Core system

SEO services that help customers find and choose you.

JAWC provides SEO services for businesses of every size, from local companies to national brands. We handle technical website improvements, content, local search, and reporting so more people find you on Google Search, Google Maps, and AI answers.

We build the work around what you offer, where you want to grow, and the questions your customers ask. We make sure your website explains what you do, shows what makes your business a good fit, and makes it easy to contact you.

In-house since 2011 U.S. team Clients coast to coast 5.0 on Google
Why clients call us

Signs your SEO needs attention.

We look at how customers find your business, what happens when they visit your website, and whether your reports clearly explain the results. These are some of the issues we look for:

  • People find your business by name, but rarely through searches for what you offer.
  • Important products, services, or locations have little visibility in search results.
  • Search brings visitors, but few inquiries or sales.
  • Most new customers come from paid ads, so leads slow down when the ad budget does.
  • Your SEO reports leave the work, results, or next steps unclear.
  • Your business is missing from AI answers about what you offer.
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The map pack is already deciding who gets the call. Local SEO helps put your name in that list.
What you get

What your SEO plan includes.

Your SEO plan focuses on the work your website needs and the customers you want to reach. We set priorities around your business, then explain what we’ll work on and why. See how this works for home service companies, law firms, and medical practices.

The base layer

Technical SEO

The work that lets search engines read your site and lets customers use it.

  • Speeding up your site so pages load quickly on phones and computers
  • Finding and fixing problems that keep search engines from reaching your important pages
  • Updating your sitemap and redirects when pages are added, moved, or removed
  • Adding structured data where it applies, so search engines can tell what each page is about
What customers read

Content and pages

Pages planned and improved around what your customers search for and the markets you want to reach.

  • Research into the words and phrases your customers search for
  • Product, service, category, and resource pages, based on what your business offers
  • Location pages where you serve specific areas
  • Page titles, headings, and the links between your pages
Where customers look

Local and national search

Search priorities follow your customers, what you sell, and the markets you want to win.

  • For national reach: deciding which products, services, and categories to compete for nationwide, and in what order
  • For local reach: your Google Business Profile kept accurate for every location you serve
  • Photos, services, and review replies kept current on those profiles
  • Your business name, categories, and services matching across Google and other directories
How you track progress

Reporting and next steps

Your report covers what we did, what changed, and what comes next.

  • A report in plain English
  • Inquiries, sales, or bookings recorded through your tracking
  • What moved, what did not, and why
  • What we’d work on next

One team handles your technical SEO, content, search strategy, and reporting. See everything that runs alongside SEO

How Google Maps rankings work

Your Google Maps ranking can change by location.

People searching for the same service can see different results depending on their location. Your business can rank near the top in one part of your service area and lower in another.

Checking several locations gives you a clearer picture of where customers can find you.

Example search area: Los AngelesSearch: plumber

Google Maps results
Map of west Los Angeles from Santa Monica to West Hollywood
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Example business 1First 2Second 3Third 4+Fourth or lower

Choose A, B, or C to compare search locations.

What affects your Google Maps ranking.

Google’s local results are mainly based on relevance, distance, and prominence. Accurate business information and a stronger online reputation can help improve your visibility.

Google's local-ranking guidance

Distance

How far your business is from the location Google uses for the customer's search.

Relevance You can improve this

How closely your Business Profile matches the search. Complete, accurate information helps Google understand what you offer.

Prominence You can improve this

How well-known your business is, including signals such as links, reviews, and ratings.

See how your rankings vary by location.

We check your rankings from different spots across your area to see where you show up and where you don’t. That tells us what to fix on your Business Profile, website, and local SEO.

The process

From SEO audit to measurable results.

We start with an audit, then set priorities around your goals and the markets you want to reach. How fast things move depends on your website’s condition, the competition, and the scope of the work, the same things that set the cost of SEO.

  1. Step 1: Review your starting point

    We review your website, where you show up on Google, Maps, and AI answers, the searches that matter in your market, and the competitors you’re up against. We also check that your tracking records calls and form submissions.

