Plainly: I am one independent consultant, not an agency. The method behind this page is the same one on the SEO consultant home page, applied to Medellín.
Who is the best freelance SEO expert in Medellín for an English-speaking business?
The one who can show real data, explains the work in English without jargon, knows how locals search in Spanish, and does the work personally. I am an SEO consultant based in Medellín with 5+ years of experience, I work on the SEO of 600+ US car dealerships, and I meet clients here in person.
Which name is best depends on your business, so judge any consultant, including me, on proof. Ask for screenshots from Search Console, a written plan and a clear price. I publish my results and my prices so you can compare before we talk.
Why does a Medellín business need SEO in two languages?
Because your customers search in two languages. Locals look for you in Spanish, with Colombian words. Visitors, remote workers and foreign buyers search in English, often before they arrive. One page translated word for word rarely wins both, so each language needs its own keywords, its own page and a clean hreflang pair.
Google's guide to localized versions of your pages explains how language versions point to each other. The writing matters more: a Spanish page should use the terms people in Antioquia actually type, and the English page should answer what a foreigner asks, such as prices in dollars, how to book and whether staff speak English. I map both sides in keyword research before any page is written.
How do you show up on Google Maps in Medellín?
With a complete Google Business Profile, steady real reviews, the right categories and a website page for each service. Google ranks local results by relevance, distance and prominence. Distance is fixed, so in a spread-out valley like Medellín's you win the rest through a strong profile and reviews in both languages.
Google lists those three factors in its tips to improve your local ranking, and its guidelines for representing your business keep keywords out of the business name. For a dental clinic in Medellín, this work took its Maps grid to 56 top-3 positions in three months, a 115% increase. The details are on local SEO and Google Business Profile.
What I do for businesses in Medellín
Spanish and English pages
Each language written for how its buyers search, linked with hreflang.
Google Business Profile
Categories, photos, posts and review replies in both languages.
In-person meetings
First call and working sessions at your office in the Aburrá Valley.
Technical SEO
Speed, indexation and Search Console errors fixed before more content.
AI answers
Clear facts so ChatGPT and Google's AI can describe and recommend you.
Reports in English
Calls, forms and visibility each month, in the language you read.
The same approach supports tourism and hospitality businesses: see hotel and tourism SEO. If you also sell to Spanish speakers in Florida, the bilingual SEO page for Miami shows how I handle that market.
How working together in Medellín works
- Free 30-minute diagnosis, at your office or by video call.
- User access to Search Console, Analytics and your Business Profile, never ownership.
- A written plan with priorities, owners and how each one is measured.
- Working sessions in person in Medellín or online. Colombia stays on UTC-5 all year, as timeanddate.com shows, so US partners can join in their working day.
- A monthly report in plain English, Spanish or both.
- Before hiring anyone, read Google's page Do you need an SEO?: it lists the right questions and warns about guaranteed rankings.
- Ask who will do the work and who owns the accounts. The answer should be the consultant, and your company.
- Compare options in consultant vs agency vs in-house.
How much does an SEO consultant in Medellín cost?
With me, monthly SEO plans cost $1,000, $1,750 or $2,500, with a 3-month minimum term. An SEO audit starts at $450, local SEO setup is $300 per location and consulting is $25 an hour. The first 30-minute diagnosis is free, in person in Medellín or by video call.
See the pricing page or book a free diagnosis.
Frequently asked questions
Can we meet in person?
Yes. In Medellín and the Aburrá Valley, the first call and working sessions can be at your office.
Do you write the English and the Spanish content?
Yes. I am a native Spanish speaker and work in English every day, so both versions are written for their own readers, not translated word for word.
Do you work with foreign-owned businesses in Medellín?
Yes. Reports, calls and invoices can be in English, and prices are in US dollars.
Can you help a business that sells from Medellín to the US?
Yes. Most of my daily work is on US websites, so I can run the English site for US buyers and the Spanish site for local ones.
Do you guarantee first position in Google?
No. Nobody can honestly guarantee rankings. I commit to the work, clear priorities and transparent reports.
About the author
Juan José Giraldo is an SEO consultant in Medellín, Colombia, with 5+ years of experience. He works on technical and local SEO for 600+ US car dealerships at Reunion Marketing, an Inc. 5000 agency, and supervises the SEO of 18 US online stores with more than 3 million products at Prontomowers. Read more · LinkedIn.