SEO · Essex and UK-wide
SEO that brings in enquiries, not just rankings.
SEO is the work I've done longest. I've been in search for more than 20 years and a Google Partner since 2013, and I've seen most of what ranks a site and most of what quietly stops it ranking.
I usually start clients on Google Ads, because ads show movement inside a month. SEO joins three to five months in, once paid search is paying. By then the ads data shows which searches turn into enquiries and sales, so the SEO goes after the searches that make money rather than the ones that look good in a report.
What the work covers
Technical SEO
Speed, indexing, structure, schema: the things that stop Google reading a site properly. Most of the sites I take on have at least one of these quietly holding them back.
Pages that answer real searches
One page for each thing people search for, written to be useful, not stuffed.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, local pages and reviews, so you show up when people nearby search. Local SEO →
Ecommerce and Shopify SEO
Collections, product pages and technical fixes for Shopify stores in the UK and US. Ecommerce SEO → · Shopify SEO →
AI SEO
Getting named when people ask ChatGPT or Google's AI who to use. AI SEO →
SEO for trades
Roofers, plumbers, electricians and heating engineers. SEO for trades →
Proof
Braintree Van Hire
A new site and domain migration that Google picked up within days. Inside a week it sat second for "van hire braintree", behind only a national brand. Read the case study →
Braintree District Council
SEO for The Plaza, the council's business and innovation centre. "The changes made a real difference to our search rankings." (Gwen Balch, Marketing & Communications Officer)
How it runs and what it costs
Most of my SEO clients are in Essex, and I work UK-wide.
SEO is quoted after the call, once I've seen the site and the market. It runs on a 12-month minimum with a break clause at 6 months, then monthly, because it takes three to five months to start paying. SEO pricing →
Questions
How long does SEO take to work?
Usually three to five months before it starts paying, longer in competitive markets. That's why I recommend Google Ads first: it brings in enquiries while the SEO builds.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No. Nobody can, and anyone who does is selling something. What I can show you is what's holding the site back and what fixing it is worth.
Do I need a new website for SEO?
Not always. If the site is slow or badly built, fixing it is part of the SEO. If it's sound, we work with what you have.
What about AI search?
AI tools lean on the same signals as Google: clear pages, real proof and other sites mentioning you. Good SEO is most of AI visibility. AI SEO →
Can you do SEO and Google Ads together?
Yes, and it works better that way. The ads data tells the SEO what to go after.
Let’s find out what’s actually wrong.
Fifteen minutes on your ads, site or search visibility. No sales script, and you keep the findings either way.