Awkward Media
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SEO company in Pittsburgh, ranking businesses across Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh SEO. 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.

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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
  • plumber mt lebanon
  • furnace repair cranberry township
  • car accident lawyer pittsburgh
  • movers squirrel hill
  • basement waterproofing bethel park
  • dentist shadyside
  • roofing contractor monroeville
  • snow removal wexford
  • electrician lawrenceville
  • hvac repair north hills

Why Pittsburgh businesses lose the call

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

The City of Pittsburgh is home to about 300,000 people, and Allegheny County around it to about 1.2 million, from Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park to Monroeville, McCandless and Moon Township. When the furnace quits in January or water comes through a basement wall in a spring storm, 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 Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

The top three take the calls.

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

Google Maps is local. Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods inside a county of boroughs and townships.

Google favors businesses close to the searcher. Ranking in Shadyside doesn’t mean you show up in Mt. Lebanon, Ross Township or Monroeville.

Two dates, in writing.

Improvements in 20 days. 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

Pittsburgh search, month by month

Snow in January. Lawns in April. Moves in June. Roofs in September. Four seasons, four rushes.

We pulled twelve months of Google search volume for Pittsburgh. Snow removal sits at 10 searches a month from March to August, then hits 1,900 in January. Plumber runs from 590 to 1,300 in February, landscaping from 170 in winter to 880 in April, movers from 880 to 1,900 in June, roofing from 260 in July to 1,300 in September, and concrete contractor from 110 to 1,000 in October and November. Whatever the season, the businesses already in the top three when demand spikes are the ones that take the work.

Snow removal

searches a month

10 to 1,900

Plumber

searches a month

590 to 1,300

Landscaping

searches a month

170 to 880

Movers

searches a month

880 to 1,900

Roofing

searches a month

260 to 1,300

Concrete contractor

searches a month

110 to 1,000

Each chart runs January to December and is scaled to its own busiest month, shown in green. Source: Google Ads search volume for Pittsburgh, last twelve months, pulled October 2026.

Snow removal? Rank before the first storm.

“Snow removal Pittsburgh” goes from 10 searches a month all summer to 480 in December and 1,900 in January. That rush lasts a few weeks, and rankings take longer than that to build. Plow and salting companies need the top three before the first big snow, not after it. Our 60-day page-one guarantee gives you a date to plan around.

Roofers and concrete crews peak in the fall.

Roofing climbs from 260 searches a month in July to 1,300 in September, and a roof repair click costs around $85 on Google Ads here. Concrete contractor runs from 110 in July to 1,000 in October and November. A top-three spot pays every time the season turns.

No bill for every click.

On Google Ads in Pittsburgh, a click costs around $139 for personal injury lawyer, $122 for car accident lawyer, $87 for window replacement, $85 for roof repair, $62 for emergency plumber and $59 for basement waterproofing. A page-one ranking keeps bringing in leads without a per-click bill.

A repair crew and a small excavator shoring a collapsed stone retaining wall below a row of brick houses on a steep, rain-soaked Pittsburgh street

The year the hillsides moved, 2018

57.83 inches of rain. The wettest year since 1871.

In 2018, Pittsburgh logged 57.83 inches of rain, the most in National Weather Service records that go back to 1871. February brought 7.04 inches, the wettest February on record, and on September 9 the remains of Tropical Storm Gordon dropped 3.73 inches in a single day. Hillsides gave way across the region. A February slide destroyed a home in the West End and closed part of Route 51, and in April a slide collapsed Route 30 in East Pittsburgh. Allegheny County declared a disaster four times that year. Today a basement waterproofing click costs around $59 on Google Ads in Pittsburgh, foundation repair around $36, and concrete contractor searches climb to 1,000 a month every fall. When water gets in or a wall starts to move, homeowners call one of the first few names Google shows them. For waterproofing, foundation, concrete and roofing companies, being one of those names is the job.

Sources: National Weather Service Pittsburgh precipitation records and CBS Pittsburgh, quoting the Allegheny County Landslide Task Force. Search figures: Google Ads, Pittsburgh.

