Comprehensive SEO Solutions for AIF Website

SEO Setup & Ongoing Maintenance —AIF (India)
We're SEBI Cat II AIF. Our website is live at our domain but currently has 0 pages indexed in Google Search Console. We need an experienced SEO specialist to get us properly set up and ranking.
Scope of work:
Technical SEO setup
• Resolve www vs non-www canonical conflict (301 redirects, consistent canonicals)
• Generate and submit sitemap.xml and robots.txt
• Fix Google Search Console indexing issues (currently 1 page flagged "not indexed")
• Submit all key pages for indexing
• Add JSON-LD structured data (Organization, FinancialService, Article schema for blog posts)
• Audit and fix on-page SEO: H1/H2 hierarchy, meta tags, image alt text, internal linking
• Set up Google Analytics 4 and link to Search Console
Local & off-page setup
• Create and optimize Google Business Profile (Mumbai office)
• List on relevant legal/financial directories
Content & keyword strategy
• Keyword research for "litigation finance India," "third-party funding," "legal finance Mumbai," and related terms
• On-page optimization of existing pages
What we need from you:
1. Your proposed approach and any quick wins you'd prioritize
2. Total budget for the initial setup (one-time)
3. Realistic timeline for setup completion and when we should expect indexing + first rankings
4. Monthly maintenance/retainer cost and what it includes (ongoing optimization, reporting, content support, technical monitoring)
5. Relevant past work — ideally finance, legal, or B2B service sites
6. Tools you use (Ahrefs, Semrush, Screaming Frog, etc.)
Looking forward to your proposals.