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SEO company for Fort Lauderdale businesses, across Broward County and South Florida

Fort Lauderdale SEO company for Google, Maps and AI answers.

We help Fort Lauderdale businesses rank on Google, in Google Maps and in AI answers. Page one in 60 days, or we work free. Month to month, with our prices published.

30 minutes on Google Meet. For businesses doing $20k a month or more.

Google Maps“Moving Companies Jupiter”
Google Maps results for Moving Companies Jupiter with Brooks Moving and Hauling at number 1

Brooks Moving and Hauling, Jupiter movers

Client result: top of the Maps list for this search. In the Google Maps top three by day 17.

4.8

on Google, from 199 reviews

4.6

on Trustpilot, from 55 reviews

Top 5%

SEO agencies in the world, by Mayple

17 yrs

ranking businesses in the US and Canada

As seen in and rated on

USA Today LA Weekly Clutch TopSEO UpCity
  • plumber coral springs
  • ac repair plantation
  • car accident lawyer fort lauderdale
  • movers hollywood
  • pest control weston
  • med spa las olas
  • dermatologist pompano beach
  • roof repair davie
  • mold remediation wilton manors
  • boat rental fort lauderdale

Why do Fort Lauderdale businesses lose customers to competitors on Google?

2 million people. One county. Three spots on the map.

The City of Fort Lauderdale is home to about 191,000 people, and Broward County around it to about 2 million, from Hollywood and Pembroke Pines to Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Weston. When the AC quits in August or a summer storm puts water in the garage, people pick up a phone and search, and Google answers with three businesses on the map and ten links below it. If you aren’t in those spots, the job goes to someone who is.

Source: US Census Bureau 2024 American Community Survey via Census Reporter, for the City of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County

The top three take the calls.

Most people pick from the three businesses Google shows on the map. Fourth place still has a listing, but far fewer people ever see it.

Google Maps is local. Fort Lauderdale is a city of neighborhoods inside a county of cities.

Google favors businesses close to the searcher. Ranking on Las Olas doesn’t mean you show up in Coral Ridge, Plantation or Hollywood.

Two promises, in writing.

One for the first 20 days and one for day 60, both set out in full in our SEO guarantees. And our prices are on the website.

Our guarantees

Read them before you sign anything.

Read both guarantees

Fort Lauderdale SEO, in plain words

What does a Fort Lauderdale SEO company do, and what does it cost?

Straight answers to the questions Fort Lauderdale business owners ask Google before they hire anyone.

What does a Fort Lauderdale SEO company do?

It gets your business found when people around Fort Lauderdale and Broward search for what you sell. That means three places on Google: the map with three businesses on it, the ten links below it, and the AI answer at the top. The work is your Google Business Profile, your website and its pages, your listings on other sites, and mentions from Fort Lauderdale and Florida websites. The full list is in what our Fort Lauderdale SEO services include.

What does an SEO strategist do?

They decide which searches are worth winning for your business, find out why the businesses above you are there, and set the order of the work: what gets fixed this week and what gets built next. Then they check the result from where your customers are. Here is that plan, step by step.

How much does SEO cost in Fort Lauderdale?

Our prices are on the website, and they are the same across the US. Google Maps starts at $1,497 a month. Google rankings start at $2,697 a month. Both go up for multiple locations, multiple websites and complexity. AI answers come with every plan. Agencies that hide their prices make you book a call to find out. See our SEO pricing. If you only want advice, SEO consulting is an option, and what a consultant costs is a fair comparison.

Google Maps

$1,497+

a month. Higher for multiple locations, websites and complexity.

Google rankings

$2,697+

a month. Higher for multiple locations, websites and complexity.

Is SEO paid or free?

Showing up in Google’s normal results and on the map costs nothing per click. Getting there takes work, and that work is what you pay an SEO company for. Ads are the paid side: every click sends a bill. Here is what one click costs in Fort Lauderdale today. Google also sells pay-per-lead ads with a green check mark; here is how those compare.

How long does SEO take in Fort Lauderdale?

It depends on your trade and how far ahead the businesses on top already are. We put two dates on it in writing, both set out in full in our SEO guarantees. For a South Florida example, Brooks Moving and Hauling in Jupiter reached the Google Maps top three by day 17, and by day 90 it held the top three across a 14-mile radius. The results are below. The longer answer is in how long SEO takes.

Is SEO dead now with AI?

No. When we searched “seo fort lauderdale” from Fort Lauderdale on October 27, 2026, Google still showed a map with three businesses, page after page of links and a box of common questions. AI answers are one more place to show up, and they pull from the same things: your website, your listings, your reviews and who mentions you. So the work that ranks you on Google now pays off in more places. More on AI SEO. How Google picks the sources for its AI box: Google AI Overviews, explained. The work itself: Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, answer engines and AI tools that write answers.

