SEO for Durban businesses
A freight firm near the port and an Umhlanga guesthouse need very different pages. Yours are written for the people you sell to.
Local
We work with Durban businesses.
A freight firm near the port sells to people planning shipments months out. An Umhlanga guesthouse sells to someone booking a weekend on their phone. Same coastline, completely different searches, and one set of pages cannot serve both.
Freight and logistics pages answer the questions shippers research: routes, times, what you handle. Hospitality pages sell the weekend: rooms, rates, what is nearby, a booking button.
We write for the areas you actually work: Umhlanga, Durban North, Westville, Pinetown, Ballito, Berea and the stretch of coast in between.
Searches
| What they type | What we'd do |
|---|---|
| freight companies Durban | A services page answering routes, capability and the questions shippers ask |
| guesthouse Umhlanga | Room pages and a map listing that shows rates and reviews |
| plumber Westville | A Westville page with jobs done there |
| electrician Durban North | A Durban North page plus a map listing set to the area |
| aircon repairs Ballito | A Ballito page for the trade, covering the holiday coast north |
Areas
Umhlanga, Durban North, Westville, Pinetown, Ballito, Berea. Your area not listed? We write pages for wherever you work.
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.
How to choose
Comparing SEO companies? Ask any company you speak to, us included, these six questions.
Our answers: Trudwell, yes, yes, no, month to month, and the free SEO check shows you the last one.
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.
By industry
Freight and logistics:pages that answer what shippers research before they request a quote.
Hospitality:pages for the stay searches: rooms, rates, weddings, conferences, what is nearby.
Trades:a page per service and per coastal town you cover.
SEO and Google Ads
SEO takes months to build and keeps paying back. Google Ads brings calls from the first week. Most clients start with Ads for their busiest services while the SEO pages settle in, then spend less on Ads as the pages start to rank.
Questions
With the services buyers search for and the towns you actually cover. Durban pages first, then the coast towns you want work from.
For your own name and local searches, yes. For generic stay searches the booking sites dominate, so we aim at the specific ones they miss, like weddings and conferences in your area.
No. Your Google profile can hide your address and show the areas you serve, and your pages carry the local wording.
Yes, in person in Cape Town by appointment.
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.