SEO consultant in Pune

SEO Consultant in Pune Who Answers His Own Phone

I'm Mansoor Bhanpurawala. I've done SEO since 2014. That's 12 years, no breaks. I lived and worked in Pune from 2016 to 2019, and I'm back at Fatima Nagar, Wanwadi.

If you run a business in Pune and want more leads from Google, or want ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity to name your brand, you talk to me directly.

Quick answer: an SEO consultant in Pune audits your site, finds why you are not ranking, fixes the biggest blockers first, and builds the links and content that move rankings. For pricing, message me on WhatsApp or call +91 90331 72192.
Who is behind this page

12 years. 600+ clients. Numbers I can show you.

53.2K

Clicks to the gold-rates page of an Indian fintech platform that had lost half its traffic, in about 3 months.

6K to 300K

Monthly visits for a news site hit by a hack. Revenue Rs 5,000 to Rs 12,00,000 a month. 1.9 years.

0 to 445

Non-branded clicks for an Indian accounting SaaS, plus 104 visits from AI assistants. 4 months.

1 to 16-22

Inquiries (one a quarter before, 16 to 22 in six months) for an Indian B2B manufacturer. About half now export buyers.

65,500

AI Overview impressions in 3 months for a UK jewellery retailer.

600+

Clients since 2014, across fintech, SaaS, healthcare, home services, jewellery, education and B2B.

I started at Krtya Software in Surat in 2014. I worked in Pune from 2016 to 2019 at Hureka Technologies, consulted on the side, and went fully independent in 2020. I hold the Google Analytics (GA4) certification and the Microsoft Advertising Certified Professional credential. Read the full story on my About page.

What I do for Pune businesses

Eight services. Each one tied to a number you care about.

Every service below is run by me. For scope and cost, message me on WhatsApp or call +91 90331 72192. I quote after I see your site.

Local SEO

Decides whether you show up when someone in Pune searches "near me". 550+ local client projects, including clients in the US, Canada and Europe.

  • Google Business Profile setup, optimization and ongoing management
  • Local keyword research for Pune and nearby areas
  • NAP consistency across 100+ online directories
  • Citation building on India-specific and industry platforms
  • Review generation and reputation management
  • Location pages for each service area
  • Google Maps ranking optimization
You will see: profile views, calls, direction requests, form fills.

Technical SEO audit and implementation

Whether Google can find, read and trust your pages.

  • Full crawl: broken links, redirect chains, duplicates
  • Indexing review in Search Console, including "Crawled, currently not indexed"
  • Sitemap, robots.txt, canonicals, hreflang
  • Core Web Vitals fixes, ranked by impact
  • Schema: Organization, LocalBusiness, Product, Article, FAQPage, Person
  • Developer-ready tickets, then a check after release
You will see: indexed pages, crawl errors, Core Web Vitals pass rate.

On-page SEO

Making each page match what the searcher wants.

  • Keyword and intent mapping, one topic per page
  • Title and meta rewrites written to earn the click
  • Heading structure that answers fast
  • Content gap analysis against pages above you
  • Internal linking plan with anchor text
  • FAQ blocks from real People Also Ask questions
You will see: click-through rate, average position, clicks per page.

Content strategy

Which pages and articles you need, in what order, so traffic turns into enquiries.

  • Buyer questions mapped to top, middle and bottom of the funnel
  • Topic clusters: one pillar, supporting articles
  • Keyword priority by intent and difficulty
  • Briefs for writers, refresh plan for old pages
  • Cannibalization checks
You will see: organic traffic by topic, leads from content, top-10 pages.

Off-page SEO and authority building

How the rest of the web vouches for you.

  • Backlink audit of you and your top three competitors
  • Link gap analysis
  • Digital PR: expert quotes, data stories, press features
  • Guest articles, brand mention recovery
  • Entity building across the web
You will see: referring domains, authority score, branded search.

E-commerce optimization

SEO built for organic sales, not just visits.