Is SEO worth it for a small Fort Lauderdale business?

It works best for businesses with enough trade to handle more work. Our plans are for established businesses doing at least $20,000 a month. More on SEO for small businesses. Doing some of it yourself first? Start with local SEO for a small business.

Do I need an SEO company based in Fort Lauderdale?

You need one that checks your ranking from where your customers are. Google shows a different map in Plantation than on Las Olas, so we run your searches from a grid of points across Broward. See how we check it.

What is the best SEO company for a Fort Lauderdale business?

The one that can show you its results in searches you can type yourself, puts its prices and promises in writing, and checks your ranking from your own part of town. Ask any company you talk to for all three.

What should I ask a Fort Lauderdale SEO company before I hire one?

  • Are your prices written down?
  • What do you promise, in writing, and by when?
  • Can I type the searches you rank me for into Google myself?
  • Who owns the pages and listings if I leave?

Our answers are in how we compare with a typical Fort Lauderdale SEO company. More help: how to choose an SEO agency, who we are, our awards and where we have been featured.

How do Fort Lauderdale searches change month by month?

Plumbing, AC, pest control and pools. Each with its own rush.

We pulled twelve months of Google search volume for Fort Lauderdale. Plumber runs from 260 searches a month to 590 in its busiest month, and AC repair from 90 to 320. “Car accident lawyer Fort Lauderdale” swings from 110 to 1,000, movers from 320 to 880, pest control from 210 to 390, and pool service from 20 to 390. Whatever the season, the businesses already in the top three when demand spikes are the ones that take the work.

Plumber

searches a month

260 to 590

AC repair

searches a month

90 to 320

Car accident lawyer

searches a month

110 to 1,000

Movers

searches a month

320 to 880

Pest control

searches a month

210 to 390

Pool service

searches a month

20 to 390

Each chart shows the last twelve months, oldest on the left, scaled to its own busiest month in green. Source: Google Ads search volume for Fort Lauderdale, read October 27, 2026.

When should Fort Lauderdale AC and pool companies start SEO?

AC repair searches in Fort Lauderdale run from 90 in the quietest month to 320 in the busiest, and an AC repair click costs around $71 on Google Ads here. Pool service swings from 20 searches a month to 390. Rankings take weeks to build, so AC and pool companies need the top three before the busy months, not after them. The dates we put in writing are in our SEO guarantees.

How busy is pest control in Fort Lauderdale?

Pest control runs from 210 searches a month to 390 in its busiest month, and a click costs around $67 on Google Ads here. A top-three spot pays all year.

What does a Google Ads click cost in Fort Lauderdale?

On Google Ads in Fort Lauderdale, a click costs around $96 for roof repair, $71 for AC repair, $67 for pest control, $52 for car accident lawyer, $28 for emergency plumber and $26 for mold remediation. A page-one ranking has no per-click bill.

A water damage restoration crew carrying soaked carpet and drywall out of a flooded Fort Lauderdale ranch house, with brown floodwater across the street and royal palms

The April 12, 2023 flood in Fort Lauderdale

25.91 inches of rain. In one day.

On April 12, 2023, storms stalled over Fort Lauderdale. The National Weather Service counted 25.91 inches of rain at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in 24 hours, issued a flash flood emergency for Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, and the airport shut down. The airport went on to log 113.61 inches of rain in 2023, its wettest year on record. Today “mold remediation Fort Lauderdale” runs 140 to 260 searches a month at around $26 a click, and water damage restoration runs 20 to 140. When water gets inside, homeowners call one of the first few names Google shows them. For restoration, plumbing and roofing companies, being one of those names is the job.

Sources: National Weather Service Miami and its 2023 South Florida weather summary, and NPR. Search figures: Google Ads, Fort Lauderdale.

Get found by the people searching

Florida results

What results do we get for South Florida businesses?

Brooks Moving and Hauling is a moving company in Jupiter, up the coast in Palm Beach County. Movers live and die by the map: the top three get the calls.

Google Maps top three

Day 17

Brooks reached the top three on the map.

Top three, across

14 miles

of the area it serves, by day 90.

Google Maps results for Movers Jupiter Florida with Brooks Moving and Hauling at number 1
Top of the Maps list for “Movers Jupiter Florida”: Brooks Moving and Hauling, 4.8 stars from 357 reviews.
Google Maps list for ac repair: two sponsored listings, then Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating, 5.0 stars from 825 reviews
Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating, Cape Coral. The search: “ac repair”. Two paid ads on top, then Non-Stop, the first unpaid listing, up from #13.
Google results for florida probate lawyer: Florida Probate Law Group first, Justia second
Florida Probate Law Group. First unpaid result for “florida probate lawyer”, with Justia below it.

