Vlad Tabaranu

Vlad Tabaranu is a Birmingham-based SEO specialist and marketing consultant, and the founder of Dr IT SEO Services (established 2010) and Dr IT Services (established 2000). He combines 25 years of IT problem-solving, in computer repair and data recovery, with entity-first SEO practice for small businesses. He specialises in local SEO, Google Business Profile optimisation, and WordPress builds that prioritise page speed and conversion. He works as a direct consultant: every campaign is delivered personally, with no outsourcing, no junior staff and no call centre. The process runs audit, strategy, implementation, then measurement, and the technical work covers manual citation building, NAP audits, and LocalBusiness and Organization schema markup so search engines can resolve the business as an entity. He also runs LocalisedSEO UK, which delivers local SEO and Google Business Profile management for businesses across the West Midlands region. He holds three current Google Skillshop certifications: Conversion Optimization, Google Analytics, and Google Ads Search, each independently verifiable on credential.net. He wrote A Beginner's Handbook for Helpful Content, Semantic Search, Local Visibility, and Conversion (Kindle, 2026), and his academic background is in medical bioengineering. Work under the Dr IT brand has been recognised with Computer Repair Service of the Year at the Central England Prestige Awards in 2021/22, 2024/25 and 2025/26, Best Computer Repair in Birmingham 2025 at the Quality Business Awards, and a Top 3 rating for computer repair in Birmingham on ThreeBestRated. He lives in Harborne, Birmingham, and works with clients across the West Midlands and the wider UK.