Frequently Asked Questions
Usually around six months for meaningful SEO momentum, sometimes faster for local searches and sometimes slower in competitive markets. Anyone promising first-page rankings in 30 days is selling something that doesn’t exist. We’ll show you progress every month so you’re never guessing.
Small and local service businesses that run on reputation and word of mouth. If you care more about doing right by your customers than growing at any cost, we’ll probably get along.
We skip the hype. You won’t hear inflated promises, fake urgency, or jargon meant to make you feel lost. You’ll get honest strategy, plain-language updates, and someone who tells you the truth even when it isn’t what you hoped to hear.
We hear this a lot, and it’s fair. No locked-in contracts, no jargon-filled reports designed to keep you renewing, and no guaranteed rankings used as bait. Every month, you’ll see what we did, what moved, and what’s next. If that transparency doesn’t rebuild your trust, nothing we say here will.
We talk about your business, what’s working, what isn’t, and where you want to go. No pitch deck, no pressure, and no pretending we’re the right fit if we’re not. If we can help, we’ll explain how and what it would cost. If we can’t, we’ll tell you that too and point you to someone who can. We also have an option for a $299 consultation call where you receive a 3 month SEO, content, and keyword strategy to get you started even if we don’t end up working together.
We do three things: websites, SEO, and content writing.
Because that’s where most businesses need to start. Before you spend money on ads or time on social media, you need a website that works, a search presence that helps customers find you, and content that earns their trust. Ads cost money every time someone clicks, and social media takes consistent time and often a dedicated person, and both work far better when they point to a strong home base. Focusing on three things lets us do them properly. When you’re ready for ads or social, we’re happy to refer you to people we trust.
Not necessarily. Websites, SEO, and content work best together, but every business starts from a different place. If your site is solid, you might only need SEO and content. If your site is holding you back, that’s where we’d start. We’ll look at what you have and recommend only what will actually make a difference.
No. Paid ads aren’t our lane, and we’d rather not sell you something we don’t do best. But we know people who are genuinely good at it, and we’re happy to make the introduction. Our job is making sure that when those ads send traffic your way, your site is ready to convert it.
No. We stick to what we’re best at: websites, SEO, and content. If you want an agency that does everything under one roof, we’re probably not your fit, and we’ll say so upfront. But we know the agencies who do it all well, and we’re happy to point you their way.
Yes. It’s not our main focus, but we have real experience with it, including campaigns, newsletters, and sequences, and we can offer it as part of a monthly retainer. If email makes sense for your business, we’ll tell you. If it doesn’t yet, we’ll tell you that too.
Yes, we take on larger builds, at a larger cost. More pages means more strategy, more writing, and more testing, and we don’t cut corners to hit a small-site price. If you have a big project in mind, tell us the scope and we’ll quote it straight.
It depends on what you need, but here’s what doesn’t change: a straightforward monthly retainer with no surprise tiers and no “your traffic grew, so our price did too.” You’ll know exactly what you’re paying before we start, and it stays that way.
No. We keep clients by doing good work, not by making it hard to leave. That said, it’s worth knowing that SEO is a long game. Most strategies need about six months to build real momentum, so we recommend giving it at least that long before judging results. You’re free to leave anytime; we just want you to see what the work can actually do first.
You do. Everything we build and write for you is yours, including your website, your content, and your accounts. No licensing games, no holding your site hostage, and no losing your blog if you decide to leave. It’s your business, so it should be your marketing.
Most small business sites take 4–8 weeks from discovery to launch, depending on size and how quickly we get what we need from you. We’d rather give you a real date and hit it than promise fast and deliver rushed.
We do. Writing is half of what makes our sites work. You know your business; we know how to say it so Google and your customers both understand. You’ll review and approve everything before it goes live.
Often, yes. If your site’s bones are good, a rebuild might be a waste of your money, and we’ll say so. We’ll look at what you have and tell you honestly whether it needs a tune-up or a fresh start.
It will be built to. Clean architecture, proper indexation, fast load times, and pages mapped to real search demand mean SEO is built in, not bolted on. Rankings still take time, but your site won’t be the thing holding you back.
We verify everything is working: indexation checks, analytics, and conversion tracking. From there, you can run the site yourself or keep us on for SEO and content. Your call, no pressure either way.
Usually around six months for meaningful SEO momentum, sometimes faster for local searches and sometimes slower in competitive markets. Anyone promising first-page rankings in 30 days is selling something that doesn’t exist. We’ll show you progress every month so you’re never guessing.
No, and neither does anyone else who’s telling you the truth. What we do guarantee is real work, done in the right order, measured honestly, and explained in plain English.
The same things a big agency would look at: technical health, content gaps, local visibility, and what your competitors are doing that you’re not. It’s a diagnosis, not a sales document. You’ll understand exactly what’s wrong and what fixing it looks like.
Yes, and for most small businesses it’s the highest-impact work we do. Google Business Profile optimization, local citations, and the signals that put you on the map when someone nearby searches for what you offer.
Yes, but not the way most people are worried about. We don’t run plugins that publish unchecked articles under your name; we’ve cleaned up too many sites damaged by exactly that. Every piece is researched, keyword-mapped, and written and checked by a person who understands your business. Tools assist; people are accountable.
We start with what your customers are actually searching: real keyword research, not guesswork. Every topic is mapped to a search your buyers make and a page goal it serves.
As often as you can publish something worth reading, and no more. Consistency matters, but one well-researched article a month beats four filler posts. We’ll recommend a cadence based on your market and your budget, not an arbitrary quota.