Awkward Media

(00) Free resources

Get found first on Google and AI. Here's how.

Free guides and free checks for owners who want the phone to ring. Google Maps, Google results and AI answers, in plain English.

  • Every guide free
  • No form to start reading
  • Maps, Google and AI answers
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(01) Start here

What's bugging you? Start there.

Pick the line that sounds most like your week. Each one points to the guide to read first and the free check to run next.

A homeowner with a leaking sink searching on her phone for someone to call
Your next customer: phone out, problem in front of her, picking from whoever Google and AI show first.
Google Maps

“I don't show up on the map when people search near me.”

AI answers

“I want ChatGPT and Google's AI answers to name us.”

Paying for SEO

“I pay someone for SEO and can't tell if it's working.”

Hiring an agency

“I'm about to hire someone and want to know what's fair.”

(02) Guides

The whole method. Nothing held back.

The same process we run for paying clients, written out step by step so you can follow it yourself or hand it to whoever looks after your website.

(03) Where customers look

Four places. Be in every one.

When someone needs what you sell, they look in one of four places. Good work on your website and your Google listing now pays off in all four. Here's what each one is, and which guide covers it.

01

Google results

The normal list of websites under the ads. Still where a big share of people click when they're ready to buy.

Read: Is your SEO going nowhere?
02

Google's AI answer

The written summary Google puts at the top of some searches, with links to the websites it drew on.

Read: the AI search guide
03

Google Maps

The map with three businesses listed under it, shown for searches like “plumber near me”. Each one has a call button.

Read: Top 3 in 90 days
04

ChatGPT

People ask it for a recommendation the way they'd ask a friend. It names a few businesses and says why.

Check: would AI recommend you?

(05) Before you hire anyone

Prices and promises. Out in the open.

Plenty of agencies make you book a call just to hear a price. Ours is on the page, along with exactly what we guarantee and the rankings we've already delivered.

(06) Plain English

No jargon. Ever.

Jargon is where bad agencies hide. Here's what the words actually mean for your business, so no report or sales call ever goes over your head again.

SEO
Short for search engine optimisation. The work that helps your business show up when people search for what you sell.
Map Pack
The three businesses Google lists under the map for a local search. Each has a call button and directions.
Keyword
The words a customer types, like “emergency plumber near me”. Rankings are measured keyword by keyword.
First page
The first page of normal Google results. Most people never go past it, so it's where the calls come from.
Citations
Listings of your business name, address and phone number on other websites, like directories. They help Google trust you're real.
Prominence
How well known Google thinks you are. It's built from many things: links to your site, listings, your website's content, reviews and more.

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Our guarantees

First page for your qualifying keywords in 60 days, or we keep working for free.

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.

Your next step

Skip the reading? We'll check for you.

Book a free 30 minute strategy call on Google Meet. We'll go through where your business shows up today and who's beating you. For businesses already doing $20k a month or more.

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.

(07) Questions

Straight answers.

What owners ask us most, answered without the runaround.

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01 Are these guides really free?

Yes. Every guide opens in your browser and you can read the whole thing without filling in a form or paying anything.

02 Where should I start?

Start with the problem that costs you most right now. Missing from Google Maps? Read the Maps guide. Want ChatGPT and Google's AI answers to mention you? Read the AI search guide. Already paying for SEO and can't tell if it's working? Start with the five signs guide, or ask for a free second opinion.

03 Do reviews decide where I show up on Google Maps?

No. Google Maps ranks a business on relevance, distance and prominence. Prominence is built from many signals: links, listings on other websites, what's on your own website, how people engage with you, and reviews. Reviews are one input you can see and count, not the whole picture.

04 How much does SEO with Awkward Media cost?

Plans run from $1,497 to $5,000 a month, and from $5,000 a month for organic SEO across several websites. There are no long term contracts.

05 What do you guarantee?

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.

06 Who do you work with?

Businesses already doing $20,000 a month or more in their own revenue. We onboard at most 15 new clients a month, because that's how many we can take on and still keep the ranking promises we make.