  • Category structure built around how shoppers search
  • Product copy, titles, images, schema
  • Filter and faceted navigation controls
  • Buying-guide content for the middle of the funnel
  • Conversion checks: speed, trust, checkout friction
You will see: organic revenue, transactions, revenue per session.

YouTube SEO

Get videos found on YouTube and in Google results.

  • Keyword and topic research for YouTube search
  • Titles, descriptions, chapters, captions
  • Playlist and channel page optimization
  • Video schema and on-site embedding
You will see: impressions, views, average view duration.

AEO, GEO and AIO

So AI tools can read your business and name it when buyers ask.

  • Test your buyers' queries in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews
  • Entity clean-up and answer-first content
  • FAQ, HowTo, Organization and Person schema
  • llms.txt and crawler access review
  • Monthly citation tracking
You will see: AI citation share, branded search, AI referral traffic.
ROI and KPIs

I set targets before I start, and I tie them to money.

1

Business goal

Leads, sales, bookings or calls. Not rankings.

2

KPIs that prove it

Search Console clicks, GA4 leads and revenue, Business Profile actions, AI citation share.

3

Baseline

Where each number stands on day one.

4

Monthly report

What moved, what did not, what I do next.

If a KPI does not move, I say so and change the plan. I will not hide behind "rankings improved."

Why Pune SEO is not one market

Three kinds of Pune buyer. Three different plans.

Local and retail

Clinics, coaching classes, restaurants, interior firms, service shops. They win on Maps, reviews and a clean profile. Check Search Console for queries with a neighbourhood such as Kothrud, Baner or Hadapsar. If they appear, build a page for that area.

Industrial and B2B

Pimpri-Chinchwad, Chakan and Bhosari have manufacturers and suppliers. Many buyers search by product and spec and sit outside Pune. Product and application pages do the work. See my B2B manufacturer case study.

IT, SaaS and startups

Hinjewadi, Kharadi and Magarpatta host IT firms and funded startups. Their buyers are global. They need content depth, comparison pages and AI citation, not a Pune address. See the SaaS case study.

Before I quote, I decide which of the three you are. Scope follows from that.

SEO consultant, agency or freelancer

Which one fits a Pune business?

The three differ in who does the work, who is accountable for the result and what you pay for beyond the work itself.

Solo SEO consultant (me)SEO agencyTask-based freelancer
Who does the workThe person you talk toA team, with an account manager as your contactOne person, often alongside a job or other clients
AccountabilityOne person owns the strategy and the resultShared across a team and an account managerOwns the task, often not the outcome
Speed of decisionsSame day. No approval chainPasses through account manager, strategist and executorFast, but limited to the brief
ReportingMonthly from Search Console and GA4, written by meDashboard plus a call with the account managerVaries
What you pay forExpert timeExpert time plus management and overheadTask time. Quality varies the most

For SEO, the person who audits your site should be the person who fixes it. That is the case for a consultant.

Local SEO or national SEO

Which kind does your Pune business need?

Local SEO

You serve customers in or near Pune: clinics, coaching classes, restaurants, interior firms, repair and service shops. The work is Google Business Profile, reviews, local citations and area pages. See my local SEO expert page.

National SEO

You sell or get leads beyond Pune: online stores, SaaS, exporters, service firms with national reach. The work is content depth, category and product pages, links and technical health. See e-commerce SEO and B2B SEO.

Both

Many Pune businesses need both. A dental group wants Maps for walk-ins and national pages for a product line. I check which one brings the money first and start there.

How I work with you

From first look to monthly report.

1

Free first look

Send your URL on WhatsApp. I check indexing, speed and what your top three competitors do better.

2

Audit and plan

A written audit with fixes ranked by impact.

3

Fix the blockers

Technical and on-page changes first.

4

Build

New pages, content, links and PR on a monthly plan.

5

Report

Search Console and GA4 numbers every month.

I do not promise rankings. Nobody controls Google. I promise a plan, regular reporting and straight answers.

