SEO that puts you in front of ready-to-buy customers

What SEO actually means for a local business

Someone in Chandlers Ford needs a plumber. They pick up their phone, type “emergency plumber near me”, and call one of the first names they see. SEO is the work that makes sure that name is yours.

That’s it. No mystery. The businesses at the top get the calls, and everyone below page one may as well not exist.

What I do

• Find the phrases your customers actually type — not the ones you’d expect
• Rewrite your pages so Google understands what you do and where you do it
• Fix the technical faults quietly holding you back — speed, mobile, broken links
• Build the local signals that matter in Hampshire searches
• Show you where you rank, in plain English, so you can see it working

How it works

1. I look at where you stand What you rank for now, what your competitors are getting, and what’s realistically winnable.
2. We agree what’s worth chasing No point ranking for words nobody searches, or fighting battles you can’t win. I’ll be straight with you.
3. I do the work On-page copy, technical fixes and local signals — steadily, in the order that moves the needle soonest.
4. You watch it climb Regular reporting you can actually read, and me on the end of the phone when you want to talk about it.

How long does it take?

Honestly? It depends on what you do and who you’re up against. A trade in a small town can move quickly. A competitive term across all of Southampton takes longer.

What I won’t do is promise you page one by Friday. Anyone who does is guessing — or lying. What I will do is tell you at the start what I think is achievable, and then show you the numbers as we go.

If you need customers sooner than SEO can deliver them, Google Ads buys you the top of the page while the rankings build. Often the sensible answer is both.

Talk it through

No obligation, no sales pitch — call me on 023 8098 4004 and I’ll tell you what I’d do with your site. If your site itself is the problem, I’ll say so, and a new one starts at £395.