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An SEO Agency That Turns Search Into Revenue.

Nobody asked to see your ad. But thousands of people are typing exactly what you do into Google right now. SEO is how you're the answer they find, again and again, without paying for the click.
  • Full-stack SEO, technical, on-page, off-page and content, handled by one in-house team
  • A proven track record of page-one positions for competitive terms, across ecommerce, hospitality and luxury brands
  • Honest, plain-English reporting tied to traffic and conversions, never vanity metrics
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Built to Be Found. Built to Last.

Plenty of agencies sell check-box SEO. A monthly roundup of crawl errors and a list of keywords you’ll never rank for. As an SEO agency, we’d rather sell you an asset. Search visibility that belongs to your business and keeps paying back.
Our SEO services start where most agencies don’t bother. Under the bonnet. Technical foundations, site structure and page speed first, because the prettiest content in the world won’t rank on a broken site. Then content built around what your customers actually search for, and the steady authority-building that tells Google you’re worth trusting.
We’re a UK SEO agency that plays it straight. No black-hat shortcuts that work until they don’t, no jargon to hide behind. Just the long, deliberate work that gets you found and keeps you there.

Optimised for AI Search.

Search isn't just ten blue links any more. AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity are increasingly where people ask their questions, and they answer by pulling from sources they trust. If your site isn't one of them, you're invisible in the fastest-growing corner of search.
The good news is that a lot of the work that earns AI citations is the work that earns rankings. Clear structure, genuine authority, content that actually answers the question rather than stuffing a keyword into twenty times. We build for both, structuring your site and your content so AI platforms can understand your website as well as traditional search engines can.
Search is changing fast, and we're moving with it. We build your site to be understood and cited by AI, so you're visible in the places your competitors haven't even thought to look yet.

Why Partner With Us for SEO.

Anyone can promise page one. Earning it, then holding it while the competition and the algorithms keep moving, is the real job. Here's why brands who take search seriously come to us.
  • Ready for where search is going - AI Overviews and tools like ChatGPT are changing how people find answers. We build your visibility for that shift from day one.
  • Foundations before rankings - We fix what's holding the site back before chasing keywords, because nothing ranks on a broken site. Most agencies skip the boring bit and wonder why nothing moves.
  • Content with a job - Pages written for real search intent, never keyword-stuffed filler. Google stopped rewarding that years ago, and so did readers.
  • Reporting you can read - Clear numbers on traffic, rankings and the actions they drive. You’ll understand exactly what you’re paying for.
Tired of getting outranked by your competitors? Let’s fix that. Tell us who's beating you and we'll show you how to change that.
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What Our SEO Services Cover.

Our SEO services cover four core areas, each one a pillar of getting and staying found. Need something more specialist, like international SEO or an SEO audit? We’ve seen it all, so please contact us and we can help.

Technical SEO

The foundations. Site speed, structure, crawlability and the technical groundwork that lets everything else rank.

On-Page & Content SEO

Pages and content built around real search intent, so you rank for the things your customers actually type.

Local SEO

Getting found by the people near you, from map results to local search. The bread and butter for any business with a place or a local market.

SEO Strategy & Reporting

The roadmap and the proof. Where the opportunity is, what we’re doing about it, and what it’s returning. In plain English.

How We Approach Seo

We start with a full audit. Technical health, current rankings and where you're losing ground to competitors.
You can't fix what you haven't measured.

SEO in Action - BeU Swindon

BeU Swindon is a free mental health service for children and young people aged 0 to 25 in Swindon. A service with a search problem. Few were looking for it by name, so it had to be found by people searching for help, often at the exact moment they needed it. And ‘people’ meant several very different audiences at once - young people themselves, plus the parents, carers and professionals trying to support them.
We ran a monthly SEO campaign built around that real intent. Technical foundations and on-page optimisation came first, so the site could rank at all, then a content and blog strategy written for each audience commenced. This targeted the searches a worried teenager makes, and the very different ones a parent or carer makes looking for help. Clear, kind and easy to find. Over the year, BeU went from being invisible aside from branded traffic to genuinely findable, and the right people started arriving at the moment they were looking. To connect people with such an important service is great, particularly in a space as sensitive as youth mental health.
What we delivered:
  • Monthly SEO campaign built around real youth mental health search intent
  • Technical foundations and on-site optimisation from launch
  • Content targeting high-intent local searches
  • Google Business Profile and local search optimisation for Swindon
The results:
  • Self-referral and parent referral actions from organic search up 38.4% since launch
  • Organic search traffic up 89.9%
  • Search impressions up 340%
  • Non-branded clicks up 219%
  • Website engagement time up 38.8%
  • Average position up from 26 to 9
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Social Media

