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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 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
  • 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 in 60 days, or we work free. And our prices are on the website.

Our guarantees

Page one in 60 days, or we work free.

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

Our results

SEO results you can search. Across the US, and into Canada.

Just a few of the businesses we rank on Google, on Google Maps and in AI answers, from a moving company in Asheville to stores that sell across the country. 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 2: Pathways Dental Clinic for NE Calgary Dental Services

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “NE Calgary Dental Services”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#2

Result number 2 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

Google result 2: Pathways Dental Clinic for sedation dentists calgary

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “sedation dentists calgary”

Before

#5

Now

#2

Result number 2 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

Google result 4: Pathways Dental Clinic for restorative dentistry

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “restorative dentistry”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#4

Result number 4 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

Google result 7: Pathways Dental Clinic for Orthodontics in NE Calgary

Google search · Calgary

Pathways Dental Clinic

for “Orthodontics in NE Calgary”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#7

Result number 7 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

Google result 4: Everything Mortgages for Scarborough mortgage broker

Google search · Toronto

Everything Mortgages

for “Scarborough mortgage broker”

Now

#4

Result number 4 for the exact search, shown in the screenshot.

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: Lux Skin & Lasers for Medical weight loss Margate City

Google search · Margate City

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “Medical weight loss Margate City”

Before

Not in top 100

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 Bronx Drone Services

Google search · Bronx

Xizmo Media

for “Bronx Drone Services”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result, right under the map listings.

Google result 1: Covers in Play for Retractable Pool Dome

Google search

Covers in Play

for “Retractable Pool Dome”

Before

#28

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Portable Fuel Tank Trailer

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Portable Fuel Tank Trailer”

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: Purple Flare Wraps for Las Vegas Car Wrap

Google search · Las Vegas

Purple Flare Wraps

for “Las Vegas Car Wrap”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 1: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Gas Trailer

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Gas Trailer”

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 1: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Gasoline Trailer

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Gasoline Trailer”

Now

#1

The first unpaid result for the exact search.

Google result 2: Lux Skin & Lasers for Semaglutide Treatment in King of Prussia

Google search · King of Prussia

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “Semaglutide Treatment in King of Prussia”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Xizmo Media for Drone Video Production

Google search

Xizmo Media

for “Drone Video Production”

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Covers in Play for Pool Enclosure Designs

Google search

Covers in Play

for “Pool Enclosure Designs”

Before

#100

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Lux Skin & Lasers for non-surgical facelift Prussia

Google search · King of Prussia

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “non-surgical facelift Prussia”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Covers in Play for Pool Enclosures Arizona

Google search · Arizona

Covers in Play

for “Pool Enclosures Arizona”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Lux Skin & Lasers for Lip fillers King of Prussia

Google search · King of Prussia

Lux Skin & Lasers

for “Lip fillers King of Prussia”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

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 3: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Electric Fence Wire Winder

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Electric Fence Wire Winder”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Xizmo Media for Live Broadcast Drone Services

Google search

Xizmo Media

for “Live Broadcast Drone Services”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Pto Wire Winder

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Pto Wire Winder”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Xizmo Media for Drone Companies NYC

Google search · New York

Xizmo Media

for “Drone Companies NYC”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 3: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Small Aluminum Pontoon Boats

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Small Aluminum Pontoon Boats”

Now

#3

Number 3 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 4: Covers in Play for Retractable Pool Enclosure Attached to House

Google search

Covers in Play

for “Retractable Pool Enclosure Attached to House”

Before

#16

Now

#4

Number 4 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 4: Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s) for Mini Pontoon Boats for Sale

Google search

Pro-Tatch (Hotwood’s)

for “Mini Pontoon Boats for Sale”

Now

#4

Number 4 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 4: Xizmo Media for NYC Drone Services

Google search · New York

Xizmo Media

for “NYC Drone Services”

Now

#4

Number 4 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 2: Sunly Energy for Solar panels moncton

Google search · Moncton

Sunly Energy

for “Solar panels moncton”

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Sunly Energy for Residential Solar Panel Installation

Google search

Sunly Energy

for “Residential Solar Panel Installation”

Now

#2

Number 2 of the unpaid results, on page one.

