SEO Consultant in Kathmandu, Nepal
You've had a website for years and the enquiries still come from Facebook and referrals. Someone said to do SEO, and three agencies sent proposals you can't compare. This page is what an SEO consultant in Kathmandu actually does, how long it takes, and what it costs.
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I'm Shashikant Shah, an SEO consultant in Kathmandu and a software engineer. SEO consulting is the core of my work: I audit your site, write a plan you can act on, then do the work month by month in your own accounts. It's for a business in the Valley, or anywhere in Nepal, with a website and a real search problem: flat enquiries, a service nobody finds, a redesign coming. The wider picture is on my SEO expert page, and the city itself is on the Kathmandu page.
Short answer: I'm an SEO consultant in Kathmandu. I audit your site against the competitors that outrank you, write a plan in priority order, then do the fixes: technical, pages, Business Profile, links and tracking, in your own accounts. It starts with a free thirty minute call. The paid audit with a 30 day plan is USD 249, about NPR 34,000. First movement in Search Console usually takes two to three months and enquiry growth six to twelve, depending on your competition and where the site starts. Nobody honest promises a ranking.
At a glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is it for? | A business in the Valley, or anywhere in Nepal, with a website and a real search problem |
| What do I do? | The audit, the written plan and the monthly SEO work, myself |
| Where do I work? | In Kathmandu. We can meet anywhere in the Valley, then I work in your own accounts |
| What is the first step? | A free thirty minute call. Send me the domain and the one outcome that matters |
| What does it cost to start? | USD 249, about NPR 34,000, for the audit and a 30 day plan |
| When do you see a change? | Usually two to three months for the first movement and six to twelve for enquiries, depending on your competition and your starting point |
| What don't I promise? | A ranking. Google decides rankings |
When you need this
The usual moment is this. The business has a website someone built three years ago, a Facebook page that does the real work, and a feeling that Google should be sending more. Searches like "dental clinic in Baneshwor" or "laptop price in Nepal" go to a competitor, a directory or Daraz, and nobody knows why.
Or a redesign is coming and the developer hasn't said a word about redirects. Or an agency has been paid for a year of "SEO" and the report is a list of rankings for words nobody types.
Kathmandu makes it harder in one specific way. The Valley is where most Nepali websites are, so the competition for a term like "web hosting in Nepal" or "IVF centre in Kathmandu" is real, and the top spots are held by sites that have been publishing for years. One blog post won't beat them. A plan and a year of steady work give you a real chance.
The problems I see most often:
- Service pages that describe the business in general and never name the thing people search for, so "tax consultant in Lalitpur" finds a directory instead of you.
- A site that loads slowly on NTC or Ncell data, with photos uploaded straight from the phone at full size.
- Search Console never opened, or opened and not understood, so nobody knows which pages Google shows or for what.
- A Google Business Profile that's out of date while the website gets all the attention, when for a local search the profile is what ranks.
What I actually do
- The audit: I go through your site the way Google does, crawling, indexing, speed, pages, internal links, and check what the competitors above you do that you don't. You get a written report tied to real URLs, ranked by value and effort.
- A keyword to page map: which searches matter, which page should answer each one, and which pages to merge or remove. You get a map you can hand to a writer or a developer without me in the room.
- Technical fixes: redirects, canonicals, rendering, Core Web Vitals, schema. I do most of it myself, and the deeper version is on the technical SEO page. You get a site Google can crawl and index without guessing.
- Page work: titles, headings, the actual answer at the top of the page, internal links, and briefs for the pages you're missing, in English or Nepali depending on how your customers search. You get pages that match what people type.
- Local and profile work when the search is local: categories, reviews, location pages, done as part of the local SEO work. You give the map a complete, accurate listing to show for searches in your area.
- Links within Google's rules: local press, suppliers, associations, colleges, the directories that matter. You get links you'd show anyone. I don't buy them.
