I want a clean, fast-loading blog built from the ground up with search-engine visibility baked in from day one. The site should let me publish long-form articles, organise them by category and tag, and index quickly on Google without extra tinkering. Here’s what I’m expecting: • A modern, responsive theme that works flawlessly on desktop, tablet and mobile. • On-page SEO essentials pre-configured—customisable title & meta fields, schema markup, XML sitemap, image optimisation and lazy-loading, plus an SEO plugin (Yoast, Rank Math or similar) fully set up. • Google Analytics and Search Console connected so I can track performance. • Clear, easy-to-use back-end editing with support for scheduled posts and featured images. • Deployment to my hosting and a quick walkthrough so I can hit “Publish” confidently. If you prefer WordPress, Gatsby, Next.js or another CMS/static-site framework, let me know your recommendation and why it best fits an SEO-focused content site. I’m flexible on the stack as long as page speed and crawlability remain top priorities. Timeline is important but quality trumps haste; please share a realistic schedule and any live examples of previous blog or content sites you’ve optimised for SEO. I’ll review proposals as they arrive and aim to choose a developer quickly so we can dive straight into the build.