Get found by the people searching

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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bridge Loans for NonProfits naming B Generous

Google AI Overview

B Generous

for “Bridge Loans for NonProfits”

Now

Cited

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

Google AI Overview for Separation Lawyers in Mabton naming Skyview Law

Google AI Overview · Mabton

Skyview Law

for “Separation Lawyers in Mabton”

Now

Named

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

ChatGPT answer recommending Modernistic for best carpet cleaning company in Michigan

ChatGPT

Modernistic

for “Best carpet cleaning company in Michigan”

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

ChatGPT answer listing Skyview Law first for divorce lawyer mabton wa

ChatGPT

Skyview Law

for “divorce lawyer mabton wa”

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

Google AI Overview for 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 the North Hills to the South Hills.

Google Maps doesn’t show everyone the same results. Someone searching in Lawrenceville sees a different top three from someone in Squirrel Hill, and someone in Mt. Lebanon sees another. In Pittsburgh the map can change from one side of a river, or one tunnel, 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 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 Allegheny County.

  • Fixes aimed at the gaps

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

  • Check it yourself

    Every search we report, you can type into Google.

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

How Google picks the top three

The Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh business, and what we do about it.

Pittsburgh

Ring one: inside the city

DowntownStrip DistrictNorth ShoreLawrencevillePolish HillBloomfieldSouth Side FlatsSouth Side Slopes

Ring two: around pittsburgh

Butler County

Cranberry Township, Butler

Washington County

Washington, Canonsburg, Peters Township

Westmoreland County

Greensburg, Murrysville

Beaver County

Beaver

West Virginia

Wheeling, Morgantown

The places this page covers around Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh SEO works

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.

  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 Pittsburgh 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 report every ranking each month so you can check it yourself.

What our Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh 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 Wexford to Upper St. Clair, 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh. 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 Pittsburgh

Furnaces, basements, lawyers. The searches Pittsburgh runs on.

Plumber: 590 to 1,300 searches a month

Plumbing, heating and HVAC

Plumber peaks at 1,300 searches a month in February in Pittsburgh, and an emergency plumber click costs around $62 on Google Ads. HVAC runs 320 to 720 a month, water heater repair clicks cost around $51 and furnace repair climbs from 10 in summer to 210. 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 lawyer: 170 to 2,400 a month

Law firms

A personal injury lawyer click costs around $139 on Google Ads in Pittsburgh, and a car accident lawyer click around $122. Personal injury searches swing from 170 to 2,400 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.

Basement waterproofing: 20 to 140 a month

Basements, foundations and concrete

A basement waterproofing click costs around $59 on Google Ads in Pittsburgh and foundation repair around $36. Concrete contractor runs 110 to 1,000 searches a month, retaining wall 20 to 90 and radon mitigation 30 to 90. On a city of hillsides, the top three on the map get the first calls.

How we plan it: construction SEO.

Roofing: 260 to 1,300 a month

Roofers, windows and chimneys

Roofing peaks at 1,300 searches a month in September, and a roof repair click costs around $85. Window replacement runs 90 to 260 at around $87 a click, and chimney repair 30 to 140. R.A. Woodall Roofing is #1 for “roofing contractor Williamsburg”.

How we plan it: roofing SEO.

Dermatologist: 1,000 to 1,600 a month

Dermatologists, dentists and med spas

Dentist runs 880 to 1,300 searches a month in Pittsburgh at around $12 a click, and med spa 90 to 720. Clinics fight over the same few spots on the map in every part of town, from Shadyside to the South Hills. 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: 880 to 1,900 a month

Movers, cleaners and locksmiths

“Movers Pittsburgh” runs 880 to 1,900 searches a month at around $20 a click. Locksmith runs 720 to 1,300 at around $16, house cleaning 590 to 1,000, and a garage door repair click costs around $36.

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

Snow removal: 10 to 1,900 a month

Snow, landscaping, trees and pests

Snow removal jumps to 1,900 searches in January, landscaping peaks at 880 in April, tree removal runs 70 to 320 and gutter cleaning 90 to 390. Pest control never drops below 720 a month, at around $21 a click.

