Adeel Akbar
Adeel Akbar SEO Expert | AEO + GEO Lead
Dubai, UAE Resident • Available for Growth Projects

Scaling Search Visibility in the AI & Generative Era.

Senior SEO Strategist and Growth Specialist with 8+ years of experience across the UK, USA, and UAE. Bridging technical & e-commerce SEO fundamentals with modern Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AEO, and high-ROAS Google & Meta Ads.

3,000+
UK B2B Keywords Ranked
+309%
Organic Traffic Growth
304.3%
Verified Ads ROAS
7,400+
WhatsApp / Direct Leads
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Adeel Akbar
SEO Expert | AEO + GEO Lead
Location: Downtown / Business Bay, Dubai, UAE (Resident)

Core Competencies

Full-Funnel Organic & Paid Acquisition

Combining deep technical and commercial search fundamentals with Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to capture revenue across traditional SERPs and AI platforms.

01 AI Visibility

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) & AEO

Structuring semantic content, entity mapping, and topical clusters to earn high-authority citations and direct brand recommendations across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.

#ChatGPT • #AIOverviews • #EntityOptimization • #TopicalAuthority
02 Site Health

Technical SEO Audits & Site Architecture

Conducting enterprise crawl audits via Screaming Frog, resolving indexation and crawl-budget bottlenecks, XML sitemaps, robots.txt, canonicalization, Core Web Vitals, and siloing internal link hierarchy for maximum page authority.

#ScreamingFrog • #CrawlBudget • #CoreWebVitals • #InternalLinking
03 Revenue & CMS

E-Commerce SEO (Shopify & WordPress)

Building commercial product and collection category architectures, writing search-optimized commercial copy, implementing rich Schema.org markup (Product, FAQPage, HowTo), and converting transactional traffic into store revenue.

#ShopifySEO • #WooCommerce • #StructuredData • #CategoryMapping
04 Map Pack

Local SEO & Google Business Profile

Dominating Google Local Map Packs (Top-3 rankings), optimizing Google Business Profiles (GBP), executing localized service-area landing pages, and building high-trust local citations that drive high-intent phone calls and store visits.

#GoogleMapPack • #GoogleBusinessProfile • #LocalCitations • #LocalServicePages
05 Authority

High-Authority Link Building & Digital PR

Running white-hat link building and PR outreach, performing competitor backlink gap analyses, securing DR 40+ contextual guest posts and niche link insertions, and maintaining safe, natural anchor text distributions.

#DigitalPR • #GuestPosting • #LinkInsertions • #Ahrefs
06 Paid Funnels

Google AdWords, Meta Ads & CRO Funnels

Managing high-ROAS Google Ads (Search & Shopping) alongside Meta Ads Manager (Facebook & Instagram) targeting WhatsApp direct messaging leads, backed by GA4 event tracking, GTM, and landing page conversion optimization.

#GoogleAds • #MetaAdsManager • #WhatsAppLeads • #GA4Tracking

Verified Case Studies

Client Growth & Proof Gallery

Every case study below contains its own individual screenshots. Click any project card to open its high-resolution slider modal.

United Kingdom B2B E-Commerce SEO

01. Koolmax Group: UK Commercial Refrigeration

Website: koolmaxgroup.com

Overview & Strategy

Koolmax Group is a major UK supplier of commercial refrigeration and catering equipment. I directed full-funnel e-commerce SEO, restructuring product and category page architecture, resolving technical indexation and crawl-budget bottlenecks, building high-DR commercial backlinks, and optimizing their Google Business Profile to capture regional and national UK search demand.

Key Verified Results
  • 3,000+ UK Keywords Ranked: Successfully ranked 3,000+ commercial keywords on Google UK (6,770+ globally).
  • +250% Organic Traffic Surge: 6-month Search Console clicks grew from 1.74K to 3.58K (+105%) and impressions rose from 176K to 434K (+146%).
  • Top-3 Google Local Map Pack: Secured Top-3 placement for 'commercial refrigerator supplier' with 1,270+ referring domains.
Ecommerce SEO Technical Audits Local Map Pack Link Building
Koolmax Group: UK Commercial Refrigeration Proof
Click to Enlarge & Slide (4 Images) Ahrefs Keywords Overview
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Ahrefs Keywords Overview

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United States (Los Angeles) Local Service SEO & CRO

02. All Los Angeles Painting Company

Website: alllosangelespaintingcompany.com

Overview & Strategy

All Los Angeles Painting Company provides residential and commercial painting across Greater Los Angeles. I engineered a localized service-page SEO strategy, optimized commercial landing pages for high-intent neighborhood queries, conducted technical site health fixes, and redesigned the online quote-request funnel to maximize conversion rates.

