SEO Consultant Melbourne: Technical SEO for WordPress & Shopify

SEO services from a Melbourne SEO company: site speed, crawling and indexing, schema, duplicate and cannibalised pages, and readability for AI answer engines: found in a $249 AUD audit and fixed to a quote agreed before work starts. Plus automated blog drafts you approve before anything publishes.

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Based here, working your hours, not a timezone away

144+

projects delivered

Over 10+ years building and maintaining sites for Australian businesses

One developer, start to finish

The same person every time: no re-explaining your site

Straight answers, on your terms

We only take work we can finish. Ask us anything first: no obligation

In short

CloudyWP is a Melbourne SEO consultant and SEO company for WordPress and Shopify sites. We find and fix what stops search engines and AI answer engines from crawling, indexing and understanding a site: speed, sitemaps and robots rules, canonicals and redirects, schema, cannibalised content, internal links and on-page basics. We also set up automated blog posts that are left as drafts for you to publish. Audits are $249 AUD, and every fix is fixed-quoted before work starts.

What does an SEO consultant in Melbourne fix?

The parts of your site that decide whether search engines can crawl it, index it and understand it. These are our SEO services for Melbourne businesses and clients across Australia, on WordPress and Shopify sites.

Site speed and Core Web Vitals

Slow pages are usually caused by a handful of things: oversized images, render-blocking scripts, heavy themes and plugins, or slow hosting. We measure first, then fix what is actually slowing the page.

  • LCP, INP and CLS measured on real templates
  • Image, font and script loading
  • Plugin, theme and app weight

Crawlability, indexing, sitemaps and robots

If Google cannot crawl a page, or chooses not to index it, nothing else on the page matters. We work through Search Console coverage and fix the reasons pages are excluded.

  • Index coverage and "crawled, not indexed" pages
  • XML sitemaps that list only pages worth indexing
  • robots.txt and noindex rules that match intent

Canonicals, redirects and duplicate content

Duplicate and competing pages split signals between URLs. We consolidate them with redirects and canonicals so one page answers each query.

  • Redirect chains, loops and broken links
  • Canonical tags that point where they should
  • Cannibalised pages merged or re-targeted
How we fix SEO cannibalisation in WordPress

Structured data (schema)

Schema tells search engines what a page is about in a form they can read without guessing. We add and validate the types your pages actually qualify for.

  • Organization, Service, Product and Article markup
  • FAQ and breadcrumb markup that matches the visible page
  • Validation against Google's Rich Results Test

Internal linking and on-page fundamentals

Titles, meta descriptions, headings and internal links are the basics most sites get partly wrong. We fix them across templates, not one page at a time.

  • Unique titles and descriptions per page
  • One H1 and a logical heading order
  • Internal links to the pages that matter most

Readable by AI answer engines

ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews quote pages they can fetch and parse. We make sure your content is in the HTML, clearly structured, and not blocked by mistake.

  • Content rendered in the HTML, not only in JavaScript
  • Question-led headings with direct answers
  • Crawler access set deliberately in robots.txt
Our guide to optimising WordPress for AI search

What are automated blog posts?

A managed content pipeline that researches a topic, drafts a post and checks it, then leaves it as a draft in WordPress for you to publish. Setup is from $300.

How the pipeline works

Each post goes through the same steps, and stops before publishing. You stay the editor.

  • Researches the topic you choose
  • Drafts the post
  • Checks the draft before handing it over
  • Leaves it as a draft for you to review and publish
See the managed content pipeline

What it will not do

Google's spam policies target scaled content abuse: large numbers of pages produced mainly to rank. So the pipeline is built for useful posts at a sensible pace, not volume.

  • Nothing publishes unattended
  • High-volume content requests are declined
  • No pages made only to target keywords
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Local SEO services in Melbourne: what we do and do not do

Local SEO services at CloudyWP are the technical, on-site part only: the work on your own website that helps search engines understand where you are and who you serve.

What we do

Technical local work on your own site, quoted like any other fix.

  • LocalBusiness schema with your address and service area
  • Location and suburb pages that are not copies of each other
  • Consistent business details across the site
  • Checking those pages are indexed, with Search Console

What we do not do

Work off your site is not something we sell.