- Tracking: Search Console, GA4 and call and WhatsApp conversions set up in your own accounts. You get a monthly report that says whether enquiries moved, rather than positions alone. Shops selling online get the ecommerce SEO version of all this.
How it works
First call and audit. The first thirty minutes are free. Send me the domain and the one outcome that matters, and I'll tell you on the call whether SEO is even the right fix. If it is, the audit comes next: a written plan for the next 30 days, in priority order, with what's not included. Each item names the page, the evidence, the change and who does it.
The work. The following weeks are fixes, in your own Search Console, Analytics and CMS, with me added as a user. Technical items go first because they block everything else, then the pages closest to ranking, then the pages you're missing. If your developer or writer is doing part of it, they get briefs they can check their work against.
Reporting, and what you keep. Every month you get a plain language report from your own Search Console and Analytics: what changed, what I'm unsure of, and the next decision. Brand searches are counted separately, so growth in people who already know you doesn't get dressed up as SEO. Every account, document and page stays in your name. If we stop, you lose my access and nothing else.
Which of my SEO pages fits your problem
| Page | Read it when |
|---|---|
| This page | You want one person to audit, plan and do the SEO for a Valley business |
| Digital marketing in Kathmandu | You want SEO, ads and a website from the same person |
| Local SEO in Kathmandu | Your customers find you on Google Maps, from a few neighbourhoods |
| Technical SEO | The site was redesigned, is slow or is missing from Google |
| SEO services in Nepal | You want the full list of what the work includes |
The scope: what I do, what you get and what I leave out
| What I do | What you get | Not included |
|---|---|---|
| Audit | A written report tied to real URLs, ranked by value and effort, with a 30 day plan | A generic tool export |
| Keyword to page map | A map of which page answers which search, and what to merge or remove | Search volumes I can't source |
| Technical and page fixes | Changes made in your own site and Search Console, each one tested | A full rebuild. I say so if the site needs one |
| Local, profile and link work | An accurate Business Profile and links from real sources | Bought links, fake reviews or a stuffed business name |
| Tracking and a monthly report | Enquiries counted in your own accounts, with brand searches on a separate line | A report of rankings for words nobody types |
How I count a lead from SEO
| Stage | What it means | Where I read it |
|---|---|---|
| Enquiry | A person calls, messages or sends a form after an organic search | Your Analytics, phone log and inbox |
| Qualified enquiry | They want a service you sell, in a place you serve | Your team marks it and I count it |
| Customer | They pay | Your own records |
Clicks and positions sit above this table, not in it. They show that the work is moving. They are not leads.
SEO expert in Kathmandu: services, and how to choose one
I'm Shashikant Shah, an SEO expert in Kathmandu. I work as an independent SEO consultant, so the person you speak to is the person who does the work, in your own Search Console. People also call this role an SEO specialist or an SEO freelancer. The work is the same.
What SEO services in Kathmandu do I offer?
| SEO service | What it covers | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Technical SEO | Crawling, indexing, speed and site moves, fixed in the code | Technical SEO in Nepal |
| Local SEO | Google Maps, Business Profile and reviews | Local SEO in Kathmandu |
| Content and on-page SEO | Which pages to write and how each one answers a search | Content marketing strategy |
| Ecommerce SEO | Category pages, filters and product data for online stores | Ecommerce SEO in Nepal |
| Link building | Earned mentions from sites that fit. No bought links | Link building in Nepal |
This page owns the consulting work on your whole website. If your question is about Google Maps, the local SEO page is the one to read.
How do you find the best SEO expert in Kathmandu?
The best SEO expert in Kathmandu for your business is the one who passes these checks. Use the same list on me.
- They work in accounts you own, and you keep the access.
- They say what they will not do: bought links, fake reviews, promised positions.
- They give a written scope and a written price before you pay.
- They report enquiries and sales, not only rankings.
- You can speak to the person who does the work.
If you want an SEO agency in Kathmandu or an SEO company with a team, the questions below say when that is the better choice.
