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Goliath Marketing

SEO · Manchester

SEO agency in Manchester

Be found when Manchester customers search

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  • Local SEO and Google Business Profile
  • Technical SEO
  • Pages written for real searches

Most of your customers start with a search

When someone in Manchester needs a plumber, a clinic or a garage, they search for one. They pick from the map listings, the first few results or the answer Google's AI gives them. We make sure your business is one of those options, and each month we show you which searches are bringing people to you.

A Semrush keyword overview: search volume, difficulty and related keyword ideas for a client's target term

Where a Manchester business can show up on Google now

Search for a local service in Manchester and the first screen is more than a list of links. You'll usually see ads, a map with three local businesses, often an AI answer, and then the normal results.

Each of those spots is won in a different way. The map listings depend on your Google Business Profile and your reviews. The normal results depend on your pages and how easily Google can read your site. The AI answer quotes pages that answer the question clearly.

We work on all of them together, so you're not relying on one spot to bring in every enquiry.

emergency plumber manchester
AI answer

For an emergency call-out in Manchester, Your Business publish their call-out charge up front and cover the city centre and the south of the city. Most jobs are attended the same day.

Citedyourbusiness.co.uk
yourbusiness.co.uk › emergency-plumber-manchesterEmergency Plumber Manchester | Call-out charge and coverageWhat we charge to attend, the postcodes we cover and how quickly we get there.
example-plumbing.co.uk › servicesPlumbing services across the North WestDomestic and commercial plumbing. Contact us for a quote.
example-heating.co.ukExample Heating | PlumbersFamily run plumbers. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Illustrative. One page can win the citation above and the link below it, which is why both are written for at once.

What SEO with us includes

01

Local SEO and your Google Business Profile

We get your profile complete and keep it active. That helps you appear in the map listings for searches across Manchester and the towns around it.

02

Technical fixes

We find what stops Google reading your site properly, such as slow pages or broken links. Then we fix it, rather than just listing it in a report.

03

Pages for the searches that matter

We look at what people in Manchester type into Google, then write a page for each service and area you cover. Every page is written for its own search.

04

Being quoted by AI answers

ChatGPT and Google's AI answers pick pages that answer a question clearly. We write yours so they can be quoted.

05

A report you can read

Every month you see which pages moved, which searches they moved for and what we did. The numbers come from your own Search Console.

See where your business shows up in Manchester

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See where your business shows up in Manchester

Type in your website. In about ten seconds you'll see how you compare with the three businesses nearest to you.

Uses public data only. There's nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.

FAQs

SEO questions from Manchester businesses

It depends on your sector and how many other Manchester businesses want the same searches. A plumber covering one part of the city needs less work than a clinic competing across the whole region. We look at your market first, then give you a free quote so you know the monthly cost before anything starts.

Longer than ads, because Google has to find, read and trust your pages. How long depends on where your site starts and how busy your searches are in Manchester.

Yes. We work with businesses across Greater Manchester, including Stockport, Bolton, Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Altrincham and Salford. We also work with clients across the rest of the UK.

Yes. AI answers draw on the same things Google rewards: clear pages, a site that works properly and a business other sites mention. Good SEO helps you show up in both.

Not usually. Most sites can be fixed and built on. If yours is holding you back, we'll tell you and quote for both, so you can decide.

Free SEO audit

Find out what's stopping you showing up in Manchester

Send us your website and the services you want to be found for. We'll come back with what needs doing and what it costs.

What do you need help with?

We reply within one working day. Your details stay with us and are never sold on.