Awkward Media
Downtown Houston skyline at blue hour above Buffalo Bayou, with trees along the bayou banks

SEO company in Houston, ranking businesses from Katy to Pearland

Houston SEO agency. Page one of Google in 60 days.

If your qualifying keywords aren’t on the first page of Google within 60 days, we keep working for free until they are. You see the first improvements in 20 days. Month to month, with our prices published.

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

ac repair houston
Illustration: how a listing climbs into the Google Maps top three. Not a real search result.

4.8

on Google, from 197 reviews

4.6

on Trustpilot, from 55 reviews

Top 5%

SEO agencies in the world, by Mayple

13 yrs

ranking businesses in the US and Canada

As seen in and rated on

USA Today LA Weekly Clutch TopSEO UpCity
  • ac repair houston
  • roofer katy
  • foundation repair cypress
  • car accident lawyer houston
  • plumber sugar land
  • dentist pearland
  • pest control the woodlands
  • garage door repair spring
  • moving company houston
  • med spa river oaks

Why Houston businesses lose the call

7.8 million people. One metro. Three spots on the map.

The Houston metro is home to about 7.8 million people, from The Woodlands and Conroe to Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland and League City. When the AC quits in August or a hurricane tears up a roof, 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

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. Greater Houston runs from Conroe to Galveston.

Google favors businesses close to the searcher. Ranking in Midtown doesn’t mean you show up in Katy, Pearland or The Woodlands.

Two dates, in writing.

First movement by day 20. Page one by day 60, or we keep working free. And our prices are on the website.

Our guarantees

Page one in 60 days, or we work free until you are.

Read both guarantees

Houston search, month by month

Heat. Storms. Bugs. Each with its own rush.

We pulled twelve months of Google search volume for Houston. AC repair climbs from 1,000 searches a month to 4,400 in the heat, and plumber searches swing from 1,900 to 4,400. Pest control runs from 1,900 to 4,400. When storms roll through, roof repair jumps from 320 to 1,300 and water damage restoration from 110 to 590. Even furnace repair climbs from 20 to 480 when a cold snap hits. Whatever the season, the businesses already in the top three when demand spikes are the ones that take the work.

AC repair

searches a month

1,000 to 4,400

Plumber

searches a month

1,900 to 4,400

Pest control

searches a month

1,900 to 4,400

Roof repair

searches a month

320 to 1,300

Water damage restoration

searches a month

110 to 590

Furnace repair

searches a month

20 to 480

Each chart is scaled to its own busiest month, shown in green. Source: Google Ads search volume for Houston, Texas, last twelve months, pulled October 2026.

Storm work? Rank before June.

Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Rankings take weeks to build, so roofers, tree services, restoration and foundation crews need to hold the top three before the storm, not start after it. Our 60-day page-one guarantee gives you a date to plan around.

Summer is long. Own all of it.

AC repair runs from 1,000 to 4,400 searches a month and garage door repair from 1,600 to 5,400. In a city this hot, the busy season lasts for months, and a top-three spot keeps the phone ringing through all of it.

No bill for every click.

On Google Ads in Houston, a click costs around $219 for personal injury lawyer, $206 for car accident lawyer, $91 for emergency plumber and $74 for water heater repair. A page-one ranking keeps bringing in leads without a per-click bill.

A roofer laying a tarp over a storm-damaged roof on a brick ranch house, with a fallen oak branch in the yard

The morning after the hurricane

One storm, and every roof on the street needs a look.

When Hurricane Beryl hit on July 8, 2024, 2.26 million CenterPoint customers lost power across the Houston area. Roofers, tree services, restoration crews and electricians all got the calls. In a normal year, roof repair searches in Houston run from 320 a month to 1,300, roofing company from 880 to 2,400 and tree service from 140 to 720. When the next storm hits, people search, and they call the businesses Google shows first.

Source: Houston Landing

Get in the top three before the next storm

SEO results in Texas and across the US

Texas first. Then the rest of the US.

Google search · San Antonio, Texas

Alamo DTF: invisible on Google to 57 ranking searches in 35 days.

A custom printing shop about 200 miles west on I-10. On July 14, Google showed the site for nothing: no ranking keywords and no estimated traffic. We built the site around the San Antonio searches closest to a sale. By August 18 it ranked for 57 searches, with its core San Antonio searches at #7 and #10, on page one.

Read the case study

July 14

0

ranking searches

August 18

57

ranking searches

Day 1Day 35

#7

core San Antonio search

#10

core San Antonio search

Google Maps · Canton, Massachusetts · 20 days

Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo

#10

#1

For “car accident attorneys near me” on Google Maps, in 20 days. All eight of the firm’s tracked searches finished in the top three. Personal injury clicks cost around $219 each on Google Ads in Houston. A top-three spot on the map doesn’t bill by the click.

See our Google Maps results

Google Maps · Cape Coral, Florida

Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating

8 of 8

Tracked HVAC searches in the Google Maps top three. Gulf Coast heat, Gulf Coast storms. The same plan we’d run for a Houston AC company before the summer rush.

