS and eCommerce
Typical SEO Marketer Cost
$1,000 – $1,200 per month
Used for Nearshore SEO for B2B and Growth Teams
Average Nearshore SEO Marketer Salary
$1,200 – $1,400 per month
Best for Local and eCommerce SEO for North America
Average SEO Marketing Specialist Cost
$1,400 – $1,600 per month
Best Suited for English-Language SEO for B2B Services
Typical SEO Marketer Salary
$1,400 – $1,600 per month
Practical for Enterprise SEO for SaaS and Finance
Typical Offshore SEO Specialist Salary
$1,700 – $1,800 per month
$7,000/month
Average US Salary
$1,200/month*
Average India Salary
82%
Potential savings
$1,400/month*
Average LATAM Salary
80%
Potential savings
VS
| Local US Hire | India | LATAM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Base Salary | $84,000 | $14,400 | $16,800 |
| Payroll Taxes (7.65%-10%) | $8,400 | $0 | $0 |
| Benefits (20%-30%) | $16,800 | $0 | $0 |
| PTO (5%-10%) | $4,200 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Cost | $109,200 | $14,400 (excluding service fees) | $16,800 (excluding service fees) |
| Savings | - | $94,800 | $92,400 |
* Salaries shown are based on publicly available data (Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.), showing average rates by role and location. Offshore rates do not include outsourcing provider fees. Please schedule a consultation to receive detailed information tailored to your needs.
Building a global SEO team requires more than finding candidates with keyword research experience. We help companies hire dedicated remote SEO marketers matched to their CMS, search tools, content workflows, technical scope, and working hours.
Your SEO marketer works full-time inside your marketing team rather than splitting time across agency accounts. You manage priorities, approvals, and daily work. We handle sourcing, payroll, compliance, and ongoing support.
Candidates are matched to the work they will own. This can include technical SEO, content optimization, keyword research, internal linking, reporting, and tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, GA4, and Google Search Console.
Candidates are screened for SEO knowledge, tool use, written communication, and role fit before interviews. Screening can also include a task based on your website, search priorities, or reporting requirements.
There are no upfront recruitment fees, and billing starts when your selected SEO marketer begins work. If a replacement is required, we use the original role scope, tools, and working-hour requirements to guide the new search.
Our SEO searches start with a scoping session. We document the specialization, site type, priority pages, tools, reporting duties, approval path, team handoffs, working hours, and current SEO backlog. This gives sourcing a clear standard for the work the person will own from the first day.
We present vetted profiles within 3 to 5 business days. Each candidate is screened for SEO knowledge, tool use, workflow judgment, English communication, and relevant industry experience. You interview the shortlist and make the final selection.
After you select a candidate, 1840 handles the contract, payroll, compliance, and onboarding. Most clients complete hiring in 1 to 2 weeks. Your SEO marketer then joins your team and begins working across briefs, technical tickets, release checks, and reporting.
We source, vet, and present candidates before you pay.
Meet and approve candidates before they join your team.
If a hire doesn’t work out, we replace them at no cost.
We manage international payroll and employment compliance.
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When companies hire SEO marketers through 1840, screening follows the work defined during scoping. We may review technical audits, schema, Core Web Vitals, crawl analysis, keyword mapping, content planning, and release QA. Candidates may also complete scenario-based reviews. These show whether they can identify the issue, explain the handoff, and define how the result should be checked.
In our global staffing work, market requirements are documented before sourcing begins. We review the target country, industry, buyer language, search intent, and local content requirements. An offshore SEO specialist may still work with local writers, legal reviewers, or subject specialists where terminology and regulated claims require market-level review.
We assess spoken and written English before presenting candidates. Reviews may include outreach emails, content briefs, technical tickets, and stakeholder explanations. Working-hour requirements are also documented during scoping. This helps confirm whether the remote SEO marketer can coordinate with content, development, analytics, and external publishers during the required overlap.
AI-assisted SEO workflows may support clustering, research, brief development, and content comparisons. They should not replace source review, search-intent analysis, or editorial judgment. During screening, we look at how candidates validate AI output and document their decisions. This matters when content quality, citations, and brand controls affect publication.
A remote SEO marketer works full-time inside your team and reports to a client manager. You set priorities, approve work, control system access, and review performance. Your team manages permissions for the CMS, analytics, search, and development tools. Access can follow your security policies, including company accounts, role-based permissions, VPNs, and approval controls.
Hiring a freelancer directly leaves sourcing, screening, contracts, compliance, payroll, and replacement searches with your team. Availability may also depend on the freelancer’s other clients. 1840 presents screened candidates for your interviews and final selection. Profiles are typically presented within 3 to 5 business days, with hiring completed in 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the role. You manage the SEO work while 1840 handles global employment administration.
1840 can restart the search at no additional placement cost. We use the existing role scope, including SEO specialization, site type, tools, reporting duties, team handoffs, and working hours. New candidates are screened against those requirements before they are presented.
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VP Finance, Bluestone Lane
Mike M
Owner, Carve Financial
Danielle R
VP of Client Services, Pentius
Casey H
Manger Of Training, Homelight
Casey H
Manger Of Training, Homelight
Danielle R
VP of Client Services, Pentius
Mike M
Owner, Carve Financial
Andrew C
VP Finance, Bluestone Lane
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CEO, Startup Incubator
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