Birmingham, Alabama · SEO
When someone in Birmingham searches for your type of business on Google, they are ready to act. They have a need, they are looking for a solution, and they are going to call one of the first three or four results they see. If you are not in those results, that customer goes to your competitor — every single time, multiple times a day.
Book a free 30-minute strategy call and I will show you exactly where your current online presence has gaps and what it would take to close them.
The problem
Local SEO operates on two levels. The map pack — those three business listings that appear at the top with the map — drives roughly 50 percent of all clicks for local searches. Getting into the top three there is one of the highest-ROI things a local business can do. The organic listings below the map are the second level, and they drive the remainder of the organic traffic.
How I work
The map pack is driven primarily by your Google Business Profile. The right primary category. Services listed correctly. Consistent, real photos. Active posting. And most importantly — a steady stream of genuine reviews. Velocity matters more than total count. Getting five reviews a month consistently outperforms getting fifty in one month and then nothing.
The organic listings are driven by your website. Service pages targeting specific keyword and location combinations — digital marketing Birmingham AL, web designer Hoover AL, Facebook ads Alabaster AL. Each page needs to be substantive and specific, not thin filler with the city name swapped. Blog content targeting the questions your potential customers are actually searching. And technical performance — fast loading, mobile-optimized, properly indexed.
The businesses showing up at the top of Google in Birmingham for competitive terms today started working on this 12 to 18 months ago. The gap between doing this work and not doing it compounds every month. Your competitor who is ranking above you is getting more leads, building more review velocity, and pulling further ahead while you are not in the results.
I handle all of it as part of a single retainer — Google Business Profile optimization, citation building, on-page SEO for your website, local content creation, and technical performance. You do not need a separate SEO agency on top of your marketing agency. You need one person who does all of it in a connected, coherent way.
What's included
Google Business Profile
Categories, services, photos, posts, and review velocity — optimized for the map pack.
On-Page SEO
Service pages, location targeting, technical fixes, and content that ranks.
Local Citations
Consistent NAP across directories so Google trusts your business location.
Review Strategy
Systems to generate real reviews consistently — not one-time bursts.
Website Performance
Speed, mobile UX, and indexability so organic rankings can actually move.
Content & Reporting
Local content that matches search intent plus clear weekly visibility into rankings.
8x+
Return on ad spend
$50K+
Ad spend managed locally
5M+
Ad views delivered
20-30
Websites built
"He's badass at anything online — ads, design, all of it. One of the best."
Monthly retainer — all-inclusive
$4,000
per month · currently accepting clients
One flat rate. Direct line to me. Month-to-month after 90 days.
30 minutes. No prep. I'll tell you exactly what I'd fix first.
How it actually stacks up
Option
Cost
First results
Marketing director hire
Salary alone — add benefits and you're at $140K+. Usually only knows 1–2 things well.
$78K–108K/yr
90 daysRecruiting + onboarding
Marketing agency
Junior account manager juggling dozens of clients. One service, limited scope.
$6K+/mo
60 daysOnboarding + handoff
Multiple freelancers
Ads, web, social — separate people, no cohesion, nothing compounds.
$500–1K each
Variable
John Poe
Everything. One person. Full context. Direct access.
$4,000/mo flat
2 weeks
Common questions
Next step
Book a free 30-minute strategy call and I will show you exactly where your current online presence has gaps and what it would take to close them.
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