SEO
Seattle

SEO in Seattle: answer the question before they ask it

SEO in Seattle has to serve a customer who researches. Before calling a contractor, clinic or lawyer, people here typically read several sites, check reviews, look at the map and, increasingly, ask an AI assistant to compare options. The businesses that win are the ones whose pages answer the real questions directly: what it costs, how long it takes, what the process is, which areas they cover.

So my SEO work in Seattle leans heavily on content that states facts plainly, backed by the technical and local basics. That combination helps in classic Google results, in the map pack and in AI answers.

Google Maps in a city of neighborhoods

Seattle residents think in neighborhoods: Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne, West Seattle, the U District, Columbia City. Across the lake, Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond are separate cities. Google's map results reflect that, showing different businesses to searchers a few miles apart.

The profile work is routine but decisive:

• Primary and secondary categories that match what you really do.
• A complete services list, with short descriptions.
• Fresh photos of real work, posted through the year.
• Reviews: asked for consistently, answered every time. Fake or bought reviews are banned under the FTC rule in force since late 2024.

Visibility in AI answers

AI assistants don't have a ranking you can buy or a form to fill in. They draw on content that's easy to understand and corroborated across sources. In practice that means consistent business details everywhere, pages with clear facts and structured data, and a reputation that shows up in reviews and mentions. I cover the basics within regular SEO; more on the AI search visibility page.

Rainy-season content

Seasonality matters here too. Gutters, roofing, moss, drainage, heating and indoor services draw more searches in the wet months; outdoor work, painting and decks in the dry ones. I publish seasonal pages ahead of time so they've had a chance to rank when people start searching.

Technical health in a city of fast sites

Your competitors' sites are often quick and tidy, so technical problems cost you more here. In the first month I check indexing, duplicate pages, broken redirects from older redesigns, structured data and mobile speed. Fixing those rarely makes headlines, but it lets everything else (content, profile work, reviews) actually count.

Price and how we work

SEO and Google Maps start at $750 a month, no minimum term, one month's notice to cancel. The work is done by me, reported monthly, discussed on Zoom early in your morning. I'm happy to work with businesses in Seattle and across Puget Sound. If you need leads immediately while the pages grow, combine SEO with Google Ads in Seattle. The SEO services page explains the method in more depth.