Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services

Do you want your website to rank first on Google? Start taking control of what your potential customers see and become an industry leader online now.

Data-driven strategy to increase your search ranking

Keyword-focused website content

Your website content is one of the most important tools for SEO strategy. We will write optimized blog posts, build local landing pages, run technical audits, and more to get you to the top of the search results.

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Google Business Profile setup & optimization

Your Google Business Profile is a key factor in potential customers finding your business—Google prioritizes these profiles, so we work to make sure your profile is listed at the top of your industry.

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Updated business listings across the web

Maintaining optimized and up-to-date listings and citations is the key to getting found on the web. Search engines favor brands with consistent, robust listings.

 

In-depth competitor analysis & tracking

Our advanced search ranking tracking platform allows us to gain insights into your competition and to monitor your progress, so we can see areas of strategy improvement.

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Monthly updates and progress reports

SEO is not a one-and-done service—to get to the top of the search rankings and to stay there requires consistent updates and improvements on strategy. We review campaign performance regularly for continued optimization.

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Keyword-focused website content

Your website content is one of the most important tools for SEO strategy. We will write optimized blog posts, build local landing pages, run technical audits, and more to get you to the top of the search results.

Google Business Profile setup & optimization

Your Google Business Profile is a key factor in potential customers finding your business—Google prioritizes these profiles, so we work to make sure your profile is listed at the top of your industry.

Updated business listings across the web

Maintaining optimized and up-to-date listings and citations is the key to getting found on the web. Search engines favor brands with consistent, robust listings.

In-depth competitor analysis & tracking

Our advanced search ranking tracking platform allows us to gain insights into your competition and to monitor your progress, so we can see areas of strategy improvement.

Monthly updates and progress reports

SEO is not a one-and-done service—to get to the top of the search rankings and to stay there requires consistent updates and improvements on strategy. We review campaign performance regularly for continued optimization.

SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION PROCESS

Step 1

Understanding your business goals and brand

Before we can start optimizing your site for search engines, we need to understand what your business does, who its key audiences are, what your business goals are, and how we can help you accomplish them. We start all SEO projects with an in-depth discovery meeting to ensure we understand your vision.

Step 2

Planning a content, optimization, and listing strategy

Now that we have a fuller understanding of your business and what niches to target, we perform keyword and industry research. Based on that research, your business goals, and initial analytics, we plan out new/updated content for your site, choose which directories would be most effective to list your business on, and perform a site audit to evaluate areas for improvement.

Step 3

Preparing content and publishing listings

Now, we begin designing and writing the content for your blogs, landing pages, and other website content. We also begin publishing your business listings/citations on the approved directories.

Step 4

Launching new content and optimizations

Once you have approved all content, we launch any blogs or landing pages as well as our recommended optimizations. If you are also on one of our website subscription plans, then all of these changes can be done at no extra charge. Otherwise, we will need to send these changes to your developer.

Step 5

Ongoing content strategy & reporting

We review your campaign performance regularly and use data and research to expand your reach on search engines even more via new blogs, pages, and other content. Your SEO performance is available within our single pane of glass, SmartBoard™. SmartBoard™ analytics dashboard is included in all of our marketing services, including our SEO services. If you have multiple services with us, then SmartBoard™ is your go-to for viewing analytics on all your marketing campaigns.

WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION

Rank on search engines for the keywords that are most valuable to your business

From writing blog posts that answer your target audience’s search queries to building local landing pages to optimizing your website HTML, we will ensure your website’s on-page SEO factors, technical SEO factors, and content are optimized to the max. 

However, because these updates to your site need to be ongoing in order to be effective and are usually extensive, we highly recommend pairing our SEO services with our website design & development services so you don’t have to pay your developer for every update needed to see SEO results—we offer unlimited updates in our website plans.

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GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE

Spotlight your business in your local markets with Google's local map pack

Showing up on Google’s map is absolutely vital to surviving in today’s digital age, but it’s not enough to just show up—showing up first in Google’s list of local businesses can be a game-changer for your business. The key to showing up first in Google Maps is to have a fully-optimized and built-out Google Business Profile with plenty of glowing reviews. Google Business Profile optimization is included in all of our SEO subscriptions.

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"Smarter Web is a great help increasing our online presence and we have noticed a strong increase of online responses."

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The simplest way to answer this is to ask yourself—what is Google’s goal? Google is trying to give its users the most relevant answers to their questions (or search queries), so it will promote trustworthy pages that fully and appropriately answer users’ questions.

Which means that to succeed at SEO, it is highly important that your content is the most relevant result for a user’s specific search query, and that your website is trustworthy.

Google has over 200 ranking factors that it uses to rank websites and determine their relevancy and authority.

The short answer is yes, your business probably does need SEO. Search engines are a discovery tool that the majority of consumers use to find a product or service they’re interested in. Improving your search engine optimization is a highly valuable way to increase traffic to your website, giving you more chances to sell to potential customers.

Depending on how saturated your industry is and the exact nature of your SEO strategy, it can take anywhere from 2 months to a year to see results from improving your site’s SEO.