Google search · Las Vegas, Nevada

Purple Flare Wraps: #1, then 78 conversions in a month.

Number one for “Las Vegas car wrap”, followed by 78 conversions from organic search in June 2025.

See our Las Vegas SEO
Google result: Purple Flare Wraps first for Las Vegas car wrap
“Las Vegas car wrap” on Google: Purple Flare Wraps in first place.

How we measure

Your ranking, from Katy to Pearland.

Google Maps doesn’t show everyone the same results. Someone searching in Midtown sees a different top three from someone in Cypress or out in Pearland. So we don’t check your ranking from one spot. We run your searches from a grid of points across Houston and every city you serve, and you get that map back every month: 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 the region.

  • Fixes aimed at the gaps

    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 Houston. Each dot is one search location and the number is where the business shows on Google Maps from there.

How our Houston SEO works

Day 1 to page one.

  1. Day 1

    Audit and the plan

    We search your services across Houston and the cities around it, 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.

  2. Day 20

    First movement

    Listings cleaned up, service and city pages live, reviews coming in. 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.

  3. Day 60

    Page one

    If your qualifying keywords aren’t on the first page of Google within 60 days, we keep working for free until they are. Links and mentions from Houston and Texas 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 and cities, work to get you named in AI answers, and report every ranking each month so you can check it yourself.

What our Houston SEO services include

Eight jobs. We do all of them.

Every plan, every month. Every job aims at one thing: your phone ringing from the three spots Houston taps first on Google Maps.

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 Houston searches.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  5. 05

    Service and city pages

    A real page for each service and each city you serve, from Katy to Pearland, written for the people searching there. No city-name swaps.

  6. 06

    Links and mentions

    Google ranks the businesses other websites vouch for. We earn mentions from Houston and Texas news and community sites, associations, suppliers and partners. No spam, no link farms.

  7. 07

    AI answers

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

  8. 08

    Monthly reporting

    Every ranking, every month, with the searches listed and the ranking grid attached, so you can check any of it on Google yourself.

Industries we rank in Houston

AC, roofs, lawyers. The searches Houston runs on.

AC repair: 1,000 to 4,400 searches a month

Heating, cooling and plumbing

Plumbers see 1,900 to 4,400 searches a month and air duct cleaning 390 to 1,600. Water heater repair runs 40 to 1,000, and emergency plumber clicks cost around $91 each on Google Ads.

Roofing company: 880 to 2,400 a month

Roofing, restoration and foundations

Roof repair runs 320 to 1,300 searches a month, foundation repair 590 to 1,000 and mold remediation 260 to 720. After a storm, the crews already on the map are the ones homeowners find first.

Pest control: 1,900 to 4,400 a month

Pest control

Termite control runs 40 to 480 searches a month and mosquito control 30 to 140. In a city this warm and this wet, the busy season barely ends.

Garage door repair: 1,600 to 5,400 a month

Garage doors and home services

Electricians see 590 to 1,600 searches a month, pressure washing 320 to 880 and tree service 140 to 720.

Personal injury lawyer: 3,600 to 9,900 a month

Law firms

Car accident lawyer runs 2,900 to 9,900 searches a month, divorce lawyer 1,600 to 6,600 and criminal defense lawyer 1,300 to 2,900. Florida Probate Law Group is #1 on Google for “Florida probate lawyer”.

Dentist: 3,600 to 12,100 a month

Dentists, clinics and med spas

One of the biggest local searches in Houston, every month of the year. Med spa searches run 480 to 1,000 a month. Grand Oaks Orthodontics went from 203 ranking searches to 818 in 90 days.

Moving company: 5,400 to 9,900 a month

Moving, landscaping and auto

Landscaping runs 480 to 1,300 searches a month, lawn care 390 to 1,300, auto body 590 to 880 and pool service 110 to 320. 24/7 Movers is #1 on Google Maps in Edmonton for three of its keywords.

Don’t see yours?

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

Book my free strategy call

Search figures: Google Ads data for Houston, Texas over the last twelve months, pulled October 2026. Ranges run from the quietest month to the busiest.

Areas we serve around Houston

Every corner of Houston. And the cities around it.

Downtown, Midtown and the Galleria are packed with law firms, clinics and agencies chasing the same few spots. Montrose, The Heights and Rice Military run on walk-in trade and near-me searches. The suburbs, from The Woodlands and Cypress to Katy, Sugar Land and Pearland, are full of families who need a plumber, a roofer or a dentist close to home, and each one is a market in its own right. Google shows different businesses in each one, so each one gets its own plan.

Inside Houston

  • Downtown
  • Midtown
  • Montrose
  • The Heights
  • River Oaks
  • Upper Kirby
  • Museum District
  • Galleria
  • Memorial
  • West University
  • Bellaire
  • Rice Military
  • EaDo
  • Medical Center
  • Energy Corridor
  • Westchase
  • Spring Branch
  • Clear Lake

Around Houston

  • The WoodlandsMontgomery County
  • ConroeMontgomery County
  • SpringHarris County
  • CypressHarris County
  • HumbleHarris County
  • KatyWest of Houston
  • Sugar LandFort Bend County
  • Missouri CityFort Bend County
  • PearlandBrazoria County
  • PasadenaHarris County
  • BaytownHarris County
  • League CityGalveston County

Our SEO guarantees

We put our money where our rankings are.