Key Verified Results
  • 6.3x Organic Click Growth: Google Search Console clicks jumped from 3.1K to 19.6K (+532%) and impressions expanded 11x (to 243K).
  • Page 4 to Page 1: Average ranking position improved from 40.2 (Page 4) to 9.1 (Page 1) with an 8.1% organic CTR.
  • 832 Unique Quote Leads: Generated 832 verified quote leads in 90 days (~277 leads/month) at a 5.4% visitor-to-lead conversion rate ($22.8K GA4 event value).
Local SEO Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) GA4 Funnels Technical SEO
All Los Angeles Painting Company Proof
Click to Enlarge & Slide (4 Images) Google Search Console Performance
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Google Search Console Performance

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United Kingdom (Manchester) Local SEO & Bookings

03. Pink Skips Manchester: Waste Management

Website: pinkskipsmanchester.co.uk

Overview & Strategy

Pink Skips Manchester is a domestic and commercial skip-hire and waste management specialist across Greater Manchester. I led their local organic acquisition strategy, optimizing skip-size commercial landing pages, building local citations, restructuring internal links, and optimizing their Google Business Profile to drive direct online bookings.

Key Verified Results
  • #1 Organic Rankings on Google UK: Ranked #1 for high-intent commercial terms 'skip hire manchester' and 'skips manchester'.
  • #2 Google Local Map Pack: Captured #2 Map Pack placement across Greater Manchester commercial waste queries.
  • 764 Online Bookings: Drove 8,672 organic sessions (ultra-low 6.75% bounce rate) delivering 473 organic Thank-You Page bookings (764 total online bookings).
Local SEO (GBP) Commercial Landing Pages Conversion Tracking CRO
Pink Skips Manchester: Waste Management Proof
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Google UK Organic SERP

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United States Off-Page SEO & GEO Citations

04. Link Building & GEO: Multi-Industry US Brands

Scope: US Real Estate, SaaS & Web3 Clients

Overview & Strategy

Managed off-page SEO, digital PR, and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) across high-growth US clients in real estate marketing, SaaS platforms, and Web3 assets. Strategy focused on competitor backlink gap analysis, targeted manual outreach for DR 40+ contextual guest posts, entity optimization, and earning AI answer citations.

Key Verified Results
  • +309% Overall Organic Traffic Surge: Scaled a US real estate platform by +218% (3,300 to 10,500+ monthly visits) via DR 40+ link insertions.
  • 38.5K Visits & 1,200+ AI Mentions: Grew US SaaS domain to 1.7K referring domains and earned 1,200+ AI search mentions across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, and Gemini.
  • 111 Top-3 Commercial Keywords: Secured 111 Top-3 positions for Web3 assets, including #1 rankings on 18.1K monthly volume terms.
Digital PR DR 40+ Link Building GEO AI Citations Topical Authority
Link Building & GEO: Multi-Industry US Brands Proof
Click to Enlarge & Slide (3 Images) US Real Estate Organic Surge
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US Real Estate Organic Surge

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United Arab Emirates Digital Media & Topics Research

05. Arab News: Digital Media & Authority

Website: arabnews.com

Overview & Strategy

Arab News is a leading English-language daily newspaper and digital publication covering the Middle East and international affairs. I performed editorial topic research to uncover trending regional themes, executed guest posting outreach to earn high-authority editorial links, and managed social media distribution to expand audience reach across the GCC.

Key Verified Results
  • 273.7K Monthly Organic Visits (+14%): Surged toward 299.2K monthly visits across 172.8K+ ranked organic keywords.
  • Authority Score 65 & 3.1K AI Citations: Backed by 76.7K referring domains and 3,100+ cited pages across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, and Gemini.
  • 185,406 Google Analytics Sessions: Drove 174,259 users, led by 124,056 organic search users (70.8% organic share) and 5,424 referral users.
Topics Research Editorial Outreach GEO Citations Social Media Distribution
Arab News: Digital Media & Authority Proof
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SEMrush Domain Overview

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United Arab Emirates Google AdWords & Meta Ads

06. Cleaning & Tourism Ads: UAE Lead Generation

Scope: Commercial Cleaning & Tourism (UAE)

Overview & Strategy

Planned, launched, and optimized multi-channel paid acquisition campaigns across Google Search and Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) for commercial cleaning and tourism operators in the UAE. The strategy paired high-intent search keywords with direct-to-WhatsApp messaging ads to drive immediate customer bookings.