Proof from SEO consulting in Kathmandu work
I've worked on 60+ projects over 5+ years, for clients in eight countries, and today I'm a Digital Marketing Manager at a Kathmandu agency as well as consulting on my own. Bloom Ivy, a facilities services business in Australia, is a current client for SEO, website development and search rankings. The rest of the work I can name is on the case studies page, and my Google reviews are open to read.
You won't find a borrowed traffic chart here. I publish a number only when it's from my own consulting, dated, with its baseline and the client's permission. For your site, the baseline I write down first is non brand clicks, the pages that bring calls, and enquiries per month. We can pull it together on the free call.
What SEO consulting in Kathmandu costs
My prices are published. An audit of your site, your competitors and your tracking with a 30 day action plan is USD 249, about NPR 34,000. A four week sprint is USD 899, about NPR 122,000. Ongoing work is USD 1,800 a month, about NPR 245,000. What each one leaves out is on the pricing page. The first thirty minute call is free, and if the audit alone gives your own developer enough to work on for six months, I'll say so rather than sell you a retainer.
What you pay besides my fee
- VAT. Prices are shown before VAT. Where Nepal's 13% VAT applies to an invoice in NPR, I add it as a separate line.
- Hosting, software and licences. The written scope lists any of these before work starts, so you see every cost before you agree to it.
- Ad spend. None for SEO. If we add a campaign later, you pay Google from your own card and my fee never sits on top of it.
Questions about SEO consulting in Kathmandu
How long before SEO shows results in Kathmandu?
Technical fixes and better titles usually show in Search Console within four to eight weeks. Ranking for a competitive Valley term takes three to six months, and enquiry growth you'd notice in the bank takes six to twelve. I give you review points along the way, and I don't guarantee rankings. Both ranges depend on your competition and on where you start.
What does an SEO consultant cost in Kathmandu?
My prices are above and on the pricing page: USD 249 (about NPR 34,000) for the audit, USD 899 (about NPR 122,000) for a four week sprint, USD 1,800 a month (about NPR 245,000 a month) for ongoing work. For what others in Nepal charge, read what SEO costs in Nepal.
Should I hire an SEO consultant or an SEO agency in Kathmandu?
It depends on what you need. With me, the person who scopes the work does the work, from the first audit to the last fix. An agency gives you more hands and an account manager. If you're comparing proposals, my guide to hiring an SEO consultant in Nepal lists the questions to ask.
How is this different from your technical SEO and local SEO pages?
This page is the whole engagement: the audit, the plan and the monthly work. Technical SEO is the crawling, indexing and speed layer on its own. Local SEO is the map and profile work. If your problem is clearly one of those, start there. If you don't know, start here.
Do you meet in person in Kathmandu?
Yes, for the first meeting and the big reviews, anywhere in the Valley. The work itself is remote, in your own accounts, which is how I work with clients in Pokhara, Biratnagar and abroad. The Biratnagar page describes the remote version.
What does an SEO consultant do in the first month?
In the first month I get access to your Search Console and Analytics, crawl the site, record the baseline and write the 30 day plan. Then I start on the technical problems that block everything else. You see a written list of what I found, what I fixed and what comes next.
Do you guarantee first page rankings in Kathmandu?
No. Google decides rankings, and anyone who guarantees one is guessing or planning to break the rules. I commit to the work, the order I do it in and an honest monthly report from your own accounts.
When are you not the right person?
If nobody searches for what you sell yet, SEO can't create the demand, and Facebook content or ads can. If you need enquiries this week, Google Ads is the honest answer. If you want bought links, fake reviews or a keyword stuffed business name, I'll say no.
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Tell me about your website
Send me the domain and the one search you wish you ranked for. I'll tell you the first thing I'd fix, whether or not you hire me. I reply within one working day.
Or call me on +977 9845451010. I answer my own phone, and the first thirty minute call is free.