Private SEO specialist for business
Over 10 years getting sites to the first pages of search results with SEO. I handle SEO traffic and AI search turnkey in Moscow and across Russia. I provide the focus agencies cannot give.
What people come to a private SEO specialist with
If you need an SEO expert to solve these problems — let's talk. An experienced solo SEO solves them faster and more efficiently than an agency.
Why isn't my site growing in organic?
You have a website, you publish content — but organic traffic in Yandex and Google is flat. Most often the cause is technical issues, broken URL structure or query cannibalisation. The fix: a technical audit and de-duplication — visible position shifts usually appear within 2–4 weeks.
The agency sends reports but no leads — what now?
You pay a contractor for years, get pretty charts, and leads stay flat. Working with me is direct — no account managers and no meaning lost in retellings. I personally study the niche and own commercial traffic, not "logged hours".
How do I bake in SEO for a launch or redesign?
Launching a site first and hiring SEO afterwards is an expensive mistake: redoing CMS, URL slugs and structure costs 1.5–2× more. I lay down the right architecture upfront and prepare the site for indexing so the first rankings come in 1–2 months.
Traffic is there, but no leads — where is the leak?
Traffic comes by the thousands, but the phone is silent. Usually the issue is weak commercial factors, low E-E-A-T trust, or betting on informational queries instead of transactional ones. I rebuild structure and content so the visitors who arrive are ready to convert.
What am I paying the contractor for? I see no plan
No clear roadmap, fuzzy strategy, formal reports. I give a transparent task plan with deadlines: you see what is being done and why at every stage — from semantics to technical optimisation.
Site hit by a Yandex or Google filter — how do I recover?
Sudden ranking drop, "Mimicry" or "Baden-Baden" filter in Yandex, or de-indexing in Google. I run an emergency diagnosis, find the cause and start a recovery plan — first signs of recovery usually appear within 1–2 algorithm updates.
Private specialist vs Agency
Why working directly with an expert beats going through a middleman
Response speed
Who does the work
Transparency
Pricing
Accountability
Niche focus
"B2B client (heavy-equipment parts): −40% CPA and TOP-5 in Yandex for target queries in 3 months — without expanding the ad budget."— from practice, 2024
SEO promotion roadmap
A transparent process at every step of the SEO project.
Request and call
We discuss the niche, goals, current state and budget personally. On the call I define the format — promotion, audit or consulting — and give a preliminary growth-potential estimate (usually with a breakdown of 2–3 key competitors).
Contract and transparent terms
We sign the contract via EDM — fully legal. We fix the scope, KPIs and responsibilities. I guarantee data confidentiality and personal accountability for the result — no shifting blame to a "team lead".
Audit and strategy
I run a comprehensive audit: tech, structure, content, links, competitors in Yandex and Google. On a typical project I find 80–120 issues and build a 12-month roadmap with priorities and impact estimates per block.
Implementation and optimisation
I launch the work: technical optimisation, structure refinement, content, behavioural and commercial factors, AEO/GEO for AI search. I coordinate your team and contractors — every task tracked with a deadline and owner.
Reporting and scaling
Monthly tracking of dynamics: positions, traffic, visibility, citations in AI answers. I adjust strategy based on Yandex.Metrica and Search Console data, expand semantics and double down on what works.
2–4 weeks for technical fixes and first ranking movements. 3–6 months for sustained growth in traffic and leads from organic search.
AI search promotion: AEO and GEO
Up to 30% of informational queries in Yandex are now answered by an AI without a click to the site. To keep the traffic, content has to be prepared for Yandex Neuro, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
1. AI search audit
I check which queries already cite the site in Yandex Neuro, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT. I find gaps and quick wins.
2. Schema markup and structure
I prepare the site for large language models: clear H1–H4 hierarchy, semantic markup, short statements instead of fluff.
3. Q&A and short answers
I add question–answer blocks matching real user phrasing. This is the format AI search pulls into the SERP most willingly.
4. Citation monitoring
Every two weeks I check how visibility in AI answers has changed and tweak the pages that are almost making the cut.
Artem Firsov
Private SEO specialist
For more than 10 years I've been promoting websites in tough niches: industrial B2B, manufacturing, heavy equipment, e-commerce, local services. I run projects personally — no managers, no middlemen — which gives transparency, speed and deep immersion in the client's business. Since 2023 I actively use AI to automate routine work and optimise sites for AI search (AEO/GEO) — Yandex Neuro, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT.
"I don't take projects in bulk. Every client gets my personal time, expertise and accountability. It's not a slogan — it's the principle I've been building my practice on for over ten years."— Artem Firsov, Private SEO specialist
SEO pricing
Transparent pricing for a private SEO specialist. You pay for the expert's skill, not for the office overhead.
All plans include my personal hands-on work — nothing is delegated to juniors. The first month may differ in cost: I run a deep SEO audit, gather the semantic core and build the strategy. From the second month the price is fixed.
