seo in harrogate
backIf Google cannot find you, neither can your customers.
When someone in Harrogate searches for what you do, a handful of businesses get the call and everyone else gets nothing. SEO is the work of being in that handful. I am Joe Flynn, and I do local SEO for independent businesses in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire - not as an agency package, but as the same person who builds and looks after the website.
what the seo work covers
- Technical SEO - speed, mobile, indexing, redirects and structured data. The foundations most local sites get wrong
- Local SEO - your Google Business Profile set up and managed properly, consistent listings, and pages built around the towns you actually serve
- On-page SEO - titles, headings and copy matched to the searches your customers really type
- Content - new pages each month that answer real questions and target real searches
- Reporting - a short monthly report in plain English: what moved, what I did, what is next
seo work you can check
- The Hades Effect, Harrogate - keyword-mapped content with schema on every page, a local landing page, Google Business Profile and Search Console. I also found and fixed a hidden CDN setting that was blocking the site from AI search engines. Result: 27 times the search visibility in three months. Read the case study
- Best, Leeds - structured data sitewide, a dedicated store page for the shop, and their Google Business Profile and Search Console brought back under the brand's control after the logins were lost. Read the case study
- theresnothingupnorth - a shareable page and schema.org structured data for every creative on the map, so each person can be found by name and discipline
"I've already attracted new clients through the site."
Jonathan Flynn, The Hades Effect · 5.0 on Google
why one person, not an seo agency
Most SEO companies send you a report and a list of things for your web developer to fix. Here there is no handover. I find the problem and I fix it, usually the same week. And because I shoot photography and video too, your Google Business Profile gets real, fresh images every month - something no SEO agency in Harrogate bundles in.
start with a free audit
Send me your website and I will send back one page, in plain English, on why it is or is not being found - what is broken, what is missing, and what I would fix first. No call, no sales deck. If it is already in good shape I will tell you that too.
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How much does SEO cost in Harrogate?
It depends how competitive your searches are and how much needs fixing first. SEO is part of a monthly retainer that also covers hosting, security and edits, and I price each one personally. Email me for a straight answer.
How long does SEO take to work?
Technical fixes and Google Business Profile changes can show within weeks. Climbing for competitive local searches usually takes three to six months of steady work. Anyone promising page one in a fortnight is selling something else.
Why is my website not showing up on Google?
Usually some mix of: it is slow, it is not mobile friendly, it has not been touched in years, or Google cannot read what you actually do. I find the exact reasons for free - one page, plain English.
Do I need a new website to do SEO?
Not always. If the site is sound I work with what you have. If the site itself is the problem I will tell you, and show you why.
Do you manage Google Business Profiles?
Yes. Setup, categories, services, photos, posts and review replies. For a local business it is usually the fastest route into the map results.
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