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SEO company for Orlando businesses, across Central Florida

Orlando SEO company for Google, Maps and AI answers.

We help Orlando 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 search“Laser Tattoo Removal”
Google results for Laser Tattoo Removal with Hideout Boutique listed

Hideout Boutique, Fort Myers tattoo removal studio

Client result from its ranking report: from outside the top 100 to #1 for this search, the first unpaid 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
  • plumber winter park
  • ac repair kissimmee
  • car accident lawyer orlando
  • movers lake nona
  • pest control dr phillips
  • med spa winter park
  • dentist altamonte springs
  • roof repair apopka
  • personal injury lawyer downtown orlando
  • tree removal oviedo

Why do Orlando businesses lose customers to competitors on Google?

2.9 million people. Four counties. Three spots on the map.

The City of Orlando is home to about 335,000 people, and the metro around it to about 2.9 million, from Kissimmee and Sanford to Winter Park, Apopka and Clermont. When the AC quits in August or a storm drops an oak limb on the 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, for the City of Orlando and the Orlando metro

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. Orlando is a city of neighborhoods inside a metro of towns.

Google favors businesses close to the searcher. Ranking Downtown doesn’t mean you show up in Winter Park, Kissimmee or Lake Nona.

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

Orlando SEO, in plain words

What does an Orlando SEO company do, and what does it cost?

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

What does an Orlando SEO company do?

It gets your business found when people around Orlando 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 Orlando and Florida websites. The full list is in what our Orlando SEO services include.

How much does SEO cost in Orlando?

Our prices are on the website. 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.

Why not just pay for Google Ads?

You can, and every click sends a bill. Here is what one click costs in Orlando today. A ranking keeps showing you without that per-click bill. Google also sells pay-per-lead ads with a green check mark; here is how those compare.

How long does SEO take in Orlando?

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 Florida example, Hideout Boutique, a laser tattoo removal studio in Fort Myers, went from outside Google’s top 100 to #1 for “Laser Tattoo Removal”. The results are below. The longer answer is in how long SEO takes.

Is SEO dead now with AI?

No. When we searched “seo orlando” from Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando?

You need one that checks your ranking from where your customers are. Google shows a different map in Winter Park than in Kissimmee, so we run your searches from a grid of points across the metro. See how we check it.

What is the best SEO company for an Orlando 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 an Orlando 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 Orlando SEO company. More help: how to choose an SEO agency, who we are, our awards and where we have been featured.

How do Orlando searches change month by month?

Moving season. Summer heat. Storm season. Each with its own rush.

We pulled twelve months of Google search volume for Orlando. “Movers Orlando” runs from 1,300 searches a month to 8,100 in its busiest month, and plumber from 880 to 1,600. AC repair runs from 140 to 880 as the heat comes and goes, roof replacement swings from 30 to 210, lawn care runs 260 to 720 through the wet season, and pest control never drops below 720. Whatever the season, the businesses already in the top three when demand spikes are the ones that take the work.

Movers

searches a month

1,300 to 8,100

Plumber

searches a month

880 to 1,600

AC repair

searches a month

140 to 880

Roof replacement

searches a month

30 to 210

Lawn care

searches a month

260 to 720

Pest control

searches a month

720 to 1,300

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 Orlando, read October 27, 2026.

When should Orlando AC and pool companies start SEO?

AC repair searches in Orlando run from 140 in the quietest month to 880 in the busiest, more than six times over, and pool service swings from 90 to 320. An AC repair click costs around $72 on Google Ads here. Rankings take weeks to build, so AC and pool companies need the top three before the first hot week, not after it. Our 60-day page-one guarantee gives you a date to plan around.

How much do moving searches in Orlando swing?

“Movers Orlando” runs from 1,300 searches in its quietest month to 8,100 in its busiest, more than six times over. A mover click costs around $30 on Google Ads here. A top-three spot pays all year.

What does a Google Ads click cost in Orlando?

On Google Ads in Orlando, a click costs around $174 for personal injury attorney, $117 for emergency plumber, $116 for window replacement, $72 for AC repair, $59 for garage door repair and $36 for a roofing company. A page-one ranking has no per-click bill.

A lineman in a bucket truck clearing a fallen live oak draped in Spanish moss off a power line on an Orlando street after a hurricane, with a blue tarp on a nearby roof

What Hurricane Milton did to Orlando searches, October 2024

87 mph gusts. 89,070 Orlando accounts in the dark.

Hurricane Milton crossed Central Florida early on October 10, 2024. Orange County measured gusts of 87 mph and more than 10 inches of rain in places, with over 42 tornado warnings across the region. On the Orlando Utilities Commission’s system, 89,070 of its 282,000 accounts lost power, mostly from fallen trees bringing down lines. Two years on, “power outage Orlando” still runs 480 to 1,300 searches a month, and roof replacement swings from 30 to 210. When trees come down on roofs and lines, homeowners pick from the first few names Google shows them. For the roofers, tree services and restoration crews doing that work, being one of those names is the job.

