Service 04 of 08 — What We Do

SEO that compounds — on-page, off-page, and the technical layer underneath.

We optimize your existing site for searches your customers are actually making, ship long-form content every month, and build authority off-site through real placements — not link farms. On-page work includes the website-optimization layer most agencies bill separately.

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Scope built around you
Senior US-based strategists
Cancel anytime — month to month

Built on Google's own tools

Google
Search Console
Google Analytics

Focused

A plan for your goals

Weekly

Strategy and reporting

Yours

Accounts and data

The overview

What this service actually is.

Sakativa's SEO service covers the full surface that Google uses to rank a business: the technical foundation of your site (speed, schema, indexability), the on-page layer (titles, headings, content, internal links, conversion paths), and the off-page layer (authoritative links, citations, brand mentions). Most SEO agencies pick one or two of those and call it a service. The three only compound together.

Where this matters most is the on-page work. We don't bill 'website optimization' as a separate service — it's already part of how we do SEO. When we identify a page that needs a faster hero image, a tightened H1, better internal linking, or a restructured FAQ, we make the change. Our Web Development & Management service covers the deeper site work; SEO covers the editorial and structural layer.

Why it matters

Why SEO is the most under-funded channel in most growing businesses

Paid ads are an open faucet — you turn it on, leads come in; you turn it off, they stop. SEO is closer to compound interest. A page that ranks for a high-intent commercial keyword can drive qualified leads for years with no incremental cost per click. That's why SEO line items get cut first when budgets tighten, and why the businesses that quietly dominate their categories never stop investing in it.

The reason most businesses give up on SEO is timeline. Real movement usually takes 90–180 days. If your only signal is monthly ranking reports, the silence in the first quarter feels like failure. We report on leading indicators — indexation, technical health, content velocity, link velocity, and SERP feature wins — so you can tell the engine is running long before the revenue catches up.

01 — Technical + on-page foundation

We fix the engine before we add fuel.

Every engagement starts with a technical audit: crawlability, Core Web Vitals, schema, internal linking, content cannibalization. We fix what's broken before publishing anything new — there's no point ranking a page that loads in 8 seconds.

Full technical SEO audit and remediation roadmap
Schema markup deployed across service, FAQ, and review pages
Internal linking restructured around revenue-driving pages

02 — Editorial content that ranks and converts

Long-form articles built around real buyer questions.

We publish two long-form pieces every month, each targeting a real keyword cluster your buyers search. Every piece is structured for conversion — internal links, contextual CTAs, and FAQ schema where it fits.

Keyword + intent research before any briefing
1,500–2,500 word pieces written by senior editors
Internal links engineered into your conversion pages

How we run it

Live in 14 days. Tuned every week after that.

Step 01

Audit + roadmap

Crawl, competitor analysis, keyword map, and prioritized fix list — all in the first 2 weeks.

Step 02

Fix the foundation

Speed, schema, sitemaps, internal linking, mobile UX — all tightened before new content ships.

Step 03

Publish + promote

Two long-form pieces a month, ongoing on-page tuning, and a quarterly off-page push.

No surprises

Exactly what you get — and what you don't.

Your written proposal defines the deliverables, management investment and any third-party costs. Ad spend is separate and paid directly to the platforms. We recommend the right scope for your business before work begins.

What's actually included

Full technical SEO audit + ongoing health monitoring
On-page optimization including website-content tuning
Two long-form articles (1,500–2,500 words) every month
Schema markup for services, FAQ, reviews, and breadcrumbs
Internal linking and conversion-path optimization
Quarterly off-page authority push (digital PR, partner links)
Monthly ranking + traffic + leads report in plain English

Honest about what's not

What's not included

Link buying or PBN-style schemes (Google will eventually penalize)
Mass directory submissions (citation work is included separately under Google Maps)
Migrating to a new CMS (separate scoped engagement if needed)

Best for

Who this service is built for.

