A freelancer is one person.
One person gets busy.
Hiring a good SEO freelancer is often the smartest money a small business spends, right up to the month they take on a bigger client, get sick, or go quiet. Ranki is the version of that arrangement that does not depend on anyone's calendar.
Plans from $197/mo. No lock-in contract.
What a good freelancer is genuinely good at
Value. You are paying for the work and almost nothing else, with no agency overhead sitting on top of it.
They learn your business properly. A freelancer who has worked with you for a year knows your customers in a way no system does.
Flexibility. You can ask for something odd on a Tuesday and often have it by Thursday, which no automated service will match.
Side by side
What each one actually does for you, in the same words you would use yourself.
| A freelancer | Ranki | |
|---|---|---|
| Output each month | Depends on their other clients | The same volume every month, published |
| When they are unavailable | The work stops | Nothing changes |
| Cost | Hourly or a monthly fee for their time | A fixed monthly plan, from $197 |
| Skill range | Whatever that one person is good at | Writing, images, publishing, tracking, all included |
| Managing it | You brief, chase and review | Nothing to brief or chase |
| If you part ways | Knowledge and logins often leave too | Everything stays on your own site and dashboard |
| Best for | Hands-on help and one-off projects | Content that has to keep arriving |
Which one is right for you
Hire a freelancer if
- You want someone who will learn your business inside out over time
- You have specific one-off projects rather than an ongoing content need
- You are comfortable briefing and reviewing work each month
- You have already found someone reliable who you trust
Pick Ranki if
- You have had a freelancer go quiet on you before
- You want the same output every month regardless of anyone's workload
- You do not want to write a brief or chase a draft
- You want the tracking and reporting to come with it, not as an extra
What Ranki costs
One monthly price, everything included. Cancel any time.
Growth
- 20 articles written and published a month
- 25 keywords tracked weekly
- Posted to your social channels
Pro
- 30 articles written and published a month
- 50 keywords tracked weekly
- Posted to your social channels
- Older pages rewritten when they stall
- Competitor gap analysis
- Quarterly strategy review
Questions people ask first
Is Ranki cheaper than a freelancer?
For ongoing content, usually. A freelancer producing and publishing articles every month, plus rank tracking and reporting, generally costs more than a Ranki plan covering the same output, and the output does not vary with their workload.
Can I use both?
Yes, and it is a sensible split. Ranki keeps the steady content going while a freelancer handles the technical work, the one-offs and anything that needs a human judgement call.
What happens to my content if I cancel?
It is your content, on your own website, and it stays there. Nothing is hosted on our domain and nothing is removed if you leave.