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SEO that earns its ranks. And keeps them.

SEO is a compound asset. Done wrong it becomes a content graveyard. Done right it becomes the lowest-CAC channel in your mix. Technical, local, and national organic programs engineered for commercial queries, E-E-A-T signals, and money pages that actually close.

Technical
Core Web Vitals, crawl budget, schema, and indexation. A fast, crawlable site is a prerequisite.
Local
Google Business Profile, citations, and service-area pages that dominate local packs.
Content
Intent-mapped briefs, E-E-A-T-aligned editorial, internal linking baked in from the first draft.
Placements we run across Facebook, Instagram, and the Meta network
  • Technical SEO Core Web Vitals, crawl, schema
  • On-Page SEO Titles, headings, internal links
  • Local SEO GBP, citations, service-area pages
  • Content SEO Intent-mapped articles + money pages
  • E-E-A-T Authority + trust signal building
  • AI Overviews Passage-level citability + GEO
  • Technical SEO Core Web Vitals, crawl, schema
  • On-Page SEO Titles, headings, internal links
  • Local SEO GBP, citations, service-area pages
  • Content SEO Intent-mapped articles + money pages
  • E-E-A-T Authority + trust signal building
  • AI Overviews Passage-level citability + GEO
  • Technical SEO Core Web Vitals, crawl, schema
  • On-Page SEO Titles, headings, internal links
  • Local SEO GBP, citations, service-area pages
  • Content SEO Intent-mapped articles + money pages
  • E-E-A-T Authority + trust signal building
  • AI Overviews Passage-level citability + GEO
  • Technical SEO Core Web Vitals, crawl, schema
  • On-Page SEO Titles, headings, internal links
  • Local SEO GBP, citations, service-area pages
  • Content SEO Intent-mapped articles + money pages
  • E-E-A-T Authority + trust signal building
  • AI Overviews Passage-level citability + GEO
Why hire us on SEO specifically

Where most SEO agencies quit early.

Topic clusters over disconnected posts.

Most SEO agencies publish disconnected posts and call it content strategy. We build hub-and-spoke topic clusters with internal linking conventions that send equity to the pages that actually convert.

Schema, treated as a lever.

Proper Schema.org markup unlocks rich results and FAQ snippets. We audit schema coverage every quarter and write what is missing.

Audit on your desk.

Within one business day.

24h
Audit response window, every time

Technical audits on a quarterly cycle.

Google changes the rules every quarter. We re-audit Core Web Vitals, index coverage, and SERP features on a schedule, then ship the fixes before they cost you ranks.

Most SEO programs are losing rankings in ways Search Console will never warn them about.

Orphan pages that never got a single internal link. Index bloat from tag archives and parameterized URLs Google is quietly ignoring. Canonicals pointing at pages that 404. Schema on the blog but missing on the money pages. None of this shows up in the Search Console recommendations tab.

Our SEO management service starts with an audit that finds the technical decay, the content gaps, and the architecture leaks, then rebuilds the site with commercial intent at the center. Topic clusters, internal linking, schema coverage, and content briefs engineered to rank. Then we run it monthly, for as long as you want us running it.

Three principles

The three levers behind every ranked page.

01

Technical foundations first.

Before we write a single article we audit Core Web Vitals, crawlability, internal link equity, schema coverage, and indexation. Most ranking wins come from the fix phase. A fast, crawlable, schema-rich site is a prerequisite for content to do its job.

  • Core Web Vitals remediation per template
  • Crawl budget + indexation coverage audit
  • Schema.org markup on every money page
Before
  • Orphan pages with no internal links
  • LCP regressions on category templates
  • Canonicals pointing at 404 pages
  • Schema on blog, missing on services
  • Sitemap not submitted in 18 months
After 90 days
  • Every page 3 internal links deep minimum
  • LCP under 2.5s on every template
  • Canonicals clean + self-referencing
  • Service, FAQ, Breadcrumb schema site-wide
  • Sitemap auto-submitted on publish
Illustrative. Technical fixes are the cheapest ranking gains available.
Topic clusters · hub-and-spoke architecture
Hub page
HVAC Repair Portland
AC Replacement Austin
Furnace Install Denver
Commercial HVAC Chicago
Spoke content
AC not cooling troubleshooting
When to replace vs repair
Heat pump vs furnace guide
Seasonal maintenance checklists
Internal links
Spoke → Hub (anchor: hub KW)
Hub → FAQ + Service page
Cross-spoke related links
Footer: all hubs
Every spoke links up to the hub. Every hub links to the money page. Link equity flows where it matters.
02

Architecture as a ranking factor.