How long SEO takes

Timelines from my own projects.

Nobody can promise a date. These are real ranges from work I did, so you can set expectations.

Weeks

Fixes

Google Business Profile cleanup, broken redirects and indexing errors can show movement within weeks.

About 4 months

New traffic

An accounting SaaS went from 0 to 445 non-branded clicks in four months.

About 6 months

Leads

A B2B manufacturer went from about 1 inquiry a quarter to 16 to 22 in six months.

16 months

Recovery

Recovering a 50% traffic drop on a fintech platform took 16 months.

Competitive terms in Pune usually take 4 to 6 months. Your timeline depends on competition and the current state of your site.

What an SEO consultant in Pune costs

Five things decide the price.

I do not publish a price list. The same budget buys different work depending on these five factors, so a list would mislead you.

Competition

Ranking for "dentist in Baner" and for "ERP software" are very different jobs.

Site size and condition

Ten clean pages and a 5,000-page store with technical debt need different effort.

Scope

Local profile only, or local plus content, links, technical fixes and AI visibility.

Goal

Leads, online sales, brand visibility or a recovery after a traffic drop.

Where you start

A new site, a site that lost rankings, and a site already growing need different plans.

Send your URL and your main goal. I reply with what I would do and what it costs.

Ask for a quote on WhatsApp

Results from my past work

Case studies, including what went wrong.

Figures come from the full case studies on this site. Client names are withheld at their request.

ClientGoalWhat I didResultTime
Indian fintech platformRecover a 50% traffic dropFixed hidden footer and 302 redirects, built programmatic stock pagesTraffic recovered. Gold-rates page reached 53.2K clicksAbout 3 months for the page
Indian accounting SaaSReach people who did not know the brandNon-branded content, comparison page, free tools0 to 445 non-branded clicks. 104 AI-assistant visits4 months
Indian B2B manufacturerWin export buyersProduct pages, MOQ content, llms.txt, schemaAbout 1 inquiry a quarter to 16-22. About half export6 months
UK jewellery retailerVisibility in search and AI answersSpeed, schema, Merchant Center feed, guides65,500 AI Overview impressionsOngoing
News site after a hackRecover traffic and revenueRecovery plan6K to 300K visits. Revenue Rs 5,000 to Rs 12,00,000 a month1.9 years
Finance brandRaise authorityDigital PRDA 30 to 52. 50K to 250K visits2 years
Fintech

An Indian platform that lost half its traffic

Found: a footer hidden from crawlers and 302 redirects where 301s belonged.

Did: fixed both first, then a news section, hub-and-spoke blog, gold and silver rate pages, programmatic stock pages.

Result: Traffic recovered. Gold-rates page reached 53.2K clicks in about 3 months.

What went wrong: navigational traffic fell 50% and transactional 60% as link equity moved to programmatic pages.
SaaS

An accounting SaaS with the wrong traffic

Found: 3,980 clicks a quarter, zero non-branded.

Did: non-branded content, use-case pages, two free calculators, a comparison page, five directory listings.

Result: 0 to 445 non-branded clicks, 52,300 impressions, 104 AI-assistant visits.

What went wrong: branded clicks fell 31% and signups were never tracked.
B2B manufacturing

A manufacturer that needed export buyers

Found: 82% of clicks came from India. The business sells only abroad.

Did: rebuilt product pages, MOQ-led content, schema, llms.txt.

Result: 16 to 22 inquiries in six months, about half from GCC and tier-1 buyers.

What went wrong: a catalog cleanup without a traffic check cost 23% of clicks in one month.
Search Console proof

Real client data, names withheld.

Five client properties I worked on personally. Figures come straight from Google Search Console. Clients agreed to show the data and asked me to keep their names out.