Organic social that builds an audience worth following.
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Paid Social

Paid campaigns on Meta and TikTok that reach the right people.
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Google Ads & PPC

Instant visibility at the top of Google, every click measured & accounted for.
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Marketing

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Send us your site and your competitors outranking you, and we'll show you the opportunity, the gap, and exactly how to close it. We will never tie you in with a contract. The results will do the talking for us. Senior-led and in-house, with full visibility on everything we do. Let's get you ranking.

Goals – target audience – competitors – timelines – inspiration


SEO FAQs.

What does an SEO agency do?

We improve where your website ranks in search results, so more of the right people find you without paying for every click. That means technical fixes, content built for specific search intent, and the ongoing work that builds authority over time.

Do you optimise for AI search and tools like ChatGPT?

Yes. AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity are fast becoming where people start a search, and they answer by pulling from sources they trust. We structure your site and content to be understood and cited by them, not just ranked by Google. The fundamentals overlap, so strong SEO and strong AI visibility get built together.

How long does SEO take to work?

Usually months, not weeks. But we have been known to get some rather fast wins for our SEO clients. We identify these quick wins and execute on them early on in our campaign.

How much does SEO cost?

It depends on your site, your market and how competitive your terms are. We price it clearly against the work involved, with no long lock-in to trap you.

What’s the difference between SEO and paid ads?

Ads buy you visibility for as long as you pay. SEO earns it and keeps it. They work well together. Ads for the quick win, SEO for the long-term asset.

Is SEO included when you build a website?

The foundations are. We structure every site we build to rank from day one. Ongoing SEO, the content and authority work that climbs the rankings, is a separate campaign we’d recommend after launch.

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All in-house, all the time.

Every project is managed, planned and carefully crafted by an in-house team of creatives and developers, giving you direct contact with the people at the helm. We collaborate with clients, to bring visions to life.

The Kirkmichael Arms

In the heart of Scotland - The playground of Robert The Bruce. A land of Lions, Legacy and Heritage. Of poets and Kings.

Illustration, web design and development, photography, SEO campaign. Storytelling and brand narrative.

Moor Hall

The UK's newest Three Michelin Star restaurant, Chef Patron Mark Birchall's imagination made real: a vision of what food, providence and respect for nature should be, built from extraordinary effort, deep knowledge, and a refusal to accept the ordinary.

Web design and development. Illustration and animation. SEO campaign. Storytelling and brand narrative.

Marwell Zoo

Hero illustration · Animation · Social campaign assets

Chene Bleu

"From little acorns, mighty oaks grow" - The Chêne Bleu story, told their way

Web design and development. Animated brand film. Storytelling and brand narrative.

BeU Swindon

BeU SWINDON — BUILDING TRUST AND CONNECTION AROUND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
Brand messaging and strategy, filmed hero video, photography, animated illustrations. Bespoke site design and development, SEO campaign, social media management

Incognito Spirit Company

Launching drinks under the brand of a theatrical cocktail bar experience.

Creative direction, illustration, and packaging design.

Fortunate Son

Legendary winemaker in California’s Napa Valley.

Illustration, web design and development – brought to life with animation and storytelling.

Screencraft

Screencraft Display is a name well known to those in the know. Based in Hull, they are makers in the truest sense —
blending high-end industrial production with design thinking, to create point-of-sale experiences that elevate the everyday.

Summer Dreams Wines

An exclusive winery on California's Sonoma Coast.

Video, web design and ecommerce build, SEO, UI and UX.

The Fat Duck

Heston Blumenthal’s iconic triple Michelin Star restaurant.

Additional illustration, web design and development. Anthology menu design and storytelling.

Incognito Bars

Indulging the imagination of a beautifully unique bar experience.

All illustrations and menu designs, packaging design, animations, web design and build.

Moosh Vodka

Moosh Bet on Us: How We Designed a Winning Vodka Brand

Creative Direction, Branding, Illustration, Packaging.

Zouk Tea Bar Manchester

Manchester’s Icon of Indian and Pakistani cuisine.

Illustration, animation, web design and build, SEO, packaging design, photography, video and experiential marketing.

Lokma Westfield

Traditional Turkish food with modern appeal.

Illustration, web design and build, copywriting, photography and video.

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