More client results from across the US and Canada are in the gallery below and on our case studies page.

Our results

More client results across the US and Canada.

Just a few of the businesses we rank on Google, on Google Maps and in AI answers, from a Cape Coral heating and air company and a Fort Myers clinic to businesses across North America. Every card is a crop of the real screen, competitors and all. Look at the search, then look at who’s first.

How to read a card: the quoted words are the exact search a customer typed. “Before” is where the business ranked when we started, from our rank tracking. “Now” is the position in the screenshot.

Google search

Google’s normal results

The list of websites under the map. Many came from outside the top 100, where nobody sees them.

Swipe sideways for more →

Google result 1: Hideout Boutique for Laser Tattoo Removal

Google search · Fort Myers

Hideout Boutique

for “Laser Tattoo Removal”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Covers in Play for Swimming Pool Enclosure in Trenton

Google search · Trenton

Covers in Play

for “Swimming Pool Enclosure in Trenton”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Lux Skin & Lasers for Skin tightening treatment Margate City

Google search · Margate City

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “Skin tightening treatment Margate City”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Super Fabrications for fence builder hillsboro

Google search · Hillsboro

Super Fabrications

for “fence builder hillsboro”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google results for UNC hat with The Game Caps third, above New Era and Amazon

Google search · Ecommerce

The Game Caps

for “UNC hat”

Before

Page 5

Now

#3

A small store above New Era and Amazon for the hat UNC fans wear. Read the case study.

Google result 1: Pathways Dental Clinic for Same Day Emergency Dentist in NE Calgary

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “Same Day Emergency Dentist in NE Calgary”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Everything Mortgages for Mortgage north york

Google search · Toronto

Everything Mortgages

for “Mortgage north york”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 3: Everything Mortgages for Newmarket mortgage broker

Google search · Ontario

Everything Mortgages

for “Newmarket mortgage broker”

Now

#3

Result number 3 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

Google result 1: Pathways Dental Clinic for sedation dentist in calgary

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “sedation dentist in calgary”

Before

#4

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Noble Protection Dogs for Executive Protection Dogs Edmonton

Google search · Edmonton

Noble Protection Dogs

for “Executive Protection Dogs Edmonton”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Lux Skin & Lasers for Microneedling Margate City

Google search · Margate City

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “Microneedling Margate City”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Fuel tank on trailer

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Fuel tank on trailer”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Xizmo Media for Drone Cinematography for Commercials

Google search

Xizmo Media

for “Drone Cinematography for Commercials”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Covers in Play for Best Pool Enclosures

Google search

Covers in Play

for “Best Pool Enclosures”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: US Vacuums for vacuum cleaners for sale

Google search

US Vacuums

for “vacuum cleaners for sale”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Rosedale Wellness Centre for Pediatric Chiropractor

Google search

Rosedale Wellness Centre

for “Pediatric Chiropractor”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Aluma Sport 615

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Aluma Sport 615”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Xizmo Media for Aerial Video Production

Google search

Xizmo Media

for “Aerial Video Production”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Foxglove Farm for cavachon puppies for sale

Google search

Foxglove Farm

for “cavachon puppies for sale”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 3: Coffee Warehouse for jura coffee maker

Google search

Coffee Warehouse

for “jura coffee maker”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Sunly Energy for solar panel installation moncton

Google search · Moncton

Sunly Energy

for “solar panel installation moncton”

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Sunly Energy for solar panels mississauga

Google search · Mississauga

Sunly Energy

for “solar panels mississauga”

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 8: Super Fabrications for alexandria fence builder

Google search · Alexandria, Virginia

Super Fabrications

for “alexandria fence builder”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#8

Number 8 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google Maps

The Map Pack and the Maps list

The box of three businesses with a map, and the full list people see when they tap it. HVAC, fencing, law, septic, furniture and more.

Swipe sideways for more →

Google Maps results for AC repair with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 1

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “AC repair”

Before

#13

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for heating services with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 1

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “heating services”

Before

#11

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for cedar fencing company with Mae Fence Company at position 1

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “cedar fencing company”

Before

Not shown

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for car accident attorneys near me with Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo at position 1

Google Maps

Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo

for “car accident attorneys near me”

Before

#10

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for personal injury lawyer Pikesville with Law Offices Alex Poberesky at position 2

Google Maps

Law Offices Alex Poberesky

for “personal injury lawyer Pikesville”

Before

#13

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for septic cleaning near me with BEELER at position 2

Google Maps

BEELER

for “septic cleaning near me”

Before

#12

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps rank grid for local movers around Asheville, NC, every point showing Asheville Area Movers first or second

Google Maps · Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Area Movers

for “local movers”

Every point

1st or 2nd

Each green dot is one spot on the map where the search was run. On the August 2023 grid, every dot shows them first or second.

