Awkward Media

Small business SEO · Canada and the USA

Small business.Top of Google.

Big brands don’t own Google. The business Google understands best gets the call. We make that you, on Google, Google Maps and AI answers.

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

A trades business owner checking a new job request on his phone beside his service van

From a small business we rank · Maurice and Sons, Manitoba

Google: “log home restoration manitoba”

Outside the top 100. Then first. In 21 days.

#1

(01) Small businesses we rank

Nowhere on Google. Then #1. In 21 days.

A family log home builder in Manitoba. A divorce mediator in Ontario. Not big brands. Both now come up first for the searches their customers type.

(02) Where customers look

One search. Three places to win. We go after all three.

When someone nearby types what you sell, Google can show three things on one screen. Win all three and your name is the first thing they see, the second, and the third.

bakery near me

1 · Google’s AI answer

Your bakery is named

2 · The Maps box

1Your bakery
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3

3 · The normal results

Your bakery: fresh bread and custom cakes

An illustration of one Google search on a phone.

A bakery owner taking a phone order and writing it down at the counter

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The AI answer

Google, and tools like ChatGPT, now write a short answer and name a few businesses. They name the ones they can clearly describe.

2

The Maps box

The three businesses shown on the map. Google picks them by how well you match the search, how close you are, and how well known and trusted your business looks online.

3

The normal results

The list of websites. Won with pages that answer what people search, a site Google can read easily, and mentions on real websites.

(03) What we do every month

Five jobs. Every month. You run the business.

Every plan covers Google Maps, the normal Google results and AI answers in ChatGPT and Google. Here’s the work, in plain English.

01

Searches that pay

We find the searches your best customers actually type, with your town in them, and pick the ones worth winning first. Not the biggest searches. The ones that bring the jobs you want.

02

Pages that answer

A page for each service and each town you work in, written so a customer gets their answer and Google knows exactly what you do and where. Your Google Business Profile, the free listing with your hours, photos and map pin, gets the same care: the right categories, every service listed, real photos.

03

Fixes under the hood

Slow pages, broken links, pages Google can’t read properly. We fix what holds your site back, or hand whoever manages it a plain list of what to change.

04

Links from real sites

Mentions and links from local news, trade groups, suppliers and directories people actually use. Google trusts a business other real sites talk about. No link farms, ever.

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Reports you can check

Every month: where you rank for each service and town, screenshots of the searches that matter, how many people called or sent an enquiry from Google, and what we’re doing next.

What about reviews?

They matter, and we help you set up an easy routine for asking happy customers. But reviews are one thing Google weighs among many. It also reads your website, your listing, the sites that mention you and how close you are to the person searching. So we work on all of it, not just the star count.

As seen in and rated on

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(04) Do it yourself, free

Four things you can do this week. No agency needed.

An afternoon, no cost. Do these first, whether you hire us or not.

  1. 1

    Check your main category

    Search your business name on Google. In the box with your hours and map pin, check the main category. Make it the service you most want calls for, like “Plumber” or “Bakery”, not something vague.

  2. 2

    List every service, add real photos

    In that same listing, add each service you offer by name. Then add a few real photos of your work, your team or your shop. Phone photos are fine.

  3. 3

    Same name, address, phone everywhere

    Your business name, address and phone number should read exactly the same on your website, your Google listing, Facebook, Yelp and Apple Maps. Small differences make Google less sure it’s you.

  4. 4

    One page per service

    Copy this and send it to whoever manages your website:

    “Please give each of our main services its own page, and put the service and our town in each page title.”

(05) Before you sign

Five questions for any small business SEO company.

Price, contract, proof, guarantee, AI. If an agency won’t answer these plainly before the call, keep looking. Here’s ours.

What will it cost me each month?

Google Maps from $1,497+ a month. Google rankings from $2,697+. Higher for multiple locations, websites and complexity. See pricing

How long am I locked in?

Zero months. It’s month to month.

Can I see a small business you rank, with the start and end position?

Yes. Maurice and Sons went from outside Google’s top 100 to #1 for “log home restoration manitoba” in 21 days. The screenshot is above. More case studies

What happens if it doesn’t work?

No visible improvement in 20 days: your payment back plus $200. Not on page one of Google in 60 days: we keep working free until you are. The guarantee

Do I pay extra to show up in AI answers?

AI answers are included in every plan.

(06) Is this for you?

Built for small businesses that already sell.

Ranking work lands best on a business with enough trade behind it to answer the calls it brings. So we’re picky about who we take on.

Who it’s for

$20k+

a month in your own revenue. This is for established businesses already doing $20k a month or more.

Spots this month

Very limited

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

What it costs

$1,497+

a month for Google Maps. Google rankings from $2,697+. Higher for multiple locations, websites and complexity. Month to month. AI answers included.

See how pricing works →

Our SEO guarantees

You run a small business. So our promise is in writing.

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

See who's getting your calls.

On a 30 minute call we look up the searches your customers type, show you who ranks for them today, and what it would take to put your business there.

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

Small business SEO, answered.

What owners ask us before they start.

Book my free strategy call
01 How much does SEO cost for a small business?

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. Where you land depends on your market: how many competitors you have, how many towns you want and how many services you sell. Getting named in AI answers is included in every plan, and there's no long contract.

02 How long does SEO take for a small business?

You should see movement early, and our guarantee is built on that. 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. A busy search in a big city takes longer to win than one service in your own town.

03 Is SEO worth it for a small business?

If customers search for what you sell, it's one of the few ways to get found that keeps working after you stop paying for it. An ad disappears when the budget runs out. A ranking doesn't. It's the wrong fit if your business is still under about $20,000 a month, because there isn't yet enough trade behind it to handle the extra calls well. That's why we don't take those clients.

04 Can I do SEO for my small business myself?

Some of it, yes. The four free steps on this page take an afternoon. What's hard to do alone is the steady monthly work: new pages, fixes to the site, mentions on real websites and checking where you rank, town by town. That's the part we take off your plate.

05 Do I need local SEO or regular SEO?

If customers come to you, or you go to them, start with local: the Google Maps box and the searches with your town in them. If you sell across the country or online, you need the normal Google results. Plenty of small businesses need both, and one plan can cover both.

06 Do I still need SEO if I already run Google Ads?

Ads buy the spots at the very top for as long as you pay. SEO earns the Maps box, the normal results and the AI answer below them, and those keep showing you after a campaign ends. They do different jobs, so lots of businesses run both.

07 How do small businesses show up in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers?

Those tools name businesses they can find clear, consistent information about: what you do, where you work and what others say about you. We write pages they can quote, keep your details the same everywhere online and check every month where you're named. It's included in every plan.

08 What exactly do you guarantee?

Two things, in writing. Visible improvement in your key metrics within 20 days, or your payment for that period back plus $200. And your qualifying keywords on page one of Google within 60 days, or we keep working for free until they are.

09 Am I locked into a contract?

No. It's month to month. We keep clients by keeping them ranked.

10 My website is old, or a relative built it. Is that a problem?

No. We work with the site you have. If something on it is holding you back, we fix it, or we hand whoever manages it a plain list of what to change.

11 What do I get every month?

A report in plain words: where you rank for each service and town, screenshots of the searches that matter, how many people called or sent an enquiry from Google, and what we're doing next.

12 Who is this for?

Established businesses in Canada and the US 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.