Key Verified Results
  • 304.35% Google Ads ROAS: Generated 76.59 booking purchases at AED 46.79/conversion across 87K impressions in a 14-day scaling window.
  • 7,400+ WhatsApp / Messaging Leads: Delivered direct inquiries across Dubai from AED 3.86 to AED 7.42 per conversation.
  • 2.2M Impressions & 747K+ Reach: Targeted UAE residents across optimized daily and ad-set budgets with continuous creative testing.
Google AdWords Meta Ads Manager WhatsApp Lead Funnels Paid Media CRO
Cleaning & Tourism Ads: UAE Lead Generation Proof
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Meta Ads Manager WhatsApp Leads

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United Arab Emirates (Dubai) E-Commerce SEO

07. San Furniture: UAE E-Commerce SEO

Website: sanfurniture.ae

Overview & Strategy

San Furniture is an e-commerce home furnishings brand supplying modern living room sets, sofa beds, and bedroom furniture across the UAE. I implemented an e-commerce SEO strategy by restructuring product and collection categories, writing search-optimized commercial descriptions, resolving technical architecture issues, and building authoritative UAE backlinks.

Key Verified Results
  • 13.3K GSC Clicks (9.9% CTR): Generated 134K impressions and an average ranking position of 12.9 across UAE search.
  • 276 Page-1 Keywords: Secured #1 Google rankings for 'sofa modern', 'san furniture dubai', 'l shaped table', 'tv stand wooden', and 'sofa l shape'.
  • 5K/mo Traffic & DR 55 Authority: Built 26K backlinks across 2.1K referring domains, ranking Top-3 for high-volume terms like 'sofa cum bed'.
Shopify SEO Category Architecture Schema.org Markup Technical SEO
San Furniture: UAE E-Commerce SEO Proof
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Google Search Console Performance

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United Kingdom (Manchester) Travel Agency SEO & Conversions

08. Royal Travel: UK Travel Agency Growth

Website: royaltravel.co.uk

Overview & Strategy

Royal Travel is an established ATOL-protected travel agency based in Manchester, providing international flight booking, custom holiday packages, and pilgrimage tours. I led their local and organic search strategy, optimizing destination landing pages for high-intent travel routes, resolving technical site architecture issues, and strengthening their Google Business Profile.

Key Verified Results
  • 186K Users (+101.1% YoY): Doubled 12-month users to 186K (184K new users) with 1.5M tracked engagement events.
  • 95K Tracked Conversions: Delivered 95,000 tracked conversion actions across flight inquiries and holiday package quote requests.
  • #2 Manchester Local Map Pack: Ranked #2 in the Google Local Map Pack for 'travel agency manchester' (4.5 stars / 383 reviews).
Local SEO (GBP) Travel Route Landing Pages Google Analytics 4 CRO
Royal Travel: UK Travel Agency Growth Proof
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Google Local Map Pack

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Track Record

8+ Years Professional Experience

01
Dec 2023 – Present

SEO Expert | AEO + GEO Lead

Kazix • Downtown, Dubai, UAE

Leading Semantic SEO, entity-based optimization, and intent-driven keyword clusters for AEO and GEO. Ranking 300+ commercial keywords on Page 1 and earning citations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.

02
Aug 2022 – Nov 2023

SEO & Digital Marketing Specialist

Clicktap Digital • Business Bay, Dubai, UAE

Managed SEO and paid search across 20+ clients in e-commerce, real estate, tourism, and services. Spearheaded Shopify/WordPress optimization, local Map Pack growth, and Google AdWords & Meta Ads campaigns.

03
Oct 2018 – Jun 2022

SEO Specialist (Team Lead)

Cleartwo • Lahore, Pakistan (UK Agency)

Led and mentored a cross-functional team of 10 SEO executives and content writers delivering technical audits, content strategies, and link building for UK agency clients, lifting organic traffic by 35%+ and rankings by 50%.

04
Sep 2015 – Jul 2018

SEO Executive

Freelance / Agency Accounts • Gujranwala, Pakistan

Executed technical audits, keyword research, meta tags, and high-authority link building for B2B commercial equipment and fashion e-commerce brands in the UK.

Get In Touch

Let's Scale Your Search & Ads Revenue

Whether you need Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), an E-Commerce SEO overhaul, or high-ROAS Paid Ads in the UAE, UK, or USA, let's talk.

Location: Downtown / Business Bay, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +971 55 475 4231
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adeelakbar1
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