Sources: Orlando Utilities Commission and Orange County Government. Search figures: Google Ads, Orlando.

Get found by the people searching

Florida results

What results do we get for Florida businesses?

Hideout Boutique is a laser tattoo removal and permanent makeup studio in Fort Myers. Six of its searches now sit on page one of Google, three of them in the top three. Five of the six started outside the top 100.

Google search, from Fort MyersBeforeNow
“Laser Tattoo Removal”Not in the top 100#1
“Tattoo removal near me”Not in the top 100#2
“Tattoo removal services”Not in the top 100#3
“Tattoo Removal Fort Myers”#8#4
“Permanent makeup Fort Myers”Not in the top 100#5
“Permanent Jewelry”Not in the top 100#8
Google results for Tattoo removal near me with Hideout Boutique listed
Hideout Boutique’s page in Google’s results for “Tattoo removal near me”.
Google results for Tattoo removal services with Hideout Boutique listed
Hideout Boutique’s page in Google’s results for “Tattoo removal services”.
Google results for Tattoo Removal Fort Myers with Hideout Boutique listed
Hideout Boutique’s page in Google’s results for “Tattoo Removal Fort Myers”.
Google results for Permanent makeup Fort Myers with Hideout Boutique listed
Hideout Boutique’s page in Google’s results for “Permanent makeup Fort Myers”.

Closer to Orlando, we got Colour Crafters Painting in Daytona Beach into the Google Maps top three for five of its searches. 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: 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: 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: 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 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.

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 Orlando?

Your ranking, from Sanford to Kissimmee.

Google Maps doesn’t show everyone the same results. Someone searching in Winter Park sees a different top three from someone in Dr. Phillips, and someone in Kissimmee sees another. In Orlando the map can change from one I-4 exit to the next. 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 metro Orlando.

  • 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 metro Orlando. 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 Orlando map pack? Three things

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

Orlando

Ring one: inside the city

DowntownThornton ParkLake Eola HeightsCollege ParkMills 50Baldwin ParkDelaney ParkAudubon Park

Ring two: around orlando

Volusia County

Daytona Beach, DeLand, Deltona

Brevard County

Melbourne, Titusville, Cocoa

Polk County

Lakeland, Davenport

Sumter County

The Villages

Marion County

Ocala

The places this page covers around Orlando, 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 Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Winter Garden to Lake Nona, 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 Orlando 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 Orlando. 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 Orlando industries do we rank?

Movers, lawyers, AC. The searches Orlando runs on.

Plumber: 880 to 1,600 searches a month

Plumbing, AC and pools

AC repair runs 140 to 880 searches a month in Orlando, and an AC repair click costs around $72 on Google Ads. An emergency plumber click costs around $117, and pool service runs from 90 to 320 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.

Personal injury attorney: 320 to 1,600 a month

Law firms

A personal injury attorney click costs around $174 on Google Ads in Orlando. Divorce lawyer runs 880 to 1,600 searches a month. 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.

Pest control: 720 to 1,300 a month

Pest control, lawn care and landscaping

Pest control averages 880 searches a month at around $33 a click, and mosquito control swings from 10 to 210 a month. Lawn care runs 260 to 720 and landscaping 320 to 720. Long, wet summers keep all three busy, and people pick from the top three on the map.

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

Dentist: 1,300 to 2,400 a month

Dentists, dermatologists and med spas

Dermatologist averages 1,900 searches a month and orthodontist 1,000, med spa runs 210 to 390, 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.

Movers Orlando: 1,300 to 8,100 a month

Movers, locksmiths and home services

“Movers Orlando” runs 1,300 to 8,100 searches a month at around $30 a click. Locksmith runs 1,000 to 3,600 at around $27, electrician averages 390 at around $26, and a garage door repair click costs around $59.

How we plan it: moving company SEO.

Roofing company: 260 to 590 a month

Roofers, contractors and remodelers

Roofing company averages 390 searches a month at around $36 a click. A window replacement click costs around $116, bathroom remodel around $81 and kitchen remodel around $39. Water damage restoration runs 50 to 480 searches a month.

How we plan it: roofing SEO and construction SEO.

Tree service: 140 to 320 a month

Tree services

Live oaks shade whole streets in Orlando, and every big storm brings some of them down. Tree service runs 140 to 320 searches a month at around $18 a click, and tree removal 50 to 210 at around $26. The crews already in the top three get the first calls.

How we plan it: landscaping SEO.

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Search figures: Google Ads data for Orlando 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 Orlando do we serve?

All of metro Orlando. Four counties, one plan.

Most agencies write one “Orlando” page and hope it covers 2.9 million people. It doesn’t. Google shows a different top three in Winter Park than in Kissimmee, and a different one again in Lake Nona or Clermont. 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 Central Orlando

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

  • Downtown
  • Thornton Park
  • Lake Eola Heights
  • College Park
  • Mills 50
  • Baldwin Park
  • Delaney Park
  • Audubon Park
  • Milk District
  • Colonialtown
  • SoDo
  • Ivanhoe Village

Southwest and the tourist corridor

Dr. Phillips, International Drive and the parks, where homes, hotels and short-term rentals sit side by side.

