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Pre-screened fractional SEO Managers matched to your growth stage in as little as 3 days. No recruiter fees, no full-time overhead.

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Lela D
Fractional SEO ManagerApple, Bain & Company, Dropbox

Lela D

Fractional SEO Manager

Fractional digital experience designer with Apple and Dropbox expertise, specializing in intuitive, secure user interfaces and innovation.

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Fractional SEO ManagerWalmart, LinkedIn

Alan M

Fractional SEO Manager

Fractional Sr. SEO & GEO Manager with 15+ years’ experience at Walmart & LinkedIn. Drives revenue via advanced search and content strategies.

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Matt S
Fractional SEO ManagerUPS Korea, Vacasa, PadSplit

Matt S

Fractional SEO Manager

Senior SEO Specialist & Cybersecurity Innovator with 20 years of experience in driving digital excellence through fractional talent.

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Eleanor B
Fractional SEO ManagerRecycle Away, Practical Publishing, Competitive Insight

Eleanor B

Fractional SEO Manager

Top-tier marketing leader excels in technical writing & strategic marketing. Known for elevating brands, increasing conversions & fractional talent expertise.

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Fractional SEO ManagerEssenceMediacom, HugeInc, Sid Lee

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Fractional SEO Manager

Brand Transformer accelerating growth with visionary leadership. Expert in digital transformation, business strategy, and coaching.

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When to hire a Fractional SEO Manager

You do not need to be scaling a content team or rebuilding your site architecture to need an SEO Manager. These are the signals that tell you it is time to bring one in.

Hire a Fractional SEO Manager
  • Organic Traffic Has Plateaued or Dropped

    If your rankings have stalled or you have taken a traffic hit after a Google algorithm update, a fractional SEO Manager can diagnose the issue and build a recovery plan fast.

  • You Are Launching a New Product or Market

    Entering a new vertical or geography requires a deliberate keyword strategy and content architecture from day one. A fractional SEO Manager builds that foundation before you waste budget on content that does not rank.

  • SEO Is Owned by No One

    When SEO tasks are spread across your marketing generalist, a content writer, and whoever built the site, nothing gets done strategically. A fractional SEO Manager brings ownership and accountability.

The benefits of hiring a Fractional SEO Manager

Access senior SEO talent on a flexible retainer, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Go Fractional matches you to operators who have driven organic growth for companies at your exact stage.

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Cost Efficiency

Get senior SEO leadership and execution without the full-time salary, benefits, and equity. A fractional SEO Manager delivers strategic impact at a fraction of the fully-loaded cost of an in-house hire.

Speed to Hire

Pre-screened SEO Managers are ready to match in as little as 3 days. Skip the months-long recruiting cycle and get someone driving rankings and traffic almost immediately.

Pre-Screened Expertise

Every SEO Manager in our network is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters on track record, references, and hands-on results. You meet only operators who have solved your specific growth problem before.

The process

How to hire a Fractional SEO Manager

No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional SEO Manager is easy with Go Fractional.

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1

Discovery Call

Book a free 20-minute discovery call with one of our executive recruiters to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.

2

Meet Experts

Within days, we'll introduce you to a short-list of pre-screened Fractional SEO Manager candidates to interview, each pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them. Our match success rate is 98%.

3

Start Work

Finalize contract details with Go Fractional and get working within less than a week of your discovery call.

What a Fractional SEO Manager Costs

Engagements that fit how you work

Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.

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Fractional SEO Manager

  • Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
  • Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
  • Scale hours up or down as needs change
$5,000/month
Starting at · 5–10 hrs/week · ongoing
Start with a Retainer

Contract-to-Hire

Trial a Fractional SEO Manager on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.

Fractional vs full-time vs agency

Three ways to get SEO Manager leadership, and where each one wins.

FactorFractional SEO ManagerFull-Time SEO ManagerSEO Agency
Time to Start~3 days2 to 4 months1 to 3 weeks
Engagement StructureMonthly retainer, scoped SOWSalary + benefits + equityProject or monthly retainer with agency markup
Strategic OwnershipHigh, embedded operatorHigh, fully dedicatedLow to medium, account manager layer
FlexibilityScale hours up or down as needed

We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional

Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.

“In just 5 months, working only 1 to 2 days a week, our fractional CMO made a significant impact at the Uniswap Foundation. They led customer research and crafted the foundation’s first-ever brand and marketing strategy. They designed the initial 2024 marketing budget, and conducted a successful Marketing Director hiring search sourced from their network. Our fractional CMO also launched an email marketing campaign strategy that achieved outstanding results, producing open and click rates +15% over the standard in our industry.”
Raffi Sapire profile imageRaffi SapireCOO, Uniswap Foundation

Frequently asked questions

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  • You Cannot Justify a Full-Time Hire Yet

    Your SEO needs are real but not yet large enough to warrant a $120K+ salary. A fractional engagement gives you the expertise without the overhead until the volume justifies a full-time role.

  • Your Content Is Not Converting

    High traffic with low conversions is an SEO and CRO alignment problem. A fractional SEO Manager who understands funnel intent can restructure content strategy to drive qualified organic leads, not just pageviews.

  • You Are Preparing for a Fundraise or Acquisition

    Investors and acquirers look at organic channel strength as a durable growth signal. A fractional SEO Manager can build out the metrics and channel narrative that holds up in due diligence.

    • Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
    • Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
    • Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
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    Interim SEO Manager

    Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.

    $15,000/month
    Starting at · full-time hours
    Hire Interim

    Fractional SEO Manager rates average $126/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.

    SEO Manager Hourly Rates
    Fixed headcount commitment
    Locked into package tiers
    Best ForOngoing SEO leadership at startup or growth-stage companiesMature orgs with consistent, high-volume SEO needsTactical execution without in-house strategy ownership
    Cost ProfileLower than full-time, no overheadHighest total cost with benefits and equityVariable, often high for comparable output
    “It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
    Victoria Ashton profile imageVictoria AshtonSenior VP of People, Lob
    “It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
    Scott Drozd profile imageScott DrozdCEO, FCP Euro

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