- Top Rated Plus SEO consultant
SEO Expert in Cardiff
Helping Local Businesses Get Found on Google and AI Search Consultant
- 7 years of experience
- 3,500 projects
- Top Rated Plus
- about Hridoy Chowdhury
Who is Hridoy Chowdhury?
Hridoy Chowdhury is recognised as one of the best SEO experts in London, known for combining traditional SEO with modern strategies like AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). With 7+ years of experience and a 98% job success rate on Upwork, he has helped businesses grow across ecommerce, SaaS, local services, and global markets.
But this success didn’t come overnight. Back in 2018, Hridoy struggled like most people entering SEO testing strategies that didn’t work and following advice that led nowhere. That phase taught him something most “SEO experts” still don’t understand: SEO is not about hacks. It’s about systems.
In addition to his client work, Hridoy is a top SEO mentor who has trained over 50,000 students globally, many of whom now work on Fiverr and Upwork. He runs a widely followed YouTube channel, “Learn From Top Rated Freelancer,” and is a proud member of Pouvoir en ligne, a Montreal-based ad agency.
Cardiff businesses do not need more traffic. They need the right traffic.
A plumber in Llanishen does not care about ranking for a national keyword nobody in CF14 searches. A Cardiff Bay restaurant wants tables booked on Friday night. A B2B firm on Callaghan Square wants a handful of qualified enquiries a month, not thousands of visitors who bounce.
- Services
What I do for Cardiff businesses
Local SEO
map pack rankings for searches like "near me" across Cardiff postcodes
Google Business Profile optimisation
categories, reviews, photos, posts and service areas
Technical SEO
crawling, indexing, site speed, Core Web Vitals and site structure
SEO audits
a clear, prioritised list of what is holding your site back
Ecommerce, Shopify and WordPress SEO
platform specific fixes and growth plans
AI SEO, AEO and GEO
visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity and AI Overviews
- Why work with me
Why work with an SEO expert instead of a large agency?
Some numbers behind that:
- 7+ years working in SEO
- 3,500+ SEO projects completed
- Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 98% Job Success Score
- 50,000+ learners trained through my YouTube channel, Learn From Top Rated Freelancer
- Hands on experience with WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow and WooCommerce
I am based in the UK and work with businesses across Cardiff, Penarth, Newport, Caerphilly, Barry, Pontypridd and the wider Cardiff Capital Region.
How Cardiff search is different
Cardiff is a capital city with a compact centre and strong local identities. People search by neighbourhood far more than you might expect. “Dentist Roath“, “cafe Pontcanna“, “accountant Whitchurch” and “electrician Cardiff Bay” all behave differently in Google, and the businesses that rank for them often are not the biggest names.
There is also a bilingual layer. Some public sector bodies, charities and heritage businesses need content in Welsh as well as English, and that needs proper hreflang and translation work, not a plugin that guesses.
On top of that, customers now ask AI tools questions like “who is the best SEO company in Cardiff” or “which Cardiff accountant handles small business tax”. Those tools pull from websites, reviews, directories and press coverage. If your business is not clearly described across those sources, it is easy to leave out.
- How I Work
How I Actually Rank Websites
Step 01
Discovery call
We talk about your goals, your customers and what has or has not worked before.
Step 02
Audit and research
I review your site, your competitors in Cardiff, your Google Business Profile and how AI tools currently describe you.
Step 03
Strategy
You get a written plan with priorities, timelines and expected effort. No vague promises.
Step 04
Implementation
I fix, build and publish. If you have a developer, I work alongside them.
Step 05
Reporting
Monthly reports in plain English, tied to leads and revenue where tracking allows.
- What Makes Me Different
Your Business Treated as a Partner
Strategy based on search intent
I build strategies around what your customers are actually searching for not guesswork or generic keyword lists.
Optimised for AI search, not just Google
Your customers are searching on ChatGPT, Gemini, and voice assistants. I make sure your business shows up there too.
Long-term authority, not short-term wins
I build compounding authority that protects your rankings against algorithm changes and future competitors.
Your business treated as a system
I don’t treat your business as a project. I treat it as a system built for consistent, scalable, long-term growth.
- FAQ's
Common Questions, Straight Answers.
Most Cardiff businesses see early movement in 6 to 12 weeks, especially in local map results. Competitive terms usually take 4 to 9 months. The timeline depends on your site's history, your competitors and how much work is needed.
It depends on scope. A one off audit costs far less than a monthly growth campaign. I quote after a free call so you only pay for work that makes sense for your business.
Many of my clients are local service businesses, independent shops and single location practices. The plan is scaled to your budget and market.
No. I work with businesses across Cardiff, South Wales and the UK, but this site focuses on Cardiff because local search needs local knowledge.
I can improve the factors that make inclusion more likely, such as entity clarity, structured data, reviews, mentions and content that answers questions directly. No one can guarantee inclusion.
What I will not promise
I will not promise a number one ranking or guaranteed inclusion in an AI answer. Google and AI platforms control those outcomes, and anyone who guarantees them is guessing. What I can promise is careful, honest work on the factors you can influence: technical health, useful content, clear entity information, reviews, links and consistency.
Ready to talk about your Cardiff SEO?
Book a free 30 minute call. I will look at your site before we speak and tell you the three things I would fix first, whether you hire me or not.