Client A · Established site, India
886K
clicks
230M
impressions
Monthly clicks about 2xJul 2025Mar 2026
Line shape is redrawn from the Search Console chart, so read it as a sketch. Totals come from Search Console.
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026. Monthly clicks roughly doubled over the period.
Client B · Content site, India
92.3K
clicks
33.2M
impressions
Work startsStarted near zeroJul 2025Mar 2026
Line shape is redrawn from the Search Console chart, so read it as a sketch. Totals come from Search Console.
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026. Started near zero. Growth began after the work started.
Client C · Content site, India
83K
clicks
19.3M
impressions
Work startsStarted near zeroJul 2025Mar 2026
Line shape is redrawn from the Search Console chart, so read it as a sketch. Totals come from Search Console.
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026. Started near zero. Same pattern, later start.
Client D · Traffic recovery, US
about 85 to 175
monthly clicks
+20%
impressions per month
Dec not shownabout 300 a monthabout 145about 2x in 3 monthsJul 2025Mar 2026
Line shape is redrawn from the Search Console chart, so read it as a sketch. Totals come from Search Console.
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026. Traffic fell from about 300 to about 145 a month, then climbed about 2x in three months. Still below the first peak. December not shown.
Client E · AI-search content, India
3.52K
clicks
548K
impressions
Work startsabout 150 to 3,200 a monthJul 2025Sep 2025
Line shape is redrawn from the Search Console chart, so read it as a sketch. Totals come from Search Console.
Jul to Sep 2025. Monthly clicks went from about 150 to about 3,200 in three months.

These show what happened to each site while I worked on it. Search Console measures clicks and impressions, not revenue. Screenshots available on a call.

What clients say

Testimonials

★★★★★ 5.0 out of 5 from 6 client reviews.

SEO strategy
We were looking for ways to increase organic traffic without relying entirely on paid ads. The SEO recommendations were practical and focused on our target audience. We have been tracking our progress and are happy with the improvements we have seen so far.
BhumishStockal (now Borderless)
Local SEO
We wanted more people in our area to find our business on Google. Mansoor helped us improve our local SEO and Google Business Profile. The work was straightforward, and we have a clearer approach to improving our local visibility.
Metilda StanleyMD & CEO, Techsurance
On-page and service pages
Mansoor helped us improve our service pages so potential customers could find the information they needed. The recommendations made sense for our business, and the focus was on attracting relevant visitors rather than just increasing traffic.
BhumishPlayO
AI search
We wanted to understand how our brand could become more visible in AI-powered search. Mansoor helped us review our website content, brand information, and online presence. We now have a clearer plan for improving our visibility.
Ritesh SrivastavaFounder & CEO, Freed
Link building
Mansoor helped us review our backlink profile and identify opportunities for better-quality links. The approach was more focused on relevance and website quality than on chasing large link counts.
Olivia AlarconA1 Global Logistics
Sales pipeline
We wanted SEO to contribute more to our sales pipeline. The work gave us a clearer plan for targeting potential customers through search. We appreciate the practical advice and regular communication.
SauravQrius
Tools I use

The stack behind the reports.

Search Console and GA4 for the numbers, Screaming Frog for crawls, Semrush, Ahrefs and Ubersuggest for research.

Google Search Console
Google Analytics 4
Semrush
Screaming Frog
Ahrefs
Ubersuggest
Industries I work with

Where my Pune clients come from.

SaaS and softwareHealthcare and clinicsManufacturing and B2BFinance and insuranceEducation and coachingE-commerce and retailRestaurants, hotels and gyms
Tools I use
Google Search ConsoleGoogle Analytics 4Screaming FrogSemrushAhrefsUbersuggest
Brands I have worked with

Samco, Stockal, Armstrong India, Luke Coutinho, Mocha Accounting, Mocha Manage, PlayO, Qrius, Techsurance, Affiliate Vote, Shoponics, Ebizz, Krtya Software and MyISchool.

Who I am not the right fit for

  • You want a guaranteed number one ranking in 30 days.
  • You need full SEO on a very small budget. Start with my free SEO tools.
  • You want 500 cheap directory links. They no longer help.

