Audit only
One-time audit with prioritized recommendations.
starting from $880
Start here - Technical audit
- On-page audit
- Keyword strategy
- Prioritized fix list
Marketing · from $880 · Audit and recommendations in 10 days; ongoing 3 months
SEO for authors who actually have something worth ranking.
Author-site SEO, book-title keyword strategy, on-page optimization, and the technical basics most author sites get wrong.
SEO for authors is a slow-burn play. The wins compound over 6–18 months, not 30 days. We focus on the on-page and technical work that actually moves the needle for individual authors — not enterprise SEO theatre.
Behind the scenes
What seo for authors looks like on a working day.
Five shots from the studio — the kind of work that ends up on your project.
The work, in three tabs
Click through what you actually get, how it runs, and who owns it.
Deliverables, not vibes.
Full audit with prioritized findings. Most author sites have 8–15 fixable issues. We fix them.
- Site audit covering technical, on-page, content, and links
- Keyword strategy for your name and book titles
- Schema markup (Book, Person, Organization)
- Monthly progress report
A written timeline. No silent stretches.
Full technical and on-page audit, written findings, prioritized.
- Days 1–10 — Audit
- Weeks 2–4 — Implement
- Months 2–6 — Monitor and report
A senior lead, by name, on day one.
Sample deliverables
Drag through real seo for authors work the studio shipped this year.
How it works
A written timeline you can plan around.
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Days 1–10
Audit
Full technical and on-page audit, written findings, prioritized.
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Weeks 2–4
Implement
Fix what we found. On-page, technical, schema.
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Months 2–6
Monitor and report
Monthly reporting, ongoing optimization, content recommendations.
Pricing
Three tiers. Real numbers.
No 'contact us for pricing.' If a tier here looks close to your project, the final quote on the discovery call will be within 15% either way.
Audit + 3 months
Audit plus implementation and three months of monitoring.
starting from $3,400
Start here - Everything in Audit
- On-page implementation
- Schema markup
- Monthly reporting
Studio
The named team behind every project.
SEO for authors — FAQ
Questions we get every week, answered straight.
How fast does SEO work?
Slowly. Real organic growth shows up 90–180 days after on-page work, and compounds from there. Authors expecting traffic in 30 days are usually disappointed; authors who give it 12 months are usually happy.
Should I bother with SEO if Amazon ads work?
Yes, for the long game. Amazon ads stop the second you stop paying. SEO traffic compounds. They complement, not replace.
Pairs with
Services that pair with this one.
Most projects use two to four services. We bundle on the discovery call.
Ready when you are
Ready to ship a seo for authors project?
A 30-minute discovery call with a senior editor — no sales script, no pressure. We'll tell you whether we're the right fit for your project, what it would cost, and how long it would take.