Senior SEO Consultant

SEO Consultant for Visibility in Google and AI Search

SEO consulting for businesses that want to become more visible, mentioned and trusted in Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI-driven search environments.

The way customers search for information online is changing fast. Not long ago, a strong position in Google’s search results was enough to be found. Today, people’s decisions are increasingly influenced by AI Overviews in Google and AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.

That means your website should not only be easy to find in search engines. It also needs to be the kind of source AI systems can understand, cite and mention. The foundation is a site that is crawlable, well-structured and trustworthy.

I help businesses improve their organic visibility through technical SEO, content strategy, topical authority, structured data, trust signals and AI search readiness.

I help businesses improve visibility through:

  • Technical SEO, crawlability and indexation fixes
  • Content architecture, search intent and topical authority
  • Structured data, trust signals and AI-search readiness

For most new clients, this is the best first step before a full audit, roadmap, or retainer.

Etienne Gozems, senior SEO and AI search consultant

Etienne Gozems

Senior SEO Consultant

SEO, AEO and GEO strategy for international businesses.

Trusted SEO expertise for modern search

12+ years SEO experience

Technical SEO, content strategy and organic growth.

Former journalist

Editorial background at De Telegraaf.

AI-search focused

SEO consulting for Google, AI Overviews and answer-driven search.

International SEO support

Remote support for Dutch, EU, UK and US clients.

Choose the right starting point

Not sure which SEO approach you need yet? Then we start with the most important step: finding out how your online visibility can be improved and where the biggest bottlenecks are.

Based on that, we determine the right starting point: from a technical SEO audit to content strategy, structured data, international SEO or ongoing SEO support.

Best first step

SEO & AI Visibility Review

A focused diagnostic review of your website's visibility in Google and AI search — with 3–5 priorities, a Loom walkthrough and a clear recommendation for the right next step.

One-time project

Audit or roadmap

Best when you need a clear SEO diagnosis, strategy or action plan your team can implement. This can cover technical SEO, AI visibility, content strategy, structured data or international SEO.

From €950

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Ongoing support

Monthly SEO support

Best when you need ongoing senior SEO consulting, implementation support, content optimization, reporting, QA or roadmap management.

From €1,250/month

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Problems I help solve

I help businesses when their organic visibility is being held back by deeper SEO issues. That can include crawlability or indexing problems, weak content structure, missing topical authority, poor internal linking, unclear trust signals or limited visibility in AI-driven search.

You are getting fewer visitors from Google

Your traffic, rankings or clicks are dropping and you want to know where the problem is: technical SEO, content, competition, site structure or changing search behavior.

Important pages are not being found properly

Google is not crawling or indexing everything the way it should. This can happen because of canonicals, sitemaps, JavaScript, redirects or a previous website migration.

Your content is not bringing in enough leads

You publish content, but it does not support your commercial pages enough, answer the right questions or build authority around your most important topics.

You want to show up in AI search

You want to understand what AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI tools mean for your visibility, and how to make your website easier to understand, cite and mention.

Your website does not build enough trust yet

Your expertise, authorship, sources, services and proof points should be clearer, so visitors, search engines and AI systems can better understand why they should trust you.

You want to grow internationally without SEO chaos

You work with multiple languages, countries or markets and want to prevent hreflang, canonicals, metadata or local search intent from holding back your international visibility.

SEO consulting services

Choose a focused audit, roadmap or support service based on what is currently limiting your organic visibility.

SEO & AI Visibility Audit

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A strategic SEO audit for technical performance, content structure, trust signals, structured data opportunities and AI-search readiness.

Best for: Businesses that need clarity before investing in content, technical fixes or ongoing SEO.

Technical SEO Audit

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Technical SEO audit services for crawlability, indexing, rendering, canonicals, sitemaps, hreflang, Core Web Vitals and migration issues.

Best for: Websites with Search Console issues, traffic drops after migrations, or complex technical setups.

Content Strategy & Topical Authority Roadmap

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A topical authority map and SEO content roadmap for stronger content architecture, internal links and support content around commercial pages.

Best for: Businesses building a blog, knowledge hub or long-term content strategy.

Structured Data & Trust Signal Optimization

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Make your expertise, services, authorship and credibility easier to understand for search engines and AI systems.

Best for: Service businesses, YMYL websites and expert-led sites that need stronger credibility signals.

International & Multilingual SEO

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International SEO consulting for multilingual websites, including hreflang, canonicals, localized metadata and language mapping.

Best for: Dutch/English websites, international Shopify stores and businesses expanding into new markets.

Selected results

A few examples of the type of SEO work I do: technical diagnosis, content structure, topical authority, internal linking and practical implementation.

Dutch legal / financial service website

Long-term SEO strategy focused on topical authority, practical content improvements, internal linking and clearer answer-led page structures.

Organic traffic grew from roughly 8,000 to 22,000 monthly visitors.

International Shopify brand

Technical SEO, hreflang improvements, content structure, performance recommendations and international SEO support across multiple markets.

Strong recovery and growth after visibility issues, with significant click growth across key markets.

Affiliate and content websites

Built and optimized content-led websites with SEO architecture, product comparison pages, content updates and structured editorial workflows.

Pages ranking for competitive commercial and informational topics.

Real audit deliverables

What you receive from an audit

The screenshots below are examples from real audit workflows. Depending on the scope, the final delivery can include spreadsheets with actual data, a written PDF explanation, a Loom walkthrough, and (where useful) a complete Notion or Linear dashboard for implementation.