  • Google Business Profile management
  • Citations and directory listings
  • Link building
  • Ranking guarantees

SEO packages in Melbourne: what each option costs

Technical SEO in Melbourne with CloudyWP starts with a $249 AUD audit, and fixes are fixed-quoted from $300. There is no fixed bundle: each option below is quoted before it starts, so you only pay for what your site needs. Prices are in Australian dollars. See all CloudyWP pricing.

$249 one-off

Technical SEO audit

A diagnostic of your site's technical SEO with a written list of issues in priority order, so you know what is worth fixing before you spend more.

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$300 from, fixed quote

Fixed-quoted project work

Redirect clean-ups, schema, speed work, cannibalisation fixes and the like, quoted as a fixed price before work starts.

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$100 per hour

Hourly technical SEO

For SEO consulting time and small, well-defined jobs that do not need a project quote, such as fixing a batch of redirects or a sitemap problem.

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$500 5 hours

Prepaid hour blocks

Five hours for $500 or ten hours for $1,000, used as issues come up.

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$5,000 per month, up to

Monthly technical SEO

For sites that change often and need technical SEO kept on top of. Scoped to the site and quoted before it starts; most sites need far less than the upper figure.

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$300 setup, from

Automated blog posts

Setup of the managed content pipeline: researched, drafted and checked posts left as drafts for you to review and publish.

How the managed content pipeline works

How does a technical SEO engagement work?

It starts with a $249 audit, moves to a fixed quote for the fixes, and ends with a list of what changed. Ongoing work is optional.

Audit the site

The $249 technical SEO audit covers speed, crawling and indexing, sitemaps and robots, canonicals and redirects, schema, duplicate content, internal links and on-page fundamentals. You get the findings in writing, in priority order.

Agree a fixed quote

Each fix is priced before any work starts. You choose what goes ahead. The findings are written so any developer could act on them, including your own.

Fix, then re-check

Changes are made and then tested: redirects resolve, canonicals point to the right URL, schema validates, and pages that should be indexed can be. You get a list of what changed.

Keep it in shape (optional)

Sites drift as pages, plugins and apps change. Ongoing work runs on prepaid hours or a monthly quote, and day-to-day site upkeep sits under WordPress maintenance. About WordPress maintenance.

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Fixed quotes, before work starts

Every piece of work is quoted first. No open-ended retainers you cannot see inside.

You see what shipped

Each job ends with a list of what was changed on the site, not a report of rankings.

WordPress and Shopify specifics

The fixes differ by platform: plugins and themes on WordPress, fixed URL patterns and apps on Shopify.

Nothing bought

We do not buy or sell links. Paid links breach Google's spam policies and are a risk to the site.

A narrow, honest scope

Technical SEO and automated blog drafts only. No map-listing management, paid ads or social media.

Melbourne-based, Australia-wide

We work with businesses across Australia, in Australian hours.

What our clients say

4.6 from 9 reviews

Thomas

Sydney, NSW

Ravi helped secure my WordPress site after I started having issues. He explained what was being done and the site is running noticeably faster now.

Mark

Melbourne, VIC

Easy to work with and happy to answer questions. The changes I requested were completed without any hassle.

Olivia

Sydney

Needed help moving my website to a new domain. Everything was transferred smoothly and I didn't run into any downtime.

Lia Tran

Melbourne, VIC

Got in touch about a few issues on my website. Ravi explained the options clearly, pricing was fair, and the work was completed quicker than I expected.

Mia Tong

Sydney

Communication was straightforward from start to finish. The project was completed as discussed and I'm happy with the result.

Ben Caruso

Newcastle, NSW

Booked a call to discuss some website improvements. Received practical advice and everything we agreed on was completed.

Ethan

Geelong, VIC

Luke helped with updates and improvements on my Shopify store. The process was smooth and the changes were implemented properly.

Kelie Williams

Sydney, NSW

My website had security issues that I couldn't figure out myself. They secured the site, set up Cloudflare, and explained what needed to be monitored going forward.

Rajinder Singh

Wollongong, NSW

Reliable and easy to deal with. Work was completed as quoted and I received a clear breakdown of what was changed on the website.

Can search engines and AI answer engines read your site?

ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can only quote what they can fetch and parse. Clean HTML, sound indexing and accurate schema help search engines and answer engines alike.

SEO services questions, answered

Straight answers about what we do, what it costs and what we do not offer.

What does a technical SEO consultant do?

A technical SEO consultant fixes the parts of a website that stop search engines crawling, indexing and understanding it: speed, sitemaps and robots rules, canonicals and redirects, duplicate pages, structured data, internal links and on-page fundamentals like titles and headings. It is work on the site itself, not on other websites.

How much does technical SEO cost in Melbourne?

At CloudyWP a technical SEO audit is $249 AUD. Fixes are fixed-quoted from $300, ad-hoc work is $100 per hour, prepaid blocks are $500 for five hours or $1,000 for ten, and ongoing monthly technical SEO is quoted up to $5,000 per month. See all pricing.

Do you sell SEO packages?

There is no fixed bundle. The SEO packages on this page are the options we price: the audit, fixed-quoted fixes, hourly work, prepaid hour blocks and a monthly quote. Each one is quoted before it starts, so you only pay for work your site needs.

Do you do local SEO?

Only the on-site technical side. That means LocalBusiness schema with your address and service area, location and suburb pages that are not copies of each other, consistent business details across the site, making sure those pages are indexed, and Search Console. We do not manage Google Business Profile listings, build citations or links, or guarantee rankings.

What is included in the technical SEO audit?

Site speed and Core Web Vitals, crawlability and index coverage, XML sitemaps and robots.txt, canonicals and redirects, structured data, duplicate and cannibalised content, internal linking, titles, descriptions and headings, and whether AI answer engines can read your pages. You receive the findings in writing, in priority order.

Do you work on WordPress and Shopify sites?

Yes. Most of our work is WordPress SEO and Shopify technical SEO. The approach is the same, but the fixes differ: WordPress issues often come from plugins and themes, while Shopify has fixed URL patterns and app scripts to work around.

What are automated blog posts, and do they publish themselves?

Our managed content pipeline researches a topic, drafts a post and checks it, then leaves it as a draft in WordPress. Nothing publishes unattended: you review and publish it. We decline high-volume content, because Google's spam policies target scaled content abuse. Setup is from $300.

Do you guarantee rankings?

No. Nobody controls how Google ranks pages. What we can commit to is the work: a fixed scope, done properly, and a list of exactly what was changed on your site.

How soon do technical SEO fixes show up in Google?

Google has to recrawl a page before it sees a change. That can take days for important pages and weeks for others. Submitting updated sitemaps and requesting indexing in Search Console can help, but there is no fixed timeline.

Which SEO services do you not offer?

We do not buy or build links, manage map listings or business profiles, run paid search or social media, or guarantee rankings. Our SEO work is technical SEO and automated blog drafts. If you need something else, we will say so before you pay for anything.

Do you work with businesses outside Melbourne?

Yes. We are based in Melbourne and work with businesses across Australia. Technical SEO needs access to the site and Search Console, not a meeting room.

Want to know what is holding your site back?

Start with a $249 AUD technical SEO audit. You get the issues in priority order and a fixed quote for anything worth fixing.

SEO services from a Melbourne SEO consultant: speed, indexing, schema and on-site local SEO for WordPress and Shopify. Audit $249.

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From first call to live: four steps, no surprises.

Every CloudyWP project runs the same way, whether it is a one-page site or a store with a thousand SKUs. Here is exactly what happens.

01

We map what you actually need.

A single scoping call, then a written plan: what gets built, what it costs, and when it ships. No discovery-phase invoices, no moving targets.

  • Free scoping call
  • Written scope document
  • Fixed price, no hourly creep

48 hrs to your quote

02

We design and build it properly.

Custom WordPress or Shopify on clean code you own outright. Every build ships fast, passes Core Web Vitals, and is handed over documented.

  • Design signed off before build
  • Core Web Vitals passed
  • Full code ownership

95/100 average PageSpeed

03

We automate the busywork.

Your site talks to the tools you already run: CRM, invoicing, email, stock. The repetitive admin stops being someone's job and starts running itself.

  • CRM & invoicing connected
  • Stock and orders in sync
  • Alerts when something breaks

15 hrs saved every week

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