SEO for cleaning companies across South Africa
Cleaning searches split clearly: a home clean, an office contract, a move out clean, a carpet. Each needs its own page and its own price guide.
Searches
| Search | What it means | The page we'd build |
|---|---|---|
| cleaning services Fourways | Local home clean | A home cleaning page per main area |
| office cleaning Cape Town | A contract | An office cleaning page with what's included |
| end of lease cleaning | Moving out, short deadline | A move out cleaning page with a checklist |
| carpet cleaning near me | A specific job | A carpets and upholstery page and a strong profile |
| deep cleaning price | Comparing | A price guide with honest ranges |
Pages
Google profile
Choose "House cleaning service" or "Commercial cleaning service" as your main category, whichever matches most of your work, and list the other services underneath.
Ask AI
People now also ask ChatGPT and Google's AI questions like "Office cleaning companies in Century City". The same work that gets you onto Google's map is what those tools read before they name a business: a clear site, the same details everywhere and real reviews.
Trust
People are letting you into their home or office. Say how you vet your staff, whether you're insured and exactly what each clean includes.
What's included
Every plan covers the five things that decide whether Google shows your business to people nearby.
Having a new website built? SEO goes in from the start, not added afterwards.
The first six months
| When | The work | What you'll notice |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | Audit, technical fixes, listings, Google profile tidy up | A faster site and correct details everywhere |
| Months 2 and 3 | Main service pages rewritten, first new area pages live | Your site showing for more searches, lower down at first |
| Months 4 to 6 | More pages, links and content, steady improvements | Movement onto page one for some searches, more calls from Google |
The steps show work piling up, not a promised ranking. Every month's report lists exactly what was done, so you never pay for work you can't see.
Prices
One town or area and up to five main services
Several areas, competitive trades, or owning your category
Online stores on Shopify or WooCommerce
Once off jobs: SEO Audit R3,500 · Citation Build R2,500 · AI Visibility Audit R2,500 · Brand Authority Setup R4,500
SEO for a few hundred rand a month usually means a report and nothing written. Ask what's included before you compare prices.
Proof
A short video of your website and your Google profile, recorded on screen, with the three fixes that matter most and the searches you're missing in your area. It arrives within 2 working days, and there's nothing to sign.
Where to start
Local Basic for home cleaning in one area. Local Advanced for office contracts across a city.
Questions
Yes. They're searched differently and bought differently.
Starting prices or ranges, yes. Most cleaning searches are about cost.
Yes. Office and regular home cleaning pages bring the clients who stay.
Local plans are R4,500 to R8,500 a month, ecommerce stores from R12,840. Month to month either way, and the price depends on how many areas and services you want to rank for.
Three to six months for most local businesses, longer where competitors have been at it for years. You'll see the work much sooner: pages fixed, new pages live, listings corrected.
No, and be careful of anyone who does. We promise the work and show it to you every month.
You keep everything: the pages, the profile and the listings. It's month to month with 30 days' notice.
Free audit video within 2 working days. Most people WhatsApp us; the form is here if you'd rather write it down.