Services
SEO Services for Durban’s Small & Medium-Sized Businesses where you deal direct with me
Three simple ways to work together, depending on where your website is today. Whichever you choose, you deal with me directly and get honest advice about what will make a real difference.
Which SEO service is right for you?
It depends on where your website is today. If you’re not sure, send me a WhatsApp and I’ll point you in the right direction.
Once-off
A new website, built to rank
You need a new website, or your current one is holding you back.
Monthly
Ongoing SEO
I look after the search side of your business month after month, so more of the right people find you on Google, Google Maps and AI search tools. You keep running your business, and I keep building your visibility in the background.
Best for: businesses that already have a website, whether you manage it yourselves or have a developer you trust.
What’s included
- On-page SEO. Page titles, headings, content and internal links tuned around what your customers search for.
- Local SEO and your Google Business Profile. Setting up or improving your profile, building reviews and getting you into the map results.
- Technical fixes. Speed, mobile usability, indexing and the behind-the-scenes problems that hold sites back.
- Content. New and improved pages that answer your customers’ questions and target the services and areas you want to rank for.
- Links and mentions. Earning references from relevant local sites and directories that build your authority.
- AI search visibility. Making your business easy for tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews to understand and recommend.
- Regular updates. We agree milestones upfront, and you’ll usually hear from me twice a month with what’s been done and what’s changed.
Contract terms are something we agree on together, based on the work involved and what makes sense for your business.
Once-off
A new website, built to rank
If you’re starting from scratch, or your current site isn’t pulling its weight, I’ll design and build a new one with SEO in place from day one. That means you launch with something that looks good to customers and gives Google everything it needs to understand what you do and where you do it.
Best for: new businesses, or businesses whose website is outdated, slow or hard to update.
What’s included
- Planning around search. The pages and structure are based on what your customers actually search for, so the site has room to grow.
- Design direction and build. A clean, professional site that suits your business and works well on phones.
- SEO foundations. Page titles, headings, schema, internal links and fast loading, set up properly from the start.
- Local essentials. Contact details, service areas and your Google Business Profile connected and consistent.
- Copy that sells. With my background in web writing, I can help with the words as well as the build.
- A proper handover. You’ll know how to make simple updates yourself, and you can bring me in for ongoing SEO whenever you’re ready.
Once-off
An SEO audit with clear recommendations
An SEO audit shows you what’s wrong with your website and what to fix first. I’ll go through your website and online presence in detail, then hand you a clear report of what I found and what should happen next, in plain language and in order of priority.
Best for: businesses that want a clear picture before investing, or that already have someone who can make the changes.
What the audit covers
- Technical health. Indexing, speed, mobile usability, broken links and anything stopping Google from reading your site properly.
- Your pages and content. Whether your pages target the right searches and give customers what they need.
- Local presence. Your Google Business Profile, reviews, listings and how consistently your details appear online.
- Your competition. Who’s showing up ahead of you locally, and why.
- A prioritised plan. What to fix first, what can wait and what’s likely to make the biggest difference.
There’s no implementation attached, so you can act on it yourself, pass it to your developer, or bring me in later.
I’ll tell you if SEO isn’t the right move
SEO takes time to build, but once it’s working it keeps bringing in enquiries without you paying for every click. It’s a strong investment for most local businesses, as long as the timing is right.
If your budget would work harder in Google Ads for now, or there’s something more pressing to fix first, I’ll say so and point you to the right help. The first conversation is free, and part of it is me working out honestly whether you should be spending money on SEO at all. You can also read more about Net Narrator and how I work.
FAQ
Questions about my SEO services
If your question isn’t here, send me a WhatsApp and I’ll answer it.
How much do your services cost?
It depends on what your business needs, how competitive your industry is and how much work is involved, so I don’t publish set packages. After a quick chat about your business, I’ll give you a clear quote that spells out exactly what’s included.
I’m not sure which service I need. Can you help me decide?
Yes, that’s what the first conversation is for. Tell me where your website is today and what you’d like it to do, and I’ll recommend the option that makes the most sense, even if that means starting small.
Can I start with an audit and move to ongoing SEO later?
Absolutely. Many businesses start with an audit to see what’s needed. If you decide you’d like me to do the work, the audit becomes the starting point for the plan.
Do you work with businesses outside Durban?
My focus is Durban and the surrounding areas, because local knowledge makes a real difference to local SEO. If you’re elsewhere in KwaZulu-Natal, get in touch and we can talk about whether I’m the right fit.
Will you work with my existing web developer?
Yes. I’m happy to work alongside your developer, sending clear, specific changes for them to make, or making them myself if that’s easier for everyone.
Where I work
I work with small and medium-sized businesses right across Durban and its surrounds. Choose your area to see how local SEO works there.
Not sure where to start?
Tell me a bit about your business and your website. I’ll come back to you within 24 hours with an honest recommendation, even if it’s that you don’t need me yet.