WordPress Technical SEO Developer Needed — Yoast/RankMath, Schema, PageSpeed, Search Console

I’m looking for an experienced WordPress technical SEO developer to complete a fixed-scope implementation project for an Australian career coaching website. This is not a content writing, link-building, general SEO strategy, or redesign job. The work is technical WordPress SEO implementation. The website runs on WordPress and the work must be completed through the active SEO plugin, either Yoast SEO or RankMath, plus direct HTML/JSON-LD edits where needed. The scope includes: • Google Search Console setup/verification and sitemap submission • Canonical URL checks/fixes • SEO title and meta description updates • Open Graph locale correction • H1 homepage fix • LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, AggregateRating, and Breadcrumb schema • PageSpeed/image optimization • Internal linking improvements • Footer copyright update • Phone number consistency across the site Please read the attached brief before applying. Budget: $300 fixed price Timeline: 7 business days after credentials are provided Final deliverables must include: • Short summary of completed tasks • Before/after PageSpeed Insights screenshots for mobile and desktop • Google Rich Results validation screenshots • Search Console and sitemap confirmation • Canonical URL confirmation • Confirmation that no visual/layout issues were introduced Please apply only if you have real WordPress technical SEO experience. Generic applications will be ignored. In your proposal, please answer: 1. Have you read the attached brief fully? 2. Can you complete all 15 tasks within the $300 fixed budget? 3. Do you work with Yoast SEO, RankMath, or both? 4. Have you implemented JSON-LD schema manually before? 5. Can you provide before/after PageSpeed screenshots and Rich Results validation screenshots? 6. Can you complete this within 7 business days? 7. What access do you need before starting? 8. Please share 1–2 examples of similar WordPress technical SEO work.