Get found by customers searching near you
Local SEO for small businesses. We make your site and Google listing easy for Google and AI tools like ChatGPT to understand, so people searching nearby can find you.
From £99 a monthOne flat monthly feeNo long contract
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What is local SEO?
Local SEO (local search engine optimisation) is the work of helping a business show up on Google, on Google Maps and in AI tools like ChatGPT when people nearby search for what it does. It covers the business’s website, its Google Business Profile, its reviews and honest links from other local websites.
What’s included in local SEO
On-page
- Page titles and descriptions written for the search result
- Clear headings and one page per service and area
- Internal links between related pages
- Images named, described and compressed
- Business details Google and AI tools can read
Technical
- Speed and mobile checks
- Sitemap and Google Search Console set up
- Broken pages, redirects and duplicates fixed
- Security and clean page addresses
Local
- Google Business Profile set up and kept up to date
- Your name, address and number matching everywhere
- A simple way to ask happy customers for reviews
- Photos and posts on your Google listing
Off-page and links
- Local directories and trade bodies
- Suppliers, partners and local news
- Links earned honestly. We never buy them.
- A watch on anything harmful pointing at your site
Found in AI search too — included
More people now ask ChatGPT, Google’s AI answers and Copilot who to use. Every SEO plan includes the work that helps them understand and recommend you.
Each main page starts by saying plainly what you do, who for and where.
FAQs written the way people ask AI tools.
Your name, services, areas and contact details marked up so machines read them correctly.
We check AI crawlers can read your site, and fix it if they’re blocked.
Nobody can guarantee a place in an AI answer. We make your site easy for AI tools to read and understand.
How it works
- 01
Check
Where you show up now, what customers search for and what your competitors do.
- 02
Fix
Technical problems and on-page basics, in order of what makes the biggest difference.
- 03
Build
Your Google listing, service and area pages, and honest links.
- 04
Report
A plain-English monthly summary: what changed, where you show up, calls and enquiries.
What we don’t do
- Guaranteed “number 1” rankings. Nobody can honestly promise that.
- Fake reviews
- Bought links or link farms
- Long contracts
Thinking about “pay on results” SEO?
It sounds safe, but it often pushes agencies towards quick, risky tricks to hit one ranking. The “results” are usually defined to suit the agency. We charge a flat monthly fee with no long contract, and you get a plain-English summary every month.
Your town and the areas next to it
Google listing, service and area pages, monthly summary
Across London, Essex or the South East
More area pages, content each month, honest links
Product and category pages built to sell
Shopify or WooCommerce SEO, Google Shopping basics
SEO set-up comes with every website we build. Ongoing local SEO is a flat monthly fee with no VAT added. There is no long contract, and you can cancel any time. Monthly services are billed a month in advance, and the month already paid for is not refunded. See all prices
Questions people ask
- 01How long does SEO take?
- Local SEO usually takes two to three months to show changes, and six to twelve months for stronger results. Your Google listing usually moves fastest.
- 02What’s the difference between SEO and Google Ads?
- SEO earns free listings over time. Google Ads can put you at the top within days, but you pay for each click. Many businesses use both.
- 03Do you build links?
- Yes. Chalybs builds links honestly, from local directories, trade bodies, suppliers, partners and local news. We never buy links, because Google penalises them.
- 04Can I cancel?
- Yes, you can cancel. Ongoing SEO with Chalybs is month to month. Monthly services are billed a month in advance, and the month already paid for is not refunded.
- 05How much does SEO cost?
- SEO set-up comes with every Chalybs website. Ongoing local SEO starts from £99 a month. That is a fixed monthly price with no VAT added.
- 06Does SEO actually work?
- Yes, SEO works when it’s done properly and given time. It builds free visibility that lasts. If ads would suit you better right now, we’ll say so.
- 07What do I get each month?
- Each month on a Chalybs SEO plan, we work on your pages and Google listing and build honest links. You also get a plain-English summary of what changed and where you show up.
- 08Will I show up in ChatGPT and AI answers?
- Chalybs sets your site up so AI tools like ChatGPT can read and understand it. Nobody can promise a mention in an AI answer, so we don’t.
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Get a free audit
We’ll look at where you stand now and tell you in plain English what’s worth doing. The free audit is done by a person within five working days. You keep it whether or not you hire Chalybs.
Your free SEO audit covers
- Your current rankings and biggest opportunities
- How you compare with competitors who rank above you
- Speed, mobile and technical health
- Your Google Business Profile
- Quick wins and longer-term wins, in order
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