Google Maps results for black aluminum fence with Mae Fence Company at position 1

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “black aluminum fence”

Before

Not shown

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for motorcycle accident attorney Dedham with Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo at position 1

Google Maps

Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo

for “motorcycle accident attorney Dedham”

Before

#10

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for best accident attorney pikesville with Law Offices Alex Poberesky at position 2

Google Maps · Pikesville, Maryland

Law Offices Alex Poberesky

for “best accident attorney pikesville”

Before

#10

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for septic tank and drain field installation with BEELER at position 3

Google Maps

BEELER

for “septic tank and drain field installation”

Before

#10

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

AI answers

Named by Google’s AI Overview and ChatGPT

The written answers at the top of Google and in ChatGPT. They name a few businesses. These are ours.

Swipe sideways for more →

Google AI Overview for Luxury Landscape Designers naming Angkorscape

Google AI Overview

Angkorscape

for “Luxury Landscape Designers”

Now

Cited

Named in Google’s written answer and linked as a source beside it.

Google AI Overview for Bridge Loans for NonProfits naming B Generous

Google AI Overview

B Generous

for “Bridge Loans for NonProfits”

Now

Cited

Linked as one of the sources beside Google’s written answer.

Google AI Overview for Separation Lawyers in Mabton naming Skyview Law

Google AI Overview · Mabton

Skyview Law

for “Separation Lawyers in Mabton”

Now

Named

Named in the first line of Google’s written answer, 16 miles away in Yakima.

ChatGPT answer recommending Modernistic for best carpet cleaning company in Michigan

ChatGPT

Modernistic

for “Best carpet cleaning company in Michigan”

ChatGPT’s answer opens with one “Recommended Company”: Modernistic.

ChatGPT answer listing Skyview Law first for divorce lawyer mabton wa

ChatGPT

Skyview Law

for “divorce lawyer mabton wa”

First of the three firms ChatGPT lists, with its phone number.

Google AI Overview for Mortgage Refinancing for Renovations Toronto citing Everything Mortgages

Google AI Overview · Toronto

Everything Mortgages

for “Mortgage Refinancing for Renovations Toronto”

Now

Cited

Linked as a source inside Google’s written answer.

Google AI Mode answer for fence company chantilly with Super Fabrications as the first source

Google AI Mode

Super Fabrications

for “fence company chantilly”

Now

Cited

The first source listed beside the AI Mode answer.

More stories, with the full numbers: our SEO case studies, including Covers in Play, The Game Caps, Go Pro Plumbing, Heating and Air and Angkorscape. More: Maurice and Sons, Chapman McAlpine, Burloak Centre Dentistry and Shoreside Therapies. Or read what our clients say.

How do we check where you rank across Fort Lauderdale?

Your ranking, from Coral Springs to Hollywood.

Google Maps doesn’t show everyone the same results. Someone searching on Las Olas sees a different top three from someone in Coral Ridge, and someone in Plantation sees another. In Fort Lauderdale the map can change from one side of the New River to the other. So we don’t check your ranking from one spot. We run your searches from a grid of points across every neighborhood and city you serve, and you see that map for yourself: green where you’re in the top three, red where you aren’t yet. Then we go after the red.

  • A grid, not a guess

    Your real position from dozens of points across Broward County.

  • Fixes aimed at the gaps

    Neighborhood and city pages, listings and links for the places you don’t win yet.

  • Check it yourself

    Every search we report, you can type into Google.

Illustration of a grid ranking check over Broward County. Each dot is one search location and the number is where the business shows on Google Maps from there.

How Google picks the top three

What decides who shows in the Fort Lauderdale map pack? Three things

Google says its local results are based mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. Here is what each one means for a Fort Lauderdale business, and what we do about it.

Fort Lauderdale

Ring one: inside the city

DowntownLas OlasFlagler VillageVictoria ParkRio VistaColee HammockSailboat BendHimmarshee

Ring two: around fort lauderdale

Palm Beach County

Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter

Miami-Dade County

Aventura, North Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Beach, Miami

The places this page covers around Fort Lauderdale, grouped as in our list of areas below. Not to scale. Each group is its own market on Google, won with its own pages, listings and mentions.
01

Relevance

How well your listing and website match the search. A business whose profile and pages name each service it offers matches more searches than one that names only its trade.

