I am a recent marketing grad launching a freelance SEO side hustle on the side, and I need to know the going hourly rates for beginners so I do not undercharge my first few clients.
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I am a recent marketing grad launching a freelance SEO side hustle on the side, and I need to know the going hourly rates for beginners so I do not undercharge my first few clients.
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 beginner freelance SEO hourly rates United States SEO consultant freelancer hourly rate survey 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 beginner freelance SEO hourly rates United States SEO consultant freelancer hourly rate survey 2025 2026 Google ↗
- SEO Freelancer Rates in 2026: What You Pay · marketers.com
- SEO Freelance Rates 2026: Real Hourly, Retainer & Project Pricing · rankite.com
- How to hire a freelance SEO specialist: vetting and rate guide · jobbers.io
- SEO Expert Hourly Rates | Cost to Hire SEO Expert · upwork.com