Notion dashboard showing prioritised technical SEO issues found during an audit

Technical SEO

Prioritised issue list

A clear list of technical SEO issues, prioritised by impact, effort and urgency. This can be delivered as a spreadsheet, PDF explanation or implementation dashboard, so your developer knows what to fix first.

Notion dashboard showing content architecture and topic cluster mapping from an SEO audit

Content architecture

Content gaps and topic map

A structured overview of missing topics, weak pages, internal linking opportunities and content priorities. Useful for turning the audit into a practical roadmap for your content team.

AI visibility analysis showing how a website performs in AI-generated search results

AI visibility

AI search visibility analysis

An analysis of how your brand, pages or services appear in AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI-driven search surfaces, with specific recommendations to improve visibility and trust.

Verified client feedback

What clients say

A few verified reviews from Upwork clients across SEO, content strategy and Dutch content projects.

"Thank you Etienne for the great work. We highly recommend him to any other client."

Scandinavian Biolabs

Long-term SEO support · 346 hours · 5.0 Upwork review

Clear communicator Detail oriented Accountable for outcomes

"I worked with a lot of Dutch copywriters on Upwork and I can say that Etienne has been the best for us: He is skilled, attentive and easy to communicate with."

Dutch content client

53-hour Upwork project · 5.0 review

"This is one of our best cooperations on this platform. Etienne always takes a very responsible approach to work, carefully studying all the requirements and instructions, and in the end, generates great content. A very responsible, discreet and polite writer."

Dutch ecommerce content client

20 Dutch articles · 5.0 Upwork review

How I work

01

Diagnose

I review what is limiting visibility — whether that is technical SEO, content quality, site structure, weak trust signals or a search intent mismatch.

02

Prioritize

Not every issue has the same impact. I separate critical fixes from nice-to-haves so your team knows what to address first.

03

Build the roadmap

You get a practical plan with clear next steps your developer, writers or marketing team can act on immediately.

04

Support implementation

I can support your internal team with implementation guidance, QA, reviews and ongoing SEO advice where needed.

Find the right starting point

Not sure which SEO service you need?

Start with the situation that sounds most familiar. If the problem is unclear, the best first step is usually a Visibility Review or SEO & AI Visibility Audit.

I'm not sure what's wrong yet

Start with: Visibility Review

A focused first look at your website, search visibility and the most obvious SEO or AI visibility issues. Best if you want direction before committing to a larger audit.

Our traffic dropped or organic growth has stalled

Start with: SEO & AI Visibility Audit

A deeper audit of your technical SEO, content structure, search visibility, AI visibility and priority opportunities.

We have indexing, crawlability or migration issues

Start with: Technical SEO Audit

Best for websites with Google Search Console errors, crawl issues, redirects, canonicals, JavaScript rendering problems, Core Web Vitals issues or recent migrations.

We need help implementing the recommendations

Start with: SEO Retainer

Best after an audit or roadmap, when you need ongoing support with prioritization, implementation, content updates, monitoring and reporting.

Ongoing support

Need ongoing SEO support?

Monthly advisory and implementation retainers for teams that need senior SEO input beyond a one-off project — strategy, execution, reporting and AI-search visibility, every month.

Etienne Gozems - SEO consultant

About Etienne Gozems

I am a senior SEO consultant with more than 12 years of experience across technical SEO, content strategy, international SEO, structured data and search visibility.

Before working in SEO, I studied journalism and worked as a reporter at De Telegraaf. That background still shapes how I approach search: good SEO is not only about rankings, but also about clear information, strong structure, useful answers and trust.

I have worked with legal and financial service providers, international ecommerce brands, publishers, affiliate websites and content platforms. My work often sits between strategy and implementation: diagnosing what is wrong, deciding what matters most, and translating that into actions teams can actually use.

I am Dutch, based in Vietnam, and work remotely with clients in the Netherlands, Europe, the UK and the US.

12+
Years SEO experience
100%
Job Success Score — verified on Upwork
Dutch native
Fluent English
Technical SEO
Content strategy + AI visibility

Frequently asked questions

What does an SEO consultant do?
An SEO consultant helps identify what limits a website's organic visibility and turns that into a practical strategy. This can include technical SEO, content structure, search intent, internal linking, structured data, topical authority, trust signals, reporting and implementation support.
Do I need a Visibility Review or a full audit?
A Visibility Review is best if you want a focused expert opinion and 3–5 priorities before committing to a larger project. A full audit is better if you already know SEO is a serious growth channel or if your website has complex technical, content or AI visibility issues.
Can you also help with implementation?
Yes. I can work with your developer, marketing team or writers, and I can also support implementation directly depending on the scope. For ongoing work, monthly advisory and implementation retainers are available.
Is AI SEO different from traditional SEO?
I see AEO and GEO as layers on top of strong SEO. Your website still needs to be crawlable, useful, well structured and trusted. The difference is that content now also needs to be easier for AI systems to extract, compare and cite.
Do you work with international or multilingual websites?
Yes. I work with Dutch, English and international websites, including multilingual setups where hreflang, canonicals, localized metadata and market-specific search intent matter.
What do you need from me to get started?
Usually your website URL, target market, main concern and access to Google Search Console if available. For a Visibility Review, access is useful but not always required.

Ready to improve your search visibility?

Send me your website, target market and main issue. I will recommend the most practical next step: Visibility Review, audit, roadmap or monthly support.

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