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Technical SEO that fixes what holds your site back

Slow pages, crawl errors and indexing gaps quietly cap how high you can rank. We fix the foundations, including speed, structure and crawlability, so search engines can find, read and rank every page on your site.

Peter Moriarty, Smart Local
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Why choose us for technical SEO

Plenty of agencies can run an audit. Fixing what the audit finds is the harder part, and that's where we spend our time.

We've taken slow, hard-to-crawl websites and turned them into fast, search-friendly platforms that hold their rankings. That experience tells us which technical issues actually matter and which are just noise in a report.

Your technical work isn't treated as a one-off fix. It's aligned with your site structure, content and wider SEO strategy so every improvement supports the next one.

You'll always know what we changed and why. Clear fixes, plain-language reporting, and ongoing monitoring so problems get caught before they cost you rankings.

What's included

01

Technical audit and analysis

In-depth audits that surface hidden problems with crawlability, indexing, structure and performance.

02

Site speed and Core Web Vitals

Faster load times and better user experience, tuned to Google's Core Web Vitals benchmarks.

03

Crawlability and indexing fixes

Robots.txt, sitemaps and indexing errors resolved so search engines can reach every page that matters.

04

Site architecture and URL structure

Clear structure and clean URLs that make navigation obvious for users and search engines alike.

05

Mobile performance

Your site tuned to work properly on every device, where most local searches happen.

06

Structured data and schema

Markup that helps search engines understand your content and improves how you appear in results.

07

Monitoring and reporting

Ongoing checks on your site's technical health, with issues flagged and fixed as they appear.

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Built for your website, not a template

Every website carries its own technical baggage. The platform, the build quality and the history all change what needs fixing first.

Older or more complex sites often hide structural problems, slow load times and indexing gaps that quietly limit rankings. Newer sites have a different opportunity: build a clean, scalable foundation early and avoid the bottlenecks entirely.

We tailor the work to how your site is built and how search engines interact with it, so the foundation supports both your local rankings and your broader search performance.

Questions we get asked

How long does technical SEO take to show results?

Some fixes, like site speed and crawlability, can have an immediate effect. Indexing and broader performance gains usually take a few weeks to months to fully show in rankings.

Can you work with my existing website?

In most cases, yes. We fix and improve what you already have. If deeper limitations exist, we'll tell you straight and recommend the best path forward.

What's included in your technical SEO services?

Technical audits, site speed work, crawlability and indexing fixes, structured data, and ongoing monitoring to keep the site running at its best.

Do you only do technical SEO?

Technical work is one part of the system. It performs best when aligned with content, on-page work and your overall SEO strategy, and we make sure all of it pulls in the same direction.

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