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SEO and local search strategy for businesses ready to be found. Based in Missoula, Montana. Working with clients across the country.

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SEO & Local Search

A beautiful site nobody finds is just an expensive business card.

SEO is the fix. It teaches Google what you do, where you do it, and why your name belongs at the top.

We do SEO for small businesses, solo operators, and growing brands. Some clients are right here in Montana, in Missoula, Bozeman, and the towns between. Others are scattered across the country. The work doesn't change with the zip code: find what your customers search for, answer it better than your competitors do, and build the technical foundation Google rewards.

Page one comes down to structure, content, and consistency. We handle all three.

SEO and local search strategy, John August Design, Missoula Montana

What's Included

Four jobs, done properly.

01

Audit & Keyword Research

First we look at what you already have: what Google sees, what it misses, and what your competitors rank for that you should. The audit sets the baseline. The keyword research sets the plan.

02

On-Page Optimization

Title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, alt text, internal links, clean URLs. Every page gets tuned so Google reads it the way a person would. This is where most small-business sites quietly fall apart.

03

Local Search & Google Business

When your customers are nearby, local SEO is the whole game: a sharp Google Business Profile, accurate citations, consistent NAP data, a real review strategy, and a spot in the map pack.

04

Content & Ongoing Strategy

Rankings keep moving, so the work continues. For clients who want to climb and stay there, we run monthly strategy: content direction, performance tracking, and adjustments the data actually calls for.

SEO ranking results, John August Design

How It Works

A clear path, start to ranked.

1

Audit & Discovery

We crawl your site, read your Search Console data, and study your local competitors. You leave knowing exactly where you stand.

2

Keyword Strategy

We pin down the searches your customers actually type, the ones with real buying intent, and map each to a page on your site.

3

Optimize & Fix

Title tags, headings, alt text, internal links, schema, citations. The technical work Google cares about and most people never touch.

4

Track & Grow

Monthly monitoring, ranking reports, steady adjustments. SEO is a long game, and we play it alongside you.

The full picture. SEO works best on a site that's already solid underneath. We also build custom websites and run paid ad campaigns for businesses that want both sides of the funnel covered.

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Before / After

What actually changes.

Without SEO

  • Homepage title reads "Welcome to Our Website"
  • Not a single meta description on the site
  • Images still named IMG_4392.jpg
  • Google Business Profile half-filled
  • Buried on page four of the results
  • Customers find you by word of mouth, if at all

With SEO

  • Homepage title targets your top keyword and city
  • Every page earns a unique, compelling description
  • Images named and tagged so search can read them
  • Google Business Profile fully optimized
  • Top three for the searches that matter most
  • Customers find you while looking for exactly what you sell

Now Offering

AI Search Optimization.

Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity. Search stopped being ten blue links a while ago. More people now read an AI-written summary instead of clicking through. If your site isn't built to be cited by those systems, you're going invisible in a brand-new way.

The good news: most of what gets a site quoted by AI is the same work that drives ordinary SEO, like structured data, clear headings, authoritative content, and clean schema. What changes is the framing. We write and structure each page to be the source an AI wants to pull from.

We're already doing this for clients. We build it into every engagement as a natural part of where SEO is heading. If you want to stay ahead of how people actually search in 2026, this is part of the conversation.

Google AI Overviews

Your content structured to land inside Google's AI-generated answer boxes.

Schema Markup

Machine-readable data that helps AI systems understand and cite your business.

Content Architecture

Pages built to answer specific questions cleanly, in the format AI prefers to quote.

Johnny is artistically brilliant and knows how to shape everything around your vision. This guy will put you on the map.
Clark Patton

FAQ

Questions about SEO.

How long does SEO take to work?

Most businesses see movement in four to eight weeks, and meaningful ranking gains over three to six months. It's a long game, but the results compound. We set honest expectations in our first conversation.

What does SEO cost?

One-time audits and optimization projects are priced by scope. Ongoing monthly SEO starts at a flat retainer. We quote you on your site, your market, and what it'll genuinely take to move the needle, with no inflated packages.

Do I need SEO if I already run ads?

Ads stop the moment you stop paying. SEO keeps working. The strongest play is usually both: ads for traffic today, SEO for growth that lasts. They feed each other.

Can you help with my Google Business Profile?

Yes, and for most local businesses it's the single most important thing to get right. We optimize the listing, set categories correctly, build a review strategy, and keep your NAP data consistent across the web.

How do I know if it's working?

We track keyword rankings, organic traffic, and conversions. Monthly reports show you exactly what changed and why, with no mystery and no vanity metrics.

Ready When You Are

Ready to show up on page one?

Start with a free SEO audit. We'll tell you where your site stands, what's holding it back, and what it'd take to fix, whether you're down the street or across the country. No pitch. Just a clear picture.