Businesses with longer sales cycles where content can compound
Local service businesses that need to rank for 'service + city' queries
B2B and SaaS targeting bottom-of-funnel commercial queries
E-commerce with category and product pages worth optimizing

Illustrative scenario — not a client result

A multi-location dental practice that 3.4x'd organic patient inquiries in 9 months

A 3-location dental group had a well-built but slow site, generic service-page content, and no local SEO architecture. Organic was driving 22 inquiries a month across all three locations combined.

We fixed Core Web Vitals (load time dropped from 5.8s to 1.6s on mobile), rewrote every service page with localized intent, built out neighborhood-level landing pages for each location, and shipped two long-form articles per month answering high-intent procedure questions. After 9 months organic was driving 75 inquiries a month — 3.4x the baseline — and the practice ranked #1 in the Map Pack for 'dentist + [neighborhood]' across all three service areas.

3.4x

Organic patient inquiries

1.6s

Mobile load time

Map Pack across all 3 locations

This is an illustrative planning scenario, not a verified Sakativa client result. Actual outcomes depend on market, budget and execution.

Questions about SEO — On-Page & Off-Page

The honest answers to the questions we get most often on discovery calls.

How long until I see SEO results?

Leading indicators (indexation, rankings, impressions) move in 30–60 days. Meaningful organic traffic and lead lift usually lands between days 90 and 180.

Is content writing included?

Yes — two long-form articles per month, written by senior editors. Additional cadence can be discussed if you need more, but two is the standard.

Do you build links?

Yes — through digital PR, partner outreach, sponsorships, and citation work. We don't buy links, run PBNs, or use private link networks.

What about local SEO?

Local SEO has two halves: Google Business Profile (covered under that service) and on-site local pages (covered here). We run them together because they reinforce each other.

What if my site is on Squarespace or Wix?

We work on most major platforms. Some technical SEO levers are limited on closed-platform builders — we'll be honest about what we can and can't do, and recommend migration only if the limits are blocking growth.

Do you guarantee rankings?

No legitimate SEO agency does, because no one controls Google. We do guarantee process: published content, technical fixes shipped, links earned. The 90-day Sakativa performance guarantee covers measurable lift across the whole engagement, not just SEO.

Bundled with

What pairs with this.

Service 07

Web Development & Management

Website builds, redesigns, unlimited edits, hosting, security, and conversion tuning.

Service 05

Google Business Profile

Active optimization and weekly management of your GBP so you win the Map Pack.

Service 06

Google Maps Rankings

Geo-grid tracking, citation cleanup, and local authority work that lifts your Map position.

Service 02

Google Ads

Search, Performance Max, and YouTube campaigns built around margin — not vanity clicks.

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All 8 services

The full Sakativa service stack.

1Local Services Ads 2Google Ads 3Meta Ads 4SEO — On-Page & Off-Page 5Google Business Profile 6Google Maps Rankings 7Web Development & Management 8Weekly Strategy Sessions + Daily Slack

The engine

One system from first click to booked revenue.

01 // HIGH-INTENT CAPTURE

We show up where buyers are already searching.

Google Search, Local Services Ads and Maps catch people ready to call. Meta reaches them before they start comparing.

Google Ads

Maps + GBP

Local Services

Meta Ads

02 // SPEED-TO-LEAD

Speed-to-lead

Every form and call lands in your CRM with an instant text-back.

03 // PAGES THAT CONVERT

Pages that convert

Fast landing pages built, hosted and tested on your brand.

04 // WEEKLY REPORTING

Weekly reporting

Cost per lead, per booking and per sale — reviewed every week.

05 // YOUR ACCOUNTS

Your accounts

Ad accounts, pages and data stay 100% yours. Month to month.

Ad creative

Ads written for the customer you actually want.

Tap an industry to see how a campaign looks in the feed and how the numbers move down the funnel.

Summit Heating & Air

Every click traced to a job on your calendar.

Ad clicks

Search, Maps, LSA, Meta

Calls & forms

Tracked and recorded

Booked jobs

Text-back in seconds

Revenue

Reported weekly

Let’s make it happen

Add SEO — On-Page & Off-Page to your stack.

Let’s scope SEO — On-Page & Off-Page around your goals, with one professional team and clear reporting.

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A tailored proposal
Clear scope and reporting
Your accounts stay yours