02

Distance

How far your business is from the person searching, or from the town they name. You can’t move your address, so we win close to home first and then reach further out with town pages and local mentions.

03

Prominence

How well known your business is. Google builds this from many signals: links from other sites, your details on directories, your website, your reviews, and how people engage with your business. Reviews are one visible, countable part of it, not the whole picture.

The business closest to one customer is far from the next, so one listing rarely covers every place around Fort Lauderdale on its own. That’s why we plan it place by place. Want the deeper version? Read how we expand your Maps radius, our guide to getting your Google Business Profile right, or how local SEO brings in the normal results and AI answers too.

How does Fort Lauderdale SEO work, from day 1 to page one?

Day 1 to page one.

  1. Day 1

    Audit and the plan

    We search your services across the neighborhoods and cities you serve, map who holds the top three and page one, and fix what’s broken on your Google Business Profile and website. We agree your qualifying keywords in writing. More on our SEO audit.

  2. Day 20

    First improvements

    Listings cleaned up, service and city pages live, reviews coming in. This is the first of the two promises in our SEO guarantees.

  3. Day 60

    Page one

    Your qualifying keywords on the first page of Google: the second promise, in full in the guarantees below. Links and mentions from Fort Lauderdale websites are building behind the scenes.

  4. Day 61 and on

    Top three, then more

    We push for the top three on the map, add searches, neighborhoods and cities, work to get you named in AI answers, and list every search we track so you can type it into Google yourself.

What do our Fort Lauderdale SEO services include?

Eight jobs. We do all of them.

Every plan includes all eight. Every job aims at one thing: your phone ringing from Google Maps, the normal Google results and AI answers, wherever Fort Lauderdale searches.

Book my free strategy call
  1. 01

    Google Business Profile

    We pick the right categories, list every service, add real photos of your work and post regular updates, so Google has everything it needs to show you for the right Fort Lauderdale searches, neighborhood by neighborhood. More on Google Business Profile optimization.

  2. 02

    Google reviews

    We set up an easy way for happy customers to leave a review and reply to every one. Reviews are one of the signals Google weighs, and they’re what people read before they pick up the phone. More on local SEO.

  3. 03

    Local listings

    Your name, address and phone number, matching on every directory Google checks, from US business directories to the big data providers that feed maps, apps and voice assistants. More on Maps radius expansion.

  4. 04

    Website fixes

    Faster pages, a site that works on every phone, and behind-the-scenes labels that tell Google what each page is about, so nothing on the technical side holds your rankings back. More on technical SEO.

  5. 05

    Service and city pages

    A real page for each service, neighborhood and city you serve, from Weston to Deerfield Beach, written for the people searching there. No city-name swaps. More on on-page SEO.

  6. 06

    Links and mentions

    Google ranks the businesses other websites vouch for. We earn mentions from Fort Lauderdale news, neighborhood and community sites, associations, suppliers and partners. No spam, no link farms. More on link building.

  7. 07

    AI answers

    We work to get your business named when people ask Google’s AI or ChatGPT who to hire in Fort Lauderdale. Included in every plan, never an add-on. More on AI SEO.

  8. 08

    Searches you can check

    Every search we work on is listed for you, with the ranking grid, so you can type any of it into Google yourself and see where you stand. More on SEO services.

Which Fort Lauderdale industries do we rank?

Lawyers, plumbers, boats. The searches Fort Lauderdale runs on.

Plumber: 260 to 590 searches a month

Plumbing, AC and pools

AC repair runs 90 to 320 searches a month in Fort Lauderdale, and an AC repair click costs around $71 on Google Ads. An emergency plumber click costs around $28, and pool service runs from 20 to 390 searches a month. Every one of those clicks is a customer you could be getting from a ranking instead.

How we plan it: plumbing SEO and HVAC SEO.

Car accident lawyer: 110 to 1,000 a month

Law firms

A car accident lawyer click costs around $52 on Google Ads in Fort Lauderdale. Divorce lawyer runs 210 to 480 searches a month and immigration lawyer 110 to 260. Ranallo went from #10 to #1 on Google Maps in 20 days, and Florida Probate Law Group is #1 statewide.

How we plan it: law firm SEO.

Mold remediation: 140 to 260 a month

Water damage, mold and restoration

Water damage restoration runs 20 to 140 searches a month in Fort Lauderdale, and mold remediation runs 140 to 260 at around $26 a click on Google Ads. When water gets in, the companies in the top three on the map get the first calls.

How we plan it: construction SEO.

