Source: https://deftridge.com/job/backlink-profile-review-austin-dt-3677415/ Title: Backlink Profile Review, on site in Austin | Deftridge Summary: Backlink Profile Review for a senior SEO Specialist, on site in Austin. $77-$95 an hour, about 6 hours in total. Posted by an online retailer. One-off Shortlisting · 4 candidates Posted Oct 19 · DT-3677415 # Backlink Profile Review Senior · SEO Specialist · On-site · Austin **$77–$95** / hour About $340–$690 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Online retailer · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-22623 · based in Oberhausen - **Where** On-site · Austin - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 6 h in total - **Start** Starts within 2 weeks - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async The company is already looking at 4 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **7** professionals have asked about this task **306** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This online retailer (1,001–5,000 employees) is looking for a senior SEO Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Reviews links, risk and opportunities. The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It sells online, so volumes move with promotions and the calendar matters. The company prefers a person who can come to Austin for kickoff and the final review; the rest is remote. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Review the backlink profile, list toxic and missing link opportunities, and propose five outreach angles. - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed - One round of edits after the company's review is included - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools Ahrefs Sheets ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as an SEO Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Ahrefs and Sheets - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Managing other contractors or employees ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior SEO Specialist - **Experience** 5-10 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Ahrefs, Sheets - **Offers** 6 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $86 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $86 an hour, is **above** the median senior SEO Specialist rate in Texas ($70). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $70 This task $86 $51 $106 [All SEO Specialist jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/seo-specialist/united-states/) · [SEO Specialist rates in Texas](https://deftridge.com/rates/seo-specialist/texas/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-22623 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Backlink Profile Review is noted. 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