Where I work

101 Siddharth Tower, Fatima Nagar, Wanwadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411013.

I work with Pune clients in person on request and with clients across India and abroad over video and WhatsApp.

What the audit checks

  • Indexing and "not indexed" reasons
  • Search intent match per page
  • Technical health and speed
  • Content depth vs top-ranking pages
  • Links, local signals, AI visibility
Pune areas I work with
WanwadiKondhwaHadapsarKharadiViman NagarKoregaon ParkKothrudBanerAundhHinjewadiWakadPimpri-ChinchwadChakanBhosari
How to choose

Five questions to ask before you hire any SEO consultant in Pune.

Ask me these too. If an answer is vague, move on.

1
Who will do the work?

The person on the call, or someone you never meet? Ask for a name.

2
Can I see Search Console data from a past client?

Traffic claims without a Search Console view are opinions. Names can stay hidden. The data should not.

3
What will you not promise?

A guaranteed number one ranking or a fixed date is a red flag. Nobody controls Google.

4
How do you report, and on what?

Clicks, impressions, leads and the pages that moved, from Search Console and GA4, each month. Not a screenshot of a rank tracker.

5
What happens in month one, and what if nothing moves by month three?

You want a clear audit and a plan first. If results stall, you want to hear a diagnosis, not an excuse.

Questions Pune businesses ask me

FAQ

How much does an SEO consultant in Pune cost?

I quote after I see your site, because size, competition and goals change the work. Message me on WhatsApp or call +91 90331 72192 for a price. See what decides the cost.

How long does SEO take to work in Pune?

Local profile fixes can show movement in weeks. Competitive terms usually take 4 to 6 months. Anyone who gives a fixed date is guessing.

What is the difference between an SEO consultant and an SEO agency?

A consultant is the person who does and decides the work. An agency usually puts account managers between you and the specialists. You pay for that layer.

Do you work with small Pune businesses?

Yes, if the goal is realistic. A local shop or clinic usually starts with Google Business Profile and local SEO. Message me on WhatsApp to see what fits.

Can you help my brand appear in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews?

I work on this with entity, schema and content updates. No one can guarantee a citation, but you can raise the odds.

Is SEO better than paid ads for a Pune business?

They do different jobs. Ads bring leads the day you pay and stop the day you stop. SEO takes months and keeps paying. Most businesses I advise run both until organic traffic can carry the load.

How do you report progress?

Monthly, from Google Search Console and GA4: clicks, impressions, leads and the pages that moved. I explain what changed, what did not, and what I do next.

What do I need to send you to get started?

Your website URL, your top three competitors and your main goal: leads, sales or traffic.

How do I choose an SEO consultant in Pune?

Digital Mansoor (Mansoor Bhanpurawala) is a Pune-based SEO consultant with 12 years of experience, 600+ clients and Search Console results from real client properties on this page. Judge any consultant on the same proof: past-client data, who does the work and what they refuse to promise. Use the five questions above.

What does an SEO consultant do?

A consultant audits your site, decides what to fix first and plans the work: technical fixes, content, local profile, links and reporting. I do the work myself instead of handing a plan to someone else.

Do I need local SEO or national SEO?

If customers come to you or live near you, start with local SEO. If you sell or serve beyond Pune, start with national SEO. Many businesses need both. I check which one brings money first.

What is the difference between an SEO freelancer and an SEO consultant?

Often the same person. The difference is scope. A consultant plans the work and owns the outcome. A task-based freelancer carries out a brief. Ask which one you are buying.

Do you work with Shopify stores and B2B companies in Pune?

Yes. See my e-commerce SEO and B2B SEO pages for how that work differs from local SEO.

Can I meet an SEO consultant in Pune in person?

Yes. We can meet at my Wanwadi office or talk over video. Message me on WhatsApp to fix a time.

Send your URL. I'll tell you what is holding the site back.

WhatsApp +91 90331 72192 · me@digitalmansoor.com

Last reviewed October 2026. Digital Mansoor, Wanwadi, Pune.