Marketing / ROLE 37

SEO Specialist.

Build search visibility with a specialist focused on keyword research, content briefs, on-page improvements, and performance reporting.

Dedicated support · Your tools & hours · EO handles recruiting and payroll
Illustrative portrait of Bea AquinoBea Aquino · 🇵🇭 Philippines
SEO Specialist · illustrative persona
The challenge

The challenge

Publishing content without a clear search goal can consume time without answering the questions your customers actually ask. Technical issues can also prevent useful pages from being found.

THE OPPORTUNITYTurn plans into steady execution.

Support the campaigns, content, and follow-through that make your brand visible.

What changes with support

A more reliable way to work

A dedicated SEO specialist can research relevant searches, recommend page improvements, prepare content briefs, and track results. Strategy and approvals stay with your business.

WORK THEY CAN OWN
  • Search intent and keyword research
  • On-page content recommendations
  • Technical issue tracking
  • Search performance reporting

We shape the final scope with you, then match for the tools, hours, and experience you need.

Built around your workflow

Support that feels like part of your team.

Support the campaigns, content, and follow-through that make your brand visible.

01Your role, clarified

Define outcomes, hours, systems, and the experience that matters.

02Your shortlist

Review candidates and meet the people you want to interview.

03Your working rhythm

Bring a teammate into your workflow with EO support behind the scenes.

Role pricing / transparent example

Compare the full cost of a SEO Specialist.

Choose an experience level and adjust the local hire budget. Every number is an illustration until we scope the role together.

Selected roleSEO SpecialistExplore other titles ↗
IN-HOUSE HIRE$77,893.00Annual in-house cost · USD
EASY OUTSOURCE$34,736.00Annual service fee · USD
POTENTIAL ANNUAL DIFFERENCE$43,157.00Illustrative, at the same hours
THE FULL PICTURE

What does this role really cost?

In-house hiring budget vs. an Easy Outsource planning example. Adjust the assumptions to your business.

40 hours/week · 52 weeks/year
IN-HOUSE HIRE · USD EXAMPLE

In-house SEO Specialist

Illustrative annual salary changes with the role and experience level. Edit any assumption.

2026 employer FICA is included. Add any other local costs below.

Employer FICA · 2026*$4,743.00
Monthly in-house cost$6,491.08
Annual in-house cost$77,893.00
EASY OUTSOURCE · PLANNING EXAMPLE
Illustrative portrait of Bea Aquino

Bea Aquino

🇵🇭 Philippines
SEO Specialist · Intermediate · 3–5 years

Illustrative persona
$16.70/ hour planning example in USD
Service fee at 40 hours/week$34,736.00/year
Direct employer FICA$0 in this model
Direct employee benefits & retirement$0 in this model
Recruiting & payroll administrationEO coordinates
Equipment, phone & softwareConfirm in proposal
Monthly EO service fee$2,894.67
Annual EO service fee$34,736.00
Illustrative savings per month$3,596.42
Illustrative savings per year$43,157.00
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All amounts are USD planning examples at 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year. The in-house budget uses a U.S. employer FICA example with 2026 rates and the Social Security cap; state and local costs, paid time off, management time, and other expenses are excluded unless you add them. Salary and benefits are illustrative budgets, not local wage data. EO rates, personas, and included equipment/software are not confirmed quotes. Source: IRS Publication 15. Compare the same hours and scope; confirm actual pricing in a proposal.

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Questions, answered

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Can this person guarantee rankings?

No. Search performance depends on competition, your website, content, and ongoing implementation. We scope realistic work and reporting.

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