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Should I renew my SEO freelancer’s contract or look for someone new?

Hi, I run a small local services company and this year I started to take SEO more seriously.

I hired a freelancer here in the US who’s been working on my site for about 6 months now.

Everything seems to be fine, but I wanted to get a second opinion from people who know SEO better than I do just to make sure I’m not missing anything

Scope of work:

  • Analysis of current site performance
  • Keyword research and tracking
  • SEO strategy and monthly planning
  • On-page optimization (1 new service page created each month)
  • 1 new blog post per month
  • 1 guest post + backlink per month
  • Monthly report and zoom review meeting

Results so far:

  • Traffic increased from about 10–100 visitors/month to 300–400 visitors/month
  • Started getting some leads through the site (none before)
  • Rankings improving for local keywords

He seems to be doing high-quality work, is super responsive, and communicates well, but I don’t have much to compare it to.

I’m currently paying 750/month for this scope of work, and I’m debating whether to renew for another 6 months or explore other options. I am getting some ROI.

Does this sound like a fair deal for what’s included? And what kind of results would you expect from this level of work in 6 months? Thanks for your help

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