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SEO Gold Coast, for small businesses

SEO that gets you found where you work

At Obie Digital I help small Gold Coast businesses show up on Google, in Maps and in AI answers, with every enquiry traced back to its source.

  • Your Business Profile and pages, fixed first
  • A plain report each month on what was done
  • 3 month minimum, then month to month
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What I use for SEO

  • Google Analytics
  • Semrush
  • Keyword Planner
  • Data Studio
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Cloudflare
  • WordPress
  • Webflow

What's included in SEO

A first month that fixes the basics, then steady monthly work. One written quote for both before anything starts.

The first month

Foundations

$1,500
One-off, to start
  • An audit of your site, including how ready it is for AI search, and the fixes that matter most
  • Keyword research on what locals actually search, mapped to the right page
  • Your Google Business Profile set up properly for the map results
  • Tracking, a Data Studio dashboard and a written plan
Start with Foundations
Each month

Monthly SEO

$800
A month. 3 month minimum, then month to month
  • Two content items, such as improving a page or writing a new one
  • Search Console review, Business Profile upkeep and link building
  • A plain report of what was done and what came in
  • Up to an hour of questions
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Know why

Judge SEO on enquiries, not rankings

Rankings move every day and don't pay the bills. Every form and phone click from Google search and your Business Profile is saved with where it came from, so your dashboard shows what organic search brings in each month.

  1. Enquiries from search

    Each phone click and form from Google search, the map results or an AI answer, saved with where it came from.

  2. The page they enquired on

    So you can see which service and town pages bring in the work, and which need more attention.

  3. What people searched

    From Search Console: the searches you turn up for, how often you're clicked and how that moves month by month.

  4. Your lead Sheet

    Every enquiry in a Google Sheet. Mark each one as won or lost and you'll see which searches bring in paying jobs.

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Found in the map results and in AI answers

For a local business, the map results and your Business Profile often bring in more calls than the website.

My guide to marketing for tradies starts there for that reason. I set the profile up properly and keep it active, which is the heart of local SEO.

More people now ask ChatGPT or read Google's AI Overviews before they click. Clear pages that answer real questions, with the right schema, give those tools something to quote.

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How SEO with me works

Four steps. Nothing starts until you say yes.

  1. A short chat

    The jobs and towns you want, and a first look at your site and Business Profile.

  2. A written quote

    Foundations and the monthly work on one page. Nothing starts until you say yes.

  3. Foundations

    The first month: the audit, set up, plan and keywords, then the most urgent fixes.

  4. Monthly work

    Content, links and upkeep each month, with a plain report. 3 months minimum, then month to month.

SEO work for real businesses

Two of the projects behind this page.

The Mobi-Vac website on a laptop on dark stone
Website auditKeywordsOn-pageBusiness Profile

Mobi-Vac

Exterior cleaning, Christchurch
The Escea website on a laptop on a grey couch
Schema markupMeta information

Escea

Fireplaces, seven country sites
Stephen, who runs Obie Digital

I'm Stephen. I've worked in digital marketing for 9+ years and do every part of the work myself. I use AI tools to work faster and check everything before it goes near your site.

Stephen, Obie Digital
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Send me a few lines about your business. Here's what happens next.

  1. A reply within 2 business days

    From me, with a few questions and a look at your current site if you have one.

  2. A written quote

    What I'll do and when, on one page. Nothing starts until you say yes.

  3. Built and tracked

    Set up in your own Google accounts, with every enquiry in your dashboard.

Call0438 523 737or emailstephen@obiedigital.com.auBased on the Gold Coast, working with businesses across Australia
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SEO questions

The ones people ask before they start.

How much does SEO cost on the Gold Coast?

Most agencies charge from about $1,000 to $3,000 or more a month. I charge $1,500 for Foundations in the first month, then $800 a month, with a written quote so you know the full cost before anything starts.

Do I need an SEO agency?

Not necessarily. A small local business rarely needs a team. It needs someone to fix the basics, keep the Business Profile active and add useful pages each month. That is the work I do, and you deal with the person doing it.

How long does SEO take to work?

Fixes and Business Profile changes can show within weeks. New pages and links usually take three to six months to move rankings for competitive searches, which is why the minimum term is 3 months. After that it's month to month.

Do you guarantee first place on Google?

No. Nobody controls Google's rankings, and a guarantee is a warning sign. What I promise is a clear monthly report of the work done and the enquiries search brought in.

Can you do SEO on a site you didn't build?

Yes. I work on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress and custom sites. Some builders limit what can be changed, so I check yours in the first chat.

What is local SEO?

Local SEO is getting found by people searching near you: the map results, your Business Profile, reviews, and pages for the towns you work in. For most trades and service businesses it's where the first enquiries come from.