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.

Awkward Media vs a typical Houston SEO company

Same searches. Better odds.

Awkward Media

The usual agency deal

First results

Visible improvement in 20 days, or $200 back on top of that period’s payment

“Give it 6 to 8 months”

Page one

Qualifying keywords on page one in 60 days, or we work free until they are

No date in writing

Price

Published: $1,497 to $5,000 a month

“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 city you serve, Katy to Pearland

One page with the city name swapped in

Rank tracking

A ranking grid across Houston and the cities you serve, every month

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: Houston businesses doing $20,000 a month or more, with the crew to take on more work.

Why we cap it: we take on 15 new clients a month, so we can keep the ranking promises we make to the clients we already have.

Your next step

See who's ahead of you in Houston.

A free 30-minute strategy call on Google Meet. We search your service in Houston, live, 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

Houston SEO, answered.

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

Book my free strategy call
01 How much does SEO cost in Houston?

Our plans for Google Maps and the main Google results (local and organic SEO) run $1,497 to $5,000 a month, and $5,000+ a month when you have several websites. Every plan is month to month and includes AI SEO. Where you land depends on your service, how many parts of Houston and the cities around it you want to win and how strong the businesses above you are. You get your exact number on the free strategy call.

02 How long does SEO take in Houston?

You should see the first improvements within 20 days. 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. If your qualifying keywords aren’t on the first page of Google within 60 days, we keep working for free until they are.

03 Is SEO worth it for a small business in Houston?

Yes, if you’re already doing $20,000 a month or more and want more of the same work. Ads charge you for every click, and in Houston a personal injury click costs around $219 and an emergency plumber click around $91. A page-one ranking keeps bringing in leads without a bill for every click, and our guarantees put dates on it: visible improvement in 20 days, qualifying keywords on page one in 60.

04 What does a Houston SEO company actually do?

Eight jobs, all done for you: we set up and run your Google Business Profile, grow your Google reviews, fix your local listings, fix your website so Google can read it, build a page for each service and area you serve, earn mentions on trusted websites, get you into AI answers, and show you every ranking each month so you can check it on Google yourself.

05 Have you ranked businesses in Texas?

Yes. Alamo DTF in San Antonio went from no ranking searches to 57 in 35 days, with its core San Antonio searches on page one. On the Gulf Coast, Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating in Cape Coral has 8 of 8 tracked HVAC searches in the Google Maps top three, and American Hurricane Shutters in Wilmington is #1 for “storm shutters near me”. On the call, we show you results in your own industry.

06 How do I choose an SEO company in Houston?

Ask every agency three things: what will move in 20 days, what will be on page one in 60, and what happens if it isn’t. Then ask for client names and rankings you can search yourself, and a price. We answer all of it in writing, and we’re rated 4.8 on Google from 197 reviews.

07 How do you optimize a Google Business Profile in Houston?

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. Reviews are one of the signals Google weighs. Then we make sure your name, address and phone number match on every directory Google checks, so it trusts your Houston location.

08 My business is in Katy, Sugar Land or The Woodlands. Can I rank in Houston too?

Yes. Google Maps favors businesses close to the person searching, so you win your own city first. Then we build a page for each part of Houston you serve, check your ranking from a grid of points across it, and point your listings and mentions at the areas where you aren’t in the top three yet.

09 My work is seasonal. When should I start SEO?

About two months before you need the calls. In Houston, AC repair searches run from 1,000 a month to 4,400, pest control from 1,900 to 4,400 and roof repair from 320 to 1,300. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Rankings take weeks to build, so the businesses that start early are the ones in the top three when the rush arrives.

10 How do I reach you from Houston?

Call our US line on +1 619 558 3888, 9am to 5pm Eastern, which is 8am to 4pm in Houston, or book a free strategy call. Every strategy call runs on Google Meet, and we check your rankings from Houston itself, area by area, so you see what your customers see.

11 Can I rank in Houston and Katy at the same time?

Yes. Each city gets its own pages and its own search targets, and a second location gets its own Google Business Profile. That is how Candace and Basil won two cities at once: their Mississauga store went from #10 to #1 on Google Maps while their Toronto store went from #18 to #2.

12 Do you build backlinks for Houston businesses?

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

13 Should I use SEO or Google Ads in Houston?

Ads put you at the top today and stop the day you stop paying. SEO takes weeks to build, then keeps bringing in leads without a bill for every click. Many Houston businesses run ads through the busy season while SEO builds. Local SEO gets you onto the map, regular SEO gets your website into the results below it, and every plan covers both.

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

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

15 Am I locked into a long contract?

No. Every plan is month to month, and results keep you here, not paperwork. We work with established businesses already doing $20,000 a month or more, and we take on 15 new clients a month so we can keep the ranking promises we make to the clients we already have.