{"id":1521,"date":"2026-02-09T14:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:16:59","slug":"b2b-seo-consultant-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/b2b-seo-consultant-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"B2B SEO Consultant Alternatives: Best 5 Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Looking for alternatives in place of an SEO consultant? If so, it can be possible only through some SEO tools. We will try to cover the best tools that help your site on both technical SEO as well as on-page SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we dive in, it&#8217;s worth understanding<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/when-do-you-need-b2b-seo-consultant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> when these tools aren&#8217;t enough and you genuinely need a B2B SEO consultant<\/a> &#8211; so you can make the right call for your site organic growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/b2b-seo-consultant-alternatives\/#Technical_SEO_Consultant_Alternatives\" >Technical SEO Consultant Alternatives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/b2b-seo-consultant-alternatives\/#On-Page_SEO_Consultant_Alternatives\" >On-Page SEO Consultant Alternatives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/b2b-seo-consultant-alternatives\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_SEO_Consultant_Alternatives\"><\/span><strong>Technical SEO Consultant Alternatives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tool 1: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.screamingfrog.co.uk\/seo-spider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Screaming Frog<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Free)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool identifies the technical issues found on the site. All you have to do is the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Install the tool on your PC\/Desktop.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Enter your website URL in the tool.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> The tool populates a list of technical as well as on-page issues on the website.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> List down the issues along with the respective solutions to your web developer.<br><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Once the developer completes the audit fixes, run the audit again through the tool to check there are no high or medium priority issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1024x495.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1522\" style=\"width:741px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1536x742.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are all the major issues that get covered in the Screaming Frog tool?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Screaming Frog helps you uncover both technical and on-page SEO issues across your website. Here are the issues:<br>1. Crawlability Issues<br>2. Duplicate Content Issues<br>3. Page Title Issues<br>4. Meta Description Issues<br>5. Header Tag Issues (H1\u2013H6)<br>6. Orphan pages<br>7. High size Image<br>8. Canonical issues<br>9. Response code errors: 404 pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tool 2: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Google PageSpeed Insights<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool identifies website speed issues, mainly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list theme-blog-list\">\n<li>FCP (First Contentful Paint)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the main parameters from Google\u2019s perspective, along with JS and other rendering issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use the tool?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to Google PageSpeed Insights (mention PageSpeed URL).<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Enter your website URL.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> The tool populates the issues along with recommendations.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Share the report with the developer and get the issues resolved.<br><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Once issues are fixed, run the test again and re-check the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1.png 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Issues get identified in Google Insights tool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Core Web Vitals&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JavaScript Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CSS &amp; Render-Blocking Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image Optimization&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Font &amp; Text Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Performance Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Desktop Performance&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Understand the scenarios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/when-do-you-need-b2b-seo-consultant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">When Do You Need a B2B SEO Consultant<\/a> through this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do decide to hire a consultant, make sure you know<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/6-misguidance-by-wrong-b2b-seo-consultant-with-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> the 6 ways a wrong B2B SEO consultant can misguide you<\/a> \u2014 and how to protect yourself from those mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On-Page_SEO_Consultant_Alternatives\"><\/span><strong>On-Page SEO Consultant Alternatives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tool 3: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SEMrush<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a paid tool that helps us find keyword opportunities in your niche, including opportunities to appear in the AI Overviews section of Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tool is slightly expensive if you go with the premium version. But you can go with the basic plan \u2013 $165\/month. There is a free trial available for 7 days. You can check out the pricing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use SEMrush tool for keyword sourcing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Log in to SEMrush.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Go to the Keyword Magic Tool option from the side panel.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Type your niche-based keyword.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Select the keyword difficulty up to 30.<br><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> List down and compile these keywords.<br><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Based on intent, develop blogs, resources, product, or service pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2-1024x514.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\" style=\"width:748px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2-1024x514.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2-1536x771.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SEMrush Tool<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>SEMrush is a comprehensive tool that helps with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list theme-blog-list\">\n<li>Site spam score<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domain overview<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keyword gaps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitor analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To start keyword research, the Keyword Magic feature is especially helpful.<br>Read our blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/how-to-find-ai-overview-keywords-using-semrush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How to Find AI Overview Keywords through SEMRush<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tool 4: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/answerthepublic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>AnswerThePublic<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When SEMrush\u2019s paid version is not a possible choice, AnswerThePublic is a good alternative. This tool covers most of the questions asked by your target audience for a particular keyword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list theme-blog-list\">\n<li>You can perform 3 searches per day in the free version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use the tool<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to AnswerThePublic.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Type your keyword.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> The tool populates all related questions for that keyword in a diagram format.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Take a screenshot and convert those questions into blogs, resource pages, or content ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\" style=\"width:709px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-1536x706.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tool 5: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Google Search Console<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This free tool offered by Google helps us understand which queries our website is appearing for in search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use the tool<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Ensure you have connected your website with the tool.<br><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Once that\u2019s done, go to Search Console \u2192 Performance \u2192 Search queries.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Review the queries you\u2019re ranking for and:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list theme-blog-list\">\n<li>Develop new content, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update existing content based on the populated queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Repeat this process regularly until you notice a shortage of new queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Search Console is a goldmine when used properly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1528\" style=\"width:686px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-1536x698.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4.png 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These 5 tools can be alternatives to a website SEO consultant for your B2B business when you have a limited budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, hiring a B2B website consultant is a better choice when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list theme-blog-list\">\n<li>You want to grow drastically within a few months, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a healthy budget to invest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for B2B SEO consulting Services? Then, reach us today. We offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingelephantdigital.com\/blogs\/free-b2b-seo-consulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Free B2B SEO Growth consultation<\/strong><\/a> to start with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for alternatives in place of an SEO consultant? If so, it can be possible only through some SEO tools. We will try to cover the best tools that help your site on both technical SEO as well as on-page SEO. 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