Local SEO for Architects That Actually Moves the Needle
Built for architects who'd rather spend an hour on Google than on yet another sales call from an SEO agency in Mayfair.
7 paying UK clients · all in the trades · all on monthly plans
Why It's Different for Architects
The architect market in the UK is brutal because most of the work comes from urgent searches. Design work year-round; peaks in spring when clients plan summer building projects. That means there is no time to nurture leads. You either show up first or you do not get the call at all.
Bread-and-butter jobs for architects: new build designs, loft conversion plans, extension designs. The customers searching for an architect are usually homeowners planning extensions or conversions, developers, self-builders, and they Google before they call.
What We Actually Do
Among the architects we have already taken on, every single one had the same bottleneck. Their Google profile was half-empty and their site was not ranking for the urgent architect searches. We do the technical work that most owners hate: writing schema markup, optimising local citations, monitoring rank for the keywords that actually convert, fixing site speed issues, sorting NAP consistency. You never have to know what any of those words mean. We just do the work and report on the result.
Architects get a slightly different setup than other trades. We focus the keyword targeting on the urgent architect searches (the ones with words like "new build designs" and "planning permission applications"). We structure the architect website so the phone number is always visible.
What Most Owners Get Wrong
For architects reading this who already feel like they have tried everything, here is the bit nobody mentions. Most architect marketing advice is generic and does not actually move the needle for architects. Your competitors with worse work and fewer years of experience are getting more calls than you. It is not because they are better. It is because Google shows them first.
The Clients We Already Run
We work with seven UK trades businesses, and the same diagnosis keeps coming up across our architects and other trades clients. The common thread is search visibility, not skill. The Pontyclun plumber paid in two days. The Nottingham one paid in six. The bathroom fitter in Blackpool paid in four. The heating engineer in Liverpool paid in four. None of them were on a free trial. None of them got a discount. They all just looked at the work and said yes.
Next Step: A Free Audit
If you want to know whether any of this would actually work for your business, the fastest answer is a free audit. We pull your Google listing, look at your site, check who's ranking above you locally, and tell you what we'd fix. No sales pitch attached. No commitment.
The Three Things That Move the Needle
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
Local SEO at its core is three things: a Google Business Profile that gets updated weekly, a website that loads fast and has the right keywords on it, and citations across the directories Google trusts. We do all three properly and continuously.
Missed-Call Text-Back
If you cannot answer the phone (because you are on a job), the system automatically texts the caller back within seconds. The reply reads something like 'Hi, can't pick up right now, on a job. What do you need? I'll be back to you within the hour.'. About a third of those texts turn into actual jobs that would otherwise have been lost.
Review Automation
The reviews bit is fully automated: a text goes out after each job with a direct link to your Google review page. Customers tap once and they are typing the review. About one in three actually leaves one, which is roughly five times the industry average.
What It Costs
It is £199 a month plus a one-off £199 setup that covers your website. Less than £6.70 a day. One job from Google pays for the month. Three-month minimum, no contracts after that.
Setup
£199
One-off. Covers your website. Yours to keep forever.
Monthly
£199/mo
Less than £6.70 a day. One job from Google pays for the month.
What's included every month
- Website (included in setup fee)
- SEO management
- AEO management
- Google Business Profile management
- Website updates included
- Monthly performance report
- 4 blog posts per month
- Missed call text back
- Quote follow-up automation
- Review automation
Frequently Asked
What does it actually cost?
It is £199 setup, which covers your website, then £199 a month for the ongoing management. Less than £6.70 a day. You can cancel after three months.
What do you actually do every month?
We sort your Google Business Profile so it actually appears when locals search. We build you a website that loads fast on a phone. We get reviews coming in automatically after every job. We text customers back when you miss a call. And we send you a monthly report that shows what changed.
Do I need to do anything technical?
No tech skills needed. We built this for trades and small business owners who do not want to mess with WordPress or Wix or Google Search Console. We do all of that. You run your business.
What if I already have a website?
No problem. We can keep your existing site and improve it, or rebuild it from scratch, your call. Your domain stays the same. Your old URLs keep working. Nothing breaks for your existing customers.
How long until I see results?
We cannot promise specific numbers because nobody honest can. What we can promise is that the work gets done every week, you get a real monthly report, and most clients see their first new enquiry from Google within four to six weeks.
Can I cancel?
Three months in, then cancel any time. The website is yours forever. We hand over the domain and the codebase if you want them, or we leave the site running and just stop the management work.
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