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

Don’t see yours?

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

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

Areas we serve in Pittsburgh

All of Allegheny County. Hill by hill, one plan.

Most agencies write one “Pittsburgh” page and hope it covers 1.2 million people. It doesn’t. Google shows a different top three in Shadyside than in Mt. Lebanon, and a different one again in Ross Township or Monroeville. Rivers, hills and tunnels split the county into dozens of small markets. So we plan area by area: the neighborhoods and boroughs you already win, the ones close enough to take next, and the ones worth a page of their own.

Downtown and the river neighborhoods

Where the three rivers meet, with each neighborhood its own market on the map.

  • Downtown
  • Strip District
  • North Shore
  • Lawrenceville
  • Polish Hill
  • Bloomfield
  • South Side Flats
  • South Side Slopes
  • Mount Washington
  • Troy Hill
  • Manchester
  • Allegheny West

East End

Oakland out to Point Breeze, where the universities, hospitals and old houses keep clinics and trades busy.

  • Oakland
  • Shadyside
  • Squirrel Hill
  • East Liberty
  • Highland Park
  • Point Breeze
  • Greenfield
  • Garfield
  • Morningside
  • Regent Square

North Hills

Across the Allegheny and up Route 19, from the river boroughs to the townships.

  • Ross Township
  • McCandless
  • Shaler
  • Hampton
  • Franklin Park
  • Wexford
  • Pine Township
  • Bellevue
  • Avalon
  • Sewickley

South Hills

Through the Liberty Tunnel and beyond, from the city’s own south side to the suburbs.

  • Mt. Lebanon
  • Dormont
  • Bethel Park
  • Upper St. Clair
  • Brookline
  • Beechview
  • Baldwin
  • Whitehall
  • Pleasant Hills
  • South Park

East and west of the city

Monroeville and Penn Hills to the east, Robinson and the airport corridor to the west.

  • Monroeville
  • Penn Hills
  • Wilkinsburg
  • Plum
  • Oakmont
  • Robinson Township
  • Moon Township
  • Carnegie
  • Coraopolis
  • McKees Rocks

Around Pittsburgh

  • Cranberry TownshipButler County
  • ButlerButler County
  • WashingtonWashington County
  • CanonsburgWashington County
  • Peters TownshipWashington County
  • GreensburgWestmoreland County
  • MurrysvilleWestmoreland County
  • BeaverBeaver County
  • WheelingWest Virginia
  • MorgantownWest Virginia

Our SEO guarantees

The Steel City builds things to last. So do our guarantees.

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 Pittsburgh SEO company

Same searches. Better odds.

Awkward Media

The usual agency deal

First results

Improvements in 20 days. Both promises are set out in full in our SEO guarantees.

“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 neighborhood and borough you serve, Lawrenceville to Mt. Lebanon

One “Pittsburgh” page for 1.2 million people

Rank tracking

A ranking grid across every part of Allegheny County 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: Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh.

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

Pittsburgh SEO, answered.

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

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01 How much does SEO cost in Pittsburgh?

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 Allegheny County 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 Pittsburgh?

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 Pittsburgh too competitive for SEO?

Pittsburgh is a crowded market for some searches and a wide open one for others, and the only way to know is to look. Competition is set search by search and area by area, not for the whole county. “Plumber pittsburgh” and “plumber mt lebanon” are different fights with different winners. On the call we search yours live, show you who holds each spot and agree the qualifying keywords our 60-day guarantee covers, in writing.

04 Is SEO worth it for a small business in Pittsburgh?

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 Pittsburgh a personal injury lawyer click costs around $139, a roof repair click around $85 and a basement waterproofing click around $59. A page-one ranking keeps bringing in leads without a bill for every click, and our guarantees put dates on it, set out in full in our SEO guarantees.

05 What does a Pittsburgh 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, neighborhood and borough 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.