Dermatologist: 880 to 1,300 a month

Dermatologists, dentists and med spas

A dermatologist click costs around $10 on Google Ads in Fort Lauderdale, med spa runs 140 to 260 searches a month, and clinics fight over the same few spots on the map in every part of town. Sanjay Grover MD went from #17 to #1 on Google Maps in 20 days.

How we plan it: dental SEO and med spa SEO.

Pest control: 210 to 390 a month

Pest control and landscaping

Pest control runs 210 to 390 searches a month at around $67 a click. Landscaping runs 90 to 390 at around $12. People pick from the top three on the map.

How we plan it: pest control SEO and landscaping SEO.

Movers: 320 to 880 a month

Movers, locksmiths and electricians

“Movers Fort Lauderdale” runs 320 to 880 searches a month at around $27 a click. Locksmith runs 480 to 590 at around $26, electrician runs 110 to 880 at around $17, and a garage door repair click costs around $24. Up the coast in Jupiter, Brooks Moving and Hauling reached the Google Maps top three by day 17.

How we plan it: moving company SEO and SEO for electricians.

Boat rental: 390 to 1,000 a month

Boat rentals, charters and marine

“Boat rental Fort Lauderdale” runs 390 to 1,000 searches a month, and “yacht charter Fort Lauderdale” runs 170 to 320. Rental, charter and marine service companies win those searches on the map and in the results below it.

Don’t see yours?

We’ll search your service in Fort Lauderdale, live, on the call.

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Search figures: Google Ads data for Fort Lauderdale over the last twelve months, read October 27, 2026. Ranges run from the quietest month to the busiest; single figures are monthly averages.

Which areas around Fort Lauderdale do we serve?

All of Broward County. Town by town, one plan.

Most agencies write one “Fort Lauderdale” page and hope it covers 2 million people. It doesn’t. Google shows a different top three on Las Olas than in Coral Springs, and a different one again in Hollywood or Weston. So we plan area by area: the neighborhoods and towns you already win, the ones close enough to take next, and the ones worth a page of their own.

Downtown and the beach

The densest part of the city, with each neighborhood its own market on the map.

  • Downtown
  • Las Olas
  • Flagler Village
  • Victoria Park
  • Rio Vista
  • Colee Hammock
  • Sailboat Bend
  • Himmarshee
  • Tarpon River
  • Las Olas Isles
  • Harbor Beach
  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

North Fort Lauderdale

Coral Ridge up to Galt Ocean Mile, where waterfront homes and condo towers sit side by side.

  • Coral Ridge
  • Coral Ridge Isles
  • Imperial Point
  • Lake Ridge
  • Bermuda Riviera
  • Galt Ocean Mile
  • Wilton Manors
  • Oakland Park
  • Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

North Broward

Pompano Beach up to Deerfield Beach and west to Coral Springs.

  • Pompano Beach
  • Lighthouse Point
  • Deerfield Beach
  • Hillsboro Beach
  • Coconut Creek
  • Margate
  • Coral Springs
  • Parkland

West Broward

Plantation and Davie out to Sunrise and Weston, where the suburbs keep the trades busy.

  • Plantation
  • Davie
  • Sunrise
  • Weston
  • Lauderhill
  • Tamarac
  • North Lauderdale
  • Lauderdale Lakes

South Broward

Dania Beach and Hollywood down to Hallandale Beach, and west to Pembroke Pines and Miramar.

  • Dania Beach
  • Hollywood
  • Hallandale Beach
  • Pembroke Pines
  • Miramar
  • Cooper City
  • West Park
  • Southwest Ranches

Around Fort Lauderdale

  • Boca RatonPalm Beach County
  • Delray BeachPalm Beach County
  • Boynton BeachPalm Beach County
  • West Palm BeachPalm Beach County
  • JupiterPalm Beach County
  • AventuraMiami-Dade County
  • North Miami BeachMiami-Dade County
  • Miami GardensMiami-Dade County
  • Miami BeachMiami-Dade County
  • MiamiMiami-Dade County

Our SEO guarantees

Water finds every gap. Our guarantees leave none.

Guarantee 01

20days

If you don’t see visible improvement in your key metrics within the first 20 days, we refund $200 on top of returning your payment for that period.

What we measure: your traffic, what that traffic is worth, how much authority your site and its pages carry, and how many other sites link to you, against the day we start.

Guarantee 02

60days

If your qualifying keywords aren’t on the first page of Google within 60 days, we keep working for free until they are.

What counts: at least one high-value search for your business on page one of Google.

No long-term contracts. Results keep you here. Paperwork doesn't.

How is Awkward Media different from a typical Fort Lauderdale SEO company?

Same searches. Better odds.

