SEO Services in Melbourne that still work in the age of AI
Strong Google rankings are still the main way into AI answers. As an SEO expert and strategist I've done this for 11 years, for Australian and international brands, and I keep it simple: fix what blocks you, write for the questions buyers actually ask, and measure what matters.
Melbourne-based · Brands across Australia and worldwide · 11 years in search
Who this is for
- Australian service businesses that need to win local and map-pack searches
- Ecommerce and B2B brands competing on national or international terms
- Teams who already rank but are losing clicks to AI Overviews
What's included
Technical SEO audit
Crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, rendering and site structure, with a prioritised fix list your developer can act on.Keyword and topic strategy
Topics chosen for business value and intent, not just volume. Including the questions that now trigger AI answers.Content and on-page
Refreshing pages that are losing traffic, planning new ones, answer-first structure so pages can be cited as well as ranked.International and local SEO
hreflang and multi-market sites, plus Google Business Profile and location pages for Australian local search.Any platform
WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Sanity, Next.js or AI-built sites. I work with your stack and your developer, and protect rankings through migrations and redesigns.Monthly reporting
Rankings, traffic, leads and what changed, in plain English.How we’d work together
One form, one agreement, one report a month. Fill it in properly and your free audit and quote arrive by email; we only call if we need more information.
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You fill in the form
Brand, site, market and budget. About two minutes.
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You get a free quote
Within two business days, at a fixed price.
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We sign the agreement
Scope, price and timeline, agreed up front.
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Work starts
Tracking and audit first, then content and mentions.
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One report a month
Five minutes to read, in plain English.
One form. One agreement. One report a month.
That is the whole job on your side. I manage the SEO and AEO work with my Melbourne team. Need ads, social or creative too? Our other teams join the same plan, so you still have one point of contact: me.
Why brands work with me
Brands I've managed SEO for include Toyota Fleet, KINTO, Jas Stephens, Atwork.io and Champion Teamwear. More about my background.
Questions about SEO
Technical fixes can show within weeks. Content and authority usually build over two to three months, and compound from there. I set honest expectations in your quote.
Yes. AI tools search the web before answering, and Ahrefs found about 38% of AI Overview citations come from pages already in Google's top 10. SEO is the foundation the rest builds on. More in does SEO still matter?
Yes. I'm based in Melbourne and work with brands across Australia and internationally, including multi-language sites.
Every engagement gets a fixed-price quote after a free audit, so you know the cost before anything starts. The enquiry form lets you choose a monthly budget range, from $500 – $1,000 up to $15,000+, and the quote is scoped to fit it.
Rankings, traffic and leads, plus AI mentions and citations, what we did that month and what comes next. It is one page, in plain English, and takes about five minutes to read.
Read more about SEO
Field notes and platform guides from my daily testing.
Does SEO still matter in the age of AI search? Yes. Here is the evidence
AI tools search the web before they answer, and pages that rank well are far more likely to be cited. The numbers, what changed, and where to focus.
Zahra Mirzaei
Perplexity: the AI assistant closest to classic Google
28.6% of Perplexity citations rank in Google's top 10 and about 52% of its mentions include a link. If you rank well, this is where AI visibility shows first.Zahra Mirzaei
Microsoft Copilot: Bing is the index, and now you can see your citations
Copilot grounds answers in Bing's index, and since February 2026 Bing Webmaster Tools reports how often Copilot cites you. The first first-party AI citation data.Zahra MirzaeiAlso see AEO services and GEO services, or compare all three on the services page.
Curious where you stand on SEO? Let's find out.
I'll take a look and tell you honestly what I'd fix first. No charge, no pressure. Your free audit and fixed-price quote arrive by email within two business days.