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Kavish AroraDigital Marketing Consultant

Australia · Fees in AUD

Digital marketing consultant for Australia businesses.

For Australian businesses, working with me means your afternoon is my morning, and my working day carries on after you've logged off. I'm Kavish Arora, a digital marketing consultant in Delhi NCR with more than 15 years across SEO, paid media, analytics and conversion. You get senior input on flat fees in Australian dollars, with no Indian GST added, and direct access to the person doing the work. I have no Australian office. Fees are published in AUD on this page.

Remote consulting from Delhi NCR, India. Travel for larger engagements.

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WHY HIRE REMOTELY FROM INDIA

Afternoon strategy calls and overnight delivery for Australian businesses

Your afternoon, then my evening

We can talk at 2:00 or 3:00 PM your time, and I can keep working on what we agreed for several hours after your office closes. For audits, landing-page reviews and tracking fixes, that often means you start the next morning with finished work rather than a status update.

Senior input for a lean team

Many Australian SMEs run marketing with one or two generalists and an agency or freelancer for execution. What's often missing is someone to set priorities, write clear briefs and check results honestly. A part-time senior adviser fills that gap without adding a full-time salary to the payroll.

A fresh read on expensive clicks

In competitive Australian categories, paid search clicks can be costly, so small inefficiencies in targeting, keywords or landing pages add up quickly. An independent review, with no media budget to protect, can show where spend is leaking and which fixes are worth making first.

Remote collaboration between India and Australia

WORKING ACROSS TIME ZONES

When we can meet.

My 9:00 AM–9:00 PM IST day starts at 1:30 PM AEST, so Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart get 1:30–5:00 PM during standard time and 2:30–5:00 PM during daylight saving (first Sunday of October to first Sunday of April); Brisbane, which has no daylight saving, gets 1:30–5:00 PM all year. Perth gets the longest window, 11:30 AM–5:00 PM, and Adelaide gets 1:00–5:00 PM in standard time and 2:00–5:00 PM in daylight time.

The booking calendar shows open slots in your local time. For a larger project or ongoing association, I can travel to Australia and work with your team in person.

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Australia · AUD

Consulting fees for Australia.

Published in AUD, without Indian GST. Start with a strategy session, a focused audit or ongoing support.

30 minutes · introductory

Strategy session

AUD 71
  • A general audit of your business
  • First-look recommendations you can act on
  • 60-minute option: ₹4,999 + GST
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Fixed-price project

Digital audit & strategy roadmap

From AUD 472
  • Website, SEO, paid media, analytics and funnel review
  • Written findings with clear priorities
  • Strategy roadmap from ₹49,999 + GST
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Per month

SEO consulting

From AUD 1,180
  • Audit of what is working and what is not
  • Strategy for your SEO team and off-page work
  • On-page SEO handled by me
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Per month · 10–25 hours

Monthly consulting retainer

AUD 1,770–3,540
  • 10 to 25 hours of consulting each month
  • Ongoing strategy and performance reviews
  • Direction for your team or agency
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Per month · 4 dedicated days

Fractional CMO

AUD 3,540
  • 4 dedicated days each month
  • Daily availability on calls
  • Strategy, budget, team and agency direction
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Per month · 7–8 dedicated days

Hands-on execution

AUD 5,900
  • 7–8 dedicated days each month
  • Hands-on work across the agreed scope
  • Support spanning branding, web, social, SEO and performance
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Fees reviewed 7 September 2026. Scope, taxes in your country, payment method and any travel or media costs are confirmed in the proposal.

CITIES IN AUSTRALIA

City guides.

Australia is a sophisticated, mobile-first market where buyers expect clear pricing and honest claims, and where regulators take both seriously. Here's how I'd suggest you weigh up a remote consultant, what matters in Australian search and social, what to localise, and how working with me fits around your afternoon.

Questions Australian businesses tend to ask first

In my conversations with Australian businesses, the first questions are usually blunt: will you understand our market, will you be available when we need you, and what do we get for the money? Those are the right questions. The time-zone answer is on this page. The market answer is best tested with a small, paid piece of work, such as an audit of one channel, where you can judge the quality of my thinking against your own knowledge.

Larger organisations will also ask about data handling and security, and often want to know where data is stored and who can access it. I'm happy to answer those during scoping.

It's also worth deciding whether you want an adviser or a doer. Some businesses want strategic direction and someone to keep their agency accountable; others want hands-on fixes in Google Ads, analytics or the site. Both are valid, but they're priced and run differently, so be clear about it before comparing proposals.

Search, ads and social: what usually pulls its weight

Google is the dominant search engine in Australia, so for most businesses SEO and Google Ads remain the foundation. Local intent is strong: people search by suburb, city and service, and the Google Business Profile, reviews and well-structured location or service pages carry real weight for service businesses.

Because the population is concentrated in a few large cities with big distances between them, location targeting is worth getting right. A Melbourne trades business has little reason to pay for clicks from Perth. National ecommerce brands, on the other hand, need to be clear about shipping times and costs across states.

On social, Meta and short-form video drive much of consumer discovery, while LinkedIn is the usual B2B paid channel. In retail categories, marketplaces such as Amazon Australia and large local retailers' online stores shape what buyers expect on price and delivery.

