Hire Content Strategists

A content strategist plans, organises, and governs content to achieve business goals - primarily organic growth, lead generation, and brand authority. They research what your audience is searching for, map content to each stage of the buying journey, brief writers, audit existing content for gaps, and measure performance. Kultrix content strategists connect every piece of content to a specific keyword opportunity and conversion path.

Most engagements begin within 48 hours of contract signing. The first deliverable is typically a content audit and keyword landscape review, which takes one to two weeks depending on the size of your existing content library. The editorial calendar and first batch of briefs follow in week three.

New content typically begins ranking in Google within three to six months of publication, depending on domain authority and keyword competition. Compounding results from a consistent content programme become visible at six to twelve months. Content strategy is a long-term investment, but each piece of content continues to deliver traffic for years after publication.

Kultrix content strategists focus on research, planning, and briefing - the activities that determine whether content ranks and converts. For content writing, we either brief your in-house writers or connect you with specialist writers in your industry. If you need a full content production service including writing and editing, we can quote for that as an extension of the strategy engagement.

A content audit reviews every existing page on your site for search performance, user engagement, and business value. It identifies high-potential pages that need refreshing, cannibalised pages competing with each other for the same keywords, and low-value pages that are diluting crawl budget. If you have been publishing for more than a year without a systematic review, a content audit almost always uncovers significant quick-win opportunities.

We use Ahrefs or Semrush for keyword research and competitive analysis, Google Search Console for performance data, Clearscope for content optimisation scoring, and GA4 for conversion attribution. Editorial calendars and briefs are delivered in Notion or Confluence depending on your team workflow.

We start by mapping your core service or product areas to broad pillar topics, then research the full keyword landscape around each pillar to identify supporting cluster articles. Pillar pages cover the broad topic authoritatively; cluster pages go deep on specific subtopics and link back to the pillar. This architecture signals topical authority to Google and distributes ranking power across the cluster.

Yes. For new sites we prioritise low-competition keywords where you can rank quickly, establishing initial authority before targeting the more competitive head terms. We also focus on bottom-of-funnel content first - pages that capture buyers ready to act - so early traffic converts while top-of-funnel content accumulates rankings over time.

Yes. Kultrix content strategists have experience across SaaS, fintech, developer tools, healthcare, and professional services. We match you with a strategist whose background includes your industry so the keyword research and content briefs reflect genuine subject matter understanding, not generic templates.

Yes. Project-based engagements such as a content audit, a topic cluster strategy, or a batch of content briefs are available with fixed scope and price. Many clients start with a project to validate the approach, then continue with a monthly retainer for ongoing calendar management and performance optimisation.

All Kultrix content strategists are mid-to-senior level with a minimum of four years of SEO content strategy experience across multiple domains. Every strategist is assessed on keyword research methodology, audit proficiency, and content performance analysis before joining our bench.

Most content agencies optimise for volume - producing as many articles as possible. Kultrix content strategists optimise for ROI - fewer, better-targeted pieces that compound over time. Every decision is grounded in data, every brief is built on keyword research, and every result is measured against organic traffic and conversion goals rather than a word count.