Internal linking is the most underused SEO lever. Most sites have great hub content that never gets linked from the supporting spokes. We rebuild site architecture around topic clusters so link equity flows to the commercial pages instead of leaking into orphan posts nobody reads.

  • Hub-and-spoke topic clusters per money keyword
  • Internal linking conventions enforced at publish
  • Orphan pages re-linked or retired quarterly
03

E-E-A-T authority signals.

Google's December 2025 update extended E-E-A-T evaluation to every competitive query. Thin content ghost-written by AI gets filtered. Real expertise, real editorial, real authors with real credentials rank. We brief and publish content accordingly.

  • Named authors with bylines and credentials
  • Editorial review for accuracy before publish
  • Citations, schema Author + Organization, review workflow
Brief
SERP + intent analysis
Draft
Named author · edited
Publish
Schema + internal links
Illustrative. Every piece briefed, authored, reviewed, and linked before it goes live.
Back of the envelope

Rough math on your SEO program.

Three inputs, three ranges. Useful for framing a conversation about what organic could contribute. Do not set your budget from it. Your actual numbers depend on keyword difficulty, site authority, and how patient you are.

/ mo
Keyword planner or Ahrefs estimate for the primary money keyword.
%
Position 1 typically earns 25-35% CTR. Position 3 drops to 10-15%. Position 5 and below under 8%.
%
Organic visitors typically convert slightly higher than paid. Solid programs land 2-5% on money pages.
Directional range
Clicks / month
~720
Customers / month
~18–25
From one head keyword
organic

Multiply across a cluster of 5-15 head keywords to see what a mature SEO program can contribute. These numbers compound over 12-24 months. The fastest-moving SEO programs still take 6 months before they pay the retainer back.

What you get

Six deliverables inside every SEO engagement.

Every SEO management engagement ships with these six as the baseline. Additional scope layers on top depending on site size, content velocity, and how many markets you're targeting.

Campaign performance data visualization across multiple KPIs
Every deliverable scoped before kickoff. Nothing billed that was not named.
01

Technical audit + remediation

Two-week forensic audit. Core Web Vitals, crawl budget, indexation, canonicals, robots.txt, schema coverage, mobile rendering. Deliverable is a prioritized fix list and a 90-day roadmap.

02

Keyword + intent map

Every money keyword mapped to a URL, with priority tiering by volume, difficulty, and commercial intent. A spreadsheet your team can actually read.

03

Site architecture rebuild

Hub-and-spoke topic clusters, internal linking conventions, breadcrumb schema, URL hierarchy. Link equity flows to the pages that drive revenue.

04

Content production

Service-area pages, category pages, supporting articles. Briefed from live SERP analysis, written by humans, reviewed for E-E-A-T signals before publish.

05

Local + GBP program

Google Business Profile optimization, citation cleanup, review-generation workflows, and service-area page templates that dominate local packs.

06

Executive reporting

Looker Studio dashboard showing keyword rankings, impressions, traffic, and conversions by page and cluster. Tied to your CRM so you see qualified pipeline from organic.

Process

How the first 90 days of an SEO engagement go.

Phase 01 Week 1-2

Audit

Technical + on-page audit + keyword opportunity analysis. Deliverable is a prioritized punch list and a 90-day content roadmap.

Phase 02 Week 3

Fix what is broken

Indexation, canonicals, CWV regressions, schema gaps, internal link equity. Most ranking wins come from the fix phase.

Phase 03 Week 4-6

Publish

Hero pages first (money keywords), then spoke content to support them. Every piece briefed, written, edited, and internally linked on publish.

