1) Analyze Client's Current Website
Review their existing design, mobile experience, and SEO performance using tools like Google PageSpeed Insights and SEMrush. Document technical issues, design gaps, and keyword opportunities. This audit becomes the foundation for your proposal recommendations.
2) Define Design & SEO Objectives
Establish clear goals such as improved rankings for target keywords, increased organic traffic, and better user engagement metrics. Align design improvements (faster load times, mobile optimization) with SEO outcomes to show the connection between both disciplines.
3) Outline Your Integrated Approach
Explain how your design choices support SEO—responsive layouts for mobile indexing, clean code for crawlability, strategic heading hierarchies, and fast-loading assets. Include content strategy and on-page optimization as part of the design deliverables.
4) Present Timeline, Deliverables & Pricing
Break down the project into phases (discovery, design, development, SEO optimization, launch). List specific outputs like wireframes, design mockups, technical SEO implementation, and post-launch reporting. Provide transparent pricing tied to each phase.