SEO for Gqeberha businesses
Motor suppliers and beachfront guesthouses compete in different searches. Your pages target yours, under both Gqeberha and PE.
Local
We work with Gqeberha businesses.
People still search Port Elizabeth, PE and Uitenhage as often as Gqeberha. Google treats them as the same place, but your pages and listings need to say both, because customers type both.
The city also has two economies on one map. Motor industry suppliers around Kariega sell to businesses that research parts and capability. Summerstrand guesthouses sell to people booking a beach weekend. Different pages for different buyers.
We write for the areas you cover: Summerstrand, Walmer, Newton Park, Kariega and Lorraine, under whichever name your customers search.
Searches
| What they type | What we'd do |
|---|---|
| plumber Port Elizabeth | A page under the name customers still type most |
| plumber Gqeberha | The same coverage under the new name, so both searches land on you |
| guesthouse Summerstrand | Room pages and a map listing with reviews and rates |
| auto electrician Kariega | A Kariega page for the motor trade, with the suburbs around it |
| aircon service Walmer | A Walmer page naming the brands you install |
Areas
Summerstrand, Walmer, Newton Park, Kariega, Lorraine. 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
Motor industry suppliers:pages that answer the capability questions buyers ask before they call.
Guesthouses:pages for the stay searches, with rates, rooms and a map listing kept active.
Trades:a page per service and per suburb, under both city names.
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
Yes, and Google still shows results for it. We write and list your business under both names so neither search goes to a competitor.
The listing is for your business, not the city name. What matters is the suburbs and services it lists, and we keep those accurate.
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.