Solo Tampa SEO consultant. SEMrush Certified Agency Partner. SMU Cox MBA. Every article on this site is written by me, every tactic is tested on connorcedro.com first, and every claim is verifiable in live SEO data – not LinkedIn anecdotes.
I'm Connor Cedro, a solo SEO consultant working with Tampa Bay businesses across eight industries – law firms, medical practices, real estate agents, jewelry stores, wealth managers, interior designers, insurance agencies, and personal trainers. No junior team, no white-label arrangement, no reseller. The work clients hire me for is the work I personally do.
Before SEO, I earned my MBA from SMU Cox School of Business, where I built the analytical and category-strategy frame I now apply to ranking work. SEO at the consulting level isn't keywords and content alone – it's competitive positioning, capital allocation across pages, and knowing which fights are worth picking. The MBA didn't teach search algorithms, but it taught me how to think about which keywords deserve investment and which are vanity targets.
I'm a SEMrush Certified Agency Partner, which means I've been vetted by Semrush on technical SEO, content marketing, and link building. I use Semrush data heavily – for clients and for connorcedro.com itself, which ranks for 375+ keywords as of this writing. The site went from zero to 375+ ranking keywords in under 12 months. Every position is publicly verifiable in any SEO tool right now.
The articles on this site aren't link-building filler or AI-spun content. Every piece is something I refer back to in client engagements. When a strategy moves rankings, it gets written up. When an algorithm change makes something outdated, I update it. The goal isn't volume – it's writing tactical pieces that hold up when the same problem appears in a client call six months later.
Topics where I have direct, hands-on consulting experience. Generic SEO advice produces generic results – the businesses I work with are competing in markets where the difference between position #3 and #6 is the difference between a thriving and a struggling practice. Every topic below is a vertical I've shipped real ranking results in.
A curated selection of the work I refer back to most often in client engagements. Tool comparisons, tactical guides, original frameworks, and industry-specific playbooks. Every piece is something I wrote because I needed the answer myself.
My services page – pricing, methodology, and the comparison between solo consultant, agency, and in-house SEO models.
Side-by-side comparison after years working with both tools. Pricing, keyword research, backlinks, site audit, and which is worth paying for.
SEO for orthopedic, sports medicine, hand surgery, and joint replacement practices. How specialty groups outrank hospitals.
Tested and ranked free backlink checkers. What each tool sees, what they miss, and which one to actually use.
How to track keyword positions, monitor competitor rankings, and what's actually worth paying for in rank tracking.
Keyword research, backlinks, site audits, pricing, and which tool fits which type of business.
What topical authority means, how to build it with content clusters, and why it's the strategy I use across every client.
What a topical map expert does, how topical maps work in SEO, and how to build content clusters that compound.
How financial firms attract HNW clients, rank for competitive terms, and navigate the unique SEO requirements of regulated industries.
The actual answer to a question every SEO gets asked – primary, secondary, and semantic keyword targeting per page.
SEO for businesses across Plant City, Brandon, Riverview, and the rest of Hillsborough County – what works in each submarket.
How Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, and the broader Bay Area markets differ – and what local SEO approach works for each.
Earned coverage from the platforms operators actually use – not pay-to-play press releases. The full list lives on the press page.