Google result 2: Sunly Energy for Residential solar companies

Google search

Sunly Energy

for “Residential solar companies”

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 result 9: Super Fabrications for fence company alexandria va

Google search · Alexandria, Virginia

Super Fabrications

for “fence company alexandria va”

Before

Not in top 100

Now

#9

Number 9 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 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 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 vinyl fence installation Fulton with Mae Fence Company at position 1

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “vinyl fence installation Fulton”

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 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 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 luxury watch buyers with Boise Diamond Ring & Coin at position 2

Google Maps

Boise Diamond Ring & Coin

for “luxury watch buyers”

Before

Not shown

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

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 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 cedar fence installation Fulton with Mae Fence Company at position 1

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “cedar fence installation Fulton”

Before

Not shown

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

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

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “aluminum fence installation Fulton”

Before

Not shown

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for cedar fence installation with Mae Fence Company at position 1

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company

for “cedar fence installation”

Before

#4

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for car accidents lawyer with Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo at position 2

Google Maps

Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo

for “car accidents lawyer”

Before

#5

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for slip and fall lawyers near me with Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo at position 2

Google Maps

Law Offices of Jason M. Ranallo

for “slip and fall lawyers near me”

Before

#9

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for HVAC repair with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 2

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “HVAC repair”

Before

#16

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for HVAC installation with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 2

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “HVAC installation”

Before

#14

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for mini split installation near me with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 2

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “mini split installation near me”

Before

#14

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for air conditioner maintenance near me with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 2

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “air conditioner maintenance near me”

Before

#11

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for air conditioning repair services with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 3

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “air conditioning repair services”

Before

#10

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for AC installation with Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating at position 3

Google Maps

Non-Stop Air Conditioning & Heating

for “AC installation”

Before

#14

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for aluminum fence installation Cleveland with Mae Fence Company (Cleveland) at position 2

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company (Cleveland)

for “aluminum fence installation Cleveland”

Before

#16

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for cedar fence installation Cleveland with Mae Fence Company (Cleveland) at position 3

Google Maps

Mae Fence Company (Cleveland)

for “cedar fence installation Cleveland”

Before

#15

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for luxury furniture stores with Candace & Basil at position 1

Google Maps

Candace & Basil

for “luxury furniture stores”

Before

#10

Now

#1

Top of the Maps list, below any ads.

Google Maps results for luxury dining tables with Candace & Basil at position 2

Google Maps

Candace & Basil

for “luxury dining tables”

Before

#12

Now

#2

Number 2 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

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.

Google Maps results for septic system with BEELER at position 3

Google Maps

BEELER

for “septic system”

Before

#15

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for septic companies near me with BEELER at position 4

Google Maps

BEELER

for “septic companies near me”

Before

#14

Now

#4

Number 4 in the Maps list, competitors and all.

Google Maps results for accident law firm pikesville with Law Offices Alex Poberesky at position 3

Google Maps · Pikesville, Maryland

Law Offices Alex Poberesky

for “accident law firm pikesville”

Now

#3

Number 3 in the Maps list, below one ad.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

Claude answer for divorce lawyers kennewick listing Skyview Law PLLC

Claude

Skyview Law

for “divorce lawyers kennewick”

Now

Listed

Listed by name, with rating and phone number, in Claude’s answer.

ChatGPT answer for family lawyers mabton listing Skyview Law first

ChatGPT

Skyview Law

for “family lawyers mabton”

Now

Listed

First firm in ChatGPT’s list, with its phone number.

ChatGPT answer for mabton family attorney listing Skyview Law first

ChatGPT

Skyview Law

for “mabton family attorney”

Now

Listed

First firm in ChatGPT’s list, with its phone number.

ChatGPT answer for kennewick family attorney listing Jarrod Hays of Skyview Law

ChatGPT

Skyview Law

for “kennewick family attorney”

Now

Listed

Named in ChatGPT’s list of five family law attorneys.

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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 Google picks the top three

The Houston map pack. Three things decide it.

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

Houston

Ring one: inside the city

DowntownMidtownMontroseThe HeightsRiver OaksUpper KirbyMuseum DistrictGalleria

Ring two: around houston

Montgomery County

The Woodlands, Conroe

Harris County

Spring, Cypress, Humble, Pasadena, Baytown

West of Houston

Katy

Fort Bend County

Sugar Land, Missouri City

Brazoria County

Pearland

Galveston County

League City

The places this page covers around Houston, 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 Houston 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 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 Google Maps, the normal Google results and AI answers, wherever Houston searches.

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  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. 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 and each city you serve, from Katy to Pearland, 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 Houston and Texas news 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 Houston. Included in every plan, never an add-on. More on AI SEO.

  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. More on SEO services.

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.

How we plan it: HVAC SEO and plumbing SEO.

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.

How we plan it: roofing SEO and construction SEO.

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.

How we plan it: pest control SEO.

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”.

How we plan it: law firm SEO.

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.

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

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.

How we plan it: moving company SEO and landscaping SEO.

Don’t see yours?

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

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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

Page one in 60 days, or we work free.

No date in writing

Price

Google Maps from $1,497+ a month. Google rankings from $2,697+.

“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: Very limited spots left for the month of October. We put a cap on clients we can take in to keep our promises.

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.

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01 How much does SEO cost in Houston?

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. 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 199 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 we can run either one or 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. Very limited spots left for the month of October. We put a cap on clients we can take in to keep our promises.

Your trade, your city

SEO for your trade. In Houston and beyond.

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