  2. Step 2: Fix the priority issues

    We fix the technical, content, and usability issues found in your audit so search engines can understand your site and customers can use it easily. For local campaigns, we also update your Google Business Profile and relevant business listings.

  3. Step 3: Build and publish

    We improve existing pages and create new content around what you offer and the customers you want to reach. What we build depends on your business, your goals, and the priorities in your SEO plan.

  4. Ongoing

    Step 4: Review progress and adjust

    Your report shows completed work, changes in search visibility, and the inquiries your tracking records. We use those findings to decide what to improve next.

Get found by the customers you want to reach. Give them a reason to choose you.

Your search presence, built around what you offer.
The information customers need to trust you.

Get your free visibility report Call 800.974.1142

How it fits together

How SEO helps customers find your business.

See examples of how customers can find your business through Google Search, Google Maps, and AI answers.

Choose a tab to see an example. Example: a plumbing business in New York

However they find you

Turn a search into a call,
a form or a message.

Phone call
Contact form
Message

How to choose an SEO provider

Five questions to ask before hiring anyone for SEO, including us.

Questions worth asking first.

Each question points to a line you can check on the report.

Your Company

SEO performance summary

First priorities
Named, with the reason
Scope and cost
Explained up front
Who owns the site and content
You
Account access
Held in your name
Work completed
Listed by page and task
Inquiries by source
Calls and forms your tracking records
Your contact
Named, with how often you’ll hear from them
Fit, reviewed
Goals, budget, and capacity checked against the plan

Inquiries trackedBy sourceCalls plus forms, grouped by the page or profile each came from.

Pages liveRunning totalEvery page published so far, all still yours.

First priorities Scope and cost

What will you work on first, and why?

Ask which issues and opportunities matter most for your business, what work is included, what it costs, and when to expect it.

Who owns the site and content Account access

What do I own, and what happens if I leave?

Ask who owns your website and content, who controls your accounts, and what you keep if you leave.

Work completed Inquiries by source

How will you measure progress?

Ask to see an example report. It should show the work completed, changes in search visibility, tracked inquiries or sales, and what happens next.

Your contact

Who will do the work, and who will I speak with?

Know who is responsible for your SEO, how often you’ll hear from them, and who can explain the recommendations in plain language.

Fit, reviewed

When would SEO not be the right next step for me?

A good provider will tell you when SEO isn’t the right move, for example when you’re already booked past capacity or your budget can’t reach the market you want.

Who should handle your SEO?

Hiring an SEO specialist can make sense if you have enough work for a full-time role and someone who can manage it. Working with JAWC gives you a team to handle your website's technical needs, content and local search.

Build your SEO alongside the ads that work.

If your ads are bringing in profitable business, keep them running. You can work on your website, content and Google Business Profile at the same time, giving customers more ways to find you.

Find out where your pages and profile stand today.

Compare your options

Three ways to manage your SEO.

You can work with an SEO agency, hire an internal team, or manage SEO yourself. The right choice depends on your budget, the skills available to you, and how much time you can commit.

What to compareJAWC Hiring in-house Doing it yourself
Who does the work Our own U.S. team, the same people from start to finish Your employee or internal team You, alongside running your business
Who you talk to The people doing the work Your team, directly You make every call yourself
What the work covers Technical SEO, content, search strategy, and reporting Based on the team’s skills, responsibilities, and available time You plan and carry out the work
Google Business Profile Kept current, with photos, services, and review replies Part of their job, at the pace they set You keep it updated when you have time
Reporting A report showing completed work, search visibility, and tracked inquiries or sales The report they build, in the tools you buy You set up tracking and review the results
What you keep if you stop Everything published stays yours Published work stays yours after they leave Everything
Pricing Quoted after the audit. Same report at every level A salary, employment costs and the tools Your time, plus any tools or outside help
What you see

Your SEO results, in plain English.

You get a report showing the work completed, changes in search visibility, and the inquiries or sales recorded by your tracking. We explain the results and recommend what to focus on next.

Built around your plan

Your SEO report

Search
  • Visibility for the searches we track
  • Changes in organic clicks and visits
  • Pages published or improved
Maps
  • Visibility across the locations we track
  • Google Business Profile updates
  • New reviews and profile activity
AI search
  • Business mentions in the searches we monitor
  • Pages cited in those answers
  • Changes across those searches over time

Clear priorities for what comes next

Recommended next steps, with the reason for each.

