Johannesburg · South Africa · Worldwide

SEO services in Johannesburg.

We help businesses get found on Google. Technical fixes, local SEO, content and links, with the price on the page and a monthly report you can actually read.

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No VAT added to any price Month-to-month, 30 days notice You own your site and accounts
How local search works

Three places Johannesburg buyers find you.

01 / Map Pack

The map above the results

For local searches, Google often shows a map of nearby businesses above the regular results. It ranks them mainly on relevance, distance and prominence, and Google says there is no way to pay for a better local ranking.

02 / Organic results

Service pages that answer buyers

Below the map, Google ranks pages. Yours need to answer what buyers ask before they call: what it costs, how long it takes and which areas you cover.

03 / AI Overviews

Cited in AI answers

Google says AI Overviews may run several related searches across subtopics to build an answer. Service pages that cover cost, timeline and process give them more to link to.

Each suburb is its own market. A Sandton law firm and a Randburg plumber need different keywords, so we map yours before any content is written. The full breakdown is in our Johannesburg SEO guide.

What is included

Three parts of every SEO plan.

01 / Technical

A site Google can read

  • Crawl and indexing checks
  • Page speed and mobile fixes
  • Structured data and clean URLs
  • Fixes explained in plain English
02 / Local

Found in your area

  • Keyword clusters for the suburbs you serve
  • Content briefs for your local service pages
  • Google Business Profile management at R2,500 a month, or setup at R1,500 if you do not have one yet (our 12-fix playbook)
  • Listings clean-up (R2,500) and call tracking (R2,000) as once-off add-ons
03 / Content and links

Reasons to rank

  • Keyword clusters mapped to real pages
  • Content briefs written for your buyers
  • Backlink outreach on higher tiers
  • Monthly ranking report
How we work

From free audit to monthly report.

  1. 01
    Free auditWhere you rank, what customers search and what to fix first, sent as a PDF within 2 business days. No obligation.
  2. 02
    Plan and onboardingA call on your services, suburbs and what a lead is worth to you. Then a written plan and access set up, for a once-off R3,500.
  3. 03
    Monthly workTechnical fixes, keyword clusters and content briefs every month, plus backlink outreach from the Active tier up.
  4. 04
    Report and adjustA monthly report on traffic, rankings and leads, a call to walk through it, and what we change next month.
Timeline

What to expect, month by month.

A realistic timeline for a local business. Competitive markets take longer, and nobody can guarantee a ranking.

  1. Month 1
    FoundationsAudit, technical fixes and Google Business Profile clean-up. You get clean data and a clear plan.
  2. Months 2 to 3
    First movementService pages, first content, citations and reviews. Impressions rise and the Map Pack starts to move.
  3. Months 4 to 6
    Traffic and enquiriesMore content, links and conversion work. Traffic and enquiries start to climb.
  4. Months 6 to 12
    Compounding growthWe scale what works and go after harder keywords, so leads keep building.

See what drives each stage in the Johannesburg SEO guide, or check what your area needs with a free local SEO audit.

SEO pricing · ZAR

Prices in the open. No pitch first.

Every SEO package is month-to-month. There is a once-off onboarding fee. Six- and twelve-month terms take 8% and 15% off.

Foundation

R5,500 /mo

Local or single-service site

  • Technical fixes
  • 4 keyword clusters
  • 2 content briefs a month
  • Monthly ranking report
  • 30-minute monthly call
Active

R11,500 /mo

Multi-service or growing site

  • Everything in Foundation
  • 8 keyword clusters
  • 4 content briefs a month
  • 3 to 5 backlinks a month
  • 60-minute monthly call
Competitive

R19,500 /mo

Ambitious or e-commerce site

  • Everything in Active
  • 12 keyword clusters
  • 6 content briefs a month
  • 8 to 12 backlinks a month
  • Competitor tracking and quarterly review

Want SEO and Google Ads together? Build a bundle and save 15%. Compare all three tiers and the add-ons on our SEO packages page. Read the Johannesburg SEO guide or our guide to what SEO costs in South Africa.

FAQ

SEO in Johannesburg, answered.

How much do SEO services in Johannesburg cost?

Our SEO packages run from R5,500 to R19,500 a month, plus a once-off onboarding fee. Published South African agency pricing runs from about R3,000 to R45,000 a month, and most small and mid-size business retainers sit between R8,000 and R20,000. Use the package builder on our home page to see your exact total.

How long until I see results from SEO?

Expect 3 to 6 months for meaningful ranking movement on a newer site, and 6 to 12 months in competitive markets. Technical fixes and Google Business Profile improvements can help sooner. We report traffic, rankings and leads every month.

Do you guarantee page one rankings?

No. Nobody can honestly guarantee a ranking, because Google decides. We guarantee the work: a written plan, monthly reporting, and a clear record of every change we make.

Do you offer a free SEO audit?

Yes. Our free local SEO audit shows where your site ranks and what to fix first. You get it as a PDF within 2 business days, with no obligation. Request it on our free SEO audit page or WhatsApp us on 065 101 1908.

Do I need to be in Johannesburg to work with you?

No. We are based in Johannesburg, but the work runs remotely. We work with businesses across South Africa and internationally.

Who owns the website and Google accounts?

You do. We work inside your site and your Search Console. You grant access and can revoke it at any time.

Is there a contract?

Month-to-month by default with 30 days notice. Six- and twelve-month terms are available at 8% and 15% off.

What do you need from me to get started?

Access to your website, Google Search Console and Google Business Profile, plus a short call about your services, the areas you serve and what a lead is worth to you. Onboarding is a once-off R3,500.

Do you write the content, or only the briefs?

Every package includes content briefs: 2, 4 or 6 a month depending on the tier. Your team can write from them. If you want us to write, the content add-on covers 4 SEO articles a month for R5,400, and each extra article is R1,500 a month.

Do you build a page for every suburb?

Only where it helps. A suburb page earns its place when people search for that area, you genuinely serve it, and you have something specific to say, such as local projects, reviews or directions. Google's spam policies list pages that target individual cities or regions and funnel visitors to one page as doorway abuse.

Should I start with SEO or Google Ads?

Google Ads brings leads quickly and stops when the spend stops. SEO takes longer and keeps producing. Many businesses run Ads for enquiries now while SEO builds, and our SEO plus Google Ads bundle takes 15% off both.

Will my business show up in Google AI Overviews?

Google says there are no additional technical requirements: a page has to be indexed and eligible to show in Search with a snippet. AI Overviews only appear on some searches, and Google says they may run several related searches across subtopics to build an answer, so we plan service pages around the questions buyers ask next, such as cost, timeline and process.

Ready to get found?

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