Independent assessment
Lily Ray
Enterprise SEO and search-quality specialist
Lily Ray is best suited to algorithm-update recovery, YMYL, E-E-A-T, enterprise SEO and AI search because NYC-based SEO leader known for diagnosing quality, trust and algorithm-update problems. The main buying check is dual roles may affect availability. Confirm whether work is contracted through Algorythmic or Amsive and who delivers it.
Dual roles may affect availability. Confirm whether work is contracted through Algorythmic or Amsive and who delivers it.
Evidence reviewed
Why this assessment.
The September 2026 research pass checked Lily Ray's official professional or company site for identity, current positioning, services, location signals and the stated credential. The source supports the professional profile below. Results, fees and customer sentiment receive separate evidence scores so first-party positioning is not mistaken for independent proof.
Visible strengths
About Lily Ray
NYC-based SEO leader known for diagnosing quality, trust and algorithm-update problems.
Lily Ray's background
- Built 16 years of experience across agency leadership and enterprise client programs before launching Algorythmic.
Experience and work
- More than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.
2026 research brief
Current activity, commercial context and public authority.
These fields come from the completed consultant research record. Volatile roles, audiences, prices and availability should still be confirmed before engagement.
Current activity
In April 2026 she launched Algorythmic while retaining her Amsive role overseeing a team of more than 30 SEO specialists.
Visible associations
Works with Amsive teams and selective direct clients; current direct-client names are generally confidential.
Documented authority
More than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.
Audience and recognition
Prominent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured.
Buyer questions
Questions people ask about Lily Ray.
These answers separate what public evidence establishes from what you should verify directly before hiring.
What is Lily Ray known for?+
Lily Ray is known for algorithm recovery, YMYL and AI search. The documented positioning is founder, Algorythmic; VP of SEO and AI Search, Amsive.
Can you hire Lily Ray?+
The visible route is selective direct consulting plus agency engagement. Current availability and the contracting entity should be confirmed directly.
What does Lily Ray charge?+
$12,000-$40,000 per month estimated. $300-$800 per hour estimated. No verified current public fee was located. Treat the range as a budgeting estimate and ask for scope, senior time, implementation ownership, minimum term and expenses in one written proposal.
What evidence should you request from Lily Ray?+
Ask for one recent case with a comparable site, baseline, actions, timeframe, result and the consultant's direct role.
Buyer due diligence
Every gap becomes a measurable evidence score.
These figures measure public evidence coverage. They do not invent customer sentiment, personal details or client outcomes.
0/100 verified
No reliable public source. Age is not estimated from photographs, graduation dates or career history.
20/100 verified
No consistently sourced duration. Credentials below show the available professional evidence.
70/100 · Partly documented
This directory accepts no payment for placement. The linked official source was checked for public positioning and disclosures, but delivery practices have not been independently audited.
New York, United States
Publication status
Role, audience, pricing and availability details can change. Recheck them directly before hiring.
53/100 evidence coverage
More than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.
25/100 result evidence
More than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.
20/100 review evidence
★★★★☆ 3.9/5 directory assessment
Editorial fit score, not a customer-review average.
Prominent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured.
20/100 attributable evidence
Prominent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.
Mike KingEnterprise technical SEO and organic-search strategistEvidence C · 77/100
Dan PetrovicTechnical SEO researcher and consultantEvidence C · 77/100
Britney MullerTechnical SEO, data science and AI consultantEvidence C · 77/100
Mark Williams-CookSEO strategist, researcher and agency founderEvidence C · 77/100
Aleyda SolísInternational SEO and AI-search consultant · OraintiEvidence A · 94/100
Public commentary
What people say about Lily Ray.
LinkedIn, Reddit, independent profiles and attributed testimonials are labelled separately. Small samples are never presented as consensus.
Prominent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.
11 September 2026 research summaryThe linked first-party source supports Lily Ray's current professional positioning, services and stated credential. It is useful identity and capability evidence, but it is not treated as independent customer consensus.
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