NZ SEO services that make you the answer.

Ask four questions and most SEO firms sort themselves out. What exactly will you deliver each month, in writing? What's the contract term - and why do you need one? Can I see a client result with real numbers rather than a partner badge? And if I leave, do I keep the content and the accounts? The best SEO companies answer all four without flinching. For what it's worth, ours are: defined monthly deliverables, no minimum term, the Airmax case study (63 to 396 Google clicks a month in two months), and yes, you keep everything.

Mostly scale and coverage. A freelancer is one person with one or two strong skills - cheapest, but when the problem sits outside their lane it stays broken. An SEO company or agency covers the whole job: technical, content, local signals, and links. The label 'agency' vs 'company' means nothing; what matters is who actually does the work and whether they'll show you the deliverables.

It depends on your starting point and competition. We've had clients ranking on page one within 2-3 weeks of launch. Others in more competitive markets take 3-6 months to see significant movement. We'll give you a realistic timeline based on your specific situation - not a vague 'it takes time' answer.

Ongoing SEO management starts at $500/month. One-off SEO builds (as part of a website project) start at $1,500. The right option depends on whether you need a one-time setup or ongoing optimisation. We'll recommend what makes sense for your situation.

Google Ads puts you at the top of search results immediately, but you pay per click. SEO gets you into the organic results below the ads - it takes longer to build, but you don't pay per click once you're there. Most businesses benefit from both, but if you can only pick one, SEO is the better long-term investment.

The opposite. AI search tools like Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT pull their answers from well-structured websites. If your site has deep, authoritative content, you're more likely to be cited. We optimise for both traditional search and AI search.

No one can guarantee rankings - Google's algorithm considers hundreds of factors and changes constantly. What we can guarantee is that we'll do the work properly: solid strategy, good content, clean technical foundations. Our track record speaks for itself.

Yes. We audit your existing site, identify what's holding it back, and fix it. Sometimes it's technical issues, sometimes it's thin content, sometimes it's both. We'll tell you what needs doing and how much it'll cost before we start.

It varies based on your plan, but typically: content creation (new pages or blog posts targeting valuable searches), technical improvements, internal linking updates, performance monitoring, and competitor tracking. You get a monthly report breaking down what we did and what changed.

Yes. We're based in Kihikihi but do SEO for businesses across New Zealand. Search is search - location doesn't matter for the work itself.

No. AI is the engine, not the driver. Every page starts with real keyword research, your actual services, and your market. Our team writes the strategy, structures the content for Google, and edits everything before it goes live. The AI lets us produce depth that would take months by hand - but the thinking, the positioning, and the quality control is all human. Generic AI content doesn't rank. Ours does because it's built on strategy, not prompts.