None of these is a rule. Which channel deserves more budget depends on your margins, sales cycle and how your buyers search, and the first job is to measure that properly.

What to localise, and what the regulators expect

Use Australian spelling and AUD pricing, and write in a direct, unfussy tone; overblown claims tend to go down badly. Show your ABN where appropriate, real contact details and clear delivery and returns information.

Australian consumer law is strict about how prices and claims are presented, and the ACCC enforces it actively. A few points to check with your adviser:

  • Misleading or deceptive conduct: claims in ads, on landing pages and in reviews must be accurate and supportable under the Australian Consumer Law
  • Pricing: consumer prices generally need to show the total price, including GST and unavoidable charges, so confirm how this applies to your offers
  • Email and SMS: the Spam Act 2003 requires consent, sender identification and a working unsubscribe
  • Privacy: check whether the Privacy Act 1988 applies to your business, since some small businesses are exempt but many aren't

How an engagement runs from Delhi

Onboarding usually takes a week. You add me as a user to Google Analytics 4, Search Console, your ad accounts and your CRM or enquiry inbox, and we have a kick-off call to agree what the business needs most: more qualified enquiries, better margins on paid spend, or clearer reporting.

After that there's a weekly afternoon call, a shared log of what I've done and found, and a short monthly summary linking marketing activity to the numbers you track. I'm often still working on agreed tasks after you've finished for the day, so turnaround on reviews and briefs tends to be quick.

Monthly reports stay short and honest. I'll set out what changed, what probably caused it and what comes next, and I'll say plainly when a shift in the numbers has more to do with seasonality, pricing or stock than with marketing. Australian businesses have their own seasonal rhythm, including the end of the financial year on 30 June and the summer holiday slowdown, so we plan around those.

Keeping your agency accountable

Many Australian businesses already have an agency or freelancer running ads or SEO. Replacing them is rarely my first suggestion. More often the gap is on the client side: briefs are loose, reports focus on activity rather than results, and nobody internally has the time or background to challenge what they're told.

I can sit on your side of the table. That means rewriting briefs, agreeing measurable goals, reviewing plans before money is spent and joining monthly reviews. Good agencies tend to welcome a client who knows what to ask for, and if the relationship isn't working, you'll have the evidence to make a calm decision.

  • Agree the few numbers the agency is responsible for, and how they're measured
  • Ask for change logs on ad accounts so you can see what was changed and when
  • Look at search term reports and landing pages, not just cost per lead

Your first 60 days

I'd suggest using the first two months to build an accurate picture and act on the obvious wins.

  • Weeks 1–2: check that calls, forms and sales are tracked correctly and match what your team sees
  • Weeks 3–4: audit SEO, paid accounts and main landing pages, with a written, prioritised list
  • Weeks 5–6: fix tracking gaps and the issues most likely to be wasting budget, such as poor location targeting
  • Weeks 7–8: agree a 90-day plan with owners, budgets and tests for your team or agency to run, with my review

What a remote adviser can't do for you

I can't attend your trade show, meet your suppliers or walk your showroom. If your marketing depends on those things, you need someone local, and I'd rather tell you now. Similarly, if your team wants long, live working sessions every morning, the time difference rules it out; our overlap starts after lunch on the east coast.

Regulated sectors, such as financial services, health and some professional services, can require specialist local review of marketing claims. In those cases, use a local specialist as your primary adviser and consider a remote consultant for audits, analytics or a second opinion.

And if you need a marketer embedded in your office several days a week, building relationships across the team, a local hire will serve you better than any remote arrangement.

Getting started without a big commitment

If you're not sure whether this would work, start with a single strategy session in your afternoon. We'll look at one real problem, such as rising ad costs or a site that gets traffic but few enquiries, and you'll know by the end whether my approach suits your business.

Working with a consultant from India: Australia FAQs

Which state's law will the agreement be under?

Governing law and dispute resolution are agreed in the written proposal before work begins, and I'm happy to discuss the state that suits you. Please treat this as general information, not legal advice, and have your lawyer review the terms for a substantial engagement. The proposal also covers scope, hours, notice and confidentiality.

Do you charge GST, and how do we pay?

I invoice in AUD at a flat fee, with no Indian GST added for clients outside India. How Australian GST applies to services you import is a question for your accountant. Payment is by international bank transfer or a similar cross-border method agreed in the proposal.

How do you handle the Privacy Act and the Spam Act?

Australia's main privacy law is the Privacy Act 1988 and its Australian Privacy Principles, overseen by the OAIC; some small businesses are exempt, but there are exceptions, so check whether it covers you. Commercial email and SMS fall under the Spam Act 2003, which requires consent, sender identification and a working unsubscribe. Please confirm your obligations with your adviser; on my side I work with minimal, preferably aggregated data and will sign your confidentiality and data handling terms.

Who owns the work and the accounts?

Strategies, reports, copy, campaign structures and tracking plans made for you are assigned to you on payment, as written in the proposal. I keep my general methods and know-how. Your Google Ads, Google Analytics 4 and Search Console accounts should be in your business's name, with me added as a user.

How often will we meet?

Usually one call a week in your mid-afternoon, plus a shared document or channel for questions and updates. For Perth teams there's more room, as our overlap starts before midday. Travel to Australia for workshops is possible on larger engagements and would be agreed and costed in the proposal.

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