  • Dr. Phillips
  • Bay Hill
  • Windermere
  • International Drive
  • MetroWest
  • Hunters Creek
  • Williamsburg
  • Horizons West
  • Celebration

North: Seminole County

Winter Park up to Sanford, with older neighborhoods and busy practices.

  • Winter Park
  • Maitland
  • Altamonte Springs
  • Longwood
  • Casselberry
  • Winter Springs
  • Oviedo
  • Lake Mary
  • Sanford

South and Osceola

Lake Nona down to Kissimmee and St. Cloud, some of the fastest-growing parts of the metro.

  • Lake Nona
  • Meadow Woods
  • Kissimmee
  • St. Cloud
  • Poinciana
  • Buenaventura Lakes
  • Narcoossee
  • Harmony

West and Lake County

Winter Garden out to Clermont, where new subdivisions keep the trades busy.

  • Winter Garden
  • Ocoee
  • Apopka
  • Clermont
  • Minneola
  • Groveland
  • Mount Dora
  • Eustis
  • Leesburg

Around Orlando

  • Daytona BeachVolusia County
  • DeLandVolusia County
  • DeltonaVolusia County
  • MelbourneBrevard County
  • TitusvilleBrevard County
  • CocoaBrevard County
  • LakelandPolk County
  • DavenportPolk County
  • The VillagesSumter County
  • OcalaMarion County

Our SEO guarantees

Orlando books months ahead. Our guarantees come with dates.

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 Orlando 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, Winter Park to Kissimmee

One “Orlando” page for 2.9 million people

Rank tracking

A ranking grid across every part of metro Orlando 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: Orlando 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 Orlando.

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

Orlando SEO questions, answered.

What Orlando 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 Orlando 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 an Orlando business try to rank for?

The ones your customers type when they’re ready to hire. In Orlando, “plumber” gets about 1,000 searches a month, “movers” about 3,600, “dentist” about 1,600 and “pest control” about 880, 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 Orlando too competitive for SEO?

Orlando 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 metro. “Plumber orlando” and “plumber winter park” 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 Florida?

Yes. Hideout Boutique in Fort Myers went from outside the top 100 to #1 on Google for “Laser Tattoo Removal”. Florida Probate Law Group is #1 for “Florida probate lawyer” across the whole state, Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating in Cape Coral has all 8 of its tracked searches in the Google Maps top three, and Colour Crafters Painting in Daytona Beach holds 5 searches in the Google Maps top three.

05 How do you optimize a Google Business Profile in Orlando?

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 Orlando location.

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

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 the whole Orlando metro?

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 Kissimmee. Can I rank in Winter Park or Downtown too?

Yes, for the searches where Google looks past distance. On the map, people searching in Winter Park mostly see businesses near Winter Park, 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 metro.

09 Can I rank across Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties?

Yes. The Orlando metro spans all four, and Google treats Sanford, Kissimmee, Clermont and Winter Park as their own towns. 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 Orlando?

Yes. Plumbers, AC companies, movers, pest control 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 Orlando?

Yes. AC repair searches in Orlando swing from 140 a month to 880 over the year, and an AC repair click costs around $72 on Google Ads. Pool service runs from 90 to 320. 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 lawn care and pest control companies start SEO in Orlando?

Two months or more before your busy season. Lawn care searches here run from 260 to 720 a month, mosquito control from 10 to 210, and pest control never drops below 720. The companies that start early are the ones in the top three when the rains come.

13 Do you work with law firms in Orlando?

Yes. Law is one of the most expensive fields to advertise in here: a personal injury attorney click costs around $174 on Google Ads in Orlando, and divorce lawyer searches run from 880 to 1,600 a month. 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 roofers, tree services and restoration companies?

Yes. When Hurricane Milton crossed Orlando in 2024, fallen trees brought down lines across the city. Roofing company searches here run from 260 to 590 a month, tree service from 140 to 320 and water damage restoration from 50 to 480. We build a page for each service and each area you cover, so a homeowner in Apopka and a property manager Downtown both find you.

15 Do I need a new website to rank in Orlando?

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.

16 Do you build backlinks for Orlando businesses?

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

17 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.

18 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 Orlando. Angkorscape is named in Google’s AI answers for Seattle, and EquityRich is cited in Google’s AI answers for “commercial mortgage Toronto”.

19 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.

20 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.

21 What happens on the free strategy call?

It’s 30 minutes on Google Meet. We search your service in Orlando 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.

22 Am I locked into a long contract?

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

23 How do I reach you from Orlando?

Call our US line on +1 619 558 3888, 9am to 5pm Eastern, which is Orlando time, or book a free strategy call. Every strategy call runs on Google Meet, and we check your rankings from Orlando 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 Orlando, or see the other cities we rank businesses in.