Awkward Media

The usual agency deal

First results

A promise for the first 20 days, in writing in our SEO guarantees

“Give it 6 to 8 months”

Page one

A date in writing: day 60, set out in our SEO guarantees

No date in writing

Price

Google Maps from $1,497 a month. Google rankings from $2,697 a month. On the website.

“Call us for a quote”

Contract

Month to month

6 to 12 months

Proof

Client names and rankings you can search yourself

Logos with no results, or none at all

Local pages

A page for each neighborhood and town you serve, Las Olas to Coral Springs

One “Fort Lauderdale” page for 2 million people

Rank tracking

A ranking grid across every part of Broward you serve

One position, checked from one spot

AI answers

Included in every plan: Google’s AI answers and ChatGPT

An add-on, or missing

Who it’s for: Fort Lauderdale businesses doing $20,000 a month or more, with the crew to take on more work.

Your next step

Book a free SEO strategy call in Fort Lauderdale.

A free 30-minute strategy call on Google Meet. We search your service in Fort Lauderdale, live, area by area, and show you who holds page one and the top three spots on Google Maps, why, and what it takes to pass them.

Bring with you

Your websiteYour main serviceTowns you serveCompetitors you see
  1. 01

    We search your market live

    The way your customers do, in the towns you serve.

  2. 02

    We show who's above you, and why

    On Google, on Maps and in the AI answers.

  3. 03

    You leave with a road map

    Yours to keep. If we can help, we'll invite you to work with us.

For established businesses doing at least $20,000 a month.

FAQ

Fort Lauderdale SEO questions, answered.

What Fort Lauderdale business owners ask us before they hire an SEO company.

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01 What does SEO mean?

SEO stands for search engine optimization. In plain words: the work that gets your business shown near the top when someone in Fort Lauderdale searches Google for what you sell, on the normal results, on Google Maps and in Google’s AI answers. Those top spots aren’t paid for, so you don’t get a bill for every click.

02 Which searches should a Fort Lauderdale business try to rank for?

The ones your customers type when they’re ready to hire. In Fort Lauderdale, “plumber” gets about 390 searches a month, “movers” about 480, “car accident lawyer” about 590 and “dermatologist” about 1,000, according to Google’s own estimates. We start from the service plus the city, then add each neighborhood and nearby town you serve.

03 Isn’t Fort Lauderdale too competitive for SEO?

Fort Lauderdale is a crowded market, and that’s exactly why it pays to do it properly. Competition is set search by search and area by area, not for the whole county. “Plumber fort lauderdale” and “plumber coral springs” are different fights with different winners. On the call we search yours live and show you who holds each spot.

04 Have you ranked businesses in South Florida?

Yes. Brooks Moving and Hauling in Jupiter, up the coast in Palm Beach County, reached the Google Maps top three by day 17, and the top three across 14 miles of the area it serves by day 90. Florida Probate Law Group is #1 for “Florida probate lawyer” across the whole state, and Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating in Cape Coral went from #13 to #1 on Google Maps for “AC repair”.

05 How do you optimize a Google Business Profile in Fort Lauderdale?

We choose the categories that match what your customers search, list every service, add real photos and post regular updates, and keep new reviews coming in with a reply to each one. Then we make sure your name, address and phone number match on every directory Google checks, so it trusts your Fort Lauderdale location.

06 How many Google reviews do I need to rank in Fort Lauderdale?

There’s no magic number. Reviews are one part of how well known Google thinks your business is, next to links from other websites, directory listings, what’s on your website and how people use your listing. We compare your review count with the current top three because it’s public and easy to count, then work on all of the rest too.

07 Can you rank my business across all of Broward County?

Yes, one step at a time. Google Maps favors businesses close to the person searching, so you win the neighborhoods around your address first. Then we build a page for each neighborhood and town you serve, check your ranking from a grid of points across them, and point your listings and mentions at the areas where you aren’t in the top three yet.

08 My business is in Plantation. Can I rank on Las Olas or in Hollywood too?

Yes, for the searches where Google looks past distance. On the map, people searching in Hollywood mostly see businesses near Hollywood, so we win your own area first and then build pages, links and mentions aimed at the areas you want next. In the main Google results below the map, where location counts for less, a strong page can rank across the whole county.

09 Can I rank in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade too?

Yes. Fort Lauderdale sits between both, and Google treats Boca Raton, Aventura and Miami as their own markets. Each one you serve gets its own page and search targets, your listings carry every county you cover, and we track your ranking in every town.

10 I don’t have a storefront. Can I still show up on Google Maps in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. Plumbers, AC companies, movers, pest control, restoration and pool services can run their Google Business Profile as a service-area business, with the address hidden and the areas they cover listed. Google still uses your business location when it decides who to show, so we build pages and mentions for every area you serve to carry you further.