06 Have you ranked businesses in markets like Pittsburgh?

Yes. Maurice and Sons, a log home restoration contractor in Manitoba, went from 18 of 19 searches outside the top 100 to 15 in the top three in 21 days. 360 Hazardous Cleanup in Louisville, Kentucky went from an average Google Maps position of #50 to #2 in 20 days, and R.A. Woodall Roofing is #1 for “roofing contractor Williamsburg” in Virginia. On the call, we show you results in your own industry.

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

Yes, one step at a time. Google Maps favors businesses close to the person searching, so you win the neighborhoods around your address first. Then we build a page for each neighborhood and borough 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. A second location gets its own Google Business Profile, which 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.

08 My business is in the North Hills. Can I rank in the South Hills or Downtown too?

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

09 Can I rank in Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties too?

Yes. Cranberry Township, Canonsburg and Greensburg are their own markets to Google, and so are Wheeling and Morgantown across the state line. 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 each month.

10 Do you work with plumbing, heating and HVAC companies in Pittsburgh?

Yes. Plumber searches in Pittsburgh climb from 590 a month to 1,300 in February, HVAC runs 320 to 720, and an emergency plumber click costs around $62 on Google Ads. Non-Stop Air Conditioning and Heating in Cape Coral has all 8 of its tracked searches in the Google Maps top three, and we’d run the same plan for a Pittsburgh heating and plumbing company. Rankings take weeks to build, so the companies that start early are in the top three when the first cold snap arrives.

11 How do I choose an SEO company in Pittsburgh?

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, a price, and how long the contract runs. We answer all of it in writing, and we’re rated 4.8 on Google from 199 reviews.

12 How do you optimize a Google Business Profile in Pittsburgh?

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 Pittsburgh location.

13 I don’t have a storefront. Can I still show up on Google Maps in Pittsburgh?

Yes. Plumbers, HVAC companies, roofers, movers, snow removal and waterproofing companies 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.

14 When should snow removal and landscaping companies start SEO in Pittsburgh?

Months before the season. Snow removal searches sit at 10 a month from March to August, then jump to 480 in December and 1,900 in January. Landscaping goes from 170 in winter to 880 in April. Rankings take weeks to build, so the companies that start early are the ones in the top three when demand peaks.

15 Do you work with law firms in Pittsburgh?

Yes. Law is one of the most expensive fields to advertise in here: a personal injury lawyer click costs around $139 on Google Ads in Pittsburgh and a car accident lawyer click around $122, while personal injury searches run from 170 to 2,400 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.

16 Do you work with waterproofing, foundation and roofing companies?

Yes. In 2018, Pittsburgh’s wettest year on record, slides closed roads and damaged homes across the region. Today a basement waterproofing click costs around $59 on Google Ads here, foundation repair around $36, concrete contractor searches climb to 1,000 a month every fall and roofing peaks at 1,300 in September. We build a page for each service and each area you cover, so a homeowner in Brookline and a property manager in Oakland both find you.

17 Do you work with dentists, dermatologists and med spas?

Yes. Dermatologist runs 1,000 to 1,600 searches a month in Pittsburgh, dentist 880 to 1,300 and med spa 90 to 720. 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, and Burloak Centre Dentistry is #1 for both emergency and cosmetic dental searches in Oakville.

18 Do you build backlinks for Pittsburgh businesses?

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

19 Should I use SEO or Google Ads in Pittsburgh?

Ads put you at the top today and stop the day you stop paying, and some Pittsburgh clicks are expensive: around $139 for a personal injury lawyer and $87 for window replacement. SEO takes weeks to build, then keeps bringing in leads without a bill for every click. Many Pittsburgh businesses run ads 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.

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

21 How do I reach you from Pittsburgh?

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

22 What happens on the free strategy call?

Thirty minutes on Google Meet. We search your service in Pittsburgh live, in the areas you serve, and show you who holds page one and the top three spots on Google Maps, why they’re there and what it would take to pass them. You keep the plan either way. The call is for businesses doing $20,000 a month or more.

23 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh, or see the other cities we rank businesses in.