Estate Agents in Cardiff: How to Get Into the Google Map Pack
If you've got reviews, you've got skill, and you've got the work, but the calls have dried up, your problem is Google, not the market. We fix the Google bit.
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Cardiff: Why Google Decides Who Gets the Calls
Capital of Wales, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Bay regeneration, Senedd (Welsh Parliament). South Wales maritime climate; mild and wet, prone to flooding near the River Taff. Both of those things create regular, predictable demand for estate-agents. The owners who show up first on Google get the calls. The owners who do not, get the leftovers.
Estate Agents working Cardiff have a slightly different mix than estate-agents elsewhere because of the neighbourhoods involved. Most Cardiff estate-agent calls come from Pontcanna, Cathays, Roath and the corridor toward Caerphilly.
How Local SEO Actually Works for You
Across the estate-agents we have spoken to in Cardiff, the same pattern keeps coming up. The estate-agents ranking in the top three of Google Maps for Cardiff get most of the calls. The whole package, run by us so you don't have to think about it. Website. Google profile. Reviews. SEO. Missed-call recovery. Quote follow-ups. Monthly report. You keep doing your job, we handle the online side.
Every estate-agent in Cardiff on our list gets the same six things: a fast estate-agent website, a properly run Google profile, automatic review requests after each estate-agent job, missed-call text-back, four blog posts a month tuned to estate-agent buyer searches, and a monthly report.
Estate Agents usually serve homeowners selling property, investors selling portfolio properties, people relocating. The jobs that come through tend to be accurate property valuations, marketing quality, and communication during sales. Estate Agents who turn up first on Google for those exact phrases get most of the work in their area.
What Most Local Owners Get Wrong
In Cardiff, the estate-agents who keep their diary full are not the cheapest or the best. They are the ones whose Google listing turns up first when somebody searches for estate-agent services in Cardiff. We get your estate-agent listing into that group. There are two kinds of local businesses right now: the ones at the top of Google for their area, and the ones whose phones are quietly drying up. There's almost no middle ground anymore.
Real Clients We Already Run
When we look at estate-agents in Cardiff who have gone quiet, the cause is almost always the same one. Their Google Business Profile is half-empty and they are not ranking for the estate-agent keywords Cardiff customers actually use. Seven paying clients across the UK. A plumber in Pontyclun who started us in March. A plumber in Nottingham with 188 reviews on Google. A heating engineer in Liverpool. A paving contractor in Staines. A bathroom fitter in Blackpool. A heating engineer near Battle. A plumber in Cheshunt. All paying monthly.
Next Step: A Free Audit
Quickest way to find out if we can help is the free audit. We look at your Google profile, your reviews, your site, and your top three local competitors. You get a one-page write-up. Whether you hire us or not is up to you.
The Three Things That Move the Needle
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
What we measure: keyword positions, Google Business Profile views, direction requests, calls from the listing, and form fills on your website. The monthly report shows all of these versus the previous month with no marketing spin.
Missed-Call Text-Back
Missed-call text-back is the highest-ROI thing in the whole package. When you cannot answer, the system texts the caller within ten seconds. We have seen owners save three or four jobs a week from this alone.
Review Automation
After every job (or once a week, depending on your workflow) the system automatically asks your customers for a Google review. About one in three actually leaves one. Over a year, that adds up to dozens of fresh reviews on your listing.
What It Costs
We are not the cheapest and we are definitely not the most expensive. £299 for the site, £449 a month for the rest. Less than £15 a day. The maths usually works out as: One extra sale pays for 8 months.
Setup
£299
One-off. Covers your website. Yours to keep forever.
Monthly
£449/mo
Less than £15 a day. One extra sale pays for 8 months.
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?
Same price for every client. £299 setup, £449 a month. We do not haggle, we do not run promotions, and we do not have a 'special deal this week'. The price you see is what you pay.
What do you actually do every month?
Six things every month: Google profile updates, fresh website content, automated review requests, missed-call recovery, ranking checks, and a monthly report. No add-ons, no upsells, no surprise charges.
Do I need to do anything technical?
Zero technical work for you. We are not a DIY platform or a course. We do the actual work. The only thing we need from you is your business details and the occasional decision (do you want this colour or that colour, that sort of thing).
What if I already have a website?
Yes, we migrate it. Domain stays yours. Existing pages stay live. Customers who bookmarked your old site will still get to it. The only thing they will notice is that it loads faster than it used to.
How long until I see results?
Quickest wins: missed-call text-back and review automation start working immediately. Google Maps improvements show up within a few weeks. Organic search rankings are slower, three to six months is normal for meaningful gains.
Can I cancel?
Minimum three months because that is a fair amount of time to actually show results. After that, you are free to leave. The website you paid for is yours: domain, content, the lot.
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