Work Directly With a Melbourne SEO Consultant
When you hire a big agency, you get a salesperson at the pitch, a junior on your account, and a monthly PDF nobody explains. When you hire an SEO consultant, you get the person who actually does the work — on the phone, in the strategy, and accountable for the results.
I'm Bhavleen Singh, founder of Khalis Marketing. For 10 years I've done one thing: get Australian businesses ranking on the first page of Google. No lock-in contracts, no outsourced work, no jargon — just search engine optimisation done properly, explained in plain English.
Why Hire an SEO Consultant Instead of an Agency?
Most Melbourne businesses don't need a 40-person agency. They need one experienced person who understands their market, answers their calls, and treats their budget like it's their own.
A consultant model isn't better for everyone — enterprise sites with thousands of pages need teams. But if you're a Melbourne small-to-medium business, a dedicated consultant almost always delivers more ranking movement per dollar. Here's the agency vs consultant decision in practice.
What I Do as Your SEO Consultant
SEO Strategy & Roadmapping
A 6–12 month plan built around the keywords that actually drive enquiries in your industry, not vanity traffic. SEO services Melbourne.
Technical SEO
Crawlability, site speed, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data. Technical SEO services.
Local SEO & Google Business Profile
Map-pack rankings for the suburbs you serve. Local SEO Melbourne.
On-Page Optimisation & Content
Pages built around real search demand. On-page SEO.
Link Building
Australian links that move rankings, not directory spam. Link building services.
AI Search Optimisation
Getting your business cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews. AI SEO services.
How We'll Work Together
Free SEO Audit (Week 0)
I review your site, rankings and competitors, and tell you honestly whether SEO is worth your money right now. Free SEO audit.
Strategy (Weeks 1–2)
Keyword research, competitor gap analysis, and a prioritised roadmap — you'll know exactly what happens each month.
Execution (Ongoing)
Technical fixes, content, links, local signals. You get a plain-English report every month showing rankings, traffic and enquiries.
Review & Scale
We double down on what's working. No lock-in means I have to earn your business every month — that's the point.
Big Agency vs SEO Consultant
| Big agency | SEO consultant | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does your work | Junior staff, often offshore | The consultant you hired |
| Communication | Account manager relay | Direct line to the person doing the work |
| Contracts | 12-month lock-ins | Month-to-month |
| Reporting | Templated dashboards | Plain-English reports tied to leads and revenue |
| Strategy changes | Slow, ticket-based | Same-day decisions |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What Clients Say
"Bhavleen is a miracle worker. He got my site ranked on page one of Google in a shorter time than he anticipated. I will definitely be referring my friends with businesses to Khalis Marketing."
"Khalis Marketing has done a fantastic job helping with SEO for our website. Bhavleen's knowledge of modern marketing methods is evident in his results. We have already climbed to the top of the search results for many of our keywords."
Talk to a Melbourne SEO Consultant
Ready to talk to a consultant instead of a call centre? I'll personally review your site and tell you exactly what's holding it back.