What good looks like

Organic that earns its line on the P&L.

Specific rankings depend on your market, your competitors, and your patience. What we commit to is the method and the transparency. Here is what clients feel, quarter over quarter, when the method is working.

Compounding.
Hubs ranking. Spokes linking up. Organic traffic growing month over month with no paid support.
Monthly content + quarterly technical
Owned.
The site, the content library, the Search Console, the Google Business Profile. All in your tenancy.
Day one and every day after
Defensible.
Rankings tied to conversions tied to CRM outcomes. Your CFO can see organic contribution in dollar terms.
Looker Studio · your data
Illustrative engagement

What a typical SEO rebuild quarter can look like.

This is a generalized example to show the shape of the work. Every engagement starts with an audit, and the audit tells us what is actually realistic for your site, your authority, and your market's competition.

What a two-week audit covers
  • Technical health · crawl, index, CWV, schema
  • Keyword + intent map scored by commercial value
  • Internal link equity + orphan-page inventory
  • Google Business Profile + citations review
Site architecture
Orphan posts Topic clusters
Technical health
CWV regressions Clean + passing
Reporting cadence
Monthly PDF Weekly live
Campaign architecture and performance review on a laptop
Investment

SEO pricing that makes sense.

Fixed-fee audit. Fixed-scope 90-day foundational build. Monthly retainer priced to content velocity and ongoing optimization work.

Fixed-fee audit. Scoped in advance. Credited against the rebuild if you proceed.
Fixed-scope 90-day rebuild. Every deliverable named before kickoff.
Monthly retainer sized to site size and content velocity. Not a percent of organic traffic or anything you cannot directly defend.
You own everything. The account, the tracking, the creative. Day one.
Frequently asked

Questions we get asked every week.

  • How long before SEO starts paying off?

    The technical fix phase often produces ranking movement in weeks. New content typically starts ranking meaningfully between month 3 and month 6. Compounding returns show up month 7 onward. We build the program assuming a 12-month minimum view.

  • Do you build links?

    We focus on earning links through publishable content and digital PR rather than buying them. Paid link building is a short-term lever that creates long-term risk. Where clients already have a link budget, we deploy it into real editorial placements.

  • Can you work on a WordPress site we already have?

    Yes. Most of our home-service clients are on WordPress. We audit what you have, remediate where needed, and avoid replatforming unless the existing stack is actively hurting rankings.

  • How is this different from a typical local SEO shop?

    Local SEO shops tend to focus on Google Business Profile and citations. Both matter, but neither ranks your money pages. We combine those tactics with technical SEO, on-page optimization, content strategy, and CRO so the leads that come in actually close.

  • Do you guarantee rankings?

    No responsible SEO agency does. What we guarantee is the process: the audit, the roadmap, the publishing cadence, and the transparency. If we are not moving the needle after six months, we tell you before you ask.

Reviews

In their words.

Pulled from strategy calls, Slack threads, and end-of-quarter recaps. Names and companies anonymized, voice unchanged.

P
Priya M.
Owner, Harbor & Line Restoration
2 months ago

They spent the first month fixing things we didn't know were broken. Core Web Vitals, duplicate pages, a sitemap that hadn't been submitted in two years. Rankings started moving before a single new article went up. That convinced me they actually look at the site.

T
Thomas A.
GM, Westbrook Pest & Lawn
6 weeks ago

Google Business Profile was a mess. Wrong categories, missing services, no review loop. They rebuilt it, set up a review-generation workflow, and our local pack stopped being a ghost town by the end of month two.

C
Cam V.
Director of Content, Marigold Goods
a month ago

Most SEO agencies treat content like a ticket in a sprint. These guys brief every piece off a live SERP analysis and link it on publish. Our category pages started pulling organic traffic we hadn't seen in years.

H
Hannah R.
Operations Lead, Brightside HVAC
3 months ago

Quarterly review meetings are useful again. Rankings, impressions, and conversions per city, all in one dashboard. We can see exactly which service areas are paying off and which need another push.

Next step

Audit your organic program.

A 30-minute call. We'll walk your actual numbers and tell you the three things we'd change first.