Tracked inquiries and sales

  • Calls
  • Forms
  • Messages
  • Bookings

Understand your progress.

See where visibility improved and where more attention is needed.

Check the SEO work we’ve finished.

Review the pages, updates, and improvements we’ve made.

See what your SEO needs next.

You see the SEO work we recommend next and the reason for each.

Start here

Find out how visible your business is today.

Get your free visibility report

Your quote

What goes into the cost of SEO services.

Your SEO quote is based on your goals, the competition, and the work your website needs.

Starts with your free visibility report.
We review your site and your search visibility before we recommend any work.

Your market and goals
What you offer, who you want to reach, and the markets you want to compete in.
Competition
How competitive the search results are for the products or services you offer.
Content needs
The pages to improve or create, and the ongoing work they need.
Your website's condition
Your site's structure and speed, and any technical problems that need fixing.

We’ll walk you through the plan.

What we’d do, where we’d start, and what it costs.

SEO and AI search

Does SEO still matter when customers ask AI?

Yes. Helping search engines find and understand your website still matters as customers use AI tools to research products, compare services, and explore their options.

We improve your website’s technical setup and create content that explains what you offer and answers your customers’ questions. That work gives search engines and AI tools clearer information to draw from.

Google's Search Central guidance says the same foundations that earn ordinary search visibility are what make a site eligible to appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode, with no special file or markup to add. AI features and your website, Google Search Central.

Clear, accurate pages give AI tools something worth citing.

How we handle AI search
Before you hire

Questions about SEO services.

Call us if you have a question we haven’t answered here.

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An SEO agency improves how your business shows up in search. That includes fixing technical problems on your website, improving and creating pages, keeping your Google Business Profile and directory listings accurate, and reporting on the results.

The cost depends on your goals, the competition, your website’s condition, and the amount of work involved. We’ll look at your website and market, then recommend a plan and quote it.

For most businesses whose customers search online, yes. Whether it pays off depends on demand, competition, your budget, and what a new customer is worth, and we review those before recommending a plan. If you’re weighing SEO against ads, see our PPC management page.

Some changes can show an effect within weeks, while others take several months. Timing depends on your website’s starting point, the competition, and the work involved. We explain the priorities after reviewing your site, then track progress and adjust the plan as we learn what’s working.

Yes. We build the plan around what you offer and the customers you want to reach. Local campaigns include Google Business Profile work and location pages. National campaigns focus on product, service, category, and resource pages.

Local SEO helps nearby customers find you in Google Maps and local search results. It covers your Google Business Profile, consistent listings across directories, location pages, and reviews.

We work through the priorities in your plan: technical fixes, improving existing pages, creating content, and local search work. We start with the work that matters most to your business and keep you posted as it moves along.

Yes, if you have the time and are willing to learn. You can keep your content accurate, improve important pages, and use tools such as Google Search Console to review performance. We take over when technical problems, a large site, or limited time make it hard to keep up.

No. We don’t guarantee a particular position in Google’s search results. We commit to the work in your plan, explain our recommendations, and report on progress.

SEO helps search engines find and understand your content. Google says those foundations also matter for AI Overviews and AI Mode. We focus on useful content and a website that search systems can access. Learn more about our approach on our AI search services page.

JAWC’s own U.S. team does the work, and has since 2011. You talk directly with the people working on your website, content, and search strategy.

Free visibility report

See where customers can find you.

Tell us about your business. We will look at where you stand today and tell you, straight, what we would do about it.

Get your free visibility report

Your report is on its way.

We'll email it to you within two business days.

Rather talk it through first? Call us and we'll look at it together.

What we check

  • Where you rank on Google for the searches that matter
  • Whether you appear in the Google Maps pack
  • If AI answers mention your business or a competitor
  • How your reviews and profile compare locally
Call 800.974.1142

We’ll look at your site and where you show up, then talk you through what we’d do and what it costs.

Built in-house by our U.S. team, doing this since 2011.