Make search work for your business.

Senior SEO consultant helping teams of any size grow qualified traffic and revenue. Technical, content, and international (Arabic/EN). Clear priorities, quick momentum, lasting results.

تحسين محركات البحث بالعربية والإنجليزية.

Khalid Semary, SEO consultant.

Khalid Semary — SEO consultant (AR/EN · GCC)

Running
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// seo.playbook.js
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// Purpose: turn business goals into steady organic growth
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const goals = ["qualified traffic", "revenue", "new markets"];
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const inputs = discover(site); // quick checks: audience, health, demand
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const opps = findOpportunities(inputs); // real gaps, not generic tips
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const plan = prioritize(opps, { impact, effort, confidence });
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// next actions
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ship(plan.quickWins(10)); // 24 weeks
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planBigBets(plan, 90); // focused themes for the quarter
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measure(["indexation", "CTR", "conversions"]); // learn → scale
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// العربية: دخول أسواق الخليج بالعربية والإنجليزية
|ready to optimize...

Plan → Prioritize → Ship → Measure.

Proven Results Across GCC Markets

Real outcomes from recent SEO campaigns across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar.

+340%
Organic Traffic Growth
E-commerce, Dubai
85%
First Page Rankings
SaaS, Riyadh
12x
Lead Generation
B2B Services, Kuwait
6mo
To Page 1
Healthcare, Doha

Recent Success Stories

Deep dives into SEO transformations across different industries and markets.

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FinTech Startup

Dubai, UAE

Launched Arabic SEO strategy targeting Gulf banking keywords. Achieved #1 rankings for 15+ high-value terms within 8 months.

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E-commerce Platform

Riyadh, KSA

Complete site architecture overhaul and content optimization. 340% traffic increase and 180% revenue growth in 12 months.

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Healthcare Group

Doha, Qatar

Bilingual SEO strategy for medical services. Dominated local search results with 95% first-page visibility for target keywords.

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Recent Client Results

Tangible outcomes from strategic SEO initiatives in the GCC.

Arabic Localization for Niche E-commerce

+180% YoY clicks

from Arabic search

What we shipped:

  • AR IA + culturally relevant copy for priority PLPs/PDPs
  • hreflang + locale architecture (AR/EN, GCC)
  • Template-level schema + internal-link modules

Why it worked:

Matched Arabic intent, fixed discoverability, scaled templates

Performance chart for Arabic Localization for Niche E-commerce

Online Education Startup (SaaS/Content)

2× organic traffic

in <12 months (lean budget)

What we shipped:

  • Crawlability & site architecture cleanup (facets/priorities)
  • Topic map + content briefs for high-intent clusters
  • Lightweight performance fixes + internal links

Why it worked:

Structure first, targeted content, compounding indexation

Screenshot of an Arabic Book Store

How it works

A four‑step flow with sticky visuals and a diff preview.

Step 1

Discover

Analyze current visibility, growth levers, and hidden blockers.

Outcome

Quick wins identified, baseline set for bigger bets.

Step 2

Plan

Build a focused roadmap where effort matches impact—combining technical fixes, content themes, and market opportunities.

Outcome

A 90-day plan that’s simple, sharp, and actionable.

Step 3

Execute

Turn strategy into measurable change, implementing improvements across templates, internal linking, and structured data.

Outcome

Clean execution with proof points that matter.

Step 4

Learn

Track results, review what worked (and what didn’t), and scale the winners across pages and markets.

Outcome

Continuous growth driven by evidence, not guesswork.

My Career Path

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Senior SEO Specialist

YOOX NET-A-PORTERDubai

Oct 2021 – Present

Led global SEO programs across multi-brand luxury commerce, scaling improvements across millions of pages and key markets.

Key achievement: +200% organic traffic growth in the first year.

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Digital Account Manager

Gargash GroupDubai

Nov 2020 – Oct 2021

Managed full-funnel marketing for multiple subsidiaries, launching new sites and improving paid performance across channels.

Launched 3 new subsidiary websites in 6 months.

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Digital Marketing Executive

Rivoli GroupDubai

May 2019 – Aug 2020

Drove SEO initiatives for luxury watch brands, tightening analytics and optimizations to lift qualified traffic.

Increased qualified organic traffic by 80%.

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Performance Marketing Executive

Bruce ClayDubai

Apr 2018 – Apr 2019

Led SEO/SEM work for regional brands (retail, tourism, healthcare), aligning campaigns to business goals.

Managed a portfolio of 10+ clients.

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SEO & SEM Marketing Executive

JNT CargoDubai

Oct 2016 – Dec 2017

Ran hands-on search campaigns for logistics services, improving visibility and lead quality.

Improved lead quality by 50% through targeted campaigns.

Today, I bring this decade of hands-on and strategic experience into focused SEO consulting for brands that want measurable growth.

What Clients Say

Feedback from founders, marketing directors, and growth teams across the GCC.

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Ahmed Al-Rashid

CMO, TechCorp Dubai

"Finally found an SEO consultant who understands both Arabic and English markets. Our organic traffic tripled in 6 months, and the technical recommendations were spot-on."

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Sarah Mitchell

Founder, GrowthLab KSA

"The bilingual SEO strategy was game-changing. We now rank #1 for our most important Arabic keywords and our English content performs better than ever."

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Beyond SEO

SEO is my core. I also deliver across these channels to accelerate results.

خدمات إضافية عند الحاجة: إعلانات مدفوعة، تحسين التحويل، والتحليلات — مع دعم كامل بالعربية والإنجليزية

Paid Media

Google, Meta, LinkedIn (lead gen & ecommerce)

CRO / UX

Funnels, forms, landing pages, A/B tests

Analytics & Tracking

GA4, GSC, dashboards, offline conversions

Content & Localization

Topic maps, briefs, governance, hreflang (AR/EN)

Working together

Choose the cadence that fits your team — retainer, sprint, or advisory.

Ongoing partnership (retainer)

Most clients invest USD 2k–6k+ per month, depending on markets (AR/EN), roadmap scope, and engineering support.

  • We join your sprints and ship work weekly (tech, content/IA, schema, measurement).
  • One weekly working session + async reviews.

Focused sprint (2–4 weeks)

Typically USD 1.5k–3k; credited if we continue on a retainer.

  • Diagnose fast, ship quick wins, map the next 90 days.
  • Dev-ready tickets + short playback.

Advisory (as needed)

Lighter cadence; priced to fit scope.

  • Weekly review + unblockers for teams that execute in-house.

What drives cost: Site size, technical debt, competition, languages/markets (AR/EN), and how much implementation support you want.

Availability: Accepting 1 new retainer next month.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to dominate search results?

Book a 15-minute intro call to discuss your SEO goals and see if we're a good fit. No sales pitch, just strategic insights.

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