11 Do you work with AC and pool companies in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. AC repair searches in Fort Lauderdale swing from 90 a month to 320 over the year, and an AC repair click costs around $71 on Google Ads. Pool service runs from 20 to 390. Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating in Cape Coral went from #13 to #1 on Google Maps for “AC repair”. Rankings take weeks to build, so the companies that start before the heat are in the top three when it arrives.

12 When should pest control and landscaping companies start SEO in Fort Lauderdale?

Two months or more before your busy season. Pest control searches here never drop below 210 a month and reach 390, with clicks around $67 on Google Ads. Landscaping runs from 90 to 390. The companies that start early are the ones in the top three when demand peaks.

13 Do you work with law firms in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. Car accident lawyer searches in Fort Lauderdale run from 110 to 1,000 a month, with clicks around $52 on Google Ads, and divorce lawyer from 210 to 480. Ranallo went from #10 to #1 on Google Maps for “car accident attorneys near me” in 20 days, and Florida Probate Law Group is #1 for “Florida probate lawyer” statewide.

14 Do you work with restoration, roofing and plumbing companies?

Yes. When 25.91 inches of rain fell on Fort Lauderdale on April 12, 2023, water got into homes in neighborhoods across the city. Mold remediation searches here run from 140 to 260 a month, water damage restoration from 20 to 140, and a roof repair click costs around $96 on Google Ads. We build a page for each service and each area you cover.

15 Do you work with movers in Fort Lauderdale?

Yes. “Movers fort lauderdale” runs from 320 to 880 searches a month, with clicks around $27 on Google Ads. Brooks Moving and Hauling in Jupiter is our closest example: top three on Google Maps by day 17, and across 14 miles of its area by day 90.

16 Do you work with boat rental, charter and marine businesses?

Yes. “Boat rental Fort Lauderdale” runs from 390 to 1,000 searches a month, and “yacht charter Fort Lauderdale” from 170 to 320. We rank your Google Business Profile and build a page for each service and each marina or launch point you work from.

17 Should I use SEO or Google Ads in Fort Lauderdale?

Ads put you at the top today and stop the day you stop paying, and some Fort Lauderdale clicks are expensive: around $96 for roof repair and $71 for AC repair. SEO takes weeks to build, then keeps you in front of searchers without a bill for every click. Plenty of businesses run both while their rankings build.

18 Do I need a new website to rank in Fort Lauderdale?

Usually not. Most websites need fixes, not a rebuild: pages that load fast on a phone, a page for each service and each town you serve, and the details Google reads to understand what you do. We tell you on the strategy call if yours really needs replacing.

19 Do you build backlinks for Fort Lauderdale businesses?

Yes. Google ranks the businesses other websites vouch for, so we earn mentions and links from Fort Lauderdale news, neighborhood and community sites, business associations, suppliers and partners. No spam, no link farms and nothing that could get your website penalized.

20 What’s the difference between local SEO and regular SEO?

Local SEO gets you onto Google Maps for searches near you. Regular SEO gets your website into the results below the map, and reaches people searching from anywhere. We can run either one or both.

21 Can you get my business into Google’s AI answers and ChatGPT?

Yes. AI SEO comes with every plan, and it works to get your business named when people ask Google’s AI or ChatGPT who to hire in Fort Lauderdale. Angkorscape is named in Google’s AI answers for Seattle, and EquityRich is cited in Google’s AI answers for “commercial mortgage Toronto”.

22 Do you guarantee results?

Yes, two promises in writing, with dates on them. Both are set out in full in the “Our SEO guarantees” section on this page.

23 Who do I talk to once I sign up?

Your own account manager. Ask what’s happening with your rankings and you get a fast, straight answer, and changes you ask for go live quickly.

24 What happens on the free strategy call?

It’s 30 minutes on Google Meet. We search your service in Fort Lauderdale live, in the areas you serve, and show you who holds page one and the Google Maps top three, why they’re there and what it would take to pass them. The call is for businesses doing $20,000 a month or more.

25 Am I locked into a long contract?

No. Every plan is month to month, and results keep you here, not paperwork.

26 How do I reach you from Fort Lauderdale?

Call our US line on +1 619 558 3888, 9am to 5pm Eastern, which is Fort Lauderdale time, or book a free strategy call. Every strategy call runs on Google Meet, and we check your rankings from Fort Lauderdale itself, area by area, so you see what your customers see.

Your trade, your city

Which trades and cities do we rank for?

Every trade searches differently and every city has its own top three. Pick your industry to see how we’d plan it in Fort Lauderdale, or see the other cities we rank businesses in.