I Help Businesses Grow Through SEO That Actually Works
Freelance SEO specialist based in the Philippines. 5+ years in the trenches — fixing crawl issues, building authority, and turning search into a reliable growth channel for my clients.
Who Is Mike Gil and What Does He Do?
Mike Gil is a freelance SEO specialist based in Maasin City, Philippines, who helps small businesses and e-commerce brands increase organic traffic and search rankings through technical SEO, on-page optimization, and link building. With over 5 years of hands-on experience — across agencies, startups, and his own freelance practice — he diagnoses site issues, fixes what's broken, and builds search strategies that hold up over time. His background in web development means he can identify and resolve technical problems that a content-only SEO approach would miss entirely.
I Started in Web Dev. SEO Found Me.
I started out building websites. The problem was that most of them were invisible in search after launch. That gap — between "site is live" and "site gets found" — is where I got pulled into SEO. I wanted to understand why some pages rank and others don't. That question turned into a career.
What kept me in it was this: SEO is one of the few marketing channels where the results compound. You do the right work, build the right signals, and three years later that page is still bringing in traffic — without you touching it. That's what I build for clients.
I've worked in-house at agencies, built my own tools, and now run a focused freelance practice where I do the work personally. No hand-offs, no juniors, no surprises.
US Glass Packaging Brand
- Substantial organic traffic growth over 16 months of consistent SEO work
- Dozens of target keywords moved to page one, including competitive product terms they'd never ranked for before
- Compounding results — traffic built month over month without scaling ad spend
- Zero paid traffic shortcuts — all organic, all earned
Where I've Done the Work
Every role taught me something different. Here's the path.
Technical SEO Executive
In-depth technical audits using SEMrush, Google Search Console, and Screaming Frog. Crawl fixes, page speed optimization via Nitropack, schema markup, redirect management, and keyword strategy aligned to technical findings.
Junior SEO Specialist & Junior Developer
WordPress builds with Elementor, on-page optimization, technical SEO fixes, citations, link building campaigns, and automated reporting via Looker Studio. Where I learned both sides of the stack.
Link Building Assistant (Part-Time)
Identifying high-authority sites for backlink opportunities, running outreach campaigns, building webmaster relationships, and growing domain authority through quality link acquisition.
SEO Specialist Intern
Where it started. Keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking improvements, and writing title tags and meta descriptions that increased CTR. Basics done right.
Credentials That Back the Work
Completed across technical SEO, analytics, on-page optimization, and full SEO strategy. Real experience drives results — these certifications show the foundation behind it.
What's in the Stack
I use the same tools the best SEO teams use. No proprietary black boxes.
Questions Clients Usually Ask
Straight answers. No sales spin.
Why hire a freelance SEO specialist instead of an agency?
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
How long before I see results from SEO?
Do you offer guaranteed rankings?
Where are you based and do you work with international clients?
What's the first step if I want to work with you?
I started SEO to understand why some sites get found and others don't. Five years in, I'm still asking that question — just with better tools and a longer track record of answering it for clients.
Mike Gil
Freelance SEO Specialist · Maasin City, Philippines
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