Local start
Local business in a single city
- Technical audit and fixing critical issues
- Collecting core search queries
- Optimising titles, meta descriptions and copy
- Working with site structure and internal linking
- Position and traffic monitoring
- Monthly report with a plan for the next month
Growth & scale
Competitive niches, multiple regions
- Everything from "Local start"
- Working with large volumes of pages and sections
- Content expansion and refinement, FAQ blocks
- Deep analysis of competitors and user behaviour
- Monthly report + interim updates
End-to-end SEO
Large projects, full cycle
- Everything from "Growth & scale"
- Full cycle: tech, content, behavioural factors
- Growth hypotheses and new sections
- Analytics (Yandex.Metrica, Google Analytics)
- Working closely with your team
- Detailed report + weekly updates
AI search AEO/GEO
For Yandex Neuro, Google AI, ChatGPT
- Audit of presence in AI search and AI Overviews
- Reworking content for large language models
- Q&A blocks and structured short answers
- Schema markup and technical readiness for LLMs
- Citation monitoring every 2 weeks
All SEO services
The full list of directions — from SEO and audits to paid search and SEO-friendly web development.
Final pricing depends on the niche and scope. Message me on Telegram or MAX for an estimate.
Approach and guarantees
The principles I follow on every SEO project.
My principles
- I work personally — nothing delegated to juniors or account managers
- Transparent reporting: you see every task and have access to Metrica
- Deep niche focus — I take no more than 4–5 projects at a time
- AI automation to speed up routine processes
- Tailored approach for the niche and budget — Moscow and regions
What you get
- A 12+ month promotion strategy with priorities
- A detailed report on every completed task
- Transparent traffic, position and visibility dynamics in Yandex and Google
- Prioritised hypotheses and a plan of work for the next month
- Ready-to-use briefs for developers and copywriters (LSI, H1–H6, structure)
Common SEO mistakes in 2026
Five problems that cost sites traffic in the new SERP — and that I address at the start of every project.
Ignoring AI search
The site is optimised only for the classic SERP. Yandex Neuro and Google AI Overviews grab traffic first — without preparing content for LLMs, organic will keep dropping. On an industrial textile project I added Q&A blocks and schema — within 6 weeks the site started appearing in Perplexity and Yandex Neuro citations for 20+ queries.
Keyword stuffing
When "private SEO specialist" appears on a page 30+ times, the search engine demotes it for over-optimisation. Natural density is about 1% of the text. On a dental site I rewrote stuffed copy into natural language — the "Mimicry" filter lifted and key pages returned to TOP-10 within one algorithm update.
No structure or schema markup
Without a clear H1–H4 hierarchy, tables and lists, AI search can't tell which chunk to use as the answer. A well-marked-up page is cited 3–4× more often. In the pyrotechnics e-commerce case I restructured product cards and added markup — SERP CTR grew by 34%.
Walls of text without Q&A
Long blocks of text without subheadings and Q&A blocks lose to competitors' short, structured answers in AI search. On a heavy-equipment project I broke long-reads into Q&A blocks with direct answers — informational traffic from Google grew 2.1× in 3 months.
Betting only on links
In 2026, links without strong commercial and behavioural factors barely move B2B sites. You need balance: tech + content + behavioural + AEO/GEO. On a steel-structures plant I paused crowd-link buying in favour of commercial-factor and E-E-A-T work — organic leads grew 180% in 4 months.
Ignoring behavioural factors
In Yandex, behavioural factors are one of the strongest ranking signals. Sites that on principle don't use careful behavioural optimisation lose to TOP-10 competitors even with better content and tech. In the premium T-shirts niche I carefully enabled behavioural work matching real user scenarios — 40+ commercial queries reached Yandex TOP-5 within 8 weeks.
Client reviews
Real reviews from companies whose sites I've promoted. The results speak for themselves.
«In 6 months traffic grew 3×. Artem dives deep into the niche and truly understands industrial SEO. Highly recommend.»
«Finally found a specialist who doesn't just write reports but actually moves the project forward. We see lead growth from search every month.»
«We needed a systemic approach after two agencies failed to deliver. With a private SEO it's all transparent: a clear plan, regular reports, real position growth in Moscow and the region.»
«We ordered promotion for AI search and AI Overviews — we now regularly show up in Yandex Neuro and Perplexity answers for commercial queries. Warmer leads come in: clients already know the product from AI answers.»
«Before Artem we tried two agencies — money kept flowing out with no extra calls. In six months we hit TOP-3 for key commercial queries in our district and the flow of leads from the site grew 2.5×.»
«We work in a narrow B2B niche few people understand. Artem built the right semantic core, reworked the catalog structure and pushed wholesale queries into Yandex TOP-10. I appreciate the direct communication without middlemen.»
SEO questions
Answers to common questions about working with a private SEO specialist.
Want to discuss SEO for your project?
I take on a limited number of projects to keep in-house quality. Message me on VK — I'll run an express SEO audit, find the critical issues and show real growth opportunities in Yandex/Google.
All information about the private SEO